Clarets boss thanked for big boost

EVO-STIK League Clitheroe have sent a "massive thanks" to Burnley boss Sean Dyche after he helped the Blues raise more than £3,000 to rebuild a stand flattened in the worst of the winter storms.

Delighted officials at the EVO-STIK League North club tweeted their thanks after Dyche took time out from preparing for his side for a huge Premier League win at Watford at the weekend to team up with Blues boss Simon Haworth at a fundraising night.

Pictured with Clitheroe chairwoman Anne Barker and other officials afterwards, Dyche and the former Welsh international entertained fans at Shawbridge with tales from their careers before a fundraising auction after the club's historic Shed End was flattened in March when the so-called 'Beast from the East' met Storm Emma over the club's home.

@ClitheroeFC tweeted: "A massive thank you to Sean Dyche for his question and answer session on Thursday night raising funds to replace our stand destroyed by the beast from the east in March. We managed to raise over £3,000. Thank you to everyone who came. #fundraising #coyb #thankyou #cheers #wow!"

Flattened: Clitheroe's damaged stand

Flattened: Clitheroe's damaged stand

Now 46, former defender Dyche is enjoying his third Premier League campaign with Burnley and hoping to lead them into Europe next season after their 2-1 win at Vicarage Road on Saturday lifted Clitheroe's neighbouring giants up to seventh in the Premier League table. Ironically, he first moved into management at the ground in 2011 after spending three seasons with the Hornets towards the end of his playing career before hanging up his boots at Northampton Town in 2007.

Howarth, 41, won five caps for Wales and is now in the second year of his first managerial role with the Blues. In 242 games up front for Cardiff, Coventry, Wigan and Tranmere, he scored 83 goals before injury brought a premature end to his exploits as a striker. Since gaining his UEFA A and B coaching badges while working at Shrewsbury Town and Stalybridge Celtic, he's been looking to make a similar mark as a manager.

Images courtesy of @ClitheroeFC/Twitter

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