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Blues boss wants to repay loyal fans


BLUES manager Peter Smith insists that his side’s home form will improve sooner rather than later. After Tuesday night’s seven-


hour return journey to the depths of Derbyshire, where Clitheroe thrashed Belper Town 4-1 in an FA Trophy replay, which came as a result of a 1-1 stalemate at Shawbridge, the importance of making the Ribble Valley a fortress became more apparent. Smith said: “The journey was a


nightmare. It was rnUes away and we didn’t arrive until just before kick-off. I didn’t walk through my front door imtU just before 2 a.m. so I was just happy that we came away with the win. “I’m just going to have to make


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sure that the lads win at home next time. We drew at home to Staveley MW in the FA Cup pre­ liminary round as well before hav­ ing to travel there to win.” Clitheroe, who are languishing ,


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in 19th place in the UniBond League Division One North table, have only won once at home in seven attempts in all competi­ tions, September’s 2-0 win against Radcliffe Borough in the Uni- Bond President’s Cup. “We have been playing better


away from home,” Smith said. “But we need to start picking


up points at home and then trying to get something away, especially


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for om- supporters. I don’t mind where we pick up points, but we need to start making the most of a home advantage. “I t ’s important that we start


getting resiilts at home.” In contrast the Blues are per­


forming well on the road, having won four from nine in all competi­ tions with goals from Nathan Taylor, Liam McManus, Conor Kavanagh and Joe Roberts seal­ ing the latest victory. The win against Belper Town,


which made i t three games unbeaten, also saw his side’s for­ tunes change. He added: “We played really


well and took our chances when they came along. “We rode our luck once or twice


during the game because they hit the post and missed a penalty, but we deserved to win and it was nice to see our fortunes change because we have had our fair share of bad luck.” The Ribble Valley outfit have


now competed in five different cup competitions this season, includ­ ing the FA Cup, UniBond Presi­ dent’s Cup, UniBond League Cup, Co-operative Challenge Trophy and the FA Trophy, which has now seen them play three games less than several teams in their division.


■ ' “W^are getting behind on


league'games because of these cups,” the Clitheroe coach said. “I t puts a little bit of added


pressure on us because we are always playing catch-up, but the important thing is that we win these games and move away from the bottom end of the table. “But the big cups are the ones


that earn us money while the oth­ ers give me a chance to play a few of the fringe players so it’s not all bad. “But I must admit there are too


many cup competitions. “We don’t want to accumulate


games in hand in the league; we want to play the games and pick up points. “I’d love to get Clitheroe into a


final though because it’s a buzz for everyone. I want to do well in all these competitions because i t ’s always nice to get into some kind of final. “We really want to repay the


fans back at Shawbridge. “There was at least 25 travel­


ling cars which went to Belper, which is magnificent, and I ’m delighted th a t we could reward them because the support was great and it rubs off on the lads.” Clitheroe will look to make a


start on improving their home form when they entertain 12th placed Mossley at Shawbridge with kick-off at 3 p.m.


NICK Avino was the runaway winner of Myrtton Fold’s Bill Almond Memorial Trophy with an excellent. 43 points, four clear of runner-up Wayne Ivinson. John Welch took the third


spot, Dave Bolton (38 points) Division One, and Gordon Lucas, also with 38 points, won Division Two. . In the Ladies’ section, Rox­ ana Clark headed the field


Avino toasts success in Mytton Fold competition Golf


with 44 points, beating Pauline Clark on a card play-off. Harry Crossley, with 31


points) took top spot in the Junior Section and Captain Elect Frank Hindle secured


. the Senior’s prize. The Twos sweep was shared


between seven players, with Garry Davies; Frank Eccles, Peter Fox and Mark Green all


birdieing the opening hole, while Peter 'Tuck and John Whittaker scooped their prizes ontheninth. I t was left to Ray Standring


to be the lone winner on the 18th.:: Hindle (85-13-72) set himself


something of a benchmark for his upcoming year as Captain of Mytton Fold when he was crowned Champion of Cham­ pions on Sunday.


P3 COMPUTERSs- When 2nd. Division Philip Hammond (85-12-73)


was just one stroke in arrears at the end of a hard-fought round, with Wayne Ivinson (82-8-74) taking the final podi­ um position with the lowest gross of the coinpetition. John Berry (81-10-71) took


the Duffer’s Cup with a flour­ ish, firing the lowest gross of the day. Berry was six strokes clear of the opposition, with second-placed Mick 'Walsh


THAT’LL DO:


Striker Alex Brees scores against Belper Town on Saturday


[above], before being mobbed by bis delighted


team-mates [left] 9771355365458 (100-23-77) and Gordon Lucas


(100-20-80) his nearest opposi­ tion. • WHALLEY Ladies


played in their last Medal and September Brooch competi­ tion on Thursday. The winner was Bridget


Rees, with a round of 95-26-69. In second place was Mar­


garet Breakell (107-36-71) and in third spot was Fran Geirat (100-28-72).


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