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“Count” down begins forBisping’s homecoming
Michael Bisping w ill finally get his chance to dish out some cap ita l punishment when he returnsto England to fig ht fo r the f irs t time in o verfive years.
FormerBluesmidfielderGaryStopforthinactionforAFCFylde
The “Count” has been penned in to face Dutch man GegardMousasiatUFC Fight Night 83 at London's O2 Arena on February 27th. The Clitheroe fighter,
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BluesbossSimonGarnerisfull of admiration fo r th e journey
Stopforth has embarked on.
The Shawbridge player-man ager featured alongside the Salford City midfielder at Ramsbottom United after join ing the club in February 2013.
© Stopforth, 29, had two sea sons at Clitheroe FC where he 2 played under thejoint steward
ship of Neil Reynolds and Peter Smith from 2007. Now the former Blackburn Rovers Youth graduate is en
joying a glorious spell with the Ammies at Moor Lane which has brought an incredible FA Cup run. Having won the Evo-Stik
First Division North title last term, Stopforth has nowhelped City to victory over Notts Coun ty in the first round of the com petition while forcing a replay against League Two Hartlepool United. Should they get past Ronnie
Moore’s men on Tuesday at Vic toria Park they’re reward will be a plum tie against Champion ship outfit Derby County. “He’s exuberant, he’s every- , where aind he covers every blade
' of grass," said Garner. “He’s a great character to have on the pitch and in the dressing room because he’s got a huge will to win, he’s got bags of energy and his enthusiasm rubs off on eve rybody else. “He’s the perfect player to ’
have in non-league football. He’s a proper box-to-box mid fielder who loves a challenge
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and gets stuck in and I’d imag ine he’s every managers dream. He lifts the lads and you can de- pend on him because he’ll give you everything in every game and makes it tough for the op position.” Garner, who played for FC
Halifax in the first round prop er against Charlton Athletic in 2011, added: “I knew him from being at Clitheroe and I was for-
. tunate enough to play alongside him at Ramsbottom. He’soneof the best players that I’ve played with. He was highly thought of at Rovers when he was a kid and
he’s kicked on again sincejoin- ing Salford City. “It must feel amazing to be
involved in that third round draw. It’s great and I’m made up for him. They’ve already played twice on TV and the replay will be a third. They’ll be on again if they get past Hartlepool too. “They’re like minor celebri
ties now. Not many profession als will feature on TV as many times as they have this season but they fully deserve the expo sure. It’s a great draw for them.- Derby is a massive tie. They must be on cloud nine.”
ranked eighth in the mid dleweight division, picked up his 17th win under the UFC banner when beating Thales Leites via a split de cision in Glasgow, Scotland, in July. Bisping also dismantled C.B. Dollaway via a unani-
, mousdecisioninMontreal, Canada, just three months prior to his headline bout against the Brazilian. Meanwhile, Mousasi’s
last fight resulted in a loss to Uriah Hall. Bispingwillcelebratehis
37th birthday the day after the contest.
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