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Let^s make it Fortress Shawbridge
BLUES manager Peter Smith believes that his side have all the right incredi- ents to make Shawbridge a
fortress to fear. Though the league table may
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Blues have recorded victories have seen the Ribble Valley outfit score seven goals with out conceding. And it was only two late
suggest that Clitheroe have only won two of their opening five fixtures on home territory, Smith knows those statistics could be very deceiving. The two occasions where the
goals against AFC Fylde that denied Clitheroe a third vic tory on home soil. Smith said: “We’re still third
and I’m chuffed to bits with the lads, they deserve a lot of credit. “We are doing well because
there’s a lot of big teams in our league and we’re competing. I can’t fault the lads; they are doing tremendous and we de serve to be where we are. “Teams are coming to
urday which was very pleasing because it shows everything is starting to come together. We’ve got players with pace who can open teams up and score goals. “Tm always confident we’ll
score goals and hopefully this clean sheet will give us plenty of confidence.” The Blues, who sit third in
the Evo-Stiic First Division North table, now have three consecutive home fixtures starting with Evo-Stik First Di vision South side Leek Town in the FA Trophy on Saturday. They will then face Ossett
Albion on Tuesday evening before welcoming Bamber Bridge to Shawbridge the fol lowing weekend. Smith added: “The FA Tro
Clitheroe now knowing that they’ve got a tough game ahead. We don’t drop too many points at home and that’s how you want it to be. “We want to make Shaw
bridge a fortress. We’ve got good support at home so we want to entertain the support ers so they enjoy it.” Smith added: “Teams know
that we can score goals and we kept a clean sheet on Sat
phy is a very important compe tition for us. It’s one that can generate a bit of income so it’s important that we get it right. It’s a game we really want to win. We know the game against Leek Town is going to be tough; every game we play is going to be a test. “We don’t want to make the
same mistake we made against Bacup Borough in the FA Cup. We are looking forward to it. We’ll have to set out our stall and approach the game pro fessionally and really take the game to them. “The lads are working hard
and really enjoying their foot ball and the results show that.”
MANAGER: Pete Smith.
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CLITHEROE’S title-winning captain Peter Dibb has ended his 12-year Chat- bum Road romance. The 23-year-oId cemented an aston
ishing turnaround and enscribed his name into the club’s history after lifting this season’s Ribblesdale Cricket League trophy, despite being part of the side that finished second bottom the previous campaign. But his affiliation with the Ribble Val
ley outfit has come to an end, temporar ily anyway, after he signed on the dotted line for Lancashire League side Nelson. Dibb, who was seduced by the lure of
Lancashire League action, said; “I’ve gone for a change this year. It’s a massive shame to leave Clitheroe because I’ve al ways played there but it’s come to a time where I need a new challenge against new players and on new grounds. I need to give myself a new test.” Dibb finished the top run-scorer for
at Chatburn Road which included a per sonal best first team total of 104 in June, 2007, against Lytham. He added: “My uncle watches Nelson
the first team this season clocking up a 678 total. He’s scored 3,708 mns during his time
a lot and he’s been hounding me for a while to go so it’s all happened through him really. They are a great set of lads at Clitheroe and I wish them all the best but I’m ready for a fresh challenge. “Playing in the Lancashire League is
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MOVED: Peter Dibb has left Clithe roe for Nelson, (s)
I want to push myself now and see how far I can go. “ It’s disappointing to leave Clitheroe
something I’ve always fancied having a go at. The league has got a good reputa tion and I’m proud to now be a part of it.
but I’ll always support them and I’ll be back there one day. I’m leaving the club on the high and for me personally it’s a bit of a fairytale way to go.”
Blues grab points with gritty display
THE Blues showed character of epic proportions to register only their second home win of the season against Radcliffe Borough. Pete Smith’s side were denied all three
points just days prior when they surren dered a hvo-goal cushion in the dying minutes against AFC Fylde. And Clitheroe could easily have felt
sorry for themselves when things weren’t going their way in the early stages - but they didn’t.
The Ribble Valley side had to be pa
tient to win this gritty encounter after an uneventful first half finished goal less. The Blues took the lead in the 68th minute when a defender hooked the ball clear, but only as far as Tom Williams who quickly released Ashley Parillon on a run into the box to finish with a deft strike. He almost doubled the lead minutes
later when he met an Alex Brees cross right in front of goal, but a decent reflex
save from the keeper kept the ball out. The visitors piled on the pressure in the closing stages, but were caught out in the 90th minute when Joe Roberts’ long range pass found Williams on a strong run into the box and he finished from close range to seal the victory. Smith said: “We didn’t play particular
ly well in the first half and they seemed to have the upper hand. But I changed the formation in the second half to a more attacking line-up and we eventually con
got on the scoresheet because he worked very hard, and Tom Williams also took his goal well. We are scoring from all ar eas of the pitch, which I’m really pleased about because it means we don’t have to rely solely on our strikers.” • More information on the club can be found at
www.clitheroefc.co.uk.
trolled the game and deserved the wiii. Sometimes moves like that can backfire, but it came off and it was a great result. “I’m delighted that Ashley Parillon
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