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tion slot, Ewood is gear­ ing up for Premiership football again. And on .Saturday’


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S in-form Rovers chase that second automatic promo­


Graeme Souness1 men have a chance to prove they are a


top-flight side in the mak­


ing. • Premiership strugglers


I town with former Rovers boss Jim Smith knowing he faces a tough task to stay in


Derby County come to


the FA Cup. Buoyant Rovers are cur­


rently looking unstoppable, and although this is a First Division v Premiership tie, it would be no surprise if the Blues were to progress. And anyway, if Burnley


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By CRAIG SALMON


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reach the semis and lose out on promotion via the play-


Trotters would appear to be the main obstacle to Rovers


Talking of Bolton, the


tucking in behind Fulham into the Premiership. Although Rovers .feel


knocked the Rams out last season, then Rovers have to


as welll wiRovers go into the game


games in all competitions - one of those being a gallant defeat for a young, experi­ mental side in the Wor­ thington Cup at West


th only two defeats in 21


if you are fighting a relega­ tion battle or aiming for promotion, or you can glean great confidence, and give the town a real buzz, [ by progressing.


, And with so many Pre- j miership sides drawn together in the fourth round, Rovers may well be


.


a surprise packet capable of getting to the far reaches of


the world's greatest knock­ out competition. Their last cup run of any


note was in 1993 when they went out of the quarter­ finals on penalties at Sheffield United, who won through to an all-Steel City semi-final at Wembley. . But Blackburn certainly


don't want to do what Bolton did last season -


Ham.The scheduled top-six battle at Birmingham on Sunday was off due to heavy snow, but Souness1 men will he keen to take their mightily impressive form into the cup. There are two schools of thought as regards the cup. It is either a distraction,


Rossendale United. The surprise move materialised


C


their season only started, according to Souness, before the 3-2 win over Pre­ ston, Bolton's season is well


and truly under way. They have acquired the


knack of winning game after game, and are playing


well of late. . Canny Sam Allardyce's


side are five points ahead of Rovers, having played a game more. But Rovers know their


when the Dark Lane outfit served a seven- day notice on the grandson of Burnley legend, the late Harry


Potts.Webster, who never featured m a first team game at Turf Moor, was signed by ex-Blues boss Steve


Parry. The move has angered manager


Dave Burgess who saw the 22- year-old as a key member of his


squad. Burgess said: “I ’m not very


fate is in their own hands with games against Not­ tingham Forest (a), Wat­ ford (a), Bolton (a)'. West Brom (h), Fulham (h) and Birmingham (a) to come. Confidence in the camp


happy. That is three players Rossendale United have taken from


us.“Jamie said he’s going there for ambition, that they have a better


ambition, that they have a better


LITHEROE’S ex-Claret midfield star James Web­ ster has joined arch-rivals


chance of getting promoted to the


UniBond League. “So I just said to him, Okay, 111


see you up there then’. “I ’ve no bitterness towards


Jamie but it just angers me because nobody has more ambition than


me. “We are fifth in the league, in the . ,,


last 16 of the Vase and going well in two other cup competitions. “Rossendale have five games m


hand on us in the league and can overtake us by three points, but they have to win all those games. “I t ’s to do with money. I can t


who left Shawbridgefor Rossendale United early in the season.


notice on him but I don t think he 11 “I t ’s not in retaliation to them


He added: "I’ve put a seven-day signing Jamie but I’ve heard he’s


not settled there.” Burgess was also due to speak to a defender released from a Uni-


Bond League club. However, he was unable to name


While recent events have unset­ tled the club, the players continue


, , ,


understand how anybody would miss a game like last Saturday to go


and talk to another club. “But they have a benefactor


behind them who can go out and basically buy players. “We are a self-generating club who raises its money through draws


and sponsorship.” Burgess has also revealed that he


has enquired about the availability of former skipper Gary Rishton,


is visibly high, unlike in August when the fact they were most people's title favourites seemed to instil a nervous edge to their game. Now, with the likes of


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Matt Jansen firing on all cylinders, Rovers can also look to make inroads into improving their goal differ­ ence, which could be worth a point at the end of the


season. But Souness seems to


have forged a side that can play sublime attacking football, but with a hard- work ethic to mix it when


things get tough. A Premiership side may


be more to Rovers' taste than the rough and tumble of the First Division, though, and Bald Eagle Smith might just see feath­ ers fly on Saturday.


Cup of woe for Clarets


F


r u s t r a t e d Clarets boss vent­ ed his fury on the


referee and the Burnley


fans after his side crashed out of the FA Cup on penalties a t Scunthorpe on Tuesday. The Iron deservedly


went through in dramatic fashion after being the best side at Turf Moor and m the replay at Glanford


Park.But Tement was unhap­ py at the failure to award Glen Little a clear-cut penalty with the game


By Chris Boden


goal-less. And he rounded on the


the moment stuff, but per­ haps Ternent, who was intending to step aside in the summer before being persuaded to sign a new three-deal year, may be wondering whether it is all


fans after their reaction at taking off hamstring vic­ tim Andy Payton with 10 minutes of extra-time to


play.Payton, who had given


the Clarets the lead against the run of play on 74 minutes, is the club penalty taker and would certainly have played a part in the shoot-out. ■ Ternent roared after­ wards: "The players gave their all but we didn't get a


"We had two penalty


' appeals - the first I'm not sure about, but the second I've watched on video and it's a blatant penalty. "The assessor has gone


in and said the referee had a fantastic game - 1 beg to


differ." And on Payton: "Payts


j


worth it.Hopefully, when the dust settles, he will calm down and get back on with the business of keeping Burnley in the First Divi­ sion and preparing for an assault on the top six over the next couple of seasons. In the maelstrom of his


formance.


But no-one could deny that the Iron merited a


■


trip to Bolton. _ Although Burnley's


defence kept them at arm s length, restricting them to shots from outside the box, their accuracy was mcredi-


bl<Nik Michopoulos kept the Clarets in the tie with a number of unbelievable


had a hamstring and the • fans were booing when he's going off. '


enough of it. "It's a long way into the


match and what do they think I do it for - to lose a


game? . "They are unbelievable. "Normally away from


home they are great. • "Perhaps it's time up for


j I the ship, got them promot- still moaning;


me - what do you think? "I took them from the Third Division, steadied


ed, we're in the top 30 clubs in the country and they are


"Christ almighty, let s . -


have the job r i g h t . " .. . ■ It may have been heat ot


Scunthorpe, were firs t to ■the ball, and in Biarm


saves. .. . i


Larusson and the impish Lee Hodges, had the two


"I showed a bit of dis- i1 outstanding outfield play­ pleasure because I've had


with cultured and gritty


ers on view. . . • The pair ran the show


also showed character to -come back from a goal down - scored when they


performances. ■ ' . The Third Division side


Were mounting fierce pres­ sure - and Andrew Daw­


son’s breathtaking free kick earned them extra


Skipper Steve Davis and Kevin Ball missed the cru­


cial spot kicks in the shoot­ out, and the Clarets now


have a free weekend instead of. going to the Reebok Stadium..


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Clitheroe..................... * (after extra-time)


GOALKEEPER Kris Richens and Neil Spencer were Clitheroe’s saviours as they moved through to the fifth round of the FA


Vase on Saturday. The pint-sized goalkeep­


er produced a marvellous display as Jewson Wessex League side Wimborne Town threatened to run riot in a one-sided first half. The Blues’ number one,


in the last minute of extra­ time when Cryer sprinted through to notch his 17th goal of the season.


North West Counties’ Football League to win through to the fifth round of the FA Vase on Saturday. However, St Helens Town


CLITHEROE became the only side from the NEIL SPENCER MARTIN ASPINWALL


aided by his defence, man­ aged to keep the score down to just one goal before Mar­ tin Aspinwall equalised in


the 72nd minute. The Dorset side, however,


looked destined for the next round when they edged ahead again with only two minutes of normal time


match in to extra-time ! when he struck with just


remaining. But Spencer sent the


seconds remaining. Quick-silver striker Lee


Cryer then sealed an unlike­ ly victory for the Shaw- bridgers when he ran through to score twice dur­ ing the additional 30 min


utes. At the start of the match , Wimbome raced out of the


traps and went ahead on nine minutes when Darren Elmes slotted home from


close range. Fourteen minutes later,


the scoreline should have read 2-0 but Jason Lovell shot agonisingly wide from 10-yards after being set-up


by Elmes. Clitheroe were lucky to


reach the interval with only a 1-0 deficit and were equal­ ly fortunate to see Richens pull off a splendid save to deny Mark Turner immedi­ ately after the restart. The Blues breathed a


time, Aspinwall levelled matters when he prodded 'home Lee Sculpher’s over­


head kick. The homesters regained


the lead when Andy Barn- ham connected with' an


Andy Jones corner, but their joy was short-lived as Spencer fired home from the edge of the area and sent the travelling fans delirious. The visitors began to


could join them in the last 16 of the competition when


they travel to face Consett this weekend after the origi­ nal match was postponed. Meanwhile, in the league,


Clitheroe’s cup commit­ ments have seen them slip from third to fifth in the


First Division. Fleetwood Freeport


leap-frogged the Blues on Saturday thanks to an excellent 2-0 victory over Cheadle Town with goals from Kevin Barnes and


Frank Cygal. Newcastle Towns


huge sigh of relief when they cleared two headers off the line within a minute. But 18 minutes from


enjoy more possession in extra-time and went in front for the first time in the contest when Cryer out­ paced his marker before slipping the ball past Steve


Staples. Clitheroe’s passage into


the fifth round was assured


sparkling run of form con­ tinued as they fired 10 goals in two matches to go third. On Saturday, they ham­


mered Abbey Hey 4-1 at the Lyme Valley Stadium and then on Tuesday evening, the side from Stoke-on-Trent hit Ather­ ton Collieries for six. They


to perform on the park. The Blues’ reward for Saturday s


tumultuous 4-2 victory over Wim- borne Town in the FA Vase is a home tie against either Kent League Premier Division side Thamesmead or Rushall Olympic from the Midland Football Alliance League on Saturday, February


10th.The Shawbridge supremo has remained cautious about the


of the player at the time of going to press.


JAMIE WEBSTER


prospect of reaching the non-league showpiece final at Villa Park. But with only four games sepa­


rating them from a place in the final, Burgess admitted cup fever is


beginning to grip the town. He added: “I t ’s entirely in our


own hands now. “We rode our luck on Saturday,


they certainly had the better


chances during the game. “And when they scored in the 88th minute, I just thought, ‘that's


it’.“But I took off a defender and a midfielder and went 2-3-5 and just


went for it. “Somehow, Neil Spencer found


space in the box and scored in what was the 95th minutel “After that there was only one


team in it in extra -time and Lee Cryer managed to score in both


halves.”Clitheroe return to league action on Saturday when they entertain Newcastle Town, kick-off is 3 p.m -


ClilHeroe RUFC.......... 75 Montell Carrington....0 A HOST of records fell at Littlemoor as Clitheroe ran in 11 tries against an out­ classed Montell Carrington in this North Lancashire


First Division fixture. With the inclusion of Steve


Taylor in the back row to add some attacking flair and the


theseason. season.


handsome dividends as the team played with a freedom and power not seen so far this


His selection policy paid -


coming from six converted tries is testament to how well the


A first half total of 42 points ' „ . .


team performed. From the first whistle, the


Maroon and Golds took com­ mand and try number one came from Ralph Rigby, quick­ ly followed by Declan O’Duffy, Phil Parker, John Proctor and Roger Holmes who all crossed the line in fine style. Rigby grabbed his second


elusive running of Mick Stott at full-back, skipper Andrew Thornber was able to name perhaps his strongest line-up of


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victory over a useful-look­ ing North Ribblesdale. A firm pitch allowed the Cavaliers to play some open,


attacking rugby as they ran in five tries to the homesters soli­


tary effort. The opening score came


when head prop John Car- rysforth burst through some feeble tackling on the half-way line and showed a great turn of pace to outstrip the covering defence on a 50-yard dash to.


the line.A momentary lapse allowed the hosts to take a slender two- point lead with a converted try, but it was short-lived as the Cavaliers moved ahead with tries by Steven Greatorex and


centre Andrew Burrill. With Chris Bosonett con­


verting the Greatorex try, the Littlemoor second string had built up a comfortable 17-7


lead.The forwards, ably led by Tony Dubowski, were supply­ ing a stream of good posses­ sion, allowing the likes of Mike Evans, James Dickinson and Paddy McAlonan to cause havoc with some excellent run­


just before the half-time whis­ tle and with wingman Mal­ colm Heanan adding the extra points on each occasion, the


ning and handling. ■ Ralph Postlethwaite had a


victory was already assured. The second half saw much of


the same, the home side domi­ nating in almost all areas of play and scoring at regular


now go a point ahead of Clitheroe having played a


game more. In the only other match


to affect the top of the table, Salford City moved into pole position after thrashing Cheadle Town 7-


0 on Tuesday. Clitheroe’s Worthington


Challenge Trophy clash at Ramsbottom United was cancelled for the sixth time on Tuesday - the game was postponed at 7-20 p.m.l NORTH WEST COUNTIES’


FOOTBALL LEAGUE First Division P W D


Salford City..... 26 14 6


St Helens Town 20 14 4 Newcastle Town 22 13 4 Fleetwood F p t . 19 13 3 Clitheroe.......... 21 13 3 Prescot Cables. 18 12 3 Mosslcy............ 20 12 2 Curzon Ashton. 21 10 3 Ramsbotton Utd 16 10 1 Kidsgrove Ath.. 20 8 7 Rossendale Utd 16 9 3 Woodley Sports 22 9 3 Glossop N E ..... 22 8 3 Maine Road..... 22 8 2 Skelmersdale.... 21 6 5 Abbey Hey....... 20 7 1 NantwichTown 22 5 4


Flixton.............. 19 2 9 Atherton Colls. 20 4 3


Cheadle Town.. 22 2 5 Great Harwood 17 2 3 Leek CSOB...... 20 1 6


intervals.For the record, Rigby com­ pleted a fine hat-trick - his first for the club — while O’Duffy, Taylor, Stott and Heanan crashed over to make it a club record of 11 tries in one game. . With four more conversions,


great game in the second row— teaming up with veteran Nick Green. They both helped the locals put the game out of reach for the home side with Burrill notching two more


- Heanan, I. Fielding, D. Watson, P. Parker, D. O'Duffy, O. Jones, A. Thomber.M. Wilyman, J. Procter, S. Dowson, A. Rigby, A. Nuttall, R. Holmes, S. Tayloi.N. Hutchinson, D. Tattersall, B. Wilkinson. CUtheroe 2nds (v LitUeborough,


tries. Weekend Icnma Clitheroe (v Littleborough, away, meet 12-30 p.m.) M. Stott, M.


Heanan not only broke the goals in a match record, but his personal haul of 25 points also surpassed the previous best. To complete the record-


home, meet 1-15 p.m.) A. Bumll, C. Bosonnet, P. Carberry, J. Cwys-


breaking day the 75 points was easily the highest recorded in a competitive game. Club captain Thomber was


forth, J. Dickinson, C. Dodding,T. Dubowski, M. Evans, S. Greatorex, N. Green, S. Hall, S. Hemingway, E Isherwood, J. Marsden, P. Procter, B. Stansfield, M. Wardle, J. McAlo­ nan, R. Postlethwaite, V. Murray, C. Stott, B. Wood.


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obviously delighted by the team’s performance. He said: “It’s been a difficult


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season to date, but the players have never let their heads go


down.“The hard work put in at training by coach George Giles and his assistant Matt Nettle- ton is now beginning to pay


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dividends.” North Ribblesdale........ 7 Clitheroe Cavaliers.....29 THE Cavaliers recorded one of their best results of the season with a fine 29-7


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ent. One of the Hurst Green college's


Under 16 squad, Pierre Lafayeed


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try.He is currently playing a<, scrum- half in the college side, which is enjoying another very successful


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