‘After a very positive season which saw Sholing finish in the highest position that we have in our history, I’d like to take this opportunity to show our appreciation and thanks to the players and staff, for all their hard work to help us finish strongly for the season.

Naturally we have just announced our retained list following the end of the season, and wish to extend our thanks to those players who are departing. We are really pleased to have agreed new contracts with existing players to build on our position achieved last season.

I’m pleased to say I have spoken to the First Team Manager, Paul Doswell and the team are working on a number of exciting new signings in advance of the beginning of next season. We are planning to release more about those in the first week of June.

In the meantime, we have excellent progression being made with our new 3G pitch installation, with S&C Slatter. This will become a great asset for both the club and the community, supporting the various sections of the club including our Youth & Ladies Teams. Alongside this supporting the growth of the new LSC Academy.

This season it has been great to see The Supporter’s Club establish and grow, with so many new faces around the club. Their dedication both home and away has been the best it’s ever been and it’s appreciated throughout the club. On top of this, we have seen our home crowds grow from an average of 200 up to over 550 due to the successes of Project 5000.

As always we are working on a lot of new and exciting plans behind the scenes and will bring you more information on these very soon. So for the moment, enjoy the summer and keep your eyes peeled for our pre-season schedule announcement very soon.’

Paul Knott

CEO – Sholing FC