sneekes was convinced to come out of retirement following a chance meeting with hinckley united manager dean thomas, at the hong kong sixes tournament in july 2007. sneekes initially trained with the conference north club, but then decided to sign for them. however his debut was put on hold as his international clearance was sought after last playing in denmark. he eventually made his debut in hinckley's 4-2 fa cup win over grantham town in september 2007. however, a disastrous start for hinckley united in the league meant that sneekes was released, after playing only three games for the club, in october 2007. sneekes immediately went back into retirement, saying "the fact that i was not really enjoying it meant that it became too much of a chore to do it".