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Boss Sculpher’s delight as cup conquerors are sunk


By PHIL SIMPSON


LAST season, Mossley held the mdian sign over Chtheroe. But Blues chief Lee Sculpher was


overjoyed at the fact their hoodoo had been well and truly buried m midweek.


. N He said: “That was a great win


for us, especially after they had opened the scoring. “The goal they scored took a


wicked deflection and went in - in fact, it wasn’t to dissimilar to the one they scored in the cup final last yearl “But after that, we knuckled


down and got back in the game, so credit to the lads for doing that. “Gary Jackson has had one of


best games in a Clitheroe shirt, and I was very pleased with the effort he’s put in. “We might have shown them a


bit too much respect for the open­ ing 20-25 minutes or so, but after th a t we got right back in and


played a lot better. They attacked us quite a lot in the second half, but our defence soaked that up without too much problem. “And then John Paul Fagan has


shown great character to step up and take the penalty, which for a young lad is superb.” The win could turn out to be a


massive psychological boost for the Blues,but Sculpher was adamant they hadn’t seen the last of Moss- ley, and a number of other sides in the division: “I t will have been a blow for them, because there’s a bit of a gap opening up between us


now. “I think they have lost two of


their last three home games, and I thought at the start of the season that they would have been one of our main challengers.


“And they still might be, but it is


going to be a lot tighter league this time around. “We have to be wary of teams like Woodley Sports, who won


again on Tuesday, and there are quite a number of other clubs that can contend. “At the end of the day, every


team in this league can beat any other team on its day - it’s just up to us to look after ourselves and be professional.” Many managers voice the same


opinion, that a good home recrod will go a long way towards a sus­ tained title fight. However, Clitheroe seem to rely


on their away record to do the busi­ ness. Sculpher said: “Our away record


has always been better than our home form. “When you are the away side, the


opposition come out at you more, and that suits us to hit them on the counter attack. “When we play at Shawbridge,


most teams come and sit back, and i t is hard for us to break them down. That’s what happened with Abbey Hey, we were launching balls


into the box, and the amount of' bodies they had back constantly, cleared the danger.” Meanwhile, the Blues have:


added another player to their ranks in the shape of former Fleetwood * star Stewart Parkinson. And Sculpher spoke about his


recent acquisition: “He played on Tuesday and really impressed me. ■: “He is very quick and tricky


winger, who is in the exact mould of Chris Whittingham. “I t was well publicised about the


players who left, and we’re slowly building the squad back up to com­ pete again. “Simon Gamer will be back from


injury, for Saturday, and Jason Jones will also be back in the squad. “But Barrie Hart went over on


his ankle last night and* unfortu­ nately, it looks pretty serious. “Neil Spencer is still out with his


hamstring, and Stuart Todhunter will also be missing at Warrington for the same reason.”


Bogey team put to sword by Mossley 1


C l i lh e ro e .............................. 2 CLITHEROE produced a superb team effort as they gained revenge on Mossley for three defeats a t their hands last season - including the Worthington Challenge Trophy Final. The scoreline was reversed


from th a t night a t Gigg Lane, and the game was much more entertaining. As has been the norm this


season, the Blues once again did the hard way, falling behind to an early goal before storming back to take maximum points against one of their biggest promotipn rivals. Clitheroe had already suf­


fered an early blow on three minutes when Barrie Hart was stretchered off, and worse followed seven minutes later when Mossley took the lead. . Rob Matthews - as he did


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in the cup final - tried his luck from long range and his shot took' a wicked deflec­ tion, which looped over Kris Richens. Russell Clark had come on


for Hart, and along with his fellow defenders, Adam Gardner, Lee Sculpher and Andy Cowking they ensured


that Mossley’s pacy attack was kept out for the remain­ der of the game. Clitheroe pulled level on 23


minutes with a stunning strike from Gary Jackson. A neat run from new sign­


ing Stewart Parkinson saw him play the ball into Jack- son on the edge of the area. There appeared to be no


danger to Mossley as the ball rolled towards the striker, but his superb first-time shot from th e edge of the area flew into the top left hand corner of the goal. Clitheroe were almost


caught cold from the restart, and Richens had to be alert to save from Alan Bailey at the expense of a corner. More danger followed from


the set piece when Tony Coyne put his header wide. Mossley’s speed on the


break was a th re a t to Clitheroe all night, but the visitors’ defence and midfield hassled and harried them, giving them no time to'settle. On the stroke of half time


Jackson thou ght he had given Clitheroe the lead when he found himself behind the Mossley re a r ­ guard. He took the ball round the goalkeeper but his shot


towards the goalmouth was cleared by M a t ty Taylor, who had got back well. Mossley started the sec­


ond half brightly and Bailey saw his near post shot come back off the woodwork on 50 minutes. Ndjebayi in the Mossley


goal then made two great saves to deny Clitheroe a goal. First he was quickly off his line to deny Jackson, and then somehow managed to keep out a scorching shot from Parkinson seconds later. Mossley wasted several


chances in front of goal as efforts went either wide or over, and when Clitheroe’s resolute defence was breached, Richens saved well for the Blues. Lee Cryer fired a stunning


first time shot just over, and Ndjebayi again saved well from Jackson as Clitheroe sensed the possibility of win­ ning the game. The a ll-im p o rtan t goal


came on 78 minutes, when Neil Spencer played a neat ball into Jackson. The striker took the ball


into the area and as he went past his marker was pulled down. John Paul Fagan had no h esitation in tak ing the


penalty kick and provided a cool finish from the spot. . With time running out for


Mossley, they put Clitheroe under severe pressure. They th o u g h t th ey had


equalised when Bailey lifted the ball over Richens, but as it bounced towards the net, Cowking produced a superb overhead clearance to con­ tain the danger. Clitheroe hung on for the


remaining few minutes to secure a very important and well-deserved victory.. C l i th e ro e ............................. .1 Abbey H e y ........................... 1 A DISAPPOINTING per­ formance from an under­ strength Clitheroe side saw the Blues record their second successive draw agains t opposition they would hope to beat. With several players


unavailable, Lee Sculpher was forced to shuffle his sfiuad, and went into the game playing three a t the back and three up front as the home side attempted to improve their recent poor run in front of goal. A dour game saw neither


side create many opportuni­ ties, but Clitheroe could still have taken all three points with a more clinical perfor­


mance in the final third of thefield. All th e f irs t half action


was condensed into the final four minutes of the period. On 41 minutes Abbey


Hey’s Dennis Quandjanian b u rs t into the area and attempted to take the ball round Sculpher. The Clitheroe defender


appeared to get a. touch bn the ball as the striker theatri­ cally wentto ground, -f The • liheSman, was ' Well


placed, b u t 'su rp r is in g ly raised his flag to signal the penalty and Quandjanian quickly recovered to slot the penalty home off the post. The lead only lasted for


two minutes, a long-range effort from Johii Paul Fagan providing an immediate response; Prior to the, goals, the


action had been limited. Paul Stansfield once again


orchestrated Clitheroe from midfield, arid he created two good chances for the home side. On 27. minutes, neat link


up play between him and Adam Gardner saw Stans­ field surge into the penalty box, but as he atteinpted to


line up his shot, Abbey Hey were able to clear the danger.


Doubles results Iron Woman


TH E Bar-be-Quick Flo o d l it Doubles competition a t Rib- blesdale Wanderers Bowling


Club continued over the week. Play takes place from Monday


to Thursday each week, with two more weeks remaining, with one pair per night qualifying for the finals day on Saturday, October 25th. There are still vacancies to play


at £10 per pair, and to enter, con­ ta c t Michael Britcliffe a t 162


Chatburn Road, Clitheroe (01200 424328) or Chris Snape (424979). Last Wednesday’s qualifiers


were Keith and Daniel Moore from Silsden, while Accrington duo Dave Bond and . Colin Crompton progressed on Thurs­ day. On Monday, Steve Brown and


Chris Welsby of Warrington won through, and Tuesday n ig h t’s winners were S tu a r t Gall and Glynn Dodd of Great Harwood.


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Julie Pym (left) is pictured on the rostrum with her silver meidalat.the .World Biathlon Championships (s)


LOCAL Biathlete Julie Pym is celebrating after.grabbing:a;5| superb silver medal in the World Biathlon Championships inT;'/* Monte Carlo.


‘ The event, which was attended by Prince Albert of Monaco,


saw “Iron Woman” Pym go one better than last year’s terrific'/ii effort, when she endeavoured to pick up a bronze in Bonnj-Ger-:;:? many. And against 12 other athletes from as far,afield as Australia’s i


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behind first place, and her British teammate, in a time of'-lO?:.. minutes 16 seconds.


The biathlon took in a 1,000m run, followed immediately by a ■


. 100m swim in the Mediterranean, before a further 1,000m run. And Pym, who also competes for Clitheroe Dolphins, will be iV ; looking to go one better still in 12 months time, when the event ;; >


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field again led by example. This time his strong run


resulted in the ball being pulled back for Gary Jack- son, but the final shot was blocked. With the poss ibility of


tak in g a p o in t from the league leaders, Abbey Hey were happy to keep hold of what they had. They organised a superb


off-side trap, which, with the help of a ’generous linesman, broke up many of Clitheroe’s attacks. Stansfield appeared to


have a strong penalty appeal turned down when he was fouled inside the area, follow­ ing good play from substitute Lee Lysons, but the referee wasn’t interested. I t could have been worse


for Clitheroe when in the dying minutes Kris Richens made a great double save, and from the rebound Hay- der Troy b u t p u t th e ball wide with th e goal a t his mercy. The largest league crowd


of the season at Shawbridge, just over 250, will have been disappointed to see two points dropped, as Clitheroe


hung on to top spot in the league.


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Reserves earn deserved win


Ashto n Town R e se rv e s ...........0 Clitheroe Reserves .... .. . .3 A HARD-WORKING display against Ashton earned the Blues three vital points. A firs t half brace from Glen


Ainsworth arid a Danny Potts header in the second half proved enough to win the game. The game’s early exchanges


were a little scrappy, with a lively Ashton making i t hard for the Blues to get hold of the ball. But a clever free-kick routine


from Danny Craig played in Mar­ tin Fletcher to gift Ainsworth with his first, and he added a sec­ ond before half-time. Tom Benfield and Lee Lysons


combined well to send Ainsworth through, who produced a superb finish to the move. The second half saw a deter­ mined effort from the hosts, but


the Blues’ defence kept them at bay before Lysons earned a.free- kick th a t Fletcher hit With pace for Danny Potts to nod past the hapless Town keeper to secure an excellent win. Second team manager Lee


Boyer said: “We thoroughly deserved to win, the effort and discipline was superb and we proved very good value. , “We have some tough games


coming and we want to keep the pressure on.”


' Fletcher will be unavailable for


the near future after going travel­ ling, and Boyer added: “Losing Martin Fletcher for a few months will be a big miss, and hopefully, on his return, we will be at the top of the tree.” On Saturday, Clitheroe enter­


ta in Flixton second s tr in g a t Shawbridge, kick-off 3 p.m.


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The club have confirmed that' Jones, is stiUcurrently .under con-.- ............


.future.’, ’« H The club’stated .that


r>breachirighiscontract^fev^ ^ Vy^This follows. " ■ -1 •• •


YH'i Last season’s player of the year h‘asrefused.to train with.the.club, and also failed td tum 'up on Saturday when he was selected in th e ; squad for the game a t hpmeto’Abbey Hey.;)


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s<play.Vf*xf^;i:.;iet;i; ( (Wi'.The club have soiight'guidance’f rom: the^Football* Association on ^


However.the club arehopeful thatithiswill not signal the,begiri-J , ning of the end for Clitheroe anddones.) .’; ii'1


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. ?: Both the committee and manager. Lee Sculpher want the players ,to stayattheclub.and, there is no doubt.that his talents wouldben-j


.■efit the team a t this current m om en t^ ! ,'


«¥®,The club state that they have not received rniyapproachfrom any.t J i:


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