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Blues back in league action!
^Vi, V ' By Phil Simpson ■ , -
". ■ M • -month since Ciitheroe last took part in a league fix- ture.
TODAY marks exactly a .•j
‘ V,;. meant the Blues have not' played a UniBond League game since the 1-0 win at Radcliffe Borough on September 9th. A scheduled tr ip to
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Curzon Ashton on Mon day was postponed due to a replay in the FA Tro phy, f ru s tra tin g Neil Reynolds and Pete Smith further still.
, But the moment has finally come around, with Colwyn Bay, including former Claret Graham ■ Branch, visiting Shaw-
■. bridge on Saturday (kick off 3p.m.).
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. • But Reynolds has warned his side not to exert unwanted pressure on themselves, as they go
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_ back to their bread and butter: “All went want to
• ■ do is get back to league action. ■
Cup exploits have
being involved in the FA Cup and the FA Trophy,
“Cf course we love
- but the league is our main focus. “But if you look at the
played as many as 11, and even if you look a t the next few weeks, we w i l l . have only played a maxi mum of nine by the time we enter November. “That has the potential
league table, we have only played six games, which is less th an every other team in the league. “Some teams have
“It is a big game, they
are only two points behind us, albeit having played a few games more, but we can’t build our selves up too much. “There will be pressure
on us anyway to get some points on the board with out us adding more our selves, but we will go out there and look to win the game.” Reynolds will be with
to undo all the hard work ■ we put in a t the sta rt of the season, to record five • wins on the trot. • “But no-one has pulled away from us at the top, they all seem to be beat- . ing each other.
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■ not opened up too much. “We have to make sure
the points on the board, but a t least the gap has
it stays at that level now, but the lads are champing a t the b i t to get some points on the board.
day against Grantham a f te r being drafted in from the reserves: “It was. a really good debut from Mark, I was really pleased with him. “There were some peo
out Ryan Fisher for tomorrow’s game with a recurrence of a hamstring strain, while Russ Clarke is suspended after being sent off in the UniBond President’s Cup shootout defeat at Chorley. ■ However, the Blues wel
line-up alongside Mark- Sharpies in the heart of the midfield, after he put in a solid debut on Satur
come back Liam McManus from a one- match ban, while Bernard Morley has handed his side a m a jo r boost by recovering from-a ham string proflem. Morley could be set to
ple quite surprised I decided to throw him in - he tired after an houi; or so, but that was because he had not played at Uni Bond pace before. “But I was also pleased
with Ian Flannery and Jo n a th an Smith, they really are doing the busi ness. “They are learning a lot
Chtheroe will be hit with a backlog later in the campaign. And Reynolds has
from each other and turn ing into a formidable cen tre back pairing - they give us such a solid base.” The signs are th a t
called-on his squad to come to the fore, admit tin g th a t they will all more than likely play a part in their hopes for suc cess. He added: “We have 21
Ciitheroe progress in Trophy after FA Gup heartbreak
Clilheroe................ .-..................4 Grantham Town........................1 ONE cup run may have ended, but another may be just beginning. After crashing out of the FA Cup
• But they put that result firmly- - - '
goal, sending a long-range effort straight at Nick Conroy. A quick free kick then released
player Mark Sharpies. And he enjoyed the first effort at
at Frickley, an air of disappoint ment hung over Neil Reynolds and his players. .
side Grantham Town did put up a i fight, but in truth the end scoreline : could and should have been far - greater. . : •
behind them as they secured success in the preliminary round of the FA Carlsberg Trophy. UniBond First Division South-;
: And the win earned Ciitheroe a ; - • ; ■
' Fearon replace James Mann in '■ goal,: while a new-look.midfield included a debut for reserve team
■ trip to Bradford Park Avenue in the next round on Saturday week, October 18th (kick-off 3 p.m.). ■ A number of changes saw Martin
Craig Sargeson in the box, and after cutting inside, he somehow fired- over. •
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into the break. Scott Redhead had to clear from
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saw Jason Turner cannon a shot against the bar midway through the ■
^ Carl Lomax flicked the ball just - wide of the far post following Russ Clarke’s clipped pass, but the Blues did make the breakthrough on the quarter-hour when Lomax was . played in by Paul Osborne and crashed a shot in off the angle. ■ Grantham’s first effort of note •
half, while the impressive Dannny. Hargreaves forced a good save' from ; Fearon from a tight angle. - _ - Hargreaves then played a neat
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one-two with Turner only for the latter to shoot straight at the keep- : er, as the Blues held their, lead going.,
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his own area after a flowing move had seen Turner’s shot only half- stopped by Fearon, but Grantham pulled level when Turner squared the ball across the box for substitute ■ Jamie Gyoury-Hales to fire home. . '-. However, parity didn’t last long,
as Sargeson’s low cfoss was ham- : mered home by Ryan Fisher. Ciitheroe then stepped on the gas
; iClithero'e: Fearon, Clarke, Shut-- tleworth, Flannery, Smith, Osborne;: (Morley); Sargeson, Sharpies (Fish- : er), Johnson, Lomax, Redhead (Ward). Subs: Pilkington, Mann;; ' T- : PHIL SIMPSON
was complete as Lomax added his second, forcing the ball home after closing down Billy Stubbs.'
to increase their lead, as Sargeson’s ' drilled effort from the edge of the- box flew past Conroy. - ■ And five minutes later the win
Champion of Champions!
. Champion of Champions title in the ultimate shoot out at Mytton Fold Golf Club on Saturday. Brooks, with a-nett 70,
STEVE Brooks took the Liam McManus
players or so that will all; play a part in what we are trying to achieve this sea son. “I may have had a set
tled side in recent weeks, but like in the President’s Cup game at Chorley, 1 took the opportunity to freshen things up and have a look a t other options. “I also did that on Sat
urday with Mark Sharpies coming in, so that'should send out a message to the squad that
■ everyone is in my plans. “They may not be m
the side at the moment, but if they carry on doing what they are doing, then they will more than play their part.” Ciitheroe are also in
UniBond Challenge Cup action on Tuesday when they entertain Garforth Town (kick-off 7-45 p.m.) in a rearranged fixture. Ciitheroe Reserves are
also a t home to Bamber Bridge on Monday (kick off 7-45 p.m.).
B L U E S ’ N E X T . G AM E S
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. (UniBond Firstbivinion North) ‘ ■^Solurday.Sp.m.h.-
-vGorforth'fon-n.home - (UniBo'nd CJiallcngc Cup) - -C-'T'unsday, 7-45 p.m'..,:, :
very close second, just one stroke behind, with Bob Scott a further two strokes back. The best,of the rest
Vintage Decanter a t Whalley Golf Club with a round of 88-13-75. The medal contested on
the same day was won by Chris Summers (77-6-71) ahead of Roger Lee (90- 17-73)j^with divisional prizes going to Craig Gor- nall (77-4-73), George Blenkinship (101-22-79) and Ed Geirat (101-21- 80). Chris. Blackadder
•ideal, but Ciitheroe Golf Club avoided a total washout when almost 100 hardy souls braved the ele-
totalled 38 points to win the Leslie Haynes Trophy by one from John Hyde, and there were division prizes for Andrew Wray (36), Bruce Craig (36), Geoff-Storey (32) and Andrew Walker (29). The weather was hardly
played for the Duffers Cup. Best of the “duffers” was Duncan Rogers with a nett 72, two strokes ahead of Keith Gill and Mick Walsh, Keith taking the runner-up position on a card play-off. ■ Peter Benson won the
took the overall honours in this end-of-season compe tition, open only to those members who have fin ished in the top two in events this season. Mark Green came a
tough, families stick together and the Speaks are no exception. Father and son, Ted and
ments on Saturday to take part in a Texas Scramble. • When the going gets
teamed-up with Carl Drinkwater, Paul Traynor and Graeme Edmondson to return 59 nett but had to settle for the runners-up spot. Pauline Hartley topped
the leaderboard when Ciitheroe ladies contested the EWGA Trust Stable- ford and twos competition. A 36-point return saw
her finish two clear of Kath Townley, who also won the twos competition. Barbara Crowther was
Greenkeeper Andrew Ged- des saw his two youngsters figure on the leaderbpard for the junior nine hole sta- bleford. Brooke Geddes scored
third, a point further back. Ciitheroe GC Head
21 points to give her a three-shot margin over Jack Mercer and first prize. Mercer’s 18 points was
Garry, linked up with Mal colm Brown and Mike Tattersall to produce a for midable team, and they took first prize with an impressive 56.5 score. Scott Thompson
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