+ 48__ _Cli^eroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, September 4th, 2008
HARVEY SIGNS NEW DEAL
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HAIL king N e il Reynolds of Ciitheroe, and all his merry men! All is well at Shawbridge at the moment, after four straight wins. Fourth in the UniBond PMrst
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Division North, just a point off the top, and progress in the FA Cup is a far cry from their open ing day performance against Mossley. But while harmony currently
resides in the camp, Reynolds is adamant his players can’t afford to take their foot off the gas. The Blues welcome Wakefield
to Shawbridge on Saturday (kick-off 3 p.m.), before a trip to Radcliffe Borough on Tuesday (kick-off 7-45 p.m.). ' And he said: “Four wins on the
spin is pleasing for any manager. “However, as far as I’m con
cerned, the hard work starts here. “We’ve given ourselv^ a start,
that’s all we’ve done, and now we have to build on that. ‘The players can’t think they
can just gobut and win games, they have to. earn the right to do that.
“.Through one thing dr anoth er, we didn’t really play the way
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PctiFiCh • • • • • • . Ciitheroe . . . . . . . . . .J CARL Lomax’s double saw Ciitheroe begin their FA Cup journey in style. . Neil Reynolds had said
prior to the game that he felt there was no reason- the Blues couldn’t be suc^ cessful in this season’s competition. And he even talked of
emulating Harrogate Railway’s exploits from la s t season; with their. UniBond First Division' colleagues reaching the second round proper.! '!; /;
And they received the
perfect s ta r t to th a t dream here, thanks' to a striker who has seeming ly found his sp iritu al home at Shawbridge. Lomax will be the fir s t,
to, admit th a t he has played for many clubs in -; his career, but he se em s . to have settled in East: Lancashire. . So much so th a t
Reynolds has handed : hini the captain’s arm- band, and he repaid his
manager.at the World (Group Stadium with his
third and fourth goals of ^ the campaign. .
. And the win earned
them a first qualifying, round rneeting with Leek
' Town on Saturday week, September 13th, at Shawbridge. The early stages of this
encounter saw- Clitherpe completely in control, spurning numerous chances to take the lead. Jonathan : / Smith,
Anthony Johnson and Ryan Fisher a ll saw close-range - headers thwarted, before Penrith
started to claw their way back into proceedings. The home side canie
into the game confident, a f te r opening “ their Northern League cam paign with three succes sive wins. And they grabbed the
lead when a ball clipped into the left channel by
passed Scott;Redhead, and the striker nipped in to slot past James Mann. However, C iithero e
were soon level when Lomax rose highest to head home Craig Sarge-
son’s comer. The Blues went on to
dominate the second period, despite Mann pulling off a quite out standing save at the beginning of the half. Ian Flannery grabbed
his second of the season when heading in another Sargeson flag kick. ' ' And the win was'
secured with a glorious third from Lomax, as he shrugged off a, defender before bending a delight ful shot into the top cor-
we know we can at Penrith, and so it’s important we don’t rest on our lam-els.
into a fortress, and the lads have to go out and play every game like it’s a cup final.”
If Ciitheroe are to turn their
home into a fortress, they will need the continued backing of their vociferous supporters: “The fans have been brilliant towards us so far, we couldn’t really have asked for a lot more. “There were one or two boos
after the Mossley game which we didn’t really appreciate, but 50 or 60 went up to Penrith on Satmday and it was like a home game for us. “Hopefully everyone is behind
us - 1 wanted to bring the home crowds over 300 and we have done that, so we have to give them something to keep coming back for. “We have to'make this place
somewhere where teams don’t like to come and play. “When I played against
Ciitheroe, I didn’t like coming to Shawbridge because the crowd were so vociferous and made it so intimidating. “There is no better feeling as a
to season “We have to turn Shawbridge'
■home player than to have the crowd fully behind you and chanting songs with your name in them, it just spurs you on so much.” And one player the fans have
taken to more than anyone is captain Carl Lomax. The striker has become a pop
ular figure, and after responding by firing a double on Saturday at Penrith, Reynolds added: “I gave Carl the captaincy towards the back end of last season, and a lot of the lads look up to him. “He’s settled here now and he
knows that, Ciitheroe is a place where he is wanted and he is a' player who thrives on that. “The fans have a song for him
about ‘having a party when Lomax scores’, and he loves it - all the players do, but Carl espe cially because I don’t think he’s had that before. ^ “The captaincy has brought
him on another level on and off the pitch, as well as in training. “But his performances on the
pitch have been fantastic, and alongside Anthony Johnson he seems to be striking up a nice little partnership. “They work well together and are already weighing in
Carl Lomax
with their share of goals, but I. think part of why they work well is because there isn’t that pressure on them to score all the goals.
. “Other players in other areas
of the pitch are chipping in as well - Craig Sargeson, Ian Flan nery, Ryan Fisher. “But as well as that, we need
to tighten up at the other end, because I don’t keep wanting to have to concede first before we go on and win. “Yes it shows team spirit and
character, and I ’m proud of the lads for doing so, but I’d rather we didn’t have to.” Gary Stopforth is currently
awaiting the result of a scan on a knee injury, but Barry S h u t- tleworth is nearing a return after a hamstring problem. Chris Ward and Paul
Osbourne came through 90 minutes for the reserves in their 5-1 win over Darwen. Staying with Darwen, Jason
Jones has been sent out on loan. to the Anchor Ground, w h ile . M a t t Edgington has joined Ramsbottom United on loan.
THERE was a nail-biting finish worthy of the Olympics in the Pendleton Fell Race, when the first two runners finished with in two seconds of each other. It was also the end of an
era as Roger Dewhurst handed over the baton after a quarter of a centu ry of organising the race. A total of 137 runners
took part, with the hon ours going to Tom Addison of Helm Hill, in 36 min utes 43 seconds: On his heels was Peter
Matthews, of Blackburn (36:45) and Addison’s cousin, Mike, was third (37:31). First veteran over 40
was Graham Watson (39:37), first veteran over 50 was Steve Oldfield, of Bradford and Airedale (39:13), and first veteran over 60 was Norman Bush, of Ilkley (43:57). In the ladies’ section,
Katie Ingram, of Horwich, was first in 41 minutes 58 seconds, followed by Deb bie Wilson, of Clajdon-le- Moors (46:56) and Bow- land’s Sarah Sarginson (47:13). First lady veteran over 40 was Davina Rady, of
Rossendale (51:04L the over 50'winner was Jean Rawlinson, of Clayton-le- Moors (52:42) and the first over 60 was Karin Goss, of
Fell race is end of an era
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GLITHER^EC’S NEXT GAMES
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Clayton-le-Moors (62:07). Completing a good day
for the Addison family was Joss, who was the junior section winner in 40 min utes 42 seconds. The Pendleton Fell
Race has attracted run ners from all over the country,
including
. Olsunpic runner Ron Hill. Dewhurst, of Bolton-
by-Bowland, took over organising the race 26 years ago from Ciitheroe man George Brass. The race this year, was
Dewhurst’s 25th, as one year it did not take place because of foot and mouth restrictions. He used to take part in
the race itself, before tak ing over the organisation. His daughter, Susan, ran
in this year’s race, and son- in-law Alan Life finished fifth. During the 25 years he
has helped raise thousands of pounds for various char ities, as the proceeds are always donated to a good cause. This year, £165 has been sent to the Lan cashire Air Ambulance. He will continue to
organise the fell race in his home village, which takes place on the first Sunday in December. Taking over the organi
sation will be Mike Eddle- ston, of Clayton-le-Moors.
United on the lookout
REAbSTONE United, Under 16 Girls are looking for new players. •
from^ Burnley,. Pendle, Accrington and Ciitheroe, .and play in the North Val-.
is welcome to go along to training oh Thursday' evenings at Read Primary School field between 6^0- 7-30 p.m., and for more information, ring Andrea (07887947677) or John (07788568773). ■ The team has players
Anyone in Year 10 orTl
ley League on Sundays, where last season they won; the league, and were cup runners-up. United’s Under 8s Blues also need new players for
the forthcoming season, which starts on Sunday, September 6th. Training is held on
Thursday evenings, again at Read school field from 6- 30-7-30 p.m., and any boy or girl wishing to play can just turn up on the night. For more information,
contact manager R u s s^ Bentley (01254 3 86f(M 07701063179).
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