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'his Turf Moor debut.' : . Peel, a PE teacher at his former school,


BURNLEY old boy Nathan Peel admits guiding Ribblesdale.High School to the final of the English Schools’ FA Cup beats his goal double against Peter Shilton on


the Ribble Valley school, who knocked out highly-fancied RSA Academy from West Brotnwich in the quarter­


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one of a four-stron Pentathlon GB women s team for the World Championships ind any British


athlete winning an individual medal will achieve the London 2012 Olympic


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CLITHEROE’S Samantha \forray has the opportunity to stake her claim for a place on the GB team for the London 2012 Olympic Games in the modern pentathlon World Championships in Rome starting today The 22-year-old is


tremendous pressure at the World Championships,” said Jan Bartu. Pentathlon GB performance director


British athletes featuring in the top 20, the competition at the World Championships is expected to be intense. “I think they will be uiider


is the ultimate test for the Olympic Games Murray has stormed up


the ranking list to 12th after winning her first World Cup medal, a bronze, in Russia last month, to round olT a World Cup campaign that saw her finish fourth and sixth in her other two competitions She will compete


Heather Fell and Freyja Prentice, the only British woman to have achieved the Olympic qualifying standard


alongside Mhairi Spence who won silver at the opening World Cup of the year in the US.4, and is the highest-ranked Brit in the pentathlon world ranking list in fifth, as well as Beijing 2008 silver medallist


ROME TEST Samantha Murray


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athletes with an opportunity to score ranking points for the Olympic pentathlon world ranking list, with the final opportunity at the World Cup Final in Chengdu on Mav 26th and 27th.


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i the Blues committee now have their man. Moore began his managerial


club’s executive committee ^ as the outstanding candidate. for the position following in-depth discussions. The club had considered 29 applications for the post,, but


AFTER a meticulous search to fill the void in the Shawbridge hotseat, Clitheroe Football Club has unveiled Paul Moore as their new boss. He was identified by the


■ Town at Harrison.Park. Blues chairman Anne Barker


.career at Congleton Town and enjoyed a successful spell with Warrington Town, sandwiched in between two stints with Leek


.'strugglingteams; ■ ^ . ; “He’s worked hard to rescue


< “He’s got a lot of enthusiasm and a desire to see Clitheroe prosper. We wanted somebody with experience, and,a lot of Paul’s experience is with


said: “He’s a quality coach and he’s got plenty of contacts.


: ; “His best successes have been at Warrington Town,


'.those particular clubs and put .them on the rightpath. : “We. thought he had the right temperament to biiild and take the club forward.


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; “He k n ow s w h a t ’ s happening in and around the cliib and, despite taking a break from "the game for family commitments, he’s kept abreast of eveiything. ; , “He knows which direction


he’s going in and already made approaches for players.” ' ; Moore hasn’t wasted any


- Barker added:' “He’s invited all the players back in for pre-season training on June- 21st, b u t , he has already identified the players he wants to keep, a style in which he wants to play and he’s identified our weaknesses. “He’s been to watch us quite


time in ringing the changes at Shawbridge.


a few times so there is that familiarity there. “Paul’s not wasting any time


concerned, Moore has been provided with a competitive .


and I’m really impressed.” 'A s far .as the budget is


where he guided them to the first round of the FA Trophy- and the third qualifying round of the FA Cup. “There’s only a few people at this level that win anything'.


allowance to strengthen i squad for the forthcomii campaign in the hope jl achieving a mid-table finish! the First Division North tahll “He’s been given an avera


budget for this league,” Barl| said.


competitive budget and . excited about what he i bring to the club. We wJ more than survival. I’m hon to be in or around mid-tablel


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league and others that dof have a penny to spend, I we’re in the middle. “H e ’s b e e n givenj


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- one of England’s greatest goalkeepers. - was my best moment in professional fdotbaiUj but taking these lads to the final tops the lot,” said Peel. It is a remarkable achievement for


is looking forward to the biggest game in Ribblesdale’s history as their Under-15 squad prepare to meet the Oasis Academy from Croydon at Derby County’s Pride Park on Monday. “Scoring twice against Peter Shilton


with a tremendous spirit and character. They are unbeaten in 14 months, and have played nine ties to reach the feal.” Peel, who attended Ribblesdale


Ribblesdale hadn’t played in a Lancashire final, never mind a national final. “But we’ve got a special group of players


England youth player Kean Bryan, and Peel added: “It is a fairytale stoiy - 792 teams entered the English Schools’ FA Cup, but the lads have gone all the way. ■ ‘Tt is an outstanding ef fo r t , as


finals, before beating last year’s finalists Wright Robinson from Manchester. . They included Manchester City’s


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High before signing for "Preston as an apprentice in the 1980s, said: “The boys’ achievement has caught the imagination of the town. We even had a special good luck message from MP, Nigel Evans.”


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FINAL FEELING: Ribblesdale High School’s Pride Park-bound Under-15s football team


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