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Thursday, February 24th, 2005 with your sports team of Edward Lee, Chris Boden, Phil Simpson and Adrian Capstick 80^1 All to play for in cup derby by Edward Lee


AND so Blackburn Rovers and Burnley must play i t all over again before deciding who will have home advantage in


the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Leicester will be the


guests on the weekend of March 12th. And the outcome of the


fifth round East Lan­ cashire derby will be decided one way or anoth­ er on Tuesday when the replay takes place a t Ewood Park (8 p.m.). Honours ended even at


Turf Moor on Sunday. Blackburn had the bet­


ter chances in the goal-less draw, Burnley had more of the possession. 'Wiile much of the after­


MIDFIELD BATTLE: Robbie Savage and John Osier clash at Turf Moor


match talk was centred on three “fans” who encroached on to the pitch - one of whom has already been sent to prison for assaulting two police offi­ cers and squaring up to Brad Friedel and Robbie


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Big gate for the Blues?


by Adrian Capstick


SATURDAY’S match against AFC Telford is the game every­ one at Shawbridge has been waiting for since Clitheroe's visit to the former Conference side’s New Bucks Head in Octo­


ber. 2 That game saw Clitheroe emerge


-1 victors from a thronging crowd


of 1,426 fans. But that support isn't just limit­


ed to home games, as if the wintry weather subsides, 15D away fans are expected at the game - a spectacle that Paul Byron and his team are eagerly awaiting.


! The Blues boss said: “Hopefully ;


it'll be on, as all the lads are looking forward to it. There will be a good


; / few on, and there's no pressure on ' # i us as Telford are favourites to win. “They're probably the biggest


club outside the Conference, and no one will give us a chance. “I t was the same against Kendal


back in December when they were riding high, but we pulled it off.


riae “They've made a lot of changes over the p a s t few months and


Telford boss Bernard McNally has signed a lot of fresh players since Clitheroe played them in October.” The Shropshire side are on an


excellent run at the moment having gone seven games unbeaten, win­ ning th e ir last three matches to take up a solid position in the play­ off places. But despite this, and Clitheroe's


poor results of late, Byron has faith in his side to spring another sur­ prise. He said: “Telford have progres­


sively built up over the season and their confidence must have grown with the unbeaten run they've had recently. “But Clitheroe weren't expected


to win a t their place and came away with a 2-1 result, so there's no pressure on us - were're the under­ dogs, and i t’s against the big clubs that we seem to play our best. “The lads will just go out and


enjoy the day.” Meanwhile, Byron w a sn 't a t


Clitheroe's 1-0 defeat to Belper Town on Saturday due to a prior arrangement, but the 3-5-2 forma­ tion the Blues adopted is part of his search for more Eoals.


nitely be without skip­ per Andy Todd on Tues­ day, who is suspended after picking up a fifth booking in the original tie.


Burnley, whose build


up will have involved trips to Derby and Pre­ ston, will also be with­ out their skipper. Frank Sinclair limped out of the action on Sunday and will be out for at least another week with hamstring trouble. Tuesday promises to


ON THE MOVE: Andy Todd tracks Ian Moore


Savage - the game itself was fairly predictable. Both teams have been


short of goals this season, but both have solid enough defences. Morten Gamst Pedersen


has been in form for the Rovers recently. And he had three of the


best four chances for the Blues, two of which pro­ duced great saves'from Brian Jensen. Burnley’s most eye­


catching players of recent games have been Jean Louis Valois and John Oster. And so it proved again


on Sunday, but they could not deliver a telling punch when it really mattered, and Friedel didn’t get his gloves dirty until injury time approached and Mo Camara drilled in a low, hard shot. Now a replay looms. And if things carry on in


similar vein, so do penal­ ties. The game has to be


decided one way or anoth­ er on Tuesday night. Rovers have prepared


for the game with an enforced break. They were due to meet


Liverpool at the weekend but the Reds, have the small matter of a Carling Cup Final against Chelsea on Sunday. The Rovers will defi­


Ten out of ten Neil Reynolds He said: “When I left Bamber


Bridge last year, before I took up the Clitheroe job, I promised my wife a weekend away to Amsterdam which was booked in advance, but I believe Saturday's game was another tight affair. “We worked on the 3-5-2 forma­


tion in training as it can give us license to get forward. “I did i t at Brig and i t shook


everything up and turned things round - it's just all part of trying different things to get us more goals as defensively we're quite sound.” Looking to availability for Satur­


day, the Blues boss is thankful that Neil Reynolds will be available again, but he believes the inclusion of Bamber Bridge's Ceorge Curwin will only help to freshen things up. Ryan Parr should also be back


after missing out last week with an ankle injury, and now th a t Lee Cryer and Craig Sargeson have had a game together, Byron is hopeful that their sharpness in front of goal will return in time for Saturday. ■ Blues suffer another narrow


defeat - match report on page 78, leaeue table on pace 77.


for Hurst Green Oswaldlwislle St Mary's ......................1 Hurst Green.............................................4 SINCE Hurst Creen's last defeat against Rimington, the players have upped their game and been nothing short of magnifi­ cent. Ten consecutive wins is good by any­


locals, with a below standard pitch and freezing winds adding to the battle Oswaldtwistle put up in the first half. However, the Creen took the lead


Lancashire League F irs t Division, although teams around them do have games in hand. This fixture was a real test for the


body's standards, but the way this team have begun to play for each other is a real pleasure to watch. Victory keeps them top of the East


be a highly-charged affair full of emotion. They are already


proving to be the hottest tickets in town, especial­ ly as neither the BBC nor Sky have chosen to broadcast the game live. There is bound to be a


full house. And whoever wins will


really fancy their chances of making it to the semi-finals as they have home advantage against Championship stragglers Leicester.


Early goal sets


scene for victory Grassington Reserves..............................1 Grindlelon Reserves................................ .5 CRINDLETON Reserves started this game as they meant to go on by taking the lead within the first five minutes with well-taken goal from Ashley Bennett. The rest of the first half was fairly even


the locals were 2-0 up going into the half­ time break.


in this Devonshire Carpets Craven and District Football League League Second Division fixture, with chances falling to both sides. But through a scrappy Docherty goal,


■ •However, Crindleton's defence faltered


good footwork from Whaites resulted in him being brought down in the box, and a penalty being awarded for Mark Young to coolly slot home. • After the break Hurst Creen dominat­


ed with further goals from Whaites, and Young - his 34th of the season. With only eight games left, the locals are hoping to keep up this unbeaten run.


thanks to a good run from Alan Coar, who crossed for the impressive Andy Whaites to drill home. This lead was very quickly taken away due to an Ossy corner which was only half cleared to the edge of the box for the home side to finish well. Towards the end of the first half, some


straight from the kick-off in the second ' half and Crassington put themselves back ( in the match at 2-1. Docherty did ease the pressure though, 4


when, with half an hour remaining, he ^ rose well to head in a comer.


4 The introduction of Dave Burgess and ^


Danny Wood as substitutes increased the average Crindleton age considerably, but they soon rolled back the years to keep the locals on course for another deserved victory. Wood found the goal with a long shot


and Burgess nearly broke the net with a cracker.


Overall another excellent all round


team performance that sees Crindleton's M rise up the table continue.


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