, 64 Clitheroe Advertiser &times, Thursday, August 28th, 2008


WHALLEY ON THE GLORY TRAIL


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By Phil Simpson


LAST season’s FA Cup showed that anything is possible in football. Who would have


thought Cardiff City would make the final? ' ■ And who would have


thought they would be playing Portsmouth? . Who would have


thought none of the so- called big four would even^ make the semi-finals? But more importantly, ■


as far as Clitheroe are con­ cerned, who would have predicted the success of the non-league sides in the competition?; Harrogate Railway- from the same league as


. the Blues- somehow man­ aged to battle their way to the second round proper, only to narrowly lose out toMansfield.Town.- ■ And even moi’e remark­


ably, Southern League out-, tit Chasetown, from the same level of the pyramid, reached the lucrative third round before losing out to eventual finalists Cardiff. The.Blues embark on .


this season’s competition on Saturday in the prelimi-: nary round- at Penrith : (kick-off3 p.m.).


■ And as far as joint-man- Neil Reynolds -


ager Neil Reynolds is con­ cerned, there is no reason why this year it can’t be Clitheroe’s turn in th e ; spotlight: “The mentality for us for the cup game is that it is the PA Cup


• every manager wants to do_ well in the FA Cup... “Every non-league club


of our stature is dying, and doing eveiything they can, to get in that first round. “I say it every year, and I’ll say it this year as well,


' that there is no reason at; . all why we can’t get into ; the first round.


You .need a little bit of


luck along the way, but; with, the quality-we have got; you never know. .- . “Penrith is going to be a massive task for us. I ’ve


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had them watched and they are great going for­ ward.-


:% “But .we’ll go there and treat i t like any. other game, respect the opposi­ tion but not fear them.- “Penrith have history in the FA Cup, which is the


. one thing (ilitheroe hasn’t - got, so let’s make this year • our year. “I t’s possible for anyone


: to get into that first round, - but I genuinely believe this could be our year - why not? “If you never believe,


and you never shoot for the stars, then you will never achieve anything.” ; ' Clitheroe made it three


wins on the spin on Bank ■ Holiday Monday against Salford" City, after the opening day defeat to ■Mossley, and Reynolds


’ added: “We’ve got.a good set of lads Here.: ’ “People booed us after


.. the ears of the lads. “I ’ll remind the lads


constantly about that per- ' formance/ but we’ve kicked' on from that now and won our last three. _ ' “The fans were brilliant


on Monday, and that sup-- port is invaluable. ~ - -


the Mossley game, which I , thought .was very harsh, ” ; and that still rings around


. “When they get behind


us here (at Shawbridge), I feel there is nothing better in the league. “When they really get


behind us, the lads love it - it spreads and it breeds confidence. ’ “We are by ho means the


finished article a t.th e moment,.but I ’m really chuffed that we’ve taken nine points from 12. = “We’ve put ourselves in


a really good position - I think it took us 11 games las t season to get nine points, and now we can’t ; wait to go home and have - a look at the league table.” • The club is running a


coach to Saturday’s FA Cup.tie at Penrith, setting off from The Bridge at 11- 30a.m. . 0 Tonight sees Black­ burn Rovers Ladies take cent re stage at Shawbridge . with a home game against Leeds United (kick-off 7 - ' 30 p.m.) with admission at .* £3 for adults and £1 for' concessions'. .: - ’ •:


# Clitheroe Reseiwes are in action on Monday in the


.Lancit ' Haulage Lan­ cashire League when they host Darwen (kick-off 7-45 ■ p.m.). - © Latest Blues match


"action can be found on - page 62. •'


' . Youngsters enjoy ‘Startrack’ camp m


BLACKPOOL Under 13s are pictured with their trophy at half-time in the Blackpool r Sheffield United match at Bloomfield Road on Saturday. Oliver Quigley is second from the left bn the back row, with Ryan Brookes third from the right. PHOTO: Blackpool Gazette-:


Proud pair help ’Pool lift trophy


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PROUD Ribblesdale High School Technology College pair Oliver Quigley and Ryan Brookes were parad­ ed in front of the Black­ pool fans on Saturday, after helping the club’s Under 13s win the presti­ gious Shrewsbury Interna- • tional Tournament. The . competition


attracted a.record 140 teams in total, from across five continents, and the’ Seasiders’. Centre of Excel­ lence side came but on top of their age group.:


. Oliver and Ryan joined their team-mates to cele­ brate on the pitch at Bloomfield Road at half-'


time during Blackpool’s Championship game with Sheffield United. Oliver, a natural left-


. sided midfielder, played at . left back in' the tburna-;


: ment; .alongside right . winger Ryan, who reverted ■ to centre back,"^ as the two former .Clitheroe Wolves played their part in th e . . team’s success. .:


.■ • ■ Both youngsters play


- for their school team; with Oliver picked up five years -


:-ago by Blackpoblj and . Ryan scbuted last year playing for the county. • - '


. '. Oliver had enjoyed simi:, lar tournament success • ; with the Tangerines three


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years ago, when helping win the Umbro Interna­ tional Tournament in Manchester. , . Thvo years previously, he featured on the front page of


■the Advertiser, having met England' captain David Beckham at the Trafford Centre, along with older sis­ ter Jessica; after their par­ ents Pat and Abigail won a radio competition.


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