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Sculpher takes charge as Burgess quits


By CRAIG SALMON


DAVE Burgess ended his 10-year association with Clitheroe la s t week with th e simple message:


“It was totally my decision”. The Blues boss has cited increased


work commitments for the reason behind his decision to vacate the Shawbridge hotseat. _


poor start to the season, Burgess was adamant neither results nor pressures


And despite the Blues relatively ,


from within contributed to his decision to step down.


Burgess said: “A lot of people have .


sons why I have left. “And the simple answer is work com­


mitments, it really is. ers.


Football Club.....the chairman, the supporters, the committee or the play­


“It had nothing to do with Clitheroe . “It was my decision. „ “It has been in the back of my mind .


for quite a bit now. “I just knew I couldn t carry on


“Everybody who knows me knows 1 , t


and Rimington player made his mind up after the match versus Warrington


The former Waddington, Gnndleton . . .


Town at home last week. “I spoke to Lee Sculpher after the


match on Tuesday and in fairness to him, he tried to talk me out of it, but


my mind was made up. “On Wednesday I went to see the


chairman and handed in my notice. “He had no inclination about it.


Nobody did. “My wife did not really know. She


thought I might stick it out until the


end of the season. “But at the end of the day, work


comes first.


“It pays the most money, it gives my wife and family the lifestyle that they


.


have.“I have three children aged nine, six and 20 months and they want to do


more and more.” Burgess admitted it was an enor­


mous decision to turn his back on the sport which he has served for 30 years. He added: “I have been involved in


quickly to the shock departure of manager Dave Burgess by appointing assistant player-boss Lee Sculpher as his replacement. The swashbuckling centre-half,


managing the club the way I was doing.


do everything 100 per cent and if I can’t give it my full attention then I


can’t do the job full stop.


football either as a player or manager for 30 years.


.............. _ a k m o rm e r p r I r—


don’t know what I am going to do now on a Saturday.”


Burgess has been inundated with


He added: “The players have been really good and thanked me for the


,


past 18 months. “I ’ve had other managers on the


phone saying they can’t believe I have


left. “Even Eric Kinder of Blackburn


been on to me asking me the real rea­ Rovers’ Youth Academy has given me.


a call.”The former Blues boss also reckons Clitheroe will overcome their stutter­ ing start to win the league.


He added: “In two months time


when the team is top of the league, it will be David Who?” “But I would like to say that I will


be at Shawbridge for the club’s next home match against St Helens Town on the 29th, which will give me the


chance to thank a lot of people. ^ Meanwhile, Clitheroe chairman


Steve Rush admitted Burgess’ decision


to leave was totally unexpected. He said: “It was a complete surprise,


totally unexpected. “I would like to point out that it was


totally his decision. “There was no pressure from me or


the committee. “To be honest, I spent an hour try­


ing to talk him out of it, but his mind


was made up. “I am very disappointed that it nas


had to happen, but we fully respect his


decision. “At the end of the day we don t pay


his mortgage. “But I would like to thank him for ' . .


all his work. He has put a lot of time and effort into it and last season was probably one of the most successful in


the club’s history.” * Clitheroe finished runners-up in the .


NWC First Division and reached the semi-final of the Carlsberg FA Vase in Burgess’ only season in charge. • The Blues travel to Stoke-on-


Trent on Saturday to face Newcastle ONTT n f i h ^ Town.


To


things to have remained as they were.


He said: “It is unfortunate cir­ , .


in his third spell at the club, was quickly offered the position last week by chairman Steve Rush and took charge of the team officially as player-manager for the first time during Saturday’s magnificent 2-1


defeat of Mossley. Sculpher was obviously .delight­


ed to have been given the job, but admitted he would have preferred


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ROVERS look to extend Everton’s run of defeats at Ewood on Satur-


GREAT RESULT:GoIfcrs who participated in the Mytton Fold charity event. From the left arc Steve Hill, Richard Greaves, Steve Taylor, Brewster,


Bear, golf professional Gary c °°pe, Stuart and club captain Denis Leaver . B130901/1


Tourney was a great booster for


A CHARITY golf day was held at Mytton Fold


Golf Club la s t Thursday to raise funds for research into leukaemia in children. The event was entered by 16 teams of four and


was won by a quartet calling themselves Gamecock. Club captain Denis Leaver said the event was a great'success, raising approximately £1,5UU.


Peter’s great result


DT?rn?T? TCatie enioyGd success in the Seniors S p t a W p T c l i t o e Golf club loot week


title after he finished up two shots better than run- “ in 1


His round of 77 was enough for him to claim the ? te S ? B S S m p e t i t lo n , Jacks Simmons


two shots ahead of Alan Wright (80-11-69) while Peter Houldsworth was third after shooting 85-1 -


7°Father and son combination John and Andrew Wetton emerged victorious in the four-ball stable- ford after they amassed 44 points. Steve Dawson and Stuart Thompson were second


with 43 points ahead of Raymond Taylor and George Stoddart bn the card.


■ PETER Benson was the winner of Whalley Golf Club’s Over 55s senior competition. His round of 82-11-71 was good enough to win the


competition - affectionately known as the Captain s Walking Stick - by one shot ahead of Peter Shaw


(81-9-72).


Smith feeling Blue to stay top of the table__ Tement M S B0DEN reports


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Smith’s side, the Toffees have suffered successive 3-1 defeats at the hands o champions Manchester United and, most galling of all for the blue half of Merseyside, Liverpool. Graeme Souness’ men were in action at home to surprise high-fliers


After an unbeaten start for Walter


Bolton last night, on the heels of a promising away display at Ipswich on


SUAncL regardless of the result against the Trotters, home rule will continue to be important for Rovers. One of the reasons for Rovers rele­


gation in 1999 was eight defeats at Ewood Park, along with a solitary


away win at Aston Villa, a fp * Everton inflicted one of those tlaiii-


their fine form at Ewood, which has seen Manchester United rocked and Spurs sent packing.


So Rovers will be eager to continue •


Road in front of the Sky cameras was hugely encouraging. After a start in which the home side


A first away point at Portman . ___


shot out of the blocks, and Rovers gave the ball away far too often, Alun


Armstrong did well fo fire the hosts ahead after Finidi George’s chip c&me back off the bar after a move that scythed through the Blues' defence. But after the half-hour ma r*J


Rovers seemed to get a foothold and looked a threat, with Ciccio Grabbi somehow foiled by countryman Mat-


teoSerenL But the outstanding Matt Jansen ,, T


lobbed the Italian shortly after the break from Tugay's perfectly weight­ ed pass for a deserved leveller.


aging defeats at Ewood in March that season, Ibrahima Bakayoko netting


twice after Ashley Ward's early open- er.


aZNM celled out. rEOEEeports


Counago was adjudged to have backed into Henning Berg, and Mar- cus Stewart’s half-volley was can-,


There was a late scare when Pablo, • Rovers are staging another upen <


Weekend at Ewood Park on Saturday and Sunday, October 27th and 28th. On Sunday only, there will be an


Exhibition and Sales area in the Cen-, tenary Suite with a Football Valua­


tion session. Fans are invited to bring along any,


football memorabiliasapd;havejjtyal-' ued by the experts -if'a aprUof


Antiques Goalshowl - ' The stadium gates open to tne


public at 11 a.m. to launch the action on both days.


and players will be on hand;to meet the fans.


Graeme Souness, his coaching statt , , . .


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BURNLEY set up a first v second clash at Norwich on Saturday with an incredible victory at promotion favourites Birmingham on Tuesday


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™Three sensational strikes won a thrilling clash at St Andrew’s, sending the Clarets five points clear at the top. I t was Burnley’s fourth successive


win, and fourth successive away tn- umph - something not seen since tne Fourth Division championship season.


possibly available on Saturday, and Graham Branch expected to return within the next fortnight, Stan Ter- nent's options will be further boosted. Burnley settled into their stride


And with Ian Cox and Paul Weller


early at St Andrews, playing com­ posed passing football against a nervy


.. home side.


V Glen Little made the pressure pay i •W 10 minutes when he picked'.up Gareth Taylor's headed knockdown, cut in from the right and curled a won­ derful left-footed shot that left Alan Kelly grasping thin air. But Burnley shot themselves in the


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sions on the pitch and players will also hold autograph and photo ses-


There will be full-scale training ses­


S1°There are free ground tours, health and fitness checks at Sportlife, soccer


schools, coaching sessions and spec­ tacular displays from the Fire Brigade, the Police, the Army and the


MaVy. Rovers' official store, Rover the


Moon is holding a sale and there s a


craft fair along with a fun-fair. The 'blues' bar will be available for


family lunches, with a varied menu. Bookings can be made on (01254)


29There is ample free parking and for more .information call (01254)


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foot within nine minutes. Steve Davis, Paul Cook and Dean


West all had chances to clear on the right, but Stan Lazaridis nipped in and his cross was deftly hbaded into the far comer by the sprightly Andrew


Johnson.


tive play, and regained the lead 10 minutes from half-time when Davis rolled the ball into Ian Moores feet. He spun Michael Johnson and left


But Burnley continued their posi­ , . •


him for dead before firing past Kelly from the edge of the box.


. But again the Clarets, missing the


pace of Cox against the lightning fast Andrew Johnson, conceded an equalis-


^ Lee Briscoe was robbed in midfield by Bryan Hughes and he sent Johnson away, who outpaced Gordon Arm-


------------------------------- strong and rolled the ball through Nik


Michopoulos’ legs. Birmingham had a strong spell of


pressure at the end of the half, forcing five corners, but Burnley survived. After the interval it was a similar |


tale as the Blues went for the jugular. Burnley were unable to retain the ball for any spell as the crowd got


behind City. But Michopoulos was never really |


tested by Birmingham, and the Clarets made their hosts pay waen


■ Little picked up a loose ball on the (’edge of the area and again whipped ’the ball beyond Kelly, m off the far


P Ternent immediately shifted from 4-4-2 to 5-4-1, preparing for a late onslaught.


City came close to an equaliser m .


the fourth minute of injury time when Johnson latched onto Kelly's big punt, and Michopoulos made a smart save at his near post, but Burnley held on. Burnley are certainly providing


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cumstances that I found myself in. "Obviously, I was pleased to get


the job but I would have preferred things to remain as they were with


Dave in charge. “I was as surprised and shocked


as anybody when he told me. He never intimated to me that this was going to happen. He told me of his intentions after the Warrington


same. I spent two hours trying to talk him out of it, but by Wednes­ day he had completely made up his


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t thP inb. Matchday secretary John John Hosty will be helping Sculpher out


he job. m


CLITHEROE have reacted “Let’s maintain what we have” - Sculpher the managerial side since Dave has . .


natural progression for the club. He said: “Lee’s been involved in


with first-team duties until a per­ months experience, he is an experi­ manent assistant is found.


been in the job. “He now has more than


“I was disappointed and shocked


as anybody, but with him getting a promotion at work he felt he had


no option but to step down. The Former Bamber Bridge and


Accrington Stanley stalwart is already on the look-out for an assis­ tant manager and admitted four names were already in the frame for


Sculpher added: “Nothing much


is going to change. We have the best camaraderie I have ever


known at any football club I have been at.


“Everyone gets on and my aim is , . .


to maintain what we already have. Chairman Steve Rush felt Sculpher’s appointment was the


enced player. “He has been at the club for a


number of years and the commit­ tee just felt it was the natural thing


to do.“We feel we have an excellent squad, we want to keep all the players we’ve have got and by appointing Lee, we feel it gives us the best chance of doing that.


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CLITHEROE avenged th e ir early season defeat at the hands of Mossley with this battling per­ formance on Saturday a t Seel


. P^rk.The game, however, was shroud­


ed in controversy towards the end after striker Neil Spencer appeared to be shown a second yellow card after being substituted. The burly centre-forward had


earlier been harshly booked for kicking the ball away and was shown a second yellow on 80 min utes for time-wasting when being


substituted. The referee Mr Peter Broadhurst


did not show Spencer a red card and Clitheroe were allowed to play the rest of the match with 11 men. Mossley have since appealed to the league committee to have the


match replayed.


Spencer opened the scoring when he volleyed home from the edge of


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his shot roll agonisingly wide. Richens was in action when


A FIFTH-minute goal from Neil Prescot’s leading goalscorer Neil Spencer gave the Blues all three Robinson brought a good save out p o in ts in a h a rd - fo u g h t 0f the Clitheroe stopper.


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encounter with Prescot Cables on prescot came out for the second^ Tuesday night.


Clitheroe drafted in Jason Jones nQt breach a determined Clitheroe to replace Andy Taylor and he was


involved in the build-up.to the 1|^UV


ward before unleashing a shot beyond Cables keeper Paul Dahl into the bottom corner. The home side hit back immedi­


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half with all guns blazing but could d marshalled supremelyby


and Andy Cowking, who


g°He released Spencer clear on the were enjoying their best game of right and he carried the ball for-


ately and won a free-kick on the edge of the area, but the Blues managed to clear the danger. Prescot dangerman Eddie Tay­


lor gave the visitors plenty of trou­ ble, but player-boss Lee Sculpher


was in good form, commanding the centre of the defence. .


the other end and was unlucky to sheet of the season. i


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Controversy over double yellow


the area from Martin Aspinwall’s


right-wing cross. The Blues doubled their advan­


tage on 35 minutes when Lee Cryer was fouled inside the box. Neil Reynolds hammered home the


penalty. The visitors enjoyed the lion’s


share of the play, but Kris Richens still had to be at his best, to keep


the 2-0 lead intact. The hard-working Cryer went


close on a couple of occasions in the second half, but was thwarted’by some good goalkeeping from the


home keeper. Mossley did manage to pull a


goal back 15 minutes from the end through Bradley Wasahlo^but


Clitheroe held on for the win. • Clitheroe. are holding “a meet


the manager night” next Thursday at Shawbridge, starting 8 p.m. All supporters are welcome. ,■ :


Training sessions set to be big hit with rugby-mad youngsters


CALLING all wannabe rugby union players! Clitheroe Rugby Union Club are


organising mini rugby training ses­ sions.


The start date is Sunday, October I f ’.’S M I


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their vast knowledge of the game to under 10s, 11s and 12s, and anyone interested should ring 01200 428292 (evenings) for more information.


Clitheroe RUFC officials have been i


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S t o c S l , aud nibble Valley Couacil to iiritialise the training sessions.


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the season. Some determined work by Lee


Cryer almost brought Clitheroe’s second goal of the night, but he


saw his shot blocked by the keeper. Richard Fogarty came on for


Cryer after 75 minutes and he should have sewn the game up for the Blues but shot wide from six


yards out.


The final whistle went with Clitheroe earning their first clean


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