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Blues boss Neil wants the bragging rights!
By Chris Boden
CLITHEROE boss Neil Reynolds can’t wait to get his teeth into the festive schedule.
home to UniBond First Division North leaders Cur- zon Ashton, his side travel to derby rivals Rossendale on Boxing Day, before enter taining United at Shaw- bridge on New Year’s Day. In between, on Saturday
with the bragging rights as the best non-league side in East Lancashire. After Saturday’s game at
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Wakefield was postponed, and Reynolds is eager to play catch-up in the league, with the Blues boasting as
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the 29th, is the short trip to Radcliffe Borough, and Reynolds aims to maintain Clitheroe’s excellent recent league form to climb the table and provide a platform for an assault on the top five. Saturday’s game at
And he hopes to emerge BLUES’NEXT
v Curzon Ashlon, home Saturday, Dec 22nd.3 p.m,,
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v Rossendale Utd, away . Wednesday. Dec ili;3 p.m.
many as she games in hand on their rivals: “I was disap pointed the game at Wake field was called off because we’ve still only played 15 league games and we don’t want that to backfire on us, in that we then have to play two and three games a week for the rest of the season. “It is nice to look at the
at the moment, we only have one defeat in seven in the league. “Last time out against Radcliffe the way we went
table and think if we win our games in hand we could move into the top four or five, but, of course, we have to win them. “But we are in good form
large, vocal crowd at Shaw- bridge on Saturday against the table-toppers: “Curzon is a massive game for us, they are top of the league and the teams around them like Bamber Bridge will hope we can do them a favour. “We want to do ourselves
about the game wasn’t impressive, but I can prom ise the fans there will be a much better performance against Curzon Ashton on Saturday.” And he hopes to see a
ed, Mossley and Ossett, and I don’t want to put the curse on, but I’m sure we will see a performance - we seem to raise our game
behind us on Saturday, there were 119 people on against Radcliffe, although the game was organised at short notice, and we vvould love to pack Shawbridga “We’ve beaten FC Unit
a favour, win our games in hand and get in that top five “We want the town to get
ley winger Chris Turner is available, while John Osborne is back in the squad after his ban. Gary Jackson (ham
string), Craig Sargeson (knee) and Barry Shuttle- worth (hamstring) are unlikely to feature. And there is a doubt over
keeper Paul Horridge and Jack Overson played at left back for Barnoldswick Town at Wren Rovers on Saturday as Reynolds looks for the former Burnley youngster to get some games under his belt before trying to push for a regular slot. Following Curzon is
the Rossendale double bill, and Reynolds admits they are games he relishes: “We’ve got one local derby after another over Christmas, with Rossendale twice and Radcliffe, so we
against the top sides, and, with all due respect, strug gle against the lower sides.” On-loan Accrington Stan
don’t have a lot of travel ling. “But we owe Rossy one
after they beat us in the UniBond President’s Cup. “They will be blood and
thunder games, great games to play in and get your teeth into.
and these games mean something, we have a fierce rivalry and we have to get the players into that way of
ley are in the Football League, we want to be the best non-league side in East Lancashire, so we want to be beating Rossy and finish ing above them in the table “I’m one of the old school
“Now Accrington Stan
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thinking, that they will have the bragging rights for the rest of the season. “These games have to
the target M A N -o f - th e -m a tc h P e te r Taylor helped Clitheroe to a 5-5 draw in th e ir last Lancashie Darts Superleague match of 2007. He won 3-0 with an
average throw of 85.07. The other winners were
mean more to the players, they are games you love to play in and get really pumped up for. “The title of the best non
league club in the area means a lot, and if you are not playing for Accrington Stanley, we want players to want to play for Clitheroe, they should want to play for us.
“I know it’s a pipedream,
but maybe one day we could even rival Accrington Stan ley.”
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Phil Greatorex (3-2, 43.89); Harry Pilkington (3-0, 81.98); Rick Jones (3-0, 64.41) and Andy Porter (3-1,57.94). After the match the
players were joined hy the ladies’ team at The Ba lti Spice for their Christmas party.
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