DOUBLE DEFEAT FOR THE BLUES
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i-il [■III-.'''- II' -PAGE 70 _ Thursday, January 12lh, 2006 with your sports team of Edward Lee, Chris Boden, Phil Simpson and Adrian Capstick Chairman offers to step aside the air meeting at By Adrian Capstick If
CLITHEROE FC chairman John Robinson has offered his position at the club to anyone who would be
^^willing to take over. . . s Amid strong runiours of financial
irregularities at Shawbridge, Robin son h ^ said that he would be mlling to step aside if someone else thinks
. they can shoulder, the responsibility. ■ Re admits that the club have been
; slightly naive in their financial meth ods over the last 10 months, and that
- one trusted individual, who has now left the club, caught him unawares.. But he says that steps have been
taken since the beginning of Decem ber to rectify the matter, and that the club is far from financial ruin. , To explain further, a special gener-
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'-*al meeting has been called by con cerned supporters club members and ardent fans who want questions;;
, asked. Robinson has agreed to clear the ,
air on Thursday, January 19 th, and, if necessary, step down. . He said: “Someone else can take, over the job if they want to. If some one came in arid said they wanted it.
then they could have it. . “You could say I have been slight
ly naive to the job and been caught unawares. But until recently we only
_ had a small committee, four people or so doing their best in their spare
" time, and we struggled with the situ- -ation.^ ■ - . ;.
“That’s not the case now, we have
addressed the situation and now have a reasonable number of com mittee members to carry out checks, as well as a treasurer with an
. accounting background.” He added: “I t’s true that we don’t
have a lot of money and that it is a case of running the club froiri week to week, but it has always been like - that.'-. '.' ’ "
■ “We’ve always had riridugh to
cover our expenses. We are in the black and have enough money to pay
. player wages
for.the seasonjibut I . admit,'.without. the cup runs, we would have been in the red! . “Tommy (Lawson) is well aware:
of-what is going on, and we have ' assured him that his money is there to the end of the season.”
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■ • Robinson says th a t costs have increased at the club this year, wages have gone up in order to realistically
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<',PsEnfield .............0 - FIRST Division league : leaders Hurst Green con solidated their position as
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■ they returried to action in the East Lancashire Foot ball League, following a three week festive break.'
■ 'This away fixture to Enfield was switched to
is^the picturesque Smithy -Row ground due to fire
= damage : a t ; Hyndburn club’s ground,’arid Green r
manager.Neale-Brown
the last game, with Ian Barton and 'Vinny Wilkin-, son earning recalls to the - starting line up.' - In a match which-was ■
spoilt by fussy officials, Hurst Green dominated for large periods of trie ■ game without being able to turn their possession “ into goals. The locals produced a
good first half display in which Mark Young, twice, Simon Tipton arid Andy Waites, all; had; decent
. made two changes from : efforts,-before Wilkinson, gave the village side the
; lead with a back post- header following a corner.; . Hpvveyer, Hurst Green
seemed to lose their way in the second period in wlrich the
referee.became more important than the game itself.-
■? '. He was the only person •
on the ground'to see an infringement in the box when he disallowed; an Alan Goar goal,; arid yet missed a number of dan gerous fouls, which could havaled to serious injury.
Hurst Green still creat-
. rid arid 'missed .chances, • ■with the persistent Goar.
' hitting'the bar, before h e . finally;wrapped the gairie up in the last minute with a cool finish;
■ ■ After the game manager .
Brown and his assistant Hayhurst, expressed their.
’ satisfaction- at three valu-:,' able points arid a^^ clean ' sheet and will be hoping for the sariie result on Sat-: urday iri a crucial fixture . at
honie.to second placed ; Stacksteads.; .
compete in the UniBond League First Division, and now stand at £1,200 a week. £6,000 in cbach/travel fees is the :
next largest outlay, but according to the chairman, the club has been able to manage these costs. : Income from home games is the : foundation of the club’s finance and . Robinson states that the club ideally
. needs to turn over £1,400 a game with gates of 300 at a time to cover increased costs. The club have apparently managed
to do that so far this season, albeit with an average crowd of 229 over 16 hoirie games, but gate receipts aren’t the root of the problem. Rumours oif financial irregularities
at the club have been circulating since' before Christmas, but over the last two weeks speculation has escalated.
: Disgruntled fans have been voic-. ing their opinions on the club’s unof ficial website, asking for answers and pointing fingers at the alleged cause of
the.financial irregularities. Concerned fans can now discover
the.true extent of the current diffi-
“ culties by attending the special irieeting at Shawbridge, commencing r in the club house at 7 p.m.-
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RIBBLE Valley-based Cycle Racing Team, spon sored by local company Science in
Sport.com and Trek UK Cycles, are eager to make their presence felt in the National Cyclo Cross Championships in Birmingham this weekend. , The team has had four
riders in the top seven of the season-long National Trophy Series, which con sisted of five rounds at venues across the UK, including one event at Ast- ley Park in Chorley. ' And their riders are
among the favourites to mri a number of the titles up for grabs, including Senior National Champi on, Under 23 National Champion and the Overall Team Trophy. - - :
lenge for overall honours all finished high up in the round of the National Cri-
; terium Series in Clitheroe Town Centre last summer. Ian Wilkinson from
Burnley has represented Great Britain on a number of occasions. He appears to have timed his form just
.-right arid is a hot favourite for the National Senior Title. ■ ; ; t
; Ian is one of the most -
talented cyclists in the country, who is at home on' the tarmac as a road rider as he is on rough roads and tracks as a cyclo crosser or mountain biker.
’ . lari Bibby front Preston : ■ They will face fierce,-
competition from a num ber of well-known riders, namely Roger Hammond, - who rides for Lance Arm-'' strong’s Discovery Chan nel Team, and Olympic Mountain Bikers Liam Kileen and Oli Beckinsale. -;The three local riders who are expected to chal- i
is one of the top Under 23 riders in the country, is' currently a member of the GB Under ^
cycling acad
emy and has been identi- f fied as a potential 2012 Olympian. -; Although laris form has been inconsistent this sea son, he showed at Chorley what he' is capable of riy finishing! second place overall in the senior race. He; will definitelybe chal lenging for. Under 23 hon
ours this weekend, and may even spring a surprise with the senior riders and
'challenge for the senior title.
: Ian Field from Ashford in Kent is an adopted northerner, having moved to Preston 12 months ago to be closer to his elite teammates. Ian is also on the Under
23 GB cycling academy and also has his eyes on the London Olympics. Ian is hot favourite for
the U23, title having walked away
with.the National Series and is , expected to be a main * challenger to the senior i riders for the senior title. ' If all three riders per
form to their :potential,; then they should bring home the oyerall National Team prize to the Ribble ^ Valley. -
outto make
IAN Wilkinson of the . Cycle Racing Team, (s)
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