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TREBLE TARGET By Adrian Capstick
their last four league outings. “Huge” wins over FC United and Mossley have seen the side move away from the bottom of the league, above Chorley and within sight of mid-table. In fact the club could enter the
admits he can’t help but look at the bigger picture beyond Satur day’s league trip, even if he insists his side picks up one piece of the puzzle at a time. Clitheroe have won three of
DOING the “treble” over Chorley is at the forefront of every Clitheroe player’s mind. But Blues boss Neil Reynolds
Joel Byrom
ignore the fact that we can make strides up the league. “I’m not going to say that we
play-offs if they were to win their games in hand, but Reynolds won’t let himself get carried away by possibilities, especially as Chor ley drew 1-1 with league leaders Curzon Ashton on Tuesday night. He said: “Chorley will be smart
ing from the 5-1 defeat we gave them last month, and with the FA Cup win in September, we’ll be looking to do the treble over them. They didn’t like that and they will be looking to prevent it. “From a confidence point of
view i t ’s hard to see past those three points on Saturday, but with the situation we’re in and the games in hand we’ve got, you can’t
around, it’s no longer doom and gloom, but it’s just the start of the hard work and there’s a long way to go. It’s a nice feeling to be in the situation we are and the dressing room is a great place to be. “I don’t want the lads to get
will win but we are in that frame of mind.” He added: “We’ve turned it
Vodkat League sides to do the same for James Mann and a cou ple of other players too. He said: “David’s gone to get
Dempsey has gone out on loan to St Helens. And Reynolds is looking for
some games in and we’re looking to do the same for James. The same thing goes for Jack Overson and Nigel Taylor as they come back from injury. “I want all four to remain part
of the club but the UniBond league is competitive and players have got to get in games to be at their best.” And with Russ McKenna,
Craig Sargeson, Will Exton, Gary Jackson (hamstring) and Barry Shuttleworth also coming back from slight knocks, competition for places is high. The player-manager added:
complacent. They know that if they don’t keep the performances up there are other players more than capable to come in and take their place. It’s not about filling shirts any more.” To keep players sharp on their
return from injury, especially as the Blues are presently down to one fixture a week, David
“Neil Zarac’s back and he scored two goals on Saturday, the same goes for Sam Heap. We’ve got two weeks left before Mickey Saunders goes back to Fleetwood but I will be looking to see if we can extend his loan.” There is one man, though, at
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er I ’ve ever worked alongside,” said Reynolds. “His professional ism, attitude and ability is a pleas ure to be around. He’s a special player, who brings out the best in others around him, and I would have to be football league manager to work with better. “He sees things other people
S i t a
don’t see and the telepathy he seems to have with Gary Stop- forth puts them on another wave length. Add clever players like Ryan Fisher alongside him, and it’s great to watch. And the Blues player-boss is
pleased to be able to play his own part in the side now he’s back to full fitness. “I feel great and it’s nice to be
praised by Pete (Smith) and the rest of the lads. I’m enjoying being a part of the team.” O ROVERS Ladies lost their league encounter with Liverpool last Thursday night at Shaw- bridge, before bouncing back with a club-record 18-0 away win at Preston North End on Sunday. The Blackburn side now face
the root of the side’s four league wins this season, creating seven of the 13 goals scored, and so far leading the scoring stakes with eight goals from all competitions. “Joel Byrom, he’s the best play
‘Count’ unlucky to lose unbeaten tag
Merseyside-based Brazil Ladies in the next round of the Lancashire Cup on Sunday, December 16th at Shawbridge, but their next home game at Clitheroe FC’s ground is a Premier League encounter with Everton Ladies on Thursday, kick-off 7-45 p.m.
Zarac brace completes double C
Moxsley...............; ___ 1 Clilheroe .....................3 CLITHEROE completed a rare league double over fierce rivals Mossley at Seel Park thanks to a Neil Zarac brace. The former Rossendale
United striker came on for the final 20 minutes and struck twice to seal the game, take six points from the Greater Manchester club this season and com mence the Blues come
back climb up the table. Goal-less at half-time,
Mossley had numerous attempts on goal closed out by keeper Paul Hor- ridge, aided by captain Russ Clarke and fellow centre back Ian Flannery. But the hosts took the
lead early in the second half from a right wing cor ner. Horridge had been equal to a close-range strike by Gareth Hamlet to tip the midfielder's
effort round the post. But from the resulting
set piece, Mossley captain Lee Connor rose to smash home a free header at the back post. Clitheroe hadn't to wait
The substitution of Paul
Fildes for Zarac opened up further attacking options for the visitors alongside the rampant Mickey Saunders. And when the diminutive
long to net an equaliser, though, as from another corner, Joel Byrom deliv ered an inviting left-foot in-swinger into a melee of Blues players in the six- yard box for Clarke to force the ball home. ■
on-loan Fleetwood forward made way to give Sam Heap the final 15 minutes, Clitheroe's fresh forward line, fueled by the creative force of Byrom, ripped a hole in the Mossley back line to take the lead.
mm im m r „ i i ows JMlgf Byrom jinked his way
through the middle of Mossley's half to put in Zarac on the edge of the area for the forward to slot home his first past keeper Ashley Connor. And after Heap blasted
a prime opportunity over the bar after Byrom had put the striker through one-on-one, Zarac squeezed home a second clinical strike from the edge of the area.
martial arts expert, Britain’s biggest star in the American-dominated world of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, saw two judges score 29-28 to wrestler Evans, while the third scored the three five-minute rounds of gru elling action 29-28 in Bisp- ing’s favour. “The Count” had not
MICHAEL Bisping suf fered the first cage fighting defeat of his career on Sat urday with a narrow split- points decision in favour of American Rashad Evans. The Clitheroe mixed
lost a cage fight at any level before the weekend, and this UFC defeat was the first of 16-fight career. Bisping wasn’t ever in
saw Evans looking for the takedown and an attempt ed offensive move by Bisp ing was expertly blocked. A couple of good right
hooks followed from Evans but the Clitheroe man stood his ground. Afterwards Bisping
thought he had done enough not to lose the fight: "I thought I’d won. I thought it was very close and Rashad did well. "A lot of people thought
I didn’t belong in here with him but I think I proved th a t I do belong here tonight. "I made a few mistakes -
too much trouble and looked sharper in the sec ond round, with a big body kick winding Evans early on.
exchange followed before Bisping connected with a series of strong knees. Yet the American
A good stand up
wrestling expert replied with a slam which took Bisping down to the can vas and ultimately shaded the fight. The final round again
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the Octagon as soon as pos sible. I lost tonight but I want to get back to winning ways as soon as possible."
downs were the deciding factor but I am happy with my wrestling and my take down defence. "I want to get back into
I should've pushed the pace a bit more. "Obviously the take
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