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-PAGE 47 I Thursday, January 5th, 2005 with your sports team of Edward Lee, Chris Boden, Phil Simpson and Adrian Capstick


Harveys are the


cream of the crop


THE husband and wife By Adrian Capstick


WHAT do a Clitheroe school and Dutch football masters Ajax have in


'^'^S»mmon? Not a lot at first glance, but the


team that, launched the careers of world class players Johan Cruyff, Marco Van/Basten and-Dennis


. year; along with business partner, Tahir Khan.


. Following years of extensive research, they devised the Football Technical Development Matrix™ - •: an innovative technical coaching


. Bergkamp, and established the term “Total Football”: in the English Lan­ guage, have teamed up wth pioneer- ■ ing football coach Charlie Jackson - who just happens to be Moorland School’s Director of Football. Jackson, who is also Blackburn


■ Rovers’ Advanced Technical Skills Development coach, has recently returned from a fact-finding trip to the breeding ground of Dutch footr. ball, where his new, innovative tech-


g^ical coaching method has been well •received.


' Jackson, a pioneer in technical


football development, founded the Matrix Soccer Academy earlier this


New of vital cup clash By Adrian Capstick


DESPITE starting the New Year in defeat, Clitheroe manager Tommy Lawson feels his side is in a much more healthier position than in recent weeks ahead of tonight’s Lancashire FA Co-operative Chal­ lenge Trophy game at Burscough. . Experienced utility player Paul McNally has joined from .'Warring-


. ton 'Town, and centre back George Melling has returned from his two


^ month stint at Lancaster City to -bolster the defence.


• ’ ’


- McNally has been given clear- - ance to play in tonight’s game by


: the Lancashire PA, but unfortu­ nately Melling is cup-tied. Lawson expects a difficult game


against the UniBond Premier Divi­ sion side,- who famously knocked League 1 Gillingham out of the PA Cup in November.


. But, with the carrot of- a match- •SSp with Accrington Stanley in the - next round, Lawson explained just


: how much tonight’s match means: ; “You’d take the'rewards from cup ' ' games.over, league position at this


' stage every year. The stability, of'a. sriiall club like Clitheroe is the main thing, and cup games are our life blood.


“A quarter-final place in the Lan­


, very big second round game against Burscough first.” • The Blues have back to back cup games this week as they face Col-


i town next Saturday for a lea^e fix- '■ture..


,,:, Hopefully there will be more to


■ cheer after Monday’s 1-0 defeat to : Chorley, although Lawson thought his side deserved better: “Welve dominated possession and things haven’t gone for us in front of goal.” .


.. He believes that McNally and , : Melling will be good additions , though: “Paul McNally has done i t ' all and played at all the top clubs. His positional sense is excellent and " there is no questioning his ability.::,


cashire Cup may not be quite the same as the FA 'Trophy, but to play Accrington Stanley at home is a big deal and would attract a big gate. “But let’s not forget, we’ve got a


; for his experience and I ’m hoping , that it will rub off on the rest of the , lads.,-


-wyn Bay away in the Unibond : President’s Cup on Saturday, ahead of a return to the Welsh coastal


us as well, and we have a healthier squad than we’ve had over the past couple of weeks. George and Paul put us in good condition and Neil Reynolds is just two weeks away from returning from his cartilage clean up. • “Tony Evans had a little bit of a groin injury before Monday’s game, he was keen to play. At half-time he needed to come off but should be back tonight.”


“George Melling has returned to “He’s 36 and I’ve brought him in Sony Sale at Harry Garlick


long standing injuries: “Gareth' Evans has a rib injury and Chris ' Whittingham still has a niggling problem with his knee. . ' - .


- . However, Lawson still has h is -


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•• “Gary Jackson has arranged a: scan on his knee this week; though, - as he keeps breaking down;: . ■ “He would have been in a better'


position if it had been checked out before as it is clear that rest alone v will not cure it.


. .-“He needs to find out what the = fault is.” ■


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, methpd that: has nurtured arid devel- - oped ydung football talent locally,' •, many of whom have gone bri to some . of the top Premiership academies in -


• the North West.,' Ajax’s academy manager, John


Van Den Brom, welcomed the unique technical coaching pro­ gramme with open arms,- and paid' the greatest'compliment possible by' inviting them back to take the reins


,in the New Year. “They recb^ised and subscribed


to the vision of the Matrix and asked us back to share arid exchange '


■ coaching ideas and philosophies,” said Jackson.


. “Naturally we see this as a.major


coup not only for our soccer acade­ my, but also for development of


; youth football in this country.” Charlie, who was the skills devel­


opment coach at Manchester Unit­ ed for six years and currently coach­ es children at the' independent


• Clitheroe school, \vill get the oppor­ tunity to coach the 6 to 18-year-olds, whilst being shadowed by one-time Dutch Internationals of the likes of former. Old Trafford ace Arnold Muhren and ex-Nottingham Forest striker Bryan Roy. Further plans for the New Year


also include visits to other top Euro­ pean clubs to exariiine technical


coaching styles and methodologies; as well as the launch of the new Matrix Academy in the Blackburn area. Matrix is an independent soccer


coaching school and soccer academy designed to nurture and develop - technical football talent.


; ■ .


For further informiatio’fi please contact Tahir Khan (07973 528250)


or visit www.matrixsocceracade- my.com


Charlie .Tackson with Ajax academy manager John van den Brom. (s)


SPORTS DESK * - Edward Lee


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. Adrian Capstick


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■ teani of John and Maggie. Harvey - the indi-yidual winners of both the men’s and ladies’ turkey shoots- teamed up to win the fami­ ly fourball at 'Whalley Golf Club.;,:,, They scored a remark­ able betterball score of 27


. stableford points from nine holes. In the absence of num­ ber one son, Luke, in bed


. all over,Christmas with flu, and number three son, Jake,who was working,


■


Roger Mtham and number two son, Danny, both play­


ing off four handicap, scored a betterball of 30


- gross to amass 26 points ^ arid claim second place. : The club is indebted to


junior organiser Martin | Foulds forprgariising the ' competition and to the | very large number of ^ members who participated in the competition. As ever, after the event,


all competitors enjoyed an excellent meal supplied by club manager Julia Duffy and her staff.


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