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t 'l with your Advertiser and Times sports team of Chris Boden, Phil Simpson, Adrian Capstick and Edward Lee Committee planning for exciting times ahead By CHRIS BODEN


CLITHER0E Football Club “envisage no immediate progress” as they look to replace Dave Burgess as chairman. The club have issued a state­


ment following Burgess’ bomb­ shell last week.


■ They are patiently searching for a successor, and.wish to put in print their thanks for the job Burgess performed in his 18- month stint at the helm. The statement reads: “After a


meeting of the re-formed Clitheroe FC Executive Commit­ tee, the club wishes to record their appreciation of the efforts


of David Burgess in his;role as: chairman-:over -the >last&18 months." David ^waseajfeood ambassador for the clubyaiid-was relentless in improving ourpro-


file. “He also lifted fund-raising to


another dimension, attracting some of the,biggest names.in footbaUftthelikesofKevin^Kee-


gan, Graeme Souness and Stan Ternent - to Shawbridge" for


involvement at the club: “And the club are confident that he will


question and ariswer sessions in v.atdeast still be involved in fund- the clubhouse/and in the process € raising in some form.” > put several thousand pounds in' ■/,' It concluded: “No immediate the club coffers. -


progress on a new chairman is ■ “He certainly made a big envisaged. We wish to ensure


impact during his short reign.” that the right man is in place for And the statement hinted at what-we feel are exciting times Burgess’ ' possible :continued'5>ahead for Clitheroe FC.”


Boss commits future to Blues


• . . r v v > . •. • .• ,- By CHRIS BODEN


BLUES boss Lee Sculpher has committed his future to the club in the light of chairman Dave Burgess’ resignation last week. The commanding centre


back, who also worked pre­ viously under Burgess as assistant manager, and had a close relationship with him. But although Burgess


has now stepped down, Sculpher is eager to contin­ ue Clitheroe’s terrific start to the season and chase the holy grail of UniBond League football.. Sculpher said: “My posi­


tion at the club hasn’t changed. “Dave’s departure is a


sad loss, especially as I have worked so closely with him over the last four or five seasons. “But as I said, my posi­


tion, and my assistant Martin Eatough’s, remains the same. “We have 23 points from


10 games, which is a good start - something to build


on. “And we intend to carry


on in that vein.” On the heels of Burgess’


resignation, midfielder Neil Reynolds and winger Chris Whittingham also left the club to link up with former Blues man Paul Lynch, who took up the reins at UniBond League First


Sculpher is on the look­


out for new faces to bolster the squad, but he has been delighted with his players’ response: “The next couple of weeks we will be out and about looking for fresh blood. “But people like John-


Paul Fagan and Steve McDonald have the oppor­ tunity to stake their claim, and on Saturday and Tues­ day they put a very strong case forward. “They have done very


well.” The Blues face Abbey


Lee Sculpher


Division neighbours Rossendale United. Sculpher was disappoint­


ed to see the pair leave, and he said: “It was a massive blow to lose Neil and Chris. “People think I just


allowed them to leave, but I tried to keep them as best I could - you don’t want to lose players of their quality. “But it was their deci­


sion, and they wanted to play at a higher level. “We couldn’t do any­


thing about it. “I wanted them to stay


and be involved. “Chris was a regular, and


Neil was regaining his fit­ ness and probably would have been a regular in the coming months. “But players come and


go, and we have got to get on with it.”


Hey at Shawbridge on Sat­ urday, in a change from the scheduled clash with Glos- sop North End. Sculpher will be without


the unavailable Mark Stew­ art and Barrie Hart, while Stuart Todhunter is strug­ gling with a hamstring strain. Clitheroe then travel to


face promotion rivals Moss- ley on Tuesday night, look­ ing to avenge three defeats at their hands last season - including the Worthington Challenge Trophy Final. Meanwhile, Sculpher


looked back on Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw with Alsager: "It was a story of missed chances again. “We controlled most of


the game, but out final ball let us down at times, and their keeper made a couple of great saves. “They scored from one of only a couple of opportuni-


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are creating so many chances and not taking them -


finishing.” NORTHWEST COUNTIES FOOTBALL


LEAGUE First Division P W D L P


Clitheroe.........10 7 2 1 23 Stone Dominoes 10 7 0 3 21 Woodley Sports ..7 6 0 1 18 Newcastle Tnn .10 5 2 3 17 Mossley.............8 5 1 2 16 NantwichTn ....8 4 2 2 14 CongletonTn ...6 4 1 1 13 Salford City....... 7 4 1 2 13 CurzonAshton ..9 4 1 4 13 FleetwoodTn ...7 3 2 2 11 WarringtonTn ..6 3 1 2 10 Abbey Hey......... 9 3 1 5 10 St Helens Tn___8 2 3 3 9 Glossop NE . . . .10 8 0 7 9 Alsager Tn.........7 1 5 1 8 Atherton LR___8 2 2 4 8 R’bottom Utd .. .7 2 2 3 8 Trafford.............8 2 2 4 8 Bacup Borough . .7 2 1 4 7 Squires Gate . .. .8 2 0 6 6 Skel’dale Utd . . . .6 1 0 5 3 Atherton Coll ..10 0 3 7 3 Reserve Division P W D L P


Flixton.............. 5 4 1 0 13 Woodley Sports..5 4 1 0 13 Clitheroe ______5 4 0 1 12 Maine Road....... 5 3 0 2 9 Padiham ...........3 2 1 0 7 Glossop NG....... 6 2 1 3 7 Nelson...............5 1 2 2 5 Chadderton....... 5 1 1 3 4 Daisy Hill......... 6 1 1 4 4 Atherton LR ....4 0 1 3 i Ashton Town__ 5 0 1 4 i


it puts pressure on


the defence. “We have to improve our


Latest-Shawbridge action...


Clitheroe . . . . . . . . . . . .1 from Adam Gardner was Alsager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 headed down to Jackson by ' A LATE strike from substi- Neil Spencer, but Jackson’s


tute ’ Gary Jackson earned Clitheroe a draw as the Blues once again fought back from conceding thebpening goal. LeeSculpherhad the lux­


ury of fielding the same team that started Saturday's game, but the Blues were unable to match the result. Lee Cryer had Clitheroe’s best two chances in the open-


ties they had, but Gary i ingfew minutes. On five min- Jackson caused havoc when utes he got in behind the he came on, and he won us Alsager defence but shot a point. “But it is a worry that we


over, and then moments later saw his close-range header superbly saved by Powner. Midway through the first


half a quick free kick from Stuart Todhunter released Steve McDonald, but he was put under pressure from the Alsager defence and shot just over the bar. Alsager’s only real effort


on goal in the first half came from a free kick taken by Andy Kinsey, which was straight at Kris Richens. Clitheroe should have


taken the lead immediately after the restart. Cryer released McDon­


ald, who found himself through on goal. Somewhat surprisingly, instead of shooting at the goal he opted to play a square pass and Alsager were able to clear the danger. Andy Kinsey was a thorn


in Clitheroe’s side through­ out the second half. On 50 minutes Richens


saved from him with his feet and then was also alert to save neatly at his near post from the Alsager front man. It was no surprise that


Alsager’s goal came from the boot of Kinsey, when on 65 minutes he neatly volleyed home from a comer kick. Jackson came off the


bench as the Blues searched for an equaliser and could have scored a hat trick. On 80 minutes a cross


. shot went over the bar. He made amends, howev­


er, five minutes later, and lev­ elled the scores following a quickly-taken comer kick. John-Paul Fagan had


plenty of time to cross the ball into the area, and Jack- son seemed to have the whole of the six-yard box to himself to head home. Jackson could have stolen


all three points late on when he burst through on goal, but as he was forced wide, his shot was always rising over the crossbar. Clitheroe attacked for the


winner, and with just three playing in defence were near­ ly caught on the break as the clock ran down. Clitheroe.......................3


Stansfield, who beat the off­ side trap and rounded the keeper and slotted home. Having taken the lead,


Clitheroe began to domi­ nate, with Nick Ward in the Trafford goal quickly out to prevent Hart from capitalis­ ing on a good opportunity. Against the run of play,


the visitors equalised on 27 minutes as Gavin Salmon fired home an unstoppable shot past Kris Richens. It took less than five min­


utes for the Blues to respond, and they took the lead again on the half hour with Cryer again the provider. His pass found McDonald


on the right edge of the area, and with great skill and pre- ciaon, he lifted the ball over the advancing keeper to restore the advantage. Clitheroe went in at the


Trafford......................... 1 break still in front, although CLITHEROE ended a diffi- Richens had saved well from


cult week on a high with a superb victory on Saturday, producing one of their best performances of the season. Without Neil Reynolds


and Chris Whittingham, fringe players Stuart Tod­ hunter and Steve McDonald had a starting berth. And both players grab-


Paul Stansfield, was out­ standing in midfield, and McDonald capped his fine performance with a well- taken goal. The opening 20 minutes of


shot from the right go wide of the post for the visitors, and Barrie Hart, playing on the left wing, was Clitheroe’s main threat. The game’s first goal


the game were fairly even. , John Foster saw his cross­


arrived on 21 minutes, after a lovely passing move hand­ ed the Blues the lead. When the ball reached Lee


Cryer on the edge of the area, his neat pass played in


Salmon after the goalkeeper had scuffed his attempted clearance. The second period saw


Clitheroe play some neat, attractive football as they searched for the third goal. McDonald and Hart both


saw long-range efforts saved and the Blues seemed com­


bing their opportunity with ' fortable in defence. both hands. Todhunter, along with


The visitors nearly pulled


the scores level on 75 minutes when Mike Turner turned on the edge of the box and his shot was spilled by Richens. With the ball rolling agonisingly towards the net, and with attackers rushing in, Richens bravely


recovered to push the ball around the post. ' With the clock running


down, it seemed as if there wouldn’t be any addition to the scoreline, but in injury, time, the hosts scored from the spot. A free-kick from Adam Gardner was con­ trolled in the area by a defender with his upper arm, and Mark Stewart confi­ dently fired home.


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By ADRIAN CAPSTICK


SLALOMING his way to suc­ cess, Bill Latham has been crowned English and British Artificial Slope Junior One Champion. The Pendle Ski Club ace


turned in an outstanding perfor­ mance to beat many older and more experienced competitors to gain second place overall, and first place for his age group in the Welsh Cup in Llandudno. He then went on to display


Bill Latham


blistering form the following day to take third place and first for his age group in the champi­ onships.


That meant the title remains


in Lancashire, following club- mate David Ryding’s win in the same event last year. Twenty Pendle members


competed in the championships at the Great Orme Ski and Snowboard Slope in Llandudno. Joanna Ryding put in a fine


performance to finish fifth in the cup, taking first place for her age group. She then raced to eighth place


. the next day to finish third for her age in the championships. Also challenging for medals in


the cup were Samantha Whar­ ton, who finished fourth in the Junior Two category, plus David Ryding and Dan Wyatt


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who came fourth and fifth respectively in the Junior Two section. • Marcus Orrell and Hannah


Knowles both finished fourth in their respective Children One events. And Pendle Ski Club coaches


Colin Tee and Carl Ryding also got in on the act with medal­ winning performances of second and third respectively in the Men’s Masters.


A Females and Bill Latham skied for the England B Males. The competition produced an


afternoon of thrilling racing as all three teams took medals. Both the England A Male


and Female teams achieved gold, while the England B team were narrowly beaten into


bronze by Wales A. The British Championships


on Sunday also saw the remain­ ing Ribble Valley members chal-


The latter part of the Satur-' lenge for medals, with Carl Ryd


day event was occupied by the ing finishing third in the Mas- International Team Parallel Slalom Competition. David Ryding raced for the


England A Team Males, Joanna Ryding competed for England


ters for the second time in as many days. For the girls, Emma Wigman


finished fourth in the Junior One event, and Sarah Wharton


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came fifth in the Junior Two cate­ gory. David Ryding skied into


fourth, and Tom Kenny managed seventh in the boys’ Junior Two section. In the Children’s One grouping,


both Hannah Knowles and Mar­ cus Orrell finished fourth in their respective girls’ and boys’ heats.


It has undoubtedly been a very


successful summer season for Pen­ dle Ski Club racers, but, far from sitting back, they are in prepara­ tion for the winter competition that takes in both dry slopes and snow. Their first training camp abroad will be on the Pitztal Glacier in Austria during the October half-term week.


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