KNITTERS KNOTTED IN PLANS FOR LR’S REFORM

COLLAPSED Hinckley LR’s hopes of reforming at Step 6 have been dealt a blow with the proposed saviour ruling himself out of the running.

- By Andy Mitchell

Earlier this month, the Knitters pulled out of NPL Midlands and announced they would enter voluntary liquidation just 11 years after forming and that a phoenix club “under new leadership” would seek a place in the National League System for 2025-26.

The situation around a phoenix is complicated by Hinckley LR chairman and sole director Ku Akeredolu owning Leicester Road Stadium through a separate entity. He acquired parts of the ground during the fallout of Hinckley United’s demise in 2013, a club that he was also a director of.