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Sculpher aims for giant-killing act
by Adrian Capstick
CLITHEROE chief Lee Sculpher is out to claim a
' ' UniBoind Premier Divi sion scalp when Wake- field-Emley ride into Shawbridge for Satiu-day's FA Cup First Qualifying Round fixtm-e. The visitors are sure to
be a tough te s t for the Blues, b u t a t the same time, a welcome change to the type of teams Clitheroe have faced in . the past. “Wakefield-Emley a t
home is a great draw against a side from the
-^Ic UniBond Premier and it gives us a big incentive to win as we want a scalp,” said Sculpher. “I t will be very differ
ent to how it's been in the past, as i t 's usually us that are scalped by lower opposition. “They're a very consis tent side who have been in
^ the Premier Division /quite a while, and for the past few years have fin ished regularly in the top five, so i t will be a stern challenge.” Recent fixtures at home,
/ / to Colwyn Bay and away to Rocester have seen the locals rocket up the table, as they have now gone five games unbeaten in
V •- the league and cup. But Tuesday night's
w goal-less draw against / Colwyn proved a hard- fought point, and Sculpher whole heartedly
we're not scoring goals as we had plenty of chances. “Whether we're just not
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finishing correctly, or if it is just our decision mak ing in the final third isn't good enough, I do not know, but we'll be looking to amend the matter for Saturday. “But we're s till only
DOUBT: Paul Stansfield
gave credit to Kris Richens, who pulled of an excellent penalty save. He said: “We're very
grateful to Kris Richens, he pulled off some great stops and he made some saves that we haven't seen for two seasons - so I'd say he's back to his best. “And if i t is Danny
Woodhead pressing Kris all the way to produce this kind of performance, then th a t is all well and good. “I felt that up until the
injury to the linesman, we were on top throughout the second half, we weath ered the storm when we needed to, and I could only see us going on to win the game. “But from the restart
they put us under pres sure, hit the bar twice and of course won a penalty th a t Kris did extremely well to keep out.” He added: “We s till need to ask ourselves why
three weeks into the sea son and the result is a draw, and a point's a point.” Turning his attention
to Gary Jackson, who has scored some important, and stunning, goals of late, he believes the young striker still has room for improvement. He said: “Without
being critical to Gary, his impact as a sub has been superb in recent games when he has come on in the second half, but he has to ask himself why he doesn't have the same gusto when he starts. “He has shown twice
now th a t he can score important goals when needed, but I'm sure he doesn't want to be labelled a super-sub.” Looking forward
towards Saturday's FA Cup First Qualifying Round, the Blues have several players who are touch and go as to whether they will feature or not. Lee Cryer is still doubt
ful, having been out of action for the last 12 days with a calf strain, Neil
Spencer limped out of last Saturday's game with a sprained toe, and has been told to rest, but could go against medical advice. And both Chris Whit-
tingham and Paul Stans field picked up knocks on Tuesday. But Sculpher believes
non of these injuries are serious and all four could yet play. Meanwhile, John Paul
Fagan is maintaining his match fitness on loan at Great Harwood but could be recalled as soon as Sat urday if these injuries take hold. And su b s titu te lines
man and a ll round Clitheroe club-man David Burgess has spoken out as to why he has had to step down as chairman. He stepped into the
breech on 'Tuesday night to fill the injured lines man's shoes and said after the game. “My hours with the
Lancashire Football Asso ciation mean th a t a con flict of interest has start ed to creep in and I can no longer do i t th e way I want to do i t - it's either all or nothing. “I think it's a very diffi
cult job to do, and a lot of people underestimate what's involved, but John Robinson feels th a t he is in a good position to take it on and I wish him well.” “Chairmen come and go, but the club lives on.”
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Thursday, September 16th, 2004 with your sports team of Edward Lee, Chris Boden, Phil Simpson and Adrian Capstick
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Chipping I celebrate _ a major
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milestone AS part of the club's spe cial 120th anniversary cel ebrations, Chipping Foot ball Club’s 1994 alumni will take on the current ride to help raise fimds for the club. The match is to be held
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on Sunday, September 26th at the playing fields in Chipping, kick off 12- 30 p.m. A pre-match squad
photo is to be taken a t the trad itio n a l Chipping venue for such things - St Bartholomew's Church steps - handily opposite the Sun Inn! All players p ast and a
present, whether partici- ™ paring or not, are asked to arrive early so they can change and be pho- tographed before kick-off. The photo will then be ^
available for sale to raise money for the club. A penalty competition
for children is to be held a t half-time for a small entry fee. Weather permitting,
other activities for chil dren will be available. The winning team is to
be presented with a pres tigious trophy after the game a t the Sun Inn, where food and drink will also be available. A raffle with a range of
prizes will be held, again in support of club funds. All players and sup
porters past and present, and village residents and families, are warmly invit- ^ ed to join in the fun on a big day for the club.
2 Valley hosts national event
COMPETITORS trav elled from far and wide to take p a r t in the annual Ribble Valley Biathlon, Triathlon and Tetrathlon on Sunday. And the national event
saw several local youngsters excel. Over 145 athletes took
part at Roefield and Rib- blesdale Pool to compete in the swimming, shooting, fencing and running con test. ■ Deputy Mayor Council
Young shooters take part in the Modern Pentathlon event in Clitheroe. (B120904/3b)
lor Mary Robinson was in attendance to present the various awards to the youngsters a t the Ribble
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Valley Borough Council sponsored-event. And commonwealth
British number one epee fencer-John Willis was the day's guest competitor, having travelled from Stock port to compete. In amongst the local ath
letes taking the honours was Sarah Vandewalle, who swept the board with the best averages to take first in the biathlon, triathlon and tetrathlon. She swam to victory in
fence with 19 wins and nine defeats, and ran in second in the 3,000m nm. Other success in the
water saw Rosemary Hughes record second in the Under 13s’ 100m freestyle, and Elizabeth Highton glide to first in the same Under 15s event. Best shoot went to local
the 200m freestyle in 2.18.08, battled her way into second place in the
Under 17 marksman Chris Waddington, with an exceptional score of 160 from 20 shots. While the best ladies’
effort came from Barbara Smith, with 76 in the 10 shot competition.
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■ In the run, Richard ™ Stones finished second in the 3,000m, as did James Crossley in the Under 17s’ 2,000m, just ahead of team mate Chris Waddington, ^4 who finished third. Sarah Vandewalle's sis- %
ter Katie also displayed ^ family form in finishing ^ the 3,000m in third.
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