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: ' The Shawbridge chief felt as though his young guns were being held back by the club’s position in the First Division North table. ; ::V •■"■:’


place, but recent results- a 2-2 draw with Skelmersdale United and the 5-1 thumping of basement side Gammell Laird-have seen them climb to 16th. - “The group is so young so they’ve


■ Clitheroe were languishing in 19th


always been bubbly anyway,’’ said Garner. .....


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-. “They know there’s not going.to be any easy games, but at least they’ve got some belief nowand put some'points on the board.


: “Everyone’s been a bit tense recently, ; and I think looking at the league table I had held them back a bit.”


- ■ Victory at the weekend saw Glitheroe i • ' • <


establish an eight-point gap above the' drop zone, although a considerable gulf separates them from the teams clumped together in mid-table. However^ that remains-the nex t1:


BLUES boss Carl Garner believes his young players will have more freedom now the shackles have been cast off.


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objective for Garner, who said: “We' need to push in to the top half now..


. “We need to keep picking points up, and claw our way back on the teams above. There will be setbacks, but the future looks fantastic. ' : “I’ve worked hard to unearth some


long-term future - I couldn’t be happier.


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• *(’ve stuck to my principles, and I ’ll keep looking for good, young players.”


.. The Blues travel to Seel Park on Saturday, where success over Mossley would see them draw level on points with their opponents. : • And Garner, who handed full-back


we could have won by a bigger margin because we created'a bag full of chances, ■


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• because we were only 1-0 up despite ­ being totally dominant. ;.


. “It was frustrating at half-time;. ' '


> ' “Lee Pugh made his first start for us, • and it was a great debut. ; “He scored one and made two. He’s


gems, and it’s been worthwhile. ? - ; -“I ’m really positive about the


the calibre of player that I’m looking to bring in to the club, and he’ll go from . strength to strength.


- “The group is coming along fine and the lads are flourishing. . • > ■ \ . “I think we will have a. fantastic


squad.” ' V ' . .. • , ' , ••', . Last season’s golden boot winner Ashley Parillon continues to raise :


Lee Pugh his first start for the club against-Cammell Laird. wants his players to continue where they left off: - . .. He said: “We followed up the great result at Skem last week. ; V


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struggling, and everybody knows that. - • ' “It was a-great performance, and.


:.“Our opposition last weekend are pHristmAsl&|


' eyebrows among players, managers, and supporters in the.Evo-Sfik league.'. The prolific midfielder took his


tally to 10 for the season following his hat-trick at the weekend. /


“Ashley Parillon has got 10 goals


already this, season and it’s not even.. Christmas yet,” said Gamer. v; ' > “He’s a massive player for u s ,'. , - “When his head is clear, and he’s


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. right, Ashley is the best playerat.this level.:,.';


I can’t think of any other player at


this level who could score 20 goals plus for Clitheroe ffom'midfield,: ' “That’s what he gives us. Iri the final •third of the pitch he is just awesome.'


• higher.”


■ “What he brings to us is priceless - he gets in the box at the right time and creates chances. • . / “The boy could definitely play- .


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join the club on loan this week, while Gamer has his sights set on another of the division’s leading lights.: : . . : “I’ve put a seven-day notice on a top


- Altrincham's Matt Fearon is set to


; player from this division,” he said. “He’ll be a great addition, and he’s


, one of the most talented players at this level, in my opinion. “We’ve introduced a trickle of new blood but we’ve kept a good,


strong nucleus and they are beginning to gel.


. . r; , “ We just need a sprinkling of quality


• now to help bring these young players along.”


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FEELING CONFIDENT: Clitheroe manager Carl Garner hopes Saturday’s 5-1 victory over Cammell Laird can give his young side the lift they need to move on to a new level


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