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at all. But if his blue and white-


clad men maintain the style of play they showed at Ewood Park on Saturday - albeit against Crystal Palace, one of the more like­ ly strugglers - then who knows what could be in


store. Rovers, again tagged as


title favourites, set their stall out with neat passing, flowing moves and a bar­ rage of attempts at goal - this time taking two chances, unlike last seasons opener. Nathan Blake had a


provided a moment of qual­ ity as the Great Harwood- born youngster glided away from Chinese star Fan Zhiyi and slipped Jansen in to score the second against his former club, rounding the


By Suzanne Gee Moments later, Dunn


keeper before slipping the ball home with his left foot. Jansen thought he had


weak shot blocked, Damien Duff rifled a shot against the woodwork and Matt Jansen struck an effort just wide, all within the opening


Rovers' territory was unsuc­ cessful as Chelsea loan man Mikael Forssell's shot rebounded off Craig Short. That proved their only


15 minutes. Palace's first trip into


made it 3-0 in the second half, but his close-range vol­ ley was disallowed for a ques­ tionable off-side decision. After that. Rovers failed to entertain as they had in


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Souness will not be letting his so-


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Blue kick-off their promotion quest


By CRAIG SALMON


on Saturday with the start of a new North West Counties’ Foot­


T night.


the first half. But the fans would have


been happy to savour moments of sheer skill, such as Duff's divine back heel to Dunn, which completely outwitted the Palace back-


threat as Rovers snuffed out Alan Smith’s men for the


rest of the game. Craig Harrison, borrowed


from Middlesbrough, was lucky to stay on the pitch midway through the first half as, frustrated at the amount of Rovers posses­


line.New signings Stig Inge Bjornebye and Curtis had solid debuts, looking capa­ ble of providing good ammunition in attack, as well as doing their job at the


sion, the left back made an aggressive two-footed lunge at debutant John Curtis seconds after fouling Jansen in the build-up to another


attack. The home fans were infu­


riated when the referee only flashed a yellow card, but Rovers kept their compo­


sure.


to open the scoring when he curved a shot over Stuart Taylor's right hand and just over the bar. Rovers' patience was


Jansen was unlucky not


back.And Dunn, who is start­ ing to fulfil his vast poten­ tial, displayed dogged deter- < mination and great vision, j As Souness said after the j


game, if he keeps his head, j he must surely have a j sparkling future.


their opening day success at j Crewe on Saturday.


Another of the sides tipped for relegation,


Rovers will be keen to put right the events of last sea­ son, which saw Dario Gradi's men claim a goal- less draw and a 1-0 win over


I fire home with his left foot, j hitting the underside of the bar on the way in.


finally rewarded just before the break when David Dunn stole the ball from Dean Austin and set up Blake to


Rovers look to add to * j


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ball League season. And Blues boss Dave Burgess is


confident his team will deliver in their opening match against Leek CSOB at Shawbridge - despite a disappointing 0-0 draw in their final pre-season friendly versus Old Blackburnians on Tuesday


HE path to Clitheroe’s Holy Grail-the UniBond League - begins in earnest


pointed on Tuesday. We just didn t create any chances, especially first


half.“Defensively, we have been


sound. “Apart from when we have


played strong Bolton and Leigh sides, we haven’t conceded any goals except one against Castleton Gabriels in injury time. "So all in all I am happy with the defence, we just need to start creat­


ing more up front." Clitheroe do not need reminding


about past inadequacies in front of goal and it will be important that they bury the demons of last season without delay.


Burgess said: “I was a bit disap­ The Blues failed to find the back . .. . i ,


of the net in their final seven league games as their season fizzled out


and Burgess added: “I’m looking for us to score an early goal to settle


us down. “It is important we get off to a


good start. “I think over the past 10 years or


so, Clitheroe have had a particular­ ly bad record on the opening day of


the season. “So I’m looking for a change in


fortunes on Saturday because we have got some really tough games coming up against teams who have spent a lot of money strengthening their squads in the


summer.


Rain can’t stop Gary racing to Mearley Clough victory


course difficult to navigate. Clayton's Gary Wilkinson won it in a


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HE Mearley Clough fell race was run in torrential rain, making the


time of 30.50 minutes coming to within five seconds of Shaun Livesey's 1999 course


record.Wilkinson was well clear of Rossendale s Andy Payne (31.23) and D. Hope of Achili


Ratti (31.55). Clayton Harriers' J. Tomlinson was first


male veteran 40 home in a time of 32.22, to


finish sixth. First lady Vanessa Peacock was also first


■ , lady ve ,teran in 37.54, finishing 33rd over­ • „ OrT f i i n rr nt fP


all-In the junior race, S. Hounslow of Wharfedale Harriers finished in 38.22 - 36th overall - followed by his younger brother M. Hounslow (39.50), with junior female Nicola Slater of Keighley and Craven finishing 68th in


48.29. The organisers would like to thank the . u


volunteers for marshalling the course, and Arthur Goldsmith, a 91-year-old former fell


runner, who started the race and officiated over the prizegiving.


Roger sets new course record


the Ewood outfit. The Blues then travel to


By GEORGE EMBLEY


Third Division Rochdale on Tuesday for the Worthing­ ton Cup first round first leg tie, which brings brothers Garry and David Flitcroft together.


Little to shout about


bench, was eager to get on the pitch as the atmosphere built up before Burnley's season­


W


al opener at Bolton. Euphoric music, great


noise from both sets of fans and and an extravagant firework display made for a


ING wizard Glen Little, starting on the


m By Chris Boden


great occasion. But it was Little who lit


like a man possessed. His quick feet and mazy


the blue touchpaper after his second half introduc-


tion. He declared himself 50%


fit after the game, but he terrorised the home defence and changed the course of the game after replacing John Mullin at half-time. Just as he had leapt off


dribbles had Wanderers back-pedalling from the off. He might have scored


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IBBLE Valley golfer Roger Altham established a new course record a t Mytton Fold GC on


Saturday. Altham returned 68-5-63 to win the Cav- . ,, _


alier Carpets Putter by a stroke. His record-breaking round - including an


eagle at the 13th hole, three birdies, 13 pars and only one bogey —


by Danny Murphy on President's Day six weeks ago.


Harry Gould (80-16-64) finished second


eclipsed the mark set .


,


after a card play-off with James Kennerley (74-10-64), and fourth place went to David


Bolton (85-20-65). Host club members John Frayne and


j Martin O'Hara and Mark Arrowsmith of the home club handed in 44 points and fin­ ished third on the card from Doug Wood- burn (Mytton Fold) and John Miller


John Hurst.


(Great Harwood). O In-form Clitheroe GC member Mark


Ashworth turned on the style to win the 36-hole club championship at Whalley


1 half performance. Bolton enjoyed the lion's


the bench to seal promotion at Scunthorpe on the last day of last season, he was to make a vital contribution at the Reebok Stadium. Burnley trailed at half­ time after a tentative first


with his first contribution after a flowing move involv­ ing Paul Cook and Phil Gray, but he hooked the ball over.Moments later, Burnley had another chance when Andy Cooke poked the ball goalwards, and it hit Gray before going agonisingly wide. Just when you thought it


Road.Ashworth returned scores of 67 and b9 for a six-under-par 136 aggregate and a


i after a consultation of cards with Ian Ohv- 1 er, a former Marsden Park GC captain, and


Mark Hartley jnr won the open fourball on Sunday with 45 Stableford points, but only


tm. . i I t “But if we can get three points . . .» » » f Viroi


against Leek, it will give us confi­ dence going into our next game


against Rossendale knowing we already have some points in the bag.”


helm at Shawbridge - to kick into O end.”


Doubles joy for Martin and Bob


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HE Martin Rimmer- Bob Tomlinson pair­ ing emerged victorious in


Ribblesdale Wanderers Bowling Club’s Movit Doubles competition. They defeated Eric Wal­


lace and Marie Rawstron 15-8 in the final after earli­ er beating Frank Lovett and Chris Nuttall in a tight semi-final 15-13. Wallace and Rawstron


had booked their final place after beating Michael Joyce and Jean Fleming 15-9 in the last four. O Ribblesdale’s Floodlit Bar-Be-Quick Doubles tournament is set to start on Monday, September 25th, with four qualifying rounds leading up the final on October 28th. Entry is £10 per pair and would-be competitors should contact Malcolm Wensley (824463).


action. “I’m really looking forward to it.


This is what I ’ve been working towards all summer and hopefully we can get off to a flyer this week­


n a personal note Burgess can not wait for the new season - his first at the


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EAD are just one victory away from becoming the Jen­


nings Ribblesdale Cricket


League cup kings. The Whalley Roaders have


a date with destiny against Cherry Tree at Preston Old Road on Sunday in the final of the Ramsbottom Cup. It will not be easy for Nick


WEEKEND TEAMS Saturday


Clitheroe (v Great Harwood,


away, meet ground 12-30 p.m. I P.C. Bishop, N. Bolton, St. Bishop, N. Bibbv, M. Bolton, A. Burns, M. Coulter, D. Glover, K Jones, M. Har­ greaves, Fitton. Scorer - Paul Cox. Clitheroe 2nds (v Great Har­


wood, home, meet ground 12-30 p.m.) P. Atkinson, S. Booth, A. Booth, R. Dinsdale, G. Kershaw, K. Fawcett, M. Eglin, D. Pickles, M. Preston, C. Musson, C. Seed.


Scorer - James Blackburn. Read (v Baxenden, away, meet


Marsh’s men as they aim to maintain the Ribble Valley s stranglehold on the cup after Ribblesdale Wanderers beat Tree in hist year’s showpiece


final.Skipper Marsh is under no illusions as to the size of the task facing his men against a side who will be hoping to win the cup for the third time in four years.He said: “Cherry Tree are a good side. Their professional Naeem Ashraf is a very’ good player. “It will be all on the day,


12-15 p.m.) N. Marsh, T. Little, G. O’Connor, W. Eastham, O. Newby, M. Whalley, D. Bennett, P. Swarbrick, J. Longden, G. Bardsley, Sleep. Same team Sun­ day, Ramsbottom Cup Final, v Cherry Tree, away, plus J. Harg­


reaves and J. Marshall. Read 2nds (v Burnley Belvedere,


home, meet Read 1 p.m.) J. Doughty, A. Baron, D. Thistleth- waite, D. Lynagh, J. Marshall, S. Jarvis, A. Bennett, P. Howarth, S. Marshall, Mark Whalley, C. Ben­ nett. Scorer - J. Neary. Ribblcsdale Wanderers (v Edcn-


Thursday, August 17th, 2000


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field, away, start 1-30 p.m.) D. Howard, G. Monk, M. Briggs, M. Ward, M. Davies, D. Gardner-Clum,


but I think the key is going to be how well our amateurs support our professional


Peter Sleep." “He has done ever so well this season. He’s just a fantas­


tic professional. "He brings all-round abili­


II. Palmer, D. O'Neill, P.A. Hall, B. Spencer, Nawaz. Scorer - R. Gladwin. Ribblesdale Wanderers 2nds (v BGSOB, home, start 1-30 p.m.) I. Britcliffe, J. Rain, M. Stafford, M. Peel, A. Pearce, G. Maguire, P. Spencer, D. Overy, J. Braithwaite, R. Whalley, I. Tomlinson. Scorer


- R. Fielding.


ty, enthusiasm and will to win to the team. But the ama­ teurs have done well too. “We have a lot of good


Sunduy Clitheroe 3rd (v Cherry True,


young players with the likes of Michael Whalley, Oliver Newby, and Duncan and Andrew Bennett in the


team.“They will benefit from playing in this match.”


home, meet ground 12-30 p.m.) A. Hacking, K. Driver, M. Scott, N. Cartlcdge, D. Musson, J. Ponsonby, M. Powell, M.Lazenby, T. Hibbert, Stephen Dawson, D. Walker. Res - R. Rudd. Scorer- llayley Driver. Read 3rds (v Baxenden, away,


meet Read 12-30 p.m.) .1. Whalley, M. Strahan, R. Delstrother, M. Suthers, Mark Whalley, S. Mar­ shall, S. Marshall, C. Bennett, L. Crooks, S. Jarvis, A. Bennett, J. Neary. Scorer - C. Bennett. Ribblesdale Wanderers 3rds (v


Oswaldtwistle Immanuel, home, start 1-30p.m.) D. Binns, I. Kirk, A. Kirk, R. Wellock, B. O'Neill, S. Duckworth, R. Lloyd, G. Clark, R. Clark, R. Gladwin, S. Fielding.


Scorer -S. Fielding. Monday


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staggering 10-shot success, a performance which saw him reduced to two on handicap. Runner-up Denis Greenup carded 75 and


Ribblesdale Wanderers Youth


(v Clitheroe, away, meet 5-15 p.m.) R. Clark, D. Gardner-Chan, M. Stafford, R. Whalley, J. Braith­ waite, G. Maguire, A. Pearce, M. Peel, A. Kirk, R. Lloyd, S. Whar­ ton, .1. Jackson, R. Gladwin.


71 for 146, and Paul Marlow, who returned 76 and 71 for 147, claimed third spot on the card from defending champion Martin Cane (75 and 72).


Oliver Marsden won the 36-hole nett prize - the Tom Morris Putter - with 66


,


and 68 for a 134 aggregate. Ray Ashley (72 and 65) returned a 137


aggregate and finished runner-up after a consultation of cards with Roger Williams (67 and 70), while Daniel Preedy (72 and 71) was six shots adrift in fourth place. Clive Wood and Gary Thompson also handed in 72 and 71 for a 143 aggregate,


but lost on the card. O Simonstone-based Paul Dwyer tees it up in the Norwegian Open today after failing


to make the cut in the Finnish Open. The Ribble Valley ace, attached to


six shots.


O Young Clitheroe golfer Mark Hitchen has won through to the grand final of the


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National Weetabix Challenge. The 14-year-old shot a round of 76 to fin­


ish well clear at the top of the leaderboard in the county play-off at Clitheroe GC. He will be hoping for another impressive


display in the grand final at Patshull Park GC in Shropshire next week.


Clitheroe GC, shot a level-par at Espoo GC on Thursday, but followed with 77 m round two on Friday and missed the cut by


YOUNG Jake Chadwick served


_ _ _ notice of his potential by recording a runaway success in the East Lancashire Golf Association Junior Championship at Green


Haworth GC. Although the 12-year-old Mytton Fold


GC member only took up the Royal and Ancient game 12 months, he carded a sensational 81-24-57 to win the nett prize


by no fewer than five strokes. Jake, who lives in Clitheroe and


attends Ribblesdale High School, is among 60 junior members of the Whalley Road club whose progress is being carefully monitored by professional Gary Coope and his assistant, Ian


Singleton. SPARKLING: Jake Chadwick with the


ELGA Junior Championship Trophy. (K140800/1/10)


dog-*;.vs?*4-* ~ i : H i ’ • R


repeating their title suc­ cess after losing to current


e ig n in g Ribble Valley Midweek Cricket League champi­ ons Riversiders will not be


leaders Chipping A. Second-placed Rimington


were thwarted by the weather but Chipping Ramblers man­ aged a fine victory over Low Moor in the battle of the bot­


tom two.This now sets up the final two games where Rimington are the only team able to catch Chipping A. The final match of the sea­


watering affair. POINTS AND POSITIONS 1, Chipping A 21; 2, Rimington


8, Low Moor 3.


0 THE Rihblc Valley Ladies' Winter Darts League annual meeting is on Tuesday at the Royal British Legion, Clitheroe, from 8 p.m._____


son between the two teams promises to be a mouth­


19; 3, Riversiders 16; 4, Wadding- ton 13; 5, Catholics 12; 6, Calder- stones 7; 7, Chipping Ramblers 6;


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share of possession, and they played quicker and more incisive football, with | failed Blackburn Rover Per \ Frandsen, back home, pulling the strings. To say Burnley were overawed would be harsh,


but it looked like they were playing a team from a high­


er level in a cup tie. When skipper Steve


Davis glanced a header wide from an inviting cross from debutant Lee Briscoe, you felt that would be a


\ the end they were thankful for Mitchell Thomas clear­ ing a volley from the wily Ian Marshall off the line in the dying moments. All in all it was an encouraging start, but the


wasn't going to be Burnley's day, Weller took a quick throw, Little whipped over a great cross, and Gray flung himself at the ball to head home. Burnley looked the likely winners after that, but in


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Clarets will have to produce more of the same against Wimbledon at Turf Moor


on Saturday. The Dons may be deplet­


chance rued. And when Bolton went


ahead just before the half- hour, you feared for the


defence-splitting pass in to loan man Isiah Rankin, who appeared to be fairly challenged by Ian Cox. The referee blew for a


Gareth Farrelly played a


ed after relegation from the Premiership, with Carl Cort, Ben Thatcher, Neil Sullivan and now, as seems likely Hermann Hreidars-


son, leaving. But many people still


penalty before Rankin rcov- ered to slide the ball home, and Frandsen strode for­ ward to slot the ball past Paul Crichton's left hand. You wondered whether


expect Wimbledon, who famously became the first non-league side to win on an old First Division club's ground when they knocked Burnley out of the FA Cup in 1975 at Turf Moor, to be among the promotion chal­


Burnley could adapt second half, and Ternent replaced Mullin, who had picked up a slight groin strain, with Little. Playing just inside Paul


I TWO aspiring young Read cricketers are set


William Driver have been selected to play for Lancashire Under Us against the likes of Essex, Surrey and Wales in a five-day Festival of Cricket which begins on Tuesday at Taunton, Somerset. Tom is a promising all-rounder and skippers the


__ to play for Lancashire. Tom Marsh - son of Read skipper Nick - and


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Under 11s Jennings Ribblesdale League team. William, who also plays for the league side, is a top-order


batsman.


Weller on the right of a five- man midfield, Little played


lengers.Burnley hope to have Andy Payton, Mullin, Lennie Johnrose, Dean West and Chris Brass fit, while Gray, who pulled out of the Northern Ireland squad that faced Yugoslavia last night, will aim to shake off his knee injury.


over 15.


has taken nine wickets at eight runs apiece for Lancashire while William has a batting average of just


Both will be planning to impress as they begin their . , .


fledgling cricket careers. RISING STARS: Tom Marsh (left) and William


Driver who have been selected to play for Lancashire Under Us.


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