Kingstonian are delighted to announce that Allen Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking are the new main club sponsor for the remainder of the current season.

The Allen Carr logo will be displayed on the Kingstonian home and away shirts from this Saturday's home match with Stamford onwards, when the new company will be guests of the club and the partnership will be officially launched.

John Dicey, Allen Carr's Head of Business Development, said: "We are delighted to be associated with Kingstonian FC - a famous club with an illustrious history. We hope that this connection will allow us to raise our profile in the local community, and are delighted to be associated with The K's Trust, who have shown both commitment and dedication to their club.

"Allen Carr's Stop Smoking Clinics are a global organisation with strong local links. Our flagship clinic is less than 3 miles from Kingsmeadow and is the most successful quit smoking clinic in the world. We hope that Kingstonian supporters will benefit from this association and are offering a £30 discount for all readers who call 0800 389 2115."

Gary Ekins, Kingstonian's Press Officer, said: "Everybody at the club is delighted to get such a well-known and successful company on board as our main sponsor. We are grateful to John Dicey, and all of the staff at Allen Carr, for their work over the past few weeks and we look forward to building a strong relationship.

"Credit must be paid to three members of The K's Trust Board - Karen Deadman, Sandra Winters and Bill McNully - who have worked tirelessly to find a main sponsor, and whose work has paid off with such a fine partnership. We are delighted to welcome Allen Carr to the club and look forward to their visit on Saturday."

GOALKEEPER MOURNED BY KINGSTONIAN, By Simon Wigmore

Kingstonian held a one-minute silence before the game against Kettering in honour of reserve goalkeeper Trevor Jones, who was killed at his team's training ground last week.

Jones was electrocuted while trying to install a cooling system at the Old Cranleighan Sports Club in Thames Ditton, Surrey, just days before his 34th birthday. He was understudy to Lance Key in the first team this year and a popular reserve team player-manager of the Ryman League Premier Division club last season.

Kingstonian, who have recently come out of administration after two years, have been plagued by financial problems and it is only the spirit of the players, officials and supporters that has brought them through this latest crisis, according to manager Kim Harris.

Harris said: "It was a difficult day, but the players responded magnificently by going out and winning the game 1-0 against Kettering for Trevor. Now we hope to arrange a testimonial as soon as possible in Trevor's memory."

There was a danger that Kingstonian would fold or drop down from the Premier Division during what many consider to be the worst two years in the club's history but a Creditors' Voluntary Agreement has been settled and a new company has emerged under the guise of Kingstonian FC Limited.

CLUB'S TWO YEAR NIGHTMARE OVER AT LAST

Kingstonian are looking forward to a bright new era after the club finally emerged from administration.

Secretary Graham Richards said: "The two-year nightmare is over."

"The next step is for chairman Rajesh Khosla to hand over the club to the Ks Trust, who will be striving to boost membership and funds with a view to helping the club recapture former glories." The administrators Begbies Traynor, who took over the running of the club in October 2001, confirmed Ks had finally satisfied the Creditors Voluntary Agreement.

They liquidated the old company, Kingstonian Football Club Limited and the football membership has been transferred to Kingstonian FC Limited.

Richards said: "The club has paid ?15,000 to the Inland Revenue and certain unsecured creditors who agreed to accept a percentage in the pound."

"Rajesh Khosla seperately settled football-related debts."

"As a result, the Ryman League gave approval for us to stay in the Premier Division."