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ONUNE Clitheroe chairman won’t be put off by player departiu'es


new dawn at Shawbridge by Dan Black_____________


A NEW era has spawned at Shawbridge and with it conies a fresh start, new faces, a vibrant future and an exciting challenge for Clitheroe FC. With key players leaving, Blues manager Peter


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. Smith and assistant Kenny Mayers have been' given the chance to bring in youth and build their. otTO squad to compete in the UniBond League First Division North.


.■ - Wing wizard Craig Sargeson is the latest play­


er to abscond from the Ribble Valley after agree­ ing terms with Bamber Bridge, where he will link up with Blues stalwart Neil Reynolds. ' But despite the obliteration of last season’s


, squad, which finished the campaign in their high- est-ever position in the non-league P3ramid, club


chairman Carl Gamer believes that Clitheroe can climb even higher. He said: “Pre-season has been really positive


and the results have stood up.- Our performances' against the likes of Burscough and-Bradford Park Avenue speak for themselves. But at the end of the day pre-season is just pre-season and


. we have to take this form in to the new campaign. - “A handful of young players have come to the club and they look like really good and exciting - prospects.


; “But every time we make a couple of . strides ' forward the phone rings and it’s somebody telling me that another player is leaving or is being - poached away from us. Literally most of last sea-' son’s squad has gone now bar about two. There’s no more meat on the bone now for these vultures - to come back and keep attacking us for.” ‘ ' Sargeson adds to a long list of . players to leave ■


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the club in the summer which'includes Rejmolds;’ Martin Fearon and Ian Flannery to Lancaster,


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CONFIDENT: Carl Garner Dave Hankin to Stalybridge Celtic and Anthony


: Johnson to Ramsbottom to name a few. • “It seems that there is a body out there deter­


mined to, if not destroy the team; go out of their way and weaken us or make Peter’s job as hard aspossible,” added Gamer.’ - ’


- “But this will just make us more determined to


build a new young and competitive side all of whom will be proud.to play for Clitheroe Foot­ ball Club. As the saying goes ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ and this football'club will survive and prosper.’ - -


Shawbridge and Pete’s chance to build a new team.-It’s a fresh start for everybody.’’-'


son in pre-season in addition to drawing with Bradford Park Avenue and suffering a narrow, defeat against Ashton United. They vrill play their final pre-season game at


home to Kendal Town on Saturday before trav­ elling to Warrington for the opening game of the new campaign the following weekend. “I wish ali the players that have left all the best


at their new clubs. I do honestly think that some have made the wrong decision to leave, but that is their prerogative as players,” said Gamer. “The bottom line is we have lost better players -


than those mentioned in the past and gone on to replace them and be better for it. There’s no rea-


, son why Peter can’t do this again. . “Gavin Lee Ellison is looking immense in mid- field, young wngers Zac Clark and Alex Brieze


' are both quick and exciting players with big future. Kev Brown could be a colossus, while


■ Alan Coar looks the part and there’s three or four other trialists that have impressed and have been offered deals.”


The committed chairman added: “Those play­


ers who played last season achieved 12th position V,which is our highest ever finish. There’s no rea­ son why this group of players can’t go out there , and achieve better. I think a reasonable goal this


y, year is to top that and at least make it into the' top ic .” • SEASON ticket discounts are now available until Saturday. .They can be purchased from-


. - : • r : ■ : ■ n - “ This is now our chance to start a new era at'


' The Blues have so far beaten Charnbck' Richard, Shelley FC, Burscough, Colne and Nel--


i: Andrew Jackson at the Kendal game, by cjilling him on 07788 662294 or from Banana News. . The Ski Fund draw, winner, will also be


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r-announced during half-time a t the game so there’s only a couple of days to purchase your ticket to be in with a chance of winning a big


; c ^ prize. A total of 20% of the pot'goes to the winner while the remainder will be made avail- jable for spending on the team; ■ ■


' ' DEPARTED: Craig Sargeson


It’s Trophy joy for delighted Wallace


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Ribblesdale Wanderers Cnck- Shape.


■ 11m the final, and IS pictured , event on Sunday, August (left) receiving the trophy 23rd.


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