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Top scores in JD comp ■ Golf ALAN Taylor has won the JD Daley Trophy. The Cockermouth Golf Club member scored an excellent 70-8-62 to fend off competition from Andy Rigby. Other good scorers were Nigel Stewart, who carded 75-12-63, Steven Shaw 76-13-63, Oliver Lucey 70-6-64, George MacDonald 78-13-65, Lee Cain 83-17-66 and Jackson Relph 76-10-66. The Ladies’ Open was won by women’s captain Annette Milburn and her team, which was made up of Sandra Boyes, Joan Gould and Ann Donohoe with a score of 122. Mary Worthington, Carol Burrows, Helen Aubert-Milburn and Dot Pritchett were second with 119. The team of Joan Postlethwaite, Karen Telford, Janet Smith and Christine Brown completed the podium with a fine third place. The best visitors were that of Workington foursome Dee Ruddick, Belinda Rigby, Ann Newberry and Barbara Davies, who scored well throughout. Burrows also hit a hole in one on the sixth, during the Cecil Leitch match at Silloth. The Round Table Trophy was won by Rebeccca Laidlow with a score of 95-28-67. Boyes was second.
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Whitehead loft comes up trumps THE in-form loft of John and Tom Whitehead came up trumps from the final inland race in the Derwent Valley Federation. They won from Bedhampton, near Portsmouth, and for good measure were also third, seventh and 17th on the Fed sheet. They sent 13 to the race and got 11 on the day and the other two on Sunday. It was an excellent performance on a day when the heat tested the birds on their 286-mile fly from the south coast. Liberated at 7am the winner, a yearling chequer hen, was clocked at 1.50pm. John said: “She had been 19th Fed from the first Bedhampton race three weeks earlier so we got her down on eggs for this one and it did the business. “She’s bred off a Karl Boerx pigeon
■ Homing off Keith Rafferty and a Van Kampf that Tom got from fanciers in Leicester. “The birds have been coming well. This was our fifth win in the Ellenborough club, following on from last season when we won every young bird race except one.” John and cousin Tom have now won three Derwent Valley Federation races – Stafford, Fougeres and Bedhampton. This latest success also earned them second place in the West Cumbria Amalgamation behind top Egremont fancier ‘Sugar’ Wilson. There are now just two channel races left foe the old birds before the young bird programme starts on July 12.
Results
Derwent Valley Federation (49 sent 390): 1, 3, J and T Whitehead (Ellenborough) 1228, 1215; 2, J Walsh and son (Workington Victoria) 1216; 4, Hodgson and Saldert (Flimby WC) 1191.8; 5, R McAvoy and son (Harrington Central) 1191.5; 6, Evans and Abraham 1182. West Cumbria Amalgamation (530 birds): 1, Mr and Mrs D Wilson (Egremont Rangers) 1238; 2, 4, J and T Whitehead (Ellenborough)1228, 1215; 3, J Walsh and son (Workington Victoria) 1216; 5, A Graham and co (Cleator Moor) 1208; 6, Holliday and Dixon (Lowca) 1193. Workington Victoria (10 sent 76): 1, J Walsh and son 1220; 2, 6, Evans and Abraham 1186, 1128; 3, Blacklock, sons and Knudtson 1165; 4, Wilson and Johnston 1154.5; 5, McLuckie bros 1154.2. Inland averages: 1, Evans and Abra-
ham; 2, J Walsh and son; 3, Wilson and Johnston. Seaton RBL: 1, 2, Dobie and Palmer; 3, A Parker and son. Harrington Central: 1, R McAvoy and son; 2, 3, I and D Wood. Netherton: 1, 2, 3, D and J Reay. Flimby HS: 1, 2, Tinnion and Aitken; 3, A Proctor. Flimby WC: 1, Hodgson and Saldert; 2, J and D Hine; 3, Hunter bros. Workington SL: 1, Wilson and Johnston; 2, McLuckie bros; 3, G Best. Ellenborough FC: 1, 2, J and T Whitehead; 3, Barker, Charlton and Brown. Cumberland Social Circle: 1, Walsh and son; 2, R McAvoy and son; 3, J and D Hine. Falaise: 1, R McAvoy and son; 2, J Varty, son and grandson; 3, Hunter bros.
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Hindmarch pens deal ■ Workington Reds WORKINGTON Reds have re-signed Stevie Hindmarch – two months after he quit the club. The combative midfielder left Borough Park in April when Reds, then managed by Ian McDonald, were in the middle of a relegation scrap. Swapping England for Canada, the Keswick native has now returned to West Cumbria and penned a new deal. Hindmarch adds steel to Gavin Skelton’s midfield, and he will join the rest of his team-mates for pre-season training, which starts tomorrow.
Hat-trick of wins for Huntsman’s Dazzler’s baby girl Taylor’s remit ■ Hounds COULD you be the next Howard Webb or Sian Massey? If so, the Cumberland Football Association is offering a referees course in Workington. Steve Dobinson, of the county’s govering body, said that although there was no shortage of officials, he hoped to entice more people into taking to the pitch. He said: “We have a lot of good officials in Cumbria, but we are always on the look-out for more. “We’re hoping to get younger people interested to learn from the experienced referees we already
THERE’S a break in championship trailing on Saturday for the annual international meeting. The HTA will host this season’s event at Latrigg Tops with a sixrace programme starting at 1.30pm. The senior hounds get proceedings under way, followed by maidens, pups, puppy maidens, open restricted and veterans. Meanwhile in the HTA championship, Seaton bitch Sambuca has stolen the headlines this week
■ Football have, and to help keep the game going for future generations.” The course takes place between August 2-3 at the town’s Moorclose fire station. A pre-course meeting, outlining what it entails, will be held on Wednesday, July 23. Anyone interested can get in touch with Mr Dobinson via email at steve.dobinson@cumber landfa.com or by calling 07786 361337.
with three wins in puppy trails. Trained by Neil Brown, and jointly owned by Ian Rumney and Alan O’Fee, Sambuca is a non-produce bitch, superbly bred out of Border bitch Trust by Huntsman’s Dazzler. She is finding her feet now and registered her treble at Redmain and twice at Ward Hall, where one of the victories was shared through
being a dead heat with championship leader Fireman Sam. She set the ball rolling at Ward Hall last Tuesday with her first win of the season, and quite a victory it was considering her rivals. Table leader Fireman Sam went wrong at the start and was never in the race and when they got down to fight-out the finish Sambuca had to get the better of recent Dog Produce winner Endure. The pair had a good battle to the line but it was Sambuca who had
the extra drive to get there by a couple of yards. Washington was third of the 13 runners. They were back at Ward Hall on Thursday and this time Sambuca was locked in battle with Fireman Sam, but as they crossed the line the pair couldn’t be separated and a dead heat was awarded. The treble was completed on Sunday at Redmain and the Seaton bitch again showed good speed and determination on the finish to beat Silver Bullet by a few yards.
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ban, and ordered away from football for four month. He won’t be able to play in Liverpool’s opening 13 games. But that’s not enough. As beautiful as Suarez is as a footballer, he’s an appalling human being. That’s three times he’s launched his head into an opponent, and coming away with a chunk of flesh locked firmly between his already protruding teeth. Some are calling for psychological examinations and giving Suarez counselling. Not for me. The international ban should have been four years internationally with a one-year ban from domestic matches. A four-year ban would ensure Uruguay couldn’t profit from his talent, and devious ways like previously mentioned. And that is not the words of a bitter Englishman. It’s the ramblings of sense. It would ensure Suarez was never given the chance to light up the world stage, and teach him and a lesson for his actions. Fines don’t work. He’s a
THE MOMENT: Luis Suarez with Giorgio Chiellini multi-millionaire. But Fifa’s offered a token gesture with a £65,000 slap on the wrist. A one-year domestic ban would be harsh on Liverpool, but he’s their problem. They knew what they were taking on.
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LUIS Suarez has bitten a fellow professional footballer three times. Let that sink in – well, perhaps that’s the wrong phrase to use. In 2010 he bit PSV Eindhoven’s Otman Bakkal while playing for Ajax, last year the Liverpool striker sunk
his gnashers into Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic and now he has nibbled on Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini while playing for Uruguay. The man has got a serious problem that goes beyond football. A ban from football and a fine have followed, but Fifa need to help him with his obvious problem. Biting someone once could perhaps be excused as being a one-off moment of craziness. However, supposedly biting three separate people is a pattern of behaviour. He needs psychological help. No one else can be blamed for his actions. This isn’t a matter of cultural misunderstanding or a media witch hunt. Suarez is at fault and Fifa needs to include some sort of psychological therapy to run alongside the punishment they dish out. Suarez is a genius on the football pitch, but his legacy is at risk of being overshadowed by his temperament. In years to come the 2014 World Cup will not be remembered for which team won it. People will say ‘wasn’t that the World Cup when Suarez bit that Italian?’ The same happened when
Zinedine Zidane head-butted Italy’s Marco Materazzi. I can barely remember what happened in the 2006 World Cup other than the great French midfielder losing his cool and planting his head in Materazzi’s chest. As a Liverpool fan I was fuming at the footage I was seeing from the Uruguay versus Italy match. How could Suarez do this again? He has had a brilliant season for Liverpool where he was top scorer in the Premier League and won a string of player of the season awards. It looked like he had laid to rest his Ivanovic bite scandal and his attempts to force a move away from Liverpool in the summer of 2013. But this just feels like a betrayal from a player the Liverpool hierarchy have backed to the hilt in the past. Suarez in his post-match interview tried to brush off the Chiellini incident as something that happens on a football pitch and his Uruguayan team-mates argued that the English media were picking on Suarez. No. Suarez needs to admit he was at fault and seek help to try to rectify his dark side on the football pitch.
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BARROW signed Aaran Taylor to ensure Tony McMillan maintains his high standards. The former Workington goalkeeper’s remit is to help keep McMillan, who will start next season as No1, on his toes, according to manager Darren Edmondson. He added: “Aaran doesn’t want to sit on the bench, and that’s what I told him about him about pre-season – ‘push Tony as best you can’. “Anything can happen in preseason. God forbid, Tony could get an injury and we would have been stuck without a keeper. “But at least we now know that if anything happens to either of them we’ve got another great keeper ready to fill the void.”
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Was Suarez’s ban enough? Or does he need mental help? I LOVE Luis Suarez. His passion, desire, undoubted skill, the lot. He’s the kind of man you’d want alongside you in the trenches because he’d give everything for his team. He proved that at the last World Cup. Handling the ball on the line, knowing a penalty and red card would follow. On that day, the Uruguayan stopped a certain goal, and gave his team a chance. It worked. Suarez has been in imperious form for Liverpool this term too. He was easily the best player in the Premier League, and it’s no surprise he’s being touted as an £80 million signing for one of Spain’s top two. Last season was a turning point for the controversial striker. He didn’t racially abuse anyone or bite a rival, and football did what football does best – forgave him. We put the bad side of Suarez firmly in the past, and just marvelled at his genius. But that’s where the niceties end. He’s now been dished a nine-match international
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■ Carlisle Utd
TROPHY WINNERS: Cockermouth Junior Football Club hosted an end-of-season awards bash to celebrate their triumphs throughout the 2013/14 season. Youngsters in all of the club’s teams were presented with their medals Picture: PAUL JOHNSON
Cockermouth veterans edge six-goal thriller COCKERMOUTH enjoyed a 4-2 win in Division One of the Cumbria Veterans League. Grasslot, however, were on the wrong end of a 30 defeat, losing away at Carlisle Zimmers. Frizington and Carlisle City drew 2-2 in the top flight. In Division Two, Hall Park were 5-2 winners
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over Bluebell. There was also a 2-0 victory for Netherhall over Keswick. Westfield lost 2-0 at St Bees and Aspatria were beaten 2-0 at home
Division One: Penrith v Grasslot, Howard FC v Carlisle City. Division Two: Bluebell v St Bees, Hall Park v Silloth, Keswick v Aspatria, Mirehouse v Bush, Netherhall v Westfield.
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Nothing can stop Allerdale winning the county cup ALLERDALE Girls – diminished by injury, sickness and exam revision – triumphed in adversity with a win over a large and physical Abbeytown side to lift a third consecutive County Cup. The under-14 side quickly built up the pressure with a succession of corners, with the third finished off by a low, diving header from
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Alice Boston, who powered through a packed penalty box to open the scoring. It was almost 2-0 when Tiffany Lamb, who provided the assist for Alice’s strike, rattled the cross bar from a tight angle, following
good work by Katie Wilkinson. Tiffany wasn’t to be denied a cup-final goal, as she coolly chipped the goalkeeper soon after. Abbeytown rallied and reduced the deficit to one before the break, and they came out fighting after half time, but couldn’t find a way past Allerdale’s defence, which included Rachel Gallagher.
The game was put to bed as Allerdale’s talented under-14 side made it 3-1 when Katie volleyed a stunning strike into the back of the net from Lissey Close’s perfect cross. Jamie Lee Bell came close to making it four, but saw her shot well saved after solid work by Beatrix Barber.
CARLISLE United have snapped up Antony Sweeney from League Two rivals Hartlepool. The midfielder, who had made 444 appearances for Pools, was offered a deal to stay at Victoria Park but he has turned it down in favour of a switch to the Cumbrians. The 30-year-old found first team opportunities hard to come by under Colin Cooper last season, turning out 23 times in 2013-14 but 19 of those were appearances from the bench. During his time at The Vic, Sweeney scored 62 goals and experienced two promotions and two relegations.
Cumbrian returns DANNY Grainger became Carlisle United’s first summer signing, penning a one-year deal. The 27-year-old left-back has spent his playing career north of the border, but spent his formative years with the Blues’ centre of excellence programme. The Penrith-born defender has enjoyed spells with Gretna, Dundee United, St Johnstone, Hearts and St Mirren during his 12-year stay north of the border. Manager Graham Kavanagh said: “It’s his local club and I know, from talking to him, that he is determined to make an impact.”
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Top scores in JD comp ■ Golf ALAN Taylor has won the JD Daley Trophy. The Cockermouth Golf Club member scored an excellent 70-8-62 to fend off competition from Andy Rigby. Other good scorers were Nigel Stewart, who carded 75-12-63, Steven Shaw 76-13-63, Oliver Lucey 70-6-64, George MacDonald 78-13-65, Lee Cain 83-17-66 and Jackson Relph 76-10-66. The Ladies’ Open was won by women’s captain Annette Milburn and her team, which was made up of Sandra Boyes, Joan Gould and Ann Donohoe with a score of 122. Mary Worthington, Carol Burrows, Helen Aubert-Milburn and Dot Pritchett were second with 119. The team of Joan Postlethwaite, Karen Telford, Janet Smith and Christine Brown completed the podium with a fine third place. The best visitors were that of Workington foursome Dee Ruddick, Belinda Rigby, Ann Newberry and Barbara Davies, who scored well throughout. Burrows also hit a hole in one on the sixth, during the Cecil Leitch match at Silloth. The Round Table Trophy was won by Rebeccca Laidlow with a score of 95-28-67. Boyes was second.
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Whitehead loft comes up trumps THE in-form loft of John and Tom Whitehead came up trumps from the final inland race in the Derwent Valley Federation. They won from Bedhampton, near Portsmouth, and for good measure were also third, seventh and 17th on the Fed sheet. They sent 13 to the race and got 11 on the day and the other two on Sunday. It was an excellent performance on a day when the heat tested the birds on their 286-mile fly from the south coast. Liberated at 7am the winner, a yearling chequer hen, was clocked at 1.50pm. John said: “She had been 19th Fed from the first Bedhampton race three weeks earlier so we got her down on eggs for this one and it did the business. “She’s bred off a Karl Boerx pigeon
■ Homing off Keith Rafferty and a Van Kampf that Tom got from fanciers in Leicester. “The birds have been coming well. This was our fifth win in the Ellenborough club, following on from last season when we won every young bird race except one.” John and cousin Tom have now won three Derwent Valley Federation races – Stafford, Fougeres and Bedhampton. This latest success also earned them second place in the West Cumbria Amalgamation behind top Egremont fancier ‘Sugar’ Wilson. There are now just two channel races left foe the old birds before the young bird programme starts on July 12.
Results
Derwent Valley Federation (49 sent 390): 1, 3, J and T Whitehead (Ellenborough) 1228, 1215; 2, J Walsh and son (Workington Victoria) 1216; 4, Hodgson and Saldert (Flimby WC) 1191.8; 5, R McAvoy and son (Harrington Central) 1191.5; 6, Evans and Abraham 1182. West Cumbria Amalgamation (530 birds): 1, Mr and Mrs D Wilson (Egremont Rangers) 1238; 2, 4, J and T Whitehead (Ellenborough)1228, 1215; 3, J Walsh and son (Workington Victoria) 1216; 5, A Graham and co (Cleator Moor) 1208; 6, Holliday and Dixon (Lowca) 1193. Workington Victoria (10 sent 76): 1, J Walsh and son 1220; 2, 6, Evans and Abraham 1186, 1128; 3, Blacklock, sons and Knudtson 1165; 4, Wilson and Johnston 1154.5; 5, McLuckie bros 1154.2. Inland averages: 1, Evans and Abra-
ham; 2, J Walsh and son; 3, Wilson and Johnston. Seaton RBL: 1, 2, Dobie and Palmer; 3, A Parker and son. Harrington Central: 1, R McAvoy and son; 2, 3, I and D Wood. Netherton: 1, 2, 3, D and J Reay. Flimby HS: 1, 2, Tinnion and Aitken; 3, A Proctor. Flimby WC: 1, Hodgson and Saldert; 2, J and D Hine; 3, Hunter bros. Workington SL: 1, Wilson and Johnston; 2, McLuckie bros; 3, G Best. Ellenborough FC: 1, 2, J and T Whitehead; 3, Barker, Charlton and Brown. Cumberland Social Circle: 1, Walsh and son; 2, R McAvoy and son; 3, J and D Hine. Falaise: 1, R McAvoy and son; 2, J Varty, son and grandson; 3, Hunter bros.
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Hindmarch pens deal ■ Workington Reds WORKINGTON Reds have re-signed Stevie Hindmarch – two months after he quit the club. The combative midfielder left Borough Park in April when Reds, then managed by Ian McDonald, were in the middle of a relegation scrap. Swapping England for Canada, the Keswick native has now returned to West Cumbria and penned a new deal. Hindmarch adds steel to Gavin Skelton’s midfield, and he will join the rest of his team-mates for pre-season training, which starts tomorrow.
Hat-trick of wins for Huntsman’s Dazzler’s baby girl Taylor’s remit ■ Hounds COULD you be the next Howard Webb or Sian Massey? If so, the Cumberland Football Association is offering a referees course in Workington. Steve Dobinson, of the county’s govering body, said that although there was no shortage of officials, he hoped to entice more people into taking to the pitch. He said: “We have a lot of good officials in Cumbria, but we are always on the look-out for more. “We’re hoping to get younger people interested to learn from the experienced referees we already
THERE’S a break in championship trailing on Saturday for the annual international meeting. The HTA will host this season’s event at Latrigg Tops with a sixrace programme starting at 1.30pm. The senior hounds get proceedings under way, followed by maidens, pups, puppy maidens, open restricted and veterans. Meanwhile in the HTA championship, Seaton bitch Sambuca has stolen the headlines this week
■ Football have, and to help keep the game going for future generations.” The course takes place between August 2-3 at the town’s Moorclose fire station. A pre-course meeting, outlining what it entails, will be held on Wednesday, July 23. Anyone interested can get in touch with Mr Dobinson via email at steve.dobinson@cumber landfa.com or by calling 07786 361337.
with three wins in puppy trails. Trained by Neil Brown, and jointly owned by Ian Rumney and Alan O’Fee, Sambuca is a non-produce bitch, superbly bred out of Border bitch Trust by Huntsman’s Dazzler. She is finding her feet now and registered her treble at Redmain and twice at Ward Hall, where one of the victories was shared through
being a dead heat with championship leader Fireman Sam. She set the ball rolling at Ward Hall last Tuesday with her first win of the season, and quite a victory it was considering her rivals. Table leader Fireman Sam went wrong at the start and was never in the race and when they got down to fight-out the finish Sambuca had to get the better of recent Dog Produce winner Endure. The pair had a good battle to the line but it was Sambuca who had
the extra drive to get there by a couple of yards. Washington was third of the 13 runners. They were back at Ward Hall on Thursday and this time Sambuca was locked in battle with Fireman Sam, but as they crossed the line the pair couldn’t be separated and a dead heat was awarded. The treble was completed on Sunday at Redmain and the Seaton bitch again showed good speed and determination on the finish to beat Silver Bullet by a few yards.
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ban, and ordered away from football for four month. He won’t be able to play in Liverpool’s opening 13 games. But that’s not enough. As beautiful as Suarez is as a footballer, he’s an appalling human being. That’s three times he’s launched his head into an opponent, and coming away with a chunk of flesh locked firmly between his already protruding teeth. Some are calling for psychological examinations and giving Suarez counselling. Not for me. The international ban should have been four years internationally with a one-year ban from domestic matches. A four-year ban would ensure Uruguay couldn’t profit from his talent, and devious ways like previously mentioned. And that is not the words of a bitter Englishman. It’s the ramblings of sense. It would ensure Suarez was never given the chance to light up the world stage, and teach him and a lesson for his actions. Fines don’t work. He’s a
THE MOMENT: Luis Suarez with Giorgio Chiellini multi-millionaire. But Fifa’s offered a token gesture with a £65,000 slap on the wrist. A one-year domestic ban would be harsh on Liverpool, but he’s their problem. They knew what they were taking on.
Picture: BBC
LUIS Suarez has bitten a fellow professional footballer three times. Let that sink in – well, perhaps that’s the wrong phrase to use. In 2010 he bit PSV Eindhoven’s Otman Bakkal while playing for Ajax, last year the Liverpool striker sunk
his gnashers into Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic and now he has nibbled on Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini while playing for Uruguay. The man has got a serious problem that goes beyond football. A ban from football and a fine have followed, but Fifa need to help him with his obvious problem. Biting someone once could perhaps be excused as being a one-off moment of craziness. However, supposedly biting three separate people is a pattern of behaviour. He needs psychological help. No one else can be blamed for his actions. This isn’t a matter of cultural misunderstanding or a media witch hunt. Suarez is at fault and Fifa needs to include some sort of psychological therapy to run alongside the punishment they dish out. Suarez is a genius on the football pitch, but his legacy is at risk of being overshadowed by his temperament. In years to come the 2014 World Cup will not be remembered for which team won it. People will say ‘wasn’t that the World Cup when Suarez bit that Italian?’ The same happened when
Zinedine Zidane head-butted Italy’s Marco Materazzi. I can barely remember what happened in the 2006 World Cup other than the great French midfielder losing his cool and planting his head in Materazzi’s chest. As a Liverpool fan I was fuming at the footage I was seeing from the Uruguay versus Italy match. How could Suarez do this again? He has had a brilliant season for Liverpool where he was top scorer in the Premier League and won a string of player of the season awards. It looked like he had laid to rest his Ivanovic bite scandal and his attempts to force a move away from Liverpool in the summer of 2013. But this just feels like a betrayal from a player the Liverpool hierarchy have backed to the hilt in the past. Suarez in his post-match interview tried to brush off the Chiellini incident as something that happens on a football pitch and his Uruguayan team-mates argued that the English media were picking on Suarez. No. Suarez needs to admit he was at fault and seek help to try to rectify his dark side on the football pitch.
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BARROW signed Aaran Taylor to ensure Tony McMillan maintains his high standards. The former Workington goalkeeper’s remit is to help keep McMillan, who will start next season as No1, on his toes, according to manager Darren Edmondson. He added: “Aaran doesn’t want to sit on the bench, and that’s what I told him about him about pre-season – ‘push Tony as best you can’. “Anything can happen in preseason. God forbid, Tony could get an injury and we would have been stuck without a keeper. “But at least we now know that if anything happens to either of them we’ve got another great keeper ready to fill the void.”
Sweeney signs
Was Suarez’s ban enough? Or does he need mental help? I LOVE Luis Suarez. His passion, desire, undoubted skill, the lot. He’s the kind of man you’d want alongside you in the trenches because he’d give everything for his team. He proved that at the last World Cup. Handling the ball on the line, knowing a penalty and red card would follow. On that day, the Uruguayan stopped a certain goal, and gave his team a chance. It worked. Suarez has been in imperious form for Liverpool this term too. He was easily the best player in the Premier League, and it’s no surprise he’s being touted as an £80 million signing for one of Spain’s top two. Last season was a turning point for the controversial striker. He didn’t racially abuse anyone or bite a rival, and football did what football does best – forgave him. We put the bad side of Suarez firmly in the past, and just marvelled at his genius. But that’s where the niceties end. He’s now been dished a nine-match international
Friday, June 27, 2014
■ Carlisle Utd
TROPHY WINNERS: Cockermouth Junior Football Club hosted an end-of-season awards bash to celebrate their triumphs throughout the 2013/14 season. Youngsters in all of the club’s teams were presented with their medals Picture: PAUL JOHNSON
Cockermouth veterans edge six-goal thriller COCKERMOUTH enjoyed a 4-2 win in Division One of the Cumbria Veterans League. Grasslot, however, were on the wrong end of a 30 defeat, losing away at Carlisle Zimmers. Frizington and Carlisle City drew 2-2 in the top flight. In Division Two, Hall Park were 5-2 winners
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to Mirehouse.
over Bluebell. There was also a 2-0 victory for Netherhall over Keswick. Westfield lost 2-0 at St Bees and Aspatria were beaten 2-0 at home
Division One: Penrith v Grasslot, Howard FC v Carlisle City. Division Two: Bluebell v St Bees, Hall Park v Silloth, Keswick v Aspatria, Mirehouse v Bush, Netherhall v Westfield.
Fixtures
Nothing can stop Allerdale winning the county cup ALLERDALE Girls – diminished by injury, sickness and exam revision – triumphed in adversity with a win over a large and physical Abbeytown side to lift a third consecutive County Cup. The under-14 side quickly built up the pressure with a succession of corners, with the third finished off by a low, diving header from
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Alice Boston, who powered through a packed penalty box to open the scoring. It was almost 2-0 when Tiffany Lamb, who provided the assist for Alice’s strike, rattled the cross bar from a tight angle, following
good work by Katie Wilkinson. Tiffany wasn’t to be denied a cup-final goal, as she coolly chipped the goalkeeper soon after. Abbeytown rallied and reduced the deficit to one before the break, and they came out fighting after half time, but couldn’t find a way past Allerdale’s defence, which included Rachel Gallagher.
The game was put to bed as Allerdale’s talented under-14 side made it 3-1 when Katie volleyed a stunning strike into the back of the net from Lissey Close’s perfect cross. Jamie Lee Bell came close to making it four, but saw her shot well saved after solid work by Beatrix Barber.
CARLISLE United have snapped up Antony Sweeney from League Two rivals Hartlepool. The midfielder, who had made 444 appearances for Pools, was offered a deal to stay at Victoria Park but he has turned it down in favour of a switch to the Cumbrians. The 30-year-old found first team opportunities hard to come by under Colin Cooper last season, turning out 23 times in 2013-14 but 19 of those were appearances from the bench. During his time at The Vic, Sweeney scored 62 goals and experienced two promotions and two relegations.
Cumbrian returns DANNY Grainger became Carlisle United’s first summer signing, penning a one-year deal. The 27-year-old left-back has spent his playing career north of the border, but spent his formative years with the Blues’ centre of excellence programme. The Penrith-born defender has enjoyed spells with Gretna, Dundee United, St Johnstone, Hearts and St Mirren during his 12-year stay north of the border. Manager Graham Kavanagh said: “It’s his local club and I know, from talking to him, that he is determined to make an impact.”
