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Blues unite for the cause


Shepshed Dynamo. . . .5 Clitheroe . . . . . . . . . . . 0 C O N S I D E R I N G Clitheroe had only seven first team players available to them less than 20 hours prior to kick-off, it wais a triumph in itself that the Blues contested this fix- tureatall.


. / . There was always going


to be the threat that some -■ players would vote with their feet following Tommy Lawson’s dis­ missal last week.


' But whereas some did


the honourable thing and made their feelings known at training last Tuesday night, others led caretaker


- boss Mark Smitheringale down the garden path until the 11th hour. ■ Paul McNally, Tony


Evans and Ian Kearney left after training, with the latter two recalled by Southport and immediate-


(«;_ ly sent out on loan to Rad- cliffe Borough, despite being cup-tied for the UnL Bond Premier side on Sat- : urday. But Adam Birchall,


Tom Hardwick, Paul Rogers and the recent signings from Leigh RMI all left it late on Friday night, via text message, to . put Clitheroe in the pic­ ture, having again agreed to play on ly the night before. And on Sunday, two of


'■S' them, Paul Lewis and


break down the left deliv­ ered a ball intb the middle, evaded Parr and Andrew Charlesworth, and saw the central midfielder rifle low past Collinge. Two minutes later it was


Adam Girdlestone, signed for Fleetwood Town. This left Clitheroe in a


predicament, but thanks to the help of former Clitheroe manager Eric Whalley, now chairman at Accrington Stanley, the Blues were able to sign a Stanley reserve on loan in time for Saturday. And through discu^ions


with Bill Stell. Clitheroe’s reserve team manager, five more players were drafted in to give the Blues a fight­ ing chance. Ryan Parr and Owen


Roberts were among the seven first teamers already lined up, with Fleetwood and Kendal Town agreeing to let the pair return in time for the trip to Leices­ tershire.


; So, in contrast, the


result was almost irrele­ vant. Clitheroe started confi­


dently enough, but once Shepshed found the back of the net on 20 minutes it was all downhill as a game of football for the Blues, although the moral victo­ ry was evident at full time. Shepshed’s Duncan O’Brien scored first after a


2-0 when the Blues defence was caught again by strik­ er Andy Bourne. The second half saw


more of the same. Shaun Hughes had made way for fellow reserve team player Wayne Duxbury in the f irs t half, and Duxbury had the Blues’ best oppor­ tunity of the game when h is 65th minute shot dipped just over the bar. Prior to this though, Dar­


ryl Thomas netted a third just after the break, and a one-two between Thomas and-Chris Gray ripped the Clitheroe defence apart to makeit4-0. Then, with six minutes


remaining, substitute Gra­ ham Purdy made it five.- At the end, despite the


result, the 20 fans or so that travelled displayed their pride in the players that turned out, and their gratitude to all those that got Clitheroe through this tough time. Clitheroe: Collinge,


Charlesworth, Roberts, Parr, Priestley (Tomlin­ son), Stansfield (c). Green, Reynolds , . Sargeson, Hughes (Duxbury, Caton), Garner. - ADRIAN CAPSTICK


Lions slip up against rivals


Bradley............................3 Clitheroe Lions ...........0 CLITHEROE Lions’ Craven and District First Division title hopes took a severe dent on Saturday as


■ , fellow chasers Bradley took the points. The game ' started


brightly for- the locals as they begun to pass the ball • nicely on a bobbly pitch. ' Gaughan was superb in the centre of the midfield


: and was awarded the man- of-the-match alongside captain James Clegg who worked tirelessly. It'was Gaughan who


. had the first clear opportu­ nity with a short range glancing header.


•'ll' Conti also had an effort with an outstretched foot from a fine whipped cross from fellow- winger Callaghan, who was a


major threat during the opening 45 minutes. The Lions went into the


break full of confidence after a good half. Things changed in the


second half as Pinard and Holden struggled uphill, and couldn’t break the


■ high defensive line. For most of the game


the Lions’ defence was put under severe pressure, with,the two lively for­ wards causing problems for centre halves Day and Clegg, and within a five- minute spell, the home side were 2-0 up. Pickup cleared another


opportunity, but they soon found themselves 3-0. down. -Clitheroe keeper


Mashiter was under cpn- stant pressure in-a boggy goalmouth but kept the'


score respectable with good aerial takes in the diminishing light. The Lions had a couple


more chances through Pinard and Conti, and, despite gambling with cen­ tre halves Day and Clegg up front, they couldn’t penetrate the defence. At times the match


broke out into violence, with one incident involv­ ing around 15 players. The Lions are now


reliant on other games . going their way in a hope to gain promotion to the Craven and District Pre­ mier League


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Rimington through after Coulter treble


Rimington ......................6 in Coulter finishing in Barrowford..................... 1 style to claim his hat-trick RIMINGTON progressed to make it 5-1.


safely through to the next round of the East Lan­ cashire President’s Cup but Barrowford made them work hard for it. The home side opened


the scoring on 11 minutes when O’Neill raced, down the left before cutting in and lifting the ball oyer the on-rushing keeper. Barrowford equalised


within minutes as a Law- son header was hammered into the top corner from outside the area, giving Kershaw no chance. Sayle restored the lead


when he thundered in a header from O’Neill’s cor­ ner. Rimington upped the


pace in the second half and went 3-1 ahead with Coul­ ter’s headed finish. . As the pitch cut up, the


home side seemed to get better and several chances went begging before Coulter grabbed his second follow­ ing a goalmouth scramble. Walker, Maclean and


Braithwaite entered the fray and a move down the left involving Walker, Pen-: man and O’Neill resulted


DOG Inn's hopes of main­ taining their 100% winning


their match against Commercial: Old Boys at Wilson’s was post­ poned due to a waterlogged pitch. ■


run in 2006 were frustrated when Maclean and Braith­


waite combined well down the right .before the man­ ager’s incisive pass found Mankowski, whose shot on the run was well saved by the keeper, but Penman was well positioned to force the ball home. The manager was


pleased with his side’s per­ formance, avoiding this potential banana skin and also being able to try one or two players in different positions. Saturday sees a trip to


Padiham in the league. Rimington Reserves . .4


late equaliser to earn a share of the spoils in an eight-goal thriller. The locals tarted this game with the new forma-


for tha t goal, and it arrived on 15 minutes. A pin-point ball by


■Blackledge saw Carter net the first goal of the game. Burnley equalised


though when Brown scored a spectacular own goal, intercepting a cross to put the ball in his own net. Burnley then took the


lead through a blatant penalty, with Anderson seeing the ball bounce off the post onto his back and into the net. And it was Burnley’s


lucky day when they grabbed a third at the start of the second half as a mix-up between Brown


BGSOB Reserves ------- 4 and McClean left the Old RIMINGTON snatched a Boys’ striker free to score. Rimington fought back


though, and man-of-the- match McClean volleyed home a parried free kick. And Carter levelled the


-tion of 3-4-1-2, as manag- ■ er Carter 'decided to change a few things follow­ ing defeat to Settle the week before.


. The formation had the


desired effect as Burnley didn’t know which'man to pick up, and with the extra , man Rimington pushed


■ With th ep itch resembling a


. swimming pool, referee Mick Raf­ ferty's decision was a simple one,/ and most of the Budweiser Boys were back home by the time of the intended kick-off.-


scores at 3-3 with a fantas­ tic drive to set up an end- to-end affair. ■ Burnley took the lead


when an unmarked striker slipped home a scrappy goal, but with five minutes to go, Rimington’s luck finally returned as Dins- dale headed home.


Manager Simon Kerins was-


philosophical: "This is so frustrat­ ing, but there is nothing that we can do to change the situation. , “The match will be played at a later date and we still have the;


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Lloyd on target to J earn point


Waddington................... 3 / Embsay. . . . . . . . . . . . -J ' WADDINGTON gained a ^ valuable league point cour- _ tesy of this draw against ^ Embsay. In an e v en ly -con te s ted ^


game, Waddington took the lead after 20 minutes ^ when Dean scored with a half volley from.close ^ range following good pres- ^ sure play from Lloyd. . Embsay drew level on


the half hour when Holden was harshly adjudged to have slapped the face of an Embsay player, and the visitors were awarded a penalty from which they scored to leave the game level at the interval. • Waddington again to ok ,


the lead on the hour when Lloyd scored from the penalty spot after having been fouled in the penalty area. ^ The v is ito rs . were allowed to draw level once


. again 10 minutes later when the Waddington defenders were slow to react to a quickly-taken corner which allowed the Embsay centre forward to head home, completely unchallenged.


With only seven minutes


left to play, Embsay took the lead with a carbon copy qf their second goal, when a few of the home defenders again went to ( sleep at a crucial period in the game. During the last few min­


utes, Waddington threw caution to the wind and pushed forward relentless­ ly, and had two good chances to equalise when


■ Lloyd’s shot struck the crossbar and a shot from Backhouse narrowly went wide. With only two minutes,


plus injury time, remain­ ing, Waddington scored their third goal when Lloyd was played through from midfield to beat the keeper from close range. , There was a visible


improvement in the team’s performance from the pre­ vious week, however, the Waddington players need to stay switched on when


, facing dead ball situations and not allow the opposing players to win balls com­ pletely unchallenged. J Waddington face anoth- .


er s t i f f te s tw h en th ey * entertain high-flying Bronte Wanderers at home - this Saturday, kick-off 2 p.m. ■ All players to meet at ;


the Waddington pavilion at 1 p.m.


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chance to take three points from j it. It is just a nuisance that, at a time when we are looking to over- ( haul the sides above us, we lose ground to teams that manage to ■ play and win on these days." ■


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Second string


beaten


Wigan Thirds . . . . . . . 3 1 Clitheroe Cavaliers . . .3 IT was evident in


, Clitheroe’s defeat a t Wigan that they must: improve both their score threat and defending at set pieces to be able to progress in this league. In a frustrating battle


with second-placed Wigan, the town’s second team missed plenty of opportu­ nities to score vital points. The game started with


good forward play from the Cavaliers. Quick rucking moved


them forward, which gave the backs a chance to see the line. A kick to the cor­ ner by Andy King was pursued by the speedy James Dickinson, only to be bundled into touch short of the line. Aggressive running by


Bill Thatcher from the base of the loose was fol­ lowed by a high tackle that gave him a bloodied nose. The Cavaliers were


awarded a penalty which Thatcher put over to take their only points.' Wigan realised they had


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a game on their hands, and solid forward play gave them the territory they needed.- ■ They were continually


diving over the ball, which impeded Clitheroe from gaining their rightful pos­ session.-, • • Eventually, frustrated


Clitheroe scrum half Dave Tattersall took the law into his own hands, raking the illegal Wigan pack, only to be given 10 mim utes in the sin bin. Wigan took full advan­


tage and scored two quick tries, taking the half-time score to 14-3- The second half was a


mirror image of the first, with both packs fighting for the ball. Wigan’s big number


eight ran 22 metres from the base of the scrum to score under the posts. Two more tries followed


from Wigan in the closing stages and gave them a 31- 3 victory.


' It was a game in which


the Cavaliers should and could have performed bet­ ter - basic skills were lack­ ing, losing the ball when going into conta c t and missed tackles gave the game to Wigan. - The Cavaliers .travel to


Bolton on Saturday, and they need to do better if they want to ■win. - ■ ■


- They have the ability, ;


the question is whether or not they can produce it. Clitheroe’s first team


had no game but are look­ ing forward to a key league match on Saturday, a t home to Ashton-;Under- Lyne, kick-off 2-30 p.m.


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Longridge Town...........1 Chipping . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 CHIPPING were denied all three points by a late equaliser at near neigh­ bours Longridge .Town on Saturday. Chipping began strong­


ly and looked to press Lon­ gridge mth a front three of Steve Proctor, man-of-the- match Joe Melling and Mark Fordham. Fordham had the first


Scuderi launches coachim


IT was good to dust the cobwebs away as Ribblesdale Wanderers new professional Joe Scuderi met his team-mates for the first practice ses-- sion of 2006 last Wednesday. As well as coaching senior players,


the former Nelson and Colne paid man, who has played international-. ly for Italy and also played for Lan­ cashire, 'will be involved with youth


Duo bag a brace


ReadsloneVld Under 9s .5 Clitheroe Wolves..........0 TWO goals apiece from Adam Heyes and Aiden Ratcliffe secured victory over Clitheroe Wolves at th e weekend, before Bradley Docherty com­ pleted the rout with a fifth strike. ’This was a well-deserved-


■victory from a disciplined team that saw Daniel Ash­ ton named man-of-the- match. Readslone Uld Under 12s Yellow...............................2 Todmorden Borough . .1 THIS proved to be a close encounter for Readstone, which could have gone either way in the end. Lloyd Standen scored


United’s only goal of the game, and Tyler Suderick was named man-of-the- match.’ • THE Hyndburn Boys’ League will meet on Thursday, February 16th at Rishton Conservative Club, starting at 7-30pm. All trophies can be returned at this meeting. ,


. Meanwhile, the Lan­ cashire Football Associa­ t ion Under 14s Inter League Cup Final between the Hyndburn Boys League and Bolton Boys Federation will be played on Wednesday, February 22nd a t the Lancashire FA’s ground in Leyland, kick-off 7 p.m.


coaching, nurturing the talent of junior prospects at the club. -Any juniors who would.like to join


Ribblesdale for the new season, whether they are interested in Under 11s, Under 13s, Under 15s or Under 18s cricket th is season, should contac t Mick Britcliffe (01200 424328). Members are asked not to forget


abou t the c lub’s annual general meeting which will be held in the clubhouse on Tuesday, February 28th. Any items for business should be


sent to the club secretary, Russell Menzies, at 33 Spa Garth, Clitheroe, BB71JD. Scuderi (second from left) is pic­ tured at the first training session, (s)'


Dolphins’ thrilling win


CLITHEROE-Dolphins opened the North Lancashire Swim League 2006 Sea­ son in fine style with a thrilling win at the seaside. The team started on the backfoot with


late substitutions, with two nine-year- olds making early debuts in Under 12 events and a supporter swdmming for a friend who was taken ill at the venue! T\yo senior swimmers were also swim­


ming for the first time, gi'ving the team an unfamiliar look. And with Dave Kenny also making his


coaching debut for the team, no one dared to think of ■victory. A season of consolidation perhaps? Not


a bit of it! , In a very t igh t four-way conte st ,


Clitheroe’s swimmers were lying in third place, going into the final phase, trailing leaders Chorley by 13 points and hosts


Newton Hall Blackpool by just six points. This was the Dolphins’ moment with


six wins in the last 12, but one event took the team to a comfortable second place and a win in the last event would eclipse the leaders Chorley. -- To their positions went the club’s six


chosen freestylers, and they pulled off a famous ■victory to top Division Two for the first time since 1991. The final scores were Clitheroe 134,


Chorley 132, Newton Hall Blackpool 124, Lancaster 109. There were individual \vins in the jun­


ior boys’ two-length freestyle, butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke, junior girls’ two-length breaststroke, ladies’ ppen two- length butterfly and men’s open two- length butterfly, with relay wins in the junior boys’ freestyle and medley, inter boys’ freestyle and freestyle cannon.


Bm i ' r - l l s


chance of the game, but saw his header flash over the bar from a Melling cor­ ner. Chipping took the lead


midway through the first half through the cultured right boot of Melling, who curled a 25-yard free kick over the wall and past the flailing goalkeeper. A disgraceful and poten­


tially dangerous tackle in the middle of the park saw P ete Marsden go down injured and, incredibly, the referee took no action a gainst the'- culprit, although ,' thankfully, Marsden was okay after extensive treatment. Shortly after it took a


very smart save from Rich Ireland to maintain the


■ lead, as Longridge mount­ ed a rare first half attack. Chipping would have had another clear chance but for the referee who award­ ed a very dubious off-side w ith Melling clean through, despite the lines­ man’s flag staying down. The second half began


in much the same way, with Chipping playing some decent football. ,. Some superb skill from Proctor saw him ghost pa s t a number of chal­ lenges, and, as he prepared


to shoot, he was crudely chopped down inside the box. To everyone’s amaze­


ment, the referee waved play on, denying Chipping a definiteqjenalty. However, Longridge did


not learn from this let off a s th ey did concede a penalty shortly after. A great turn from Proc­


tor again saw him pulled to the ground, and this time the referee could not turn a blind eye and 1^ awarded the penalty. Unfortunately, Proctor


saw the resultant spot kick superbly saved by the keeper. The keeper was called


into action again shortly after as Melling sliced open the Longridge defence once more, stand­ ing up well to produce a good block. It looked inevitable that


Chipping would seal the win with a second goal but, to their credit, Lon­ gridge battled to the end and managed an equaliser in the dying minutes. A lucky break in the


Chipping box fell kindly to the fe et of the lethal Daniel Parkinson, and he finished clinically to send the home fans into rap­ ture. This was a dogged per­


formance from both teams on a very difficult pitch, and all players can take significant pride from a well-played derby match. Chipping will now con-


tinue preparation for their ■visit to Eccleston and Hes- kin in the cup quarter-finals next month with a home game to Royal Garrison on Saturday (kick-off 2 p.m.).


Super car is top prize


GET out your driver for this year's annual Lan­ cashire Partnership Against Crime Charity Golf Day and you could drive off with this superb new Honda Jazz car.


- The c a r ls on offer for anyone who gets a hole-in- one on a nominated par-3


' a t the popular annual event, which is this year, being sponsored by Greenacre Honda of Clitheroe and Blackburn. . The event, being held


for the f ir s t time at Clitheroe Golf Club, is on Friday, July 28th, and businesses from across the county will take part in a


18-hole competition for teams of four. There will be morning


and afternoon starting times, w ith refreshments on arrival, comprehensive lunch at the golf club and a complimentary welcome pack. - The day ■will be followed


by a prize presentation evening dinner at the club, with entertainment from the popular comedian Mike King. There will be prizes for


the top scoring three, teams in the competition, including the Greenacre Challenge Cup for the overall winners. ■


The cost for a team


including the competition, lunch and presentation din­ ner is £275 plus VAT, and all the proceeds from the day ■will be used to support community safety projects designed at making Lan­ cashire a better and safer place to live and work. For further details con­


ta c t Julie Parkinson (01772 412372) or visit the LANPAC website at www.lanpac.co.uk/golf.php Tony 'Wood; Local Busi- _


ness User for Greenacre Honda of Clitheroe, is pic­ tured with the Honda Jazz car that could be won at the LANPAC golf day. (s)


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