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Burgess forced to quit!


CLITHEROE chairman Dave Burgess has been


; forced to relinquish the role. And Blues boss Lee


Sculpher admits his depar­ ture is a body blow after the ^ant strides made at Shaw-


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has had to step down due to conflicting interests with his job at the Lancashire PA, and Sculpher praised his contribution to the cause. Burgess has been reserve


. team boss, first team man­ ager and chairman, and played his part in luring the


■ likes of Kevin Keegan, Graeme Souness and Stan


- Tement to the club for big fund-raising evenings - while the club are playing in the UniBond League for the


, first time in their history. Sculpher said: “I ’ve


known David for over 10 years, and i t ’s a massive blow for the club. “I got on very well with .


David when he was in charge of the first team and I was assistant, and then he became chairman. I t ’s a huge loss, because he was a friend to the players as well - a very likeable person. “Obviously John Robin­


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son’s stepped in, and we’re hoping he carries on the good work, rather than the club resting on their laurels, which I’m sure we won’t do, because we can’t afford to if we want to move forward. “But I can’t thank Dave


: Burgess enough for what ; he’s done for myself in the three seasons I’ve been man­ aging the side. “I’m sure John Robinson


will do a good job for myself and the players as well.” Sculpher hopes the club


can continue to progress - and urged the town to get down to Shawbridge and sample the atmosphere He was disappointed with


a gate of 299 for Tuesday’s 3-1 win over Chorley, and said: “Looking at Tuesday’s gate, I think the club will wonder why there were only around 300 on, when they would have expected 4/500, but we need to promote the club as much as possible, and get more people through the gate. “It showed against Chor­


ley that it can be thrilling and very tense. “As I’ve said since I took


over, we’re never a team to make it easy - if there’s a difficult wav. we’ll find it!”


READ celebrate winning a third successive A quirk in th e fixtures threw Read up And they won by eight wickets to add to Veka Ribblesdale League title in dramatic against Settle, their only rivals for the title, for their 2002 and 2003 titles. style.


the last game. Full story on page 62. (T060904/2e) Sculpher praises keeper by Chris Boden


CLITHEROE keeper Danny Woodhead has handed Blues boss Lee Sculpher a selection headache. Local lad Woodhead came in for


' at Rocester. But if we pick some­ thing up on Saturday, we’ll be in a comfortable mid-table position, and that’s something to build on. “We all have aspirations of where


the injined Kris Richens for the 3-1 win over Chorley at Shawbridge on Tuesday night. Woodhead is expected to retain


the number one jersey for the trip to Rocester on Saturday, and Sculpher admits he has given him a little dilemma: “Kiris has a hand injury, but Danny has given me a nice problem anyway. “All credit to Danny - he goaled


. “robbed” on Tuesday, and breathed a sigh of relief after the 3-1 success: “I ’d have been delighted with a point at half-time, to be honest. “I’ve got to say that was robbery. “For the majority of the game


Danny Woodhead


magnificently in pre-season and he - was suspended for the start of the season, so it made my job easy, or I would have had a real dilemma. “But he showed against Chorley


he is a competent goalkeeper and capable of playing at this level. “That performance will do him


the world of good. He’s a local lad, and he’s said to me for the last six months that all he wants to do is play for Clitheroa “He put himself against a keeper


he has goaled for us for four years, and been one of the best around. “But I hope Danny takes heart


from his performance, and no doubt he will play on Saturday.” And Sculpher also hopes Lee


ing the physio again tonight, and I’m hopeful he’ll be declared fit. “But Neil Spencer worked hard


against Chorley, as have Gary Jack- son and Glyn Barker, so we do have a few options up there, although Lee is our main talisman, and you want him out there.” The dramatic victory over Chor­


ley gave the Blues seven points from their first five games in the Uni- Bpnd League First Division. And Sculpher is pleased with the


start ahead of the trip to Uttoxeten “We go there with a lot of confi­ dence - the buzz of winning a local derby, on the back of Saturday’s cup win as well. “We’d struggled for goals, and


Cryer will be available to lead the line: “I ’m hopeful Lee may just about be fit for Saturday. “He’s eot a tieht calf, but he’s see-


we should be, but it is going to be a difficult season for us, and i t’s a learning curva” Sculpher admitted Chorley were


enough, an 18-year-old just picking the ball up and pushing away sea­ soned players. “He showed unbelievable compo­


one in your favour. “You can’t praise Graham Price


sing, to keep his nerve at such a cru­ cial stage was immense and Gary Jackson’s goal was a tremendous fin­ ish. “I t was a great ball from Neil


they gave us a footballing lesson, but the one big plus from our point of view is that we did dig in and withstood a constant barrage “We got a fabulous start, but,


Spencer, and it just summed our night up, because they had just had three corners on the trot, and we caught them on the break. “Gaiy made a magnificent diago­


although it sounds silly, sometimes you can score too early - it can make you a bit complacent. “It urged Chorley on, and they


nal run crossfield and finished it superbly - although he’s not known for his deft touch, he usually gives it a whack!” Sculpher himself made a key


bossed the game for 40 minutes after that. “But we battled away in the sec­


ond half, and I can’t say we. deserved the three points, but we’ll take them.” The Blues snatched a late advan­


now have nine in two games, which is normally the case with us — it’s like waiting for a bus! “I’ve no doubt it will be difficult


tage when the Chorley left back clattered Chris Whittingham with a forearm in the box, before Gary Jackson’s magnificent goal sealed the points, and Sculpher said: “Chorley will talk about the penalty decision, but from my point of view. I’ve had them given against me for similar incidents, so it’s Eood to get


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intervention, densring Matty Woods what looked a certain goal at 1-1, and he looked back: “It was a few minutes before we got the penalty, and as soon as it dropped to him, I thought ‘Oh no’, but I just threw myself at it and managed to get a block on it. “On another day he would have


Thursday? September 9th, 2004 with your sports team of Edward Lee, Chris Boden, Phil Simpson arid Adrian Capstick Bctisford Rocxi. Clllheme. BB7 SLA


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Back in training PRE-SEASON training ^ commences this week for


all Clitheroe Badminton Club players.


The club will have two


teams in the First Divi­ sion, one team in the Third Division, one team in the Fourth and a new team in the Sixth Division of the Mid-Lancs League. The A and B teams


train at Roefield on Tues­ day between 8 and 10 p.m., the C and D teams practice on Wednesdays at the same time and venue, plus there is an open ses­ sion on Thursday, at Moorland School between 8 and 10 p.m. The club is looking for


new members, and anyone interested should attend one of the training sessions or contact Tony Bush (425405). League matches com­


mence on Tuesday, September 21st, when the A team take on the B I team.


Snooker meeting THE annual meeting of 0 1 the Clitheroe and District Snooker League takes i place on Thursday, September 23rd. The meeting takes place


a t the Catholic Social Club, starting at 8 p.m.


Annual meeting THE Craven and Pendle Pool League Winter League annual general meeting will be held at the White Bull, Gisburn on Tuesday, September 21st. Any team interested in


entering is asked to con­ tact Peter (07708 370222) or to attend the meeting. At least one representa­ tive is required per team.


Darts date BUDDING darts players have been handed the opportunity to throw their ^ I way to glory in a local tournament. The Red Pump in o |


Bashall Eaves is to stage a Singles Knockout event, a I and is open to anyone. The entry fee is £5, with a I


70% of the takings going * to the winner. The remain­ ing 30% will be awarded to the runner-up. The first round matches


got his shot away and it would have deflected oft my shin and got in the net, so Lady Luck shone on us there.” • Clitheroe will now play Colwyn


. Bay at home on Tuesday, instead of Warrington Town, who are in Coun­ ty Cup action. There is no fresh date set for the Warrineton clash.


will be the best of three | legs, with the remaining roimdsdedded accordingly.' Anyone interested is


asked to come down to the '*^^1 firs t night a t the Red ^ 1 Pump on Sunday.


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