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-PAGE 71 Thursday, September 21 st, 2006 with your sports team of Edward Lee, Chris Boden, Phil Simpsioh and Adrian Capst ick


Stammers named full-time boss


By Adrian Capstick


CLITHEROE FC beUeve they have found their man to take the team forward. New manager Chris


Stammers signed an 18- month contract at Shaw- bridge on Tuesday, and hopes to add much-needed stability to the club. The Blues have had four


assistant, but he hopes to have him on board for Sat­ urday's tr ip to Alsager Town: "I’ve spoken to the lad I want to bring in. He’s someone I met on a coach­ ing course who I have a lot of respect for, he’s worked with a lot of academies and is from the Yorkshire side of things. “So again we’ve got two


managers in the last three seasons and not one has completed a full UniBond term, but the former Burscough assistant boss aims to banish the past and reward the club's faith in the future. Stammers said: “To me


lads who can bring players in from both counties. "At the end of the day


it's a privilege to be given the job, there’s been a huge backing by the club, the board, Carl and Bob, and especially the supporters, who have been fantastic not just for me but for the players. “To be given an 18-


' players. As the season goes on, the so-called better players will have clubs from higher leagues come in for them, so we have to make sure that if they go, we have cover. "There is a list of names,


we want to try and keep it local, but my main aim this year is to get promo­ tion and have the best


month contract is a special thing as they are commit­ ting to me as much as I am committed to them, and hopefully the results will now move forward from what has happened in the past. “As far as I’m concerned


OM the doited line: Chris Stammers signs his contract, watched by vice chairman Bob Kay and chairman Carl Garner.


ahead. “I look at last season


now, i t ’s a fresh face, a young face, that's starting a future at a new club and hopefully I can take them on." Promoted from his act­


ing role, the Morecambe Academy coach revealed his ambitions: “I don’t think you can look that far


where certain things hap­ pened and they finished mid-table, and all I want to do, as I told the lads from day one, is to finish a place above what they did last year. "But the way they are


th a t we don’t.h a v e a reserve side for match fit­ ness and to bring young players on, but we'll address that at the start of next season. "I've got plans, as when


"The hardest thing is


playing, I think they can reach the play-offs. “There’s a will to win,


Jack seals final win •


A BLISTERING century from Jack Dewhurst helped Ribble Valley Under 13s win the Lancahire District Cup Final at Chatbum Road. Playing local rivals Hyndburn, the


seen and wanted, that is ready and waiting if people move on." Looking ahead to Satur­


day and then the eagerly- awaited return of former manager Tommy Lawson with Skelmersdale United on Tuesday (kick-off 7-45 p.m. at Shawbridge), the Blues will have a couple of players missing through suspension. Jaspn Jones misses


there’s a belief that they can do it, and the confi­ dence going through their minds is something else.


you have worked with teams like Burscough and seen the youth develop­ ment put in place there to produce first team players, i t would be great to see that here at Clitheroe." Stammers is still in the process of lining up his


locals lost the toss and were put into bat, but Gary Knight of Longridge and Rib- blesdale’s Joe Hopkins concentrating well against the new ball attack, before, with the score on 22 in the 10th over, Hopkins went for a second run and was run-out. Dewhurst of Clitheroe joined Knight,


Hyndburn, and Ribblesdale’s Andy Hutchins struck in his first over, going on to take 1-8 in four overs. Max Howells then saw off Wolfenden


It was always going to be a tall order for


with a wonder ball - a superb yorker that no-one would have had an answer to.# Jamie Gale came into the attack and


and they continued to be patient, and Metcalfe nearly claimed the wicket of Dewhurst when he should have been


stumped. Hyndbum were to rue this mistake as


Alsager, as does Simon Gamer whp is out Tuesday too. James Dean is also likely to miss United. Ben Stanford and


the batsmen took control, both reaching their 50s, and this was the signal for Dewhurst to up the pace. Dewhurst hit six sixes and was pepper­


Yakoob Khan are fit to return though, and goal­ keeper Peter Collinge has re-signed.


struck injmediately, taking the edge, with James Taylor of Whalley taking the catch at deep gully. After his first speU, Gale had taken 1-4 off four overs. Mick d a rk e n got in on the act. taking


1-7 off four overs. There was then a run out, and Hynd­


bum were in dire straights at 46-6. They began to make inroads into the


ing the adjoining Bowling Green, while Knight played a superb supporting role until he fell for an excellent 57. Dewhurst then fell, caught in the deep


target, before Gale returned, to finish with 3-15 off his eight overs. Howells came back to take the last


TITLE JOY FOR LOCALS


-PAGE 69


wicket, and Ribble Valley were deserved winners by 60 runs. The side, pictured above (s), will now


having hit a magnificent 119 off only 80 deliveries, but the Valley closed on an impressive 206-4 off their 40 overs.


look to win the Merit Cup Final at Whal­ ley on Sunday against Salford, and finish off what has.been.a superb campaign. Wickets are pitched at noon.


Stylish Blues’ sponsor boost


STYLE and performance on the pitch will now be matched on the sidelines at Clitheroe FC. The Blues held a spon­


nV U ^ ^ aX sT ST iie rsm n ^ ^ c m and Oarrcll A \^ in i l ic n ew iS T


sorship deal recently, and the winners, A and R Plant Hire and The Barbers Shop, got their respective names on the club’s track- suit and polo shirts for the next two years, while James Alpe purchased training tops which will have his company name


emblazoned on them for the same period. Blues vice chairman and


commercial manager Bob Kay said: “We offered companies the chance to have their names on the tracksuits and polo shirts for as little as £25. In return for that you got a ticket in the draw plus three match tickets, while £50 got you two tickets in the draw and six match tickets and £100 got you


four draw tickets and one season ticket. “Not too many compa­


nies took us up on the offer, which was quite disappoint­ ing considering last season Rossendale did something similar, and only offered the season ticket deal, and over 80 local companies took part. “Congratulations go to


the winners, and a huge thank you to all who took part, and also to James Alpe


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for buying the training tops. “Castle Cement continue


to be our main sponsors for at least the next two sea­ sons, and. I ’d like to say a big thank you to all who continue to contribute to the club in any way.”


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