LANCASHIRE Official Match Programme !£1.00 Match Sponsor: Rathbones LYNX Matchball Sponsor: Rank Hovis Ltd RLFC Programme Sponsors: Nelstrop's Producers and suppliers of high quality bread, rolls and confectionary. Specialists in barmcakes, batons, soup rolls and plaits Suppliers to the NHS, catering companies, hotels and shops BAKERY SHOP OPEN DAILY 8.30am -1.30pm B a k e r S t r e e t Coppull PR7 5UH Telephone: 01257 471101 Fax: 01257 471082 F r o m t h e C h a i r Vt■ *11th June 2000 !Lynx vOldham The Right Direction Today, we welcome Oldham to Victory Park we will be in there and COMPETING next and Iam sure it is going to be avery season. competitive game. The team, over the last few weeks, has shown Iwould like to congratulate today's visitors for some improvements and Ifully expect this the way they have turned their club around over improvement to continue and Inow feel fairly the last couple of years and we at Lancashire confident that we can achieve another victory Lynx can take heart that this is possible. before the end of the season. With the right direction and alot of hard work Henry Morris Officials Chairman: Henry Morris Physiotherapist: Janine Tunks Directors: John Mark Kit Manager: Paul Riding (1st Team) Tony Seed (Commercial) Gary Prescott (Academy) Bryan Gray Rugby League: John Mark Tony Scholes Council Representative: Club Secretary: M i c k W e a r m o u t h Programme: John Booth Financial Controller: George Moss CONTACT NUMBERS Rugby Manager: D e n n i s R a m s d a l e Rugby Football Office:01772 902052 Head Coach: Maurice Bamford Commercial Manager:07946 301011 Academy Coach: D e n n i s R a m s d a l e Match Day Enquiries: 01257 263406 11.00 am onwards Victory Park Chorley C o a c h ' s N o t e s »!% 11th June 2000 !Lynx vOldham * A Improvement Welcome today to Oldham and their coach Mike Ford. Oldham have been going very well this term and Ifully expect them to perform extremely well in the Grand Final play-offs, so to this end, good luck. However, it is not our intention to do them any favours this afternoon and we will be doing our utmost to take the points off them. We are gradually improving as aunit and part of the reason for this is that we have been able to select afairly settled side. We must now continue to work hard and build upon the foundations we have built and we can then look forward to some success. 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Since then, they have David Birdsall grabbed the first try after smart rebuilt well, as Coach Gary Murdock has work by David Wolford and Gary Flail, and then introduced several promising players from the Jayson Pekepo, outstanding in the early stages, amateur game together with some seasoned bounced his way over for another. professionals. It was too good to last, as Lynx's match fitness As aresult. Town now occupy arespectable began to tell. But, Bamford plans to put that mid-table position and are looking forward to right and already has apre-season programme next season with far greater optimism than mapped out. they were ayear ago. Using his vast contacts in the amateur and Now, the wily Bamford will be aiming to do the professional game, Bamford has already used same with Lynx. his persuasive powers to tempt several Yorkshire based players to Victory Park and Certainly, the way Lynx competed for most of several impressed, notably the Birdsall's, David the game, suggests they are already making and Paul, and Flail. Match Report ♦ L 11th June 2000 !Lynx vOldham * On top of that Paul Roberts, David Jones and But Town quickly stretched their lead on the Paul Norton, three Lynx stalwarts this year, are resumption, when prop William Blackburn burst now getting much more support. Roberts, over from 20 metres. Lynx, though, refused to switched from full-back to stand-off by buckle and Norton came close to atry. being Bamford, showed that he is adapting well to held up over the home line. the change, while Norton put in his usual committed stint in the pack. Jones, as ever, But in the last quarter, Town moved clear after was inspirational with his work-rate and Jamie Beaumont grabbed their fourth try. Cook determination. added another after McGrady's break, and Stuart Hoyles and Craig Barker added further It was only in the closing stages of the first half tries to give Town aflattering winning margin. that Town broke the shackles. Leigh Smith scored the opener and centre Steve McGrady Lynx: Hunt, Doherty, Waerea, Jones, Garcia, the second, after apowerful burst by Tau Liku. Roberts, Williams, Pekepo, Wolford, Hall, D With former England International Paul Cook Birdsall, Norton, PBirdsall. Subs: Stanley for adding one goal. Town held a10-8 interval lead. Hunt, Christie for Vincent, Vincent for Pekepo, Jones typified Lynx's resolve, tracking back 70 Barr for Hall. metres to overhaul William Blackburn just before the hooter. 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Formerly with Leeds and Oldham at the start of the 2000 season. The Keighley Cougars, this 21-year-old hardworking 23-year-old is playing consistently well at back-row forward is studying at Leeds centre but also helped out at scrum-half this University for adegree in Chemical season. Engineering. DAVID GIBBONS LEO CASEY The other twin. Became ahousehold name at Atough prop who played for the former Pleadingly and played more than 20 senior Oldham club, Featherstone Rovers, Swinton games, including several in the first Super and Rochdale Flornets before signing for the League season of 1996. Formerly captain of Roughyeds for the 1999 season. Captained the Bramley, David will be akey figure for the side and, at the age of 32, became afirm Roughyeds at stand-off half. favourite of the crowd. DANNY GUEST JASON CLEGG This 22-year-old, 18 stone prop was an up and Aproduct of Littleborough RL Club, this coming youngster with the Bears. Also played heavyweight prop turned pro for the Bradford for Keighley and of course Lynx, before Bulls and had astint with Batley before signing returning to Oldham. Has been mostly asub for the Roughyeds shortly after the club was f o r O l d h a m t h i s s e a s o n . formed. Made afirst team place his own in 1999 and earned selection for the West of JOEY HAYES Pennines side against an East side coached by Ayoung winger who has crammed alot into Mike Ford. In superb form this season and was his relatively short time as apro.