Our second home game on the spin tomorrow sees us entertain traditional rivals Bootle - and some very familiar faces. The Bucks' 15 retentions from last season include captain Jay Roberts and fellow former Linnets favourite Michael Simpson. Runcorn connections have only been strengthened by summer captures of midfielder Lewis Doyle and 'keeper Bayleigh Passant. Both switched camps after giving sterling service at the APEC. Doyley's arrival has offset the loss of Lewis Earl to

Runcorn Linnets will host Trafford in the Preliminary Round of the Emirates FA Cup after the Greater Manchester side's 2-0 victory over Worsbrough Bridge in Barnsley this afternoon. The tie will be played at APEC Taxis Stadium on Saturday, August 22nd (ko 3pm), marking a return for Ryan Brooke and Callum Grigan to their former club.

File picture Vice-captain Peter Wylie made his 250th Runcorn Linnets appearance yesterday. It was the stlwart defender's 222nd start, adding to 28 outings as a substitute. Only Matt Athertin (313) and Kyle Hamid (261) have played more games in the Yellow & Green. Skipper Jacques Welsh's next appearance will be his 200th. He's on 178 starts + 21 sub. The attendance of 725 for the thrilling 4-2 league victory over Stalybridge was our highest crowd for a home game on the opening