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HOTSEAT -PAGE 69 O W By Adrian Capstick


EVERYONE wants to go to Wemb­ ley. Players dream of playing, and fans dream of following their favourites to the home of English football. The pupils a t Rowland High


School are no different, which is why they’re hoping their number one foot- ball-plajdng teacher Mr Keefe wins this weekend. Anthony Keefe is Head of PE at


the Grindleton school during the day. But in his spare time, away from


his job and young family, he plays left back for Kirkham and Wesham, who are just 180 minutes away from that big trip to London for this year’s FA VaseRnal. It’s been a long road for the Vodkat


North West Counties League Second Division newcomers to reach Satur­ day’s home semi-final first leg against Suffolk-based Needham Market in the prestigious competition. • Having just joined the Vodkat


League, the lowest rung for entry into the Vase, Kirkham were very much imderdogs from the start. But, having won cups in the past


and finished league champions more than once in the West Lancashire League, Keefe is confident they can go all the way: “We’ve played eight games to get to this stage, it’s our f c t season in the North West Counties and we had to come through the pre-' liminary rounds.


pupils ready “Wembley at the start was just a


dream, but with each game i t ’s become more and more realistic, and we’ve had some great wins on the way. “The best ones were the 5-2 win at


Newcastle Benfield in the third round, and the 2-0 win at Crowbor- ough Athletic in the fifth, as they were second favourites to win the competition.” In the quarter-final, Kirkham beat


Coventry Sphinx 1-0 in a replay, after the first game ended 3-3, thanks to a late injury-time equaliser from the Wharton-based side I t was the club’s biggest game to


date, and a fantastic experience for Keefe and his team-mates. “The build up was fantastic and we


had nearly 1,100 fans on, which is a record at our new ground,” he said. “They underestimated us, and it


proved a real cat and mouse game, they got their tails up, but we pulled it back. “We were always confident we


could turn it around at their place. Conditions were horrendous, but we defended really well and the lads are made up.” He added: “We were lucky enough


to use Blackburn Rovers’ first team coach, which was that bit different,- with their emblem on the front. “We’re used to crowds of 100 to 200


fans, so to play in front of so many has been a fantastic experienca”


New golf season starts in style


NEW Mytton Fold captain Gariy Davies held his nerve under the criti­ cal eyes of some 80 members and managed to drive the green on the par-three opening hole. Both days were a huge success, the


weather staying fine and the course was in excellent condition, despite the terrible weather of recent weeks. John Bary and Steve James won the


Captain’s Drive-In competition ahead of the Paul Conchie-Dave Pennington and Frank Hindle-John Kwas pairings. Spot prizes were won by Jan Van Boekel, Chris Chadwick, Dave Bolton, John Berry and Peter Tomlinson. Roxana Clark emerged as the win­


ner of Linda Clegg’s Lady Captain’s Drive In ahead of Emma Clegg and Maureen Board. Patricia Leyland won the prize for


the best front nine, Pauline White picking-up the back nine priza Jean Alcock also enjoy^ her driv-


ing-in ceremony as she became the new lady captain at Stonyhurst


■ Park. Prizes in her driving-in compe­ tition went to C. Gorton, D. Harri­ son and J. Dowdy. That event was followed by a sta-


bleford on Monday. K. Hargreaves (33) won by a point from D. Harrison with J. Dowdy (31)


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in third placa Due to the inclement weather on


Thursday only 12 ladies took part in the Give and Take nine-hole stable- ford competition at Clitheroe. The presentation was made by


lady captain elect Sheila Riley to the wdnners. Pat Murray (21) emerged as the winner by two points from Jan Revis with Marcia Morris (18) in third placa • Captain’s drive-in pictures -


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Ladies’ derby win CLITHEROE Ladies had a 5-3 win against Accrington in the Darts Superleagua Player-of-the-match was Lindsay


Astin with a 2-0 win and a superb average of 50.10. Other winners were Ruth O'Neill


(2-1, 32.07), Tracey Parker (2-1, 40.35), Lou Proctor (2-0, 35.36) and Linda Waring (2-0,38.05). However, the men could not match


the ladies’ form, losing 7-3 at home to Longridga The winners were Graham Crabtree (3-2,67.57), Harrj' Pilking- ton (3-2, 65.91) and man-of-the- match Mick Duxbury (3-2,68.82).


mm By Adrian Capstick


CLITHEROE have been boost­ ed ahead of tomorrow’s game at Lancaster City by the news that on-loan centre half Jonathan Smith will remain a Blue until the end of the season. Having had his loan spell


twice extended, Fleetwood have agreed that the former Accring­ ton Stanley man can now see out the remaining eight games. Smith has been a big addition


to the side, his presence felt at either end of the pitch due to his faultless heading ability. The Fylde coast side have put


a 24-hour recall on the defender should they desperately need him back, but Clitheroe co-man­ ager Neil Reynolds sees him as Blue through and through. He said: “We’ve done a deal


with Fleetwood th a t will see Jonathan with us for every game until the end of the season unless he’s needed. He’s on 24-hour recall, but as far as we’re con­ cerned he’s a Clitheroe player until we hear otherwisa” However, Smith will be with­


out regular partner Russ Clarke at The Giant Axe as his fellow centre half sits out a one game ban for his dismissal against Skelmersdale two weeks ago, but Ian Flannery should come in for him, having successfully come through six training sessions since his knee injury. Clitheroe will be without John


Osborne tomorrow, as well as Monday’s match a t home to Bradford Park Avenue, as he sits out the first game of a three- match suspension. However, brother Paul is on


the mend from a hamstring injury, and, at the other end of the pitch, Sam Heap is champing


mm 124. Keefe, who has taught at Rowland


for seven years, will be hoping for another big crowd at Kirkham on Saturday, and with the whole school behind him, he knows he’ll have his


.own section of fans should they get to Wembley in May. “The pupils have taken a massive


interest in the team, and they all want to organise a coach to come down and watch us,” said the 31- year-old defender. “I ’m the only teacher in the side,


one of the lads is a lecturer at Black- bum College, but I ’ve probably got the biggest fan base.”


ANTHONY Kccfc gets ready for Saturday's big game. (S130308/1)


at the bit to get involved. Clitheroe are currently


boosts Blues


enjoying their best form of the season following Satur­ day’s third successive victory, and Reynolds aims to contin­ ue the run over a challenging Easter weekend. He said: “I t ’s going really


well but now is not the time to get complacent. We didn’t play as well as we have done, but it was nice to ground out a 1-0 result (against Bridlington). • “As a unit we’re looking


solid. Three wins in a row, one defeat in seven, undefeat­ ed in four, whichever way you look a t it, we’re in a good place at the moment. “I just want to carry on


and put markers out for next season. We’ve got the top four sides to play again, and they won’t want to face us. I t ’s just a pity we’re not up there with them.” Looking back to Saturday against Bridlington,


Reynolds praised man-of- th.e-match Adam Kozlowski and the efforts of grounds­ man Keith Lord to get the game on. He added: “We will play


teams where the pitch is heavy and the middle four can’t pass the ball the way they want to. It wasn’t Ryan Fisher or Gary Stopforth’s game, which is why Adam Kozlowski came in. “Adam gets a special men­


tion as man-of-the-match. His attitude has been out­ standing, exemplary in fact, whether he plays right back' or central midfield. “We still created five or sue


good chances, Keith Lord and his helpers did very well to get the game on.” • Meanwhile, Paul Horridge


has gone on loan to Woodley until the end of the season following the appointment of former Blues’ coach Ash Berry as manager.


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