Quite the coup for Clitheroe as they sign 35 year old Marc Pugh to help their promotion push

Good luck to him and them. Last time I saw him on tv he was very much involved with healthy eating and taking his business around professional football clubs. A Rawtenstall lad and claret through and through.

Biggest downgrade since David May ended up at Bacup Borough

His brother already plays at the club so think he’s managed to convince him to join. Marc is also donating his wages to charity. Brilliant signing for them.

Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:27 pm

Good luck to him and them. Last time I saw him on tv he was very much involved with healthy eating and taking his business around professional football clubs. A Rawtenstall lad and claret through and through.

Actually a Stacksteads lad if we're nit picking. But as you say a Claret. Home built in Whalley so near to Clitheroe.

Stayingup wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:07 pm

Actually a Stacksteads lad if we're nit picking. But as you say a Claret. Home built in Whalley so near to Clitheroe.

Bacup

His career is a great story really. Released from Championship academy at 16 (was it Tenant or Cotteril?) did the rounds in the lower leagues, then hit gold with Howe at Bournemouth and their success up the leagues to play in to the PL for a few seasons.

Nice lad as well. I went to school with him.

RVclaret wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:40 pm

His brother already plays at the club so think he’s managed to convince him to join. Marc is also donating his wages to charity. Brilliant signing for them.

His brother Lee played at Colne for a few years. Good defender at that level.

criminalclaret wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:12 am

His career is a great story really. Released from Championship academy at 16 (was it Tenant or Cotteril?) did the rounds in the lower leagues, then hit gold with Howe at Bournemouth and their success up the leagues to play in to the PL for a few seasons.

Nice lad as well. I went to school with him.

Wasn't released at 16 by Burnley - he was with us until 19 and had been on the bench for the first team - eventually dropping down into non-league before moving to Bournemouth, then in League One. Interestingly, at a Q&A just after Howe had come to Burnley, he suggested Pugh was at his level at League One and he wouldn't consider bringing him to Burnley.

All credit to Pughy, had a really good career in the end and played in 67 Premier League games.

4midable wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:11 pm

Bacup

Hmmm. Stacksteads is Bacup. Nit picking haha

He's been playing 5 a side with some lads at Oakhill in Whalley recently, he should dominate for Clitheroe.

As long as Clitheroe don’t play him in goal.

He once went in goal for our reserves at Blackpool and conceded seven goals. He made John Spicer look like Manuel Neuer.

He won't find it easy. There are some decent sides in that league; Leek, Workington, Runcorn are all well drilled teams with some experienced players, while Macclesfield are running away with the title.

sjb wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 4:17 pm

He won't find it easy. There are some decent sides in that league; Leek, Workington, Runcorn are all well drilled teams with some experienced players, while Macclesfield are running away with the title.

Clitheroe are an interesting team. I swear they’ve finished 5th or 6th for the past 10 years. A good mate of mine plays for them so I get down to watch when I can. He said they got ran all over the place at Macclesfield.