The club would like to clarify the situation regarding the Liverpool Senior Cup final. The tie was originally scheduled for Saturday, May 9th but has been postponed as our opponents Everton Under 21s are involved in their league play-offs. Despite extensive negotiations, a new date has yet to be agreed but we will update fans once the tie has been rearranged.

Charnock Richard U21s 2 Runcorn Linnets U21s 4 Linnets rounded off their away campaign in North West Under 21s Development League Premier Division with a victory. They retain an outside chance of a runners-up finish, prospects having been boosted slightly by Stalybridge being held to a draw at 2-2. It was a gutsy display by Linnets, whose squad was depleted from the start. Theo Papadopoulos (thigh) and Eneil Gumbs (shin) both picked up injuries in the first half. Alex Ellams,

Stalybridge Celtic 1 Runcorn Linnets 0 Report by Dave Bettley The Northern Premier League West play-offs once again proved a nemesis for Linnets as for the fourth time in five seasons they suffered promotion heartbreak. This was a second semi-final defeat to add to two final losses but Runcorn left everything on the pitch and deserved to have taken the game into extra-time at the very least. An individual error early in the match cost the away side dearly but they will wonder