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CLITHEROE manag- er Lee Sculpher is over­ joyed that Jason Jones has decided to rejoin the team from Chorley. The midfield playmaker


has proved an important figure in Chorley's start to the season as captain, so it comes as a major coup th a t Sculpher has man­ aged to recapture him. And as the Blues boss


has been packing his mid- field full of attack-minded players in recent games it is quite fitting that Jones on his way back. Sculpher said: “I'm


delighted th a t Jason is returning to us as I never wanted him to leave in the first place. “He's a quality player


and I'm hoping that when he comes back he will give us something that little bit different in midfield, he's good with the ball at his feet and he's got an eye for


■ goal. “You need a midfielder


, to be chipping in with goals all season rather than relying on your for­ wards. “And Jason will be part


of that three man central midfield who will bring goals to the side.” However Jones is not


. the only player to come into the squad this week as Sculpher has also signed a new central defender from Great Harwood in Ryan


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Parr - a player he has been tracking for some time. “I've tried to sign Ryan


on numerous occasions,” said Sculpher. “He'll come into the


squad and depending on how he performs and trains with us we will see how many games he will play as there is competi­ tion for places.” He added: “Ryan has


shown in the past with Great Harwood that he is a good strong defender and he needs a fresh challenge and we're hopeful that he can come in and do a good job for us like Russell Clark and Chris Nestor have done. “But with the suspen­


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sions and injuries that we have at the moment it is a bit of a free-for-all and if they come in and perform then they are guaranteed to wear the shirt.” Those injuries and sus­


pensions see Chris Whit- tingham continue his ban tor Saturday's home game against Willenhall Town, Stuart Boddy is definitely out with a hand injury, and both Chris Nestor ( in ju red . toot) and Sculpher will be having treatment for injuries sus­ tained against Telford. Stuart Todhunter is also


unavailable but Barrie Hart is available and John Paul Fagan will return. Schulpher said: “John


Paul showed on Saturday what a versatile player he is as he did a great job for us in defence on Saturday, he's very adaptable and will give 100 percent in any position and you need players like that. I think he was delighted


at being able to play and wasn't particularly unnerved to play at left


delight


back which is a credit to him.” But Lee Cryer is still an


ongoing concern with his calf injury while the search for another striker won't come to fruition until at least the beginning of November. But after two goals


apiece in two games from Steve McDonald and reju­ venated striker Neil Spencer, Sculpher believes the need for new blood is no longer urgent. He said: “I've gone on


record in the past that I personally believe tha t Steve McDonald is the best finisher at the club. “He is one of a select


number of players who likes to run at people and get his shots away. “By his own admission


he wasn't fit all last season but this year he's done a full pre-season, found his feet a t this level and I'm delighted for him.” He added: “The lone


striking role is starting to work for us. “In a way it confuses


the opposition because most sides tend to line up with four at the back, and, as a defender myself, you like someone to mark and when there's no one there you tend to feel lonely. “I think Neil Spencer


has had two tremendous games holding it up for us, he's brought people into play, such as McDonald, and I'm right in thinking


that the Woodley equalis­ er came from Neil when he knocked a 40-yard ball across field to McDonald. “And with Steve


McDonald and Gavin Cooper looking to join in we're now getting more players forward then when we played 4-4-2.” But despite this new


found sight of goal the Blues boss still believes that the root of his side’s success lies in defence. He said: “I still believe


th a t if we defend well enough throughout the season as a team then we will get the results. , “We know the main


objective is to score goals but I'd rather mn 1-0 than 5-4 as it shows a more dis­ ciplined performance. “Opportunities are now


coming along and we're taking them, but it does disappoint me when we get the opportunity to work the keeper and we miss the target. “That said, to go away


from home and score two goals at both Telford and Woodley, you've got to be delighted.” Speaking about Satur­


day's opponents, Sculpher said: “Willenhall are new to the league like us, they're mid-table and are three or four points ahead of us going into the game, but there is nothing to fear just like there wasn't in any of the other teams we have already played.”


Will Tattersall (s) Will’s county call


CLITHEROE Royal Grammar School’s Will Tattersall has been select­ ed for the Lancashire Under 18s’ October rugby tour to Ulster. He will face Ulster XV


in Derry on the 26th, and Ulster a t Belfast on the 27th. The team, made up of


players from schools and clubs from the local region, have already won two


■pmes this season by beat­ ing North Wales 28-17, and Cumbria 25-3. Will plays at either full


back or fly half, and was on the score sheet with a try against North Wales. He also regularly turns


out for CRGS, and plays senior


rugby with


Clitheroe RUFC, as well as being a member of Pre­


ston Grasshoppers’ Colts side. He was in action on Sat­


urday a t stand off as Clitheroe ran riot, winning 53-7 at Rochdale A. Clitheroe had to reshuf­


fle resources, and it was the turn of Ralph Rigby to don the skipper's arm- band for the first time. Up front there was a


welcome return to the senior XV for Ben Graves, in a new position of loose head prop. This


freed Roger


Holmes to return to the loose forwards, with Richie Edmundson mov­ ing up to the second row. There was a new combi­


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nation in the back line as well, Nathan Peel starting at scrum half for the first time, and Tattersall replaced him at stand off. After an emotional and


stirring call to arms from the new cantain. Clitheroe


started the game at a relentless pace, and only briefly slowed down at all. The Rochdale team


were blowing hard after 20 minutes, and by the mid point of the second half, were on their knees. Only a raft of late sub­


stitutions, and perhaps Clitheroe slipping into cruise control, stopped a total annihilation. The pack were solid in


the set piece without being totally convincing, but still were able to relentless­ ly chum out good quality balls for the speedy backs. And with such open


space, they had a field day, well marshalled by a mature performance from Tattersall. It was, however, in the


loose that the Littlemoor men really shone, control­ ling the breakdown areas with ease and producing some brilliant continuity to out-flank a bewildered defence time and again. For the record, Clitheroe


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Hacking, Tatersall, Graves, Rigby, Pete @ Smith, James Podevyn and Peel (2), who also kicked the goals. With one more friendly


this Saturday at Little- moor against North Rib- blesdale, kick-off 3 p.m.. before the ne.xt set of league fixtures, perfor- ^ mances like these give the selectors some interesting food for thought.


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