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56 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, September 13th, 2007 CLITHEROE didn’t fare well as the Super­


league Darts season got underway. The men lost 6-4 to St Annes, and the ladies


went down 5-3 to Haydock. The men’s winners were Rick Jones (3-1,


average 56.03), Harry Pilkington (3-2,65.97), Jimmy Hargreaves (3-2, 67.97) and man-of- the-match Graham Crabtree (3-1,68.11). The ladies’ winners were Bev Brunker (2-1,


34.30), Louise Proctor (2-0,30.06) and player- of-the-match Lindsay Astin (2-1,41.97).


KfSr out on a -p i By Adrian Capstick By Adrian Capstick


rjf>r- MICHAEL Bisping wants a rematch after his latest Ultimate Fighting Championship show­ down ended in controversial circumstances on Saturday.


The Count was granted victory over Ameri­


can opponent Matt Hamill by the narrowest of split decisions at the 02 Arena in London on Saturday.


-' The five-minute, three-round UFC 75 fight,


went the full distance, and saw Bisping lose the first round by consensus from the three judges,’ but win the last two by a decision of two to one. It’s the first time Bisping has had to’rely


upon an outside decision, having successfully submitted or ko’d his opponents in his 14 previ­ ous cage fights. The decision hasn’t been popular with the


global following the sport commands, and Bisp- ing is more than happy to set the record


E straight: “I want a rematch as, in my view, he won the first round, and I won round two and three. Some of the fans aren’t happy with the result and feel the decision was controversial. “I don’t like to win that, no one does if that’s


what people think. I’m not scared of Matt Hamill and I’d be happy to do it all again.” He enjoyed the challenge of going the full


distance though, something he feels can only help him develop as a fighter. Bisping added: “In my previous fights I’ve


finished them all in the time frame, and that can’t always happen. “It’s important that I learn how to go all the


way. I’m glad as it makes me more mature as a fighter. You have to do it and I’ve learned a


... lot.” !i»'. Michael Bisping The fact Bisping remains undefeated


is his trump card. Having won 15 fights, including four in the UFC Octagon, is rare in the world of cage fighting. Talk of his next fight, and a possible rematch, has already started, but he has­ n’t heard anything concrete yet. Bisping said: “I was looking at the


Daily Star and they’ve got the rematch down for New Years Eve. They must have better contacts at the UFC than me because I haven’t been told yet, but I’ll be looking to get another fight in before the end of the year. “Whether that will be against Hamill or another fighter, I haven’t heard, but it


. will most definitely be in the States.” Bisping now has his own official web­


site, www.bisping.tv. Updated weekly, the site covers everything associated with the Clitheroe cage fighter.


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Langho Juniors Under.12s . . . . . . 0 LANGHO suffered the ultimate humiliation in losing heavily to their local rivals at the weekend. The first -quarter, was, evenly,


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Furness...............................27 Clitheroe RUFC.................. 8 THE opening fixture of the campaign was a tale of two halves for the Littlemoor outfit. The lack of any meaningful warm-up games had left the


over by half-time as they trailed 22-3, with only a penalty to show from their efforts. At least in the second half


they managed to get out of first gear. Some more purposeful driving play from the pack saw a protracted series of line-outs near the Furness line. A well-worked line-out move


mi t>: frustrated Blues NEIL Reynolds was sick-


. ened at the sight of the lights going out over Shaw- bridge on Tuesday night. Clitheroe’s start to the


season has been slow, with just one point from the first five league games. But a first half perform­


ance against FC United had seen a return to form, until a burnt fuse compounded the co-manager’s frustra­ tion. Partial floodlight failure


was the result, and at 1-1, with less than 60 minutes played and a ground full of travelling fans, the referee had no other option than to abandon the game. Reynolds said: “Our sea­


son hadn’t started until Tuesday night.’ Everything was going too well, and we definitely warranted some­ thing out of the game. “It was the first time this


season we’ve been able to play proper football, and there were loads of posi­ tives, but when your luck’s not in, your luck’s not in. “We changed it around,


left Will Exton out, Gary Stopforth out and moved a couple of players to the bench. I t ’s good for the squad that players are hav­ ing to compete hard for a place.” A rematch will mean


another trip for the large following of FC United, but Reynolds makes it clear that Clitheroe had nothing to gain from the failure. He said: "There is talk of


A tale of two halves


saw Ralph Rigby on hand for the touchdown, after being dragged over the line by the pack. Furness grabbed another try


in the second period as well, but to put a positive spin on things, the fact that the second 40 min-


players short on match practice.. utes ended up a draw shows This encounter was all but there is material to work on. The pick of the back line were


Alex Hough and Dan Smith, while up front, lock Ed Thorn- ber made a good return after a season out injured, and debu­ tant Adam Penny didn't let any­ one down. A tough assignment awaits on


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making a small donation to FC United’s Ground Devel­ opment Fund, or perhaps


. offering the rematch at a reduced price, but that is up to the committee to decide. “From a financial point


of view, it is not nice to think that someone would pull the plug to make money out of the situation as I heard some suggesting on Tuesday night.” “That’s certainly not the


case, we’re above that and it would never happen. Three points are more important to us on the pitch than the money.” However, despite this dis­


appointment, the perform­ ance has boosted the side for Saturday’s FA Cup trip to Chorley Nissan Victory Park, and Reynolds’ fellow player-manager has been a contributing factor. Reynolds added: “We’re


going to take those 60 min­ utes in to Saturday at Chor­ ley. “Tuesday night’s side all


warrant a shot to start. Expectations are now raised, it’s a local derby and FA Cup game, and the lads can’t wait to get back in training and out on Satur­ day, but it’s going to be dif­ ficult. “Pete Smith has been


beating himself up about, whether to play himself or not, but I think we are a better side when he does. At 42 years of age he was thinking he was too old to start, but it doesn’t matter how old you are if you can offer what he can. “He certainly gives us


something fresh and he brings the best out of Craig Sargeson on the other wing. “Those two and Joel


Byrom were the best three players on the pitch. I t ’s something we had when Lennie Reid played last sea­ son and we’ve missed that.” Peter Collinge hip injury


and bruising to ribs and kidneys in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at Newcastle Blue Star will see him side lined for a few weeks, so James Mann will continue in goal. Exton is also likely to sit


out following a recurrence of a shoulder injury in the same game, but Ryan Fish­ er is back to full training and could feature in the reckoning. Newcastle Blue Star ..3


Exton and Peter Collinge saw Clitheroe lose their grasp at Newcastle's Kingston Park Stadium on Saturday. Playing at the same


ground that Johnny Wilkinson runs out at for club side Newcastle Fal­ cons, Clitheroe suffered a similar fate to that of the injury-jinxed England rugby player. Striker Exton's recurring


shoulder problem returned, and internal and external kidney bruising to Collinge saw the goalkeeper replaced in the second half by centre back Russ Clarke, as he sought treatment at New­ castle General Hospital. Newcastle Blue Star, who


have recently come under the wing of the rugby club


and pay out seven times the playing budget at Clitheroe, netted their first goal on 20 minutes. A tame shot was struck


from outside the area by captain David Nicholls that took a deflection off Gregg Anderson to squeeze past Collinge and the post. The home side's second


came when sprightly left winger Ben Pringle got the better of Anthony Daniels to launch a pin-point ball into the box, which was met by a sweet strike from Dave McTiernan. Craig Sargeson had earli­


er had a shot straight at the keeper, and Exton was given a plum opportunity by Paul Stansfield and Joel Byrom, only to be blocked


Clitheroe.......................1 again by Daniel Lowson in FIRST half injuries to Will goal. After the break Byrom


went close and Russ McKenna skimmed the top of the goal with a left wing cross. However, it fell to substi­


tute Gary Jackson to find the back of the net with his second goal of the season. Sargeson flashed the ball


into the six-yard box from the bye-line for Jackson to nod home. Newcastle grabbed


another when Clitheroe's defence were exposed down


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■ BLACKBURN Rovers Ladies are currently on the look out for a new goalkeeper. Following the departure of England interna­


tional keeper Kay Hawke in the summer, Adam Lakeland’s side are providing talented individuals with the opportunity of joining the hugely successful first team squad in the Women’s Premier League. Anyone who is interested should contact the


club’s Women and Girls’ Development Officer Gemma Donnelly (01254 296123).


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