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Clitheroe' -isa Rudgyard gj^ f3 Lee, Chris Boden, Phil Simpson and Adrian Capstick by Adrian Capstick
CLITHEROE manager Lee Sculpher had no excuses for his side's uncharacteristic 5-0 defeat a t the hands of Kendal Town on Tuesday night. The town team were
taken apart by their Cum brian UniBond First Divi sion opponents, as the defensive style of play that the Blues have come to rely on fell flat. And this, combined
with a lack of scoring suc cess th is season, only heightens the need for more goals. But Sculpher, despite
, being downcast about the game, believes th a t his side must stay positive and chalk this game down to experience. He said: “I don't think
we can play as poorly as th a t again and make as many individual mistakes. “We've had a bad week
to be honest, Saturday against Kidsgrove, and ■ Tuesday against Kendal, but these things happen and it's how we bounce
Lee Sculpher
back from it. “We can't sulk about
what's gone on, we've just got to get back out there, s ta r tin g this Saturday with the FA Cup Second Qualifying tie against Glasshoughton Welfare, and get on with the job at hand. “Then we can perhaps
look to the FA Carling Trophy next Friday when Kendal are back here.” He added: “Obviously we've not played well.
looks for right from his side
they've played well, they've finished their chances, and the couple of opportunities we had early on could have made
a difference if they'd gone in.
“But goals win games,
goals tu rn games and obviously the problem we've got at the moment is that we're not sticking it in the net.
“We can't keep relying
on keeping clean sheets, as sooner or later, as we saw on Tuesday, it's not going to happen.” The Blues had only con
ceded six goals in eight league games ahead of the match, and Sculpher said: “We did have the second best defensive record going into the Kendal game, but that said, certain players can't play well every single game of the season.” This is the total oppo
site to the situation Clitheroe found them selves in last season when goals weren't a problem, but striking options at Shawbridge have taken a knock in recent games.
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and Tuesday's encounter with Kendal did little to stem the problem.
Cryer picked up a recur rence of the calf injury in the game after already missing five of Clitheroe's first 11 games. And the Blues’ only reg
Unfortunately, Lee
ular goalscorer in Gary Jackson is also a concern, as he has now missed two games due to a neck injury he picked up a t Wakefield-Emley, and Neil Spencer still isn 't right after injuring his toe away at Rocester over two weeks ago.
Plus with several other
players also unavailable due to injury and work
commitments, Sculpher admits the side may be thin on the ground come Saturday.
He said: “Things aren't
looking good a t the moment, perhaps it's time now to bring some new faces into the club, but we'll have to see. “Lee Cryer's definitely
out for Saturday, Gary Jackson's doubtful, Neil
Spencer's very doubtful and Adam Gardner is also struggling. “Robbie Smith's cup
tied and Barrie Hart's unavailable due to work commitments, but Chris Whittingham will come back in, so it's a bit of a roll call a t training on Thursday to see who's available, and we'll take it from there.” But the search for a
man to plug the gap in the left of midfield may have been solved as Sculpher admits he has been track ing a Colne first team reg ular.
He said: “I've been in
contact with a left winger from Colne and I'll be talking to him again in a day or two, but it's one of them where you've got to sell the club to them and
ju s t hope th a t they'll join.” Clitheroe's next Uni-
Bond First Division fix ture is away at Chorley on
Tuesday, kick-off 7-45 p.m.
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4p,contact these individuals through the cliib.' iUternatiyely, they can be fciund atf the ground on
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day and will leave from the Bridge Inn at 11 a.m priced £6.','
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o- ' ^ y not leaire the'car at home and enjoy a drink ANDY ALSTON
READ Cricket Club p brated their hat-trick of Ribblesdale League titles - and a number of other honours - at their awards night on Friday.
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for club person of the year. The second eleven were also honoured on the
Woodhouse presented Warren Eastham with the Jack Harwood Cup for the best individual performance, and Mal colm Grainger was award ed the Worsley Trophy
player of the year shield, while the . Michael Georgeson Trophy for most outstanding Under 18s player went to Kyle- O'Connor. Club chairman Wilf
presented by Read Parish Council chairman Cyril Law, saw Terry Little take home the first eleven batting cup, and Peter Sleep presented with the bowling accolade. Little also scooped the
The individual awards,
Read celebrate glorious season in style at presentation evening
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sented with the Ribbles dale Youth League Under 15s Championship Tro phy, and then he picked up the Youth League's Knockout Cup. Driver was also named Under 15s player of the
captain Will Driver who lifted the most silverware on the night. First he was again pre
year, was won by Chris Holt. But it was Under 15s
honours, the most presti gious award of all, the Derek Birchall Trophy for junior player of the
batting and bowling shields for the third eleven were won by Kyle O'Connor and Mark Suthers respectively. In the junior section
night, as leading batsman William Driver was pre sented with the team's batting cup, while the sec ond eleven Peter Grainger Bowling Cup went to Frank Barden. And the equivalent
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THREE-PEAT: Read’s third successive league title
year by manager Malcolm presented, seeing the Had Grainger.
wth the presentation of the Under 11s Marshall Cup which was bestowed upon Max Howells.
Then the Under 13s play er of the vear troohies were
won the Under 15s Miles Tillotson fielding trophy. The evening had started
Team mate Chris Baron
wen Trophy go to Adam Lightbown, and the Ben ' Worsley Trophy awarded , to Elliot Artlnstoll.
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