Ribblesdale League: Barnoldswick bad luck (3 March 1999)

3 March 1999

Ribblesdale League: Barnoldswick bad luck

The Lancashire Evening Telegraph

Barnoldswick have been hit by another hammer blow in their search for a new professional.

The Jennings Ribblesdale league outfit have already failed in bids to sign South Africans Mark Bruyns and Remier Munnik during the winter.

Now Western Province star Ashwell Prince is the latest South African to turn his back on the Victory Park club in favour of a more lucrative move to Northern League side Morecambe.

Barnoldswick secretary Phil Brown said: "It's turned into a real headache and I'm starting to get sick of it.

"We originally targeted Mark Bruyns who plays for Natal but he got a job.

"Then we lined up Munnik but he got a back injury.

"Now we've just lost Ashwell Prince who was in South Africa's World Cup 30.

"We sent him a contract and he seemed happy but we've been gazumped by Morecambe who came in with a better offer."

Brown may now extend his search to India and Australia because he is away on business in both countries during the next four weeks.

Source :: Lancashire Evening Telegraph (https://www.reednews.co.uk/let/)