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WhMley get out of jail


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Blues' delight as Evo-Stik offer new cash support


•if- boost for club


CLITHEROE Football Club are cel­ ebrating after the Northern Premier Football League officially announced Evo-Stik as its new Sponsor. The deal brings a much-needed fi­ nancial boost for all clubs playing in


the league’s three divisions for next season and beyond. The initial three year sponsorship


by Dan Black'


^ England World Cup hat-trick hero and West Ham legend. Sir Geoff Hurst, was a guest of the Northern Premier Football League at Lille-


deal, from July 1st, with the adhe-’ sives and sealants manufacturer will significantly enhance the future of non-league football in the North and ■ Midlands areas, with increased fund-' ■ ing and a greater focus on club devel­ opment.


Blues chairman Carl Garner said: “Clubs like ours rely heavily on spon-


league sponsor is great news for us ; all.


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“Also, to have attracte'd a housed hold name like Evo-Stik can only help '


us to drive our profile even further next season.” - j


shall, when the league unveiled its- new sponsor.


- Hurst, who was scouted by West - Ham while playing for a non-league Sunday, team in the Tandridge League, is an advocate for non-league football aiid its.role in the develop­ ment of the English game.- : ■ ■; - ' ^


i Hurst welcomed the Evo-Stik spon­ sorship.- ■


■ sorship, and the financial support we • receive from the league. “In the current climate, a new ■


■ • He said: “I think it’s fair to say that academies at clubs do not work as a sole way of prodding up and coming talent - non-leagiie football has a far ' better track record. - ' .


\ : ;.. “You only have to look at what has


. . “We are approaching, our last major tournament with the likes o f


■ Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard; John Terry and Rio Ferdinand and we need to have the system in place to ' find the next big English stars. -


; “I believe firmly that non-league football has a massive part to play in that.


“Eveiyone knows the major money is in the Premier League so it is great • '


:. to see a company seeing the bigger- - • picture and investing beyond that - 1 ;-'


, cannot.praise Evo-Stik enough for ' that.” - Chris Alde’rson, a Director of Bos- •;


tik UK, said: “Football sponsorship - is new territory for us, and we are in- credibly excited about it


. ’-The Evo-Stik League gives us a : superb opportunity to promote our --


happened,with Chris Sm'alling th is '• year; who has gone from non-league to Fulham and then'onto Manchester-■ United in a short spaee of time/.'-';


,. brand name to all the people involved ' ' . in non-league football. - .. . - - ' ■


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:- -. .“That|s the players,'the coaches, \ the officials and the fans - and in re- ■ ■


'turn to put something back into the communities they live in.”


SPONSORSHIP RLUP: Carl Garner mega


INCREDIBLE' Moham­ med Ihsan struck again as he booked his place in the .semi-final of the National : ABA Championships. ■


by Dan Black ■' • ';


"r The:.talented, Ribble! fValleyrboxer. defeated


..quarter-final opponent • Scott Lewis, from Newbig-'


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MO-VING ON UP: (from left): Steve Davis, Ihsan, Mohammed _ Sarfraz(Saf) and John Iqbal.


?;gins ABC, in Sunderland /with an exquisite display ■'.which saw him over-pow-


• er his more, experienced ■ counterpart. ■ -


'. Round one was an even contest as:both fighters '


. tested the water, but Ihsan - ■^picked up the pace in the


/Second with a fine array of ' shaip jabs and quick-fisted


.; one-two combinations. '- ; - i- [' The final round saw the teenager catch his bp-


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'- body,shots which earned - him'victory by a huge


, points margin. , , Ihsan will fight his semi- final bout in Bolton on Sat- . urday.,- . ■


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Jack cracks another ton for ' Glitheroe


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