HITMEN Lee Cryer and Craig Sargeson will be at opposite ends of the pitch tomorrow but have the same ambition in mind -- to move up the football pyramid.

For Clitheroe striker Cryer, 29, the North West Counties League is the lowest level of non-league football he has played at.

For Rossendale's Sargeson, 19, it is the highest.

The two teams meet in the First Division tomorrow at Dark Lane.

Both players think they have the ability to move up the leagues, and their goals scored tally so far this season appears to support that.

Former Atherton and Leigh forward Cryer has bagged 15 for the Blues this season after spending the last year on the sidelines with a groin injury.

Rishton-born Sargeson has continued the form that brought him 39 goals last season, scoring 17 in 23 games so far this year.

He sits fifth overall in the First Division goalscorers table, with Cryer 10th.

Both strikers hope to go up this season with their respective clubs, who are both pushing for promotion to the Unibond League.

Cryer, who lives in Rochdale with his partner Lindsey and 10-month-old son Daniel said: "The North West Counties League is not quite as intense as the Unibond league, but there are still some good players.

"The standard is not as good and it isn't as serious and I am enjoying it a bit more because of that.

"I missed a season last year with a groin injury and I was looking for a club this season and Lee Sculpher, who I used to play with at Atherton, recommended me to Clitheroe.

"Obviously I would like to get back up to the Unibond League and it looks like Clitheroe have a chance of promotion this season. We have beaten some of the top sides already."

Sargeson, who had trials with Wigan Athletic last year, was praised by Rossendale manager Jim McCluskie, who said he was sure his star player could play at a higher level.

He said: "If I was a Conference manager I would certainly want him in my team."

Sargeson, who works as a test engineer at British Aerospace, said: "Obviously I would like to play at a higher level, and a few people have told me that I could, like Jim and the chairman Andrew Connelly.

"I started off pretty slow this season but then the goals started to go in and the goals to games ratio is not bad really.

"We are doing all right this season. We have got a lot of games in hand and if we win those games then we would be in the top three or four.

"We lost our unbeaten run after 16 games without defeat so we want to get that started again tomorrow."

HITMEN Lee Cryer and Craig Sargeson will be at opposite ends of the pitch tomorrow but have the same ambition -- to move up the football pyramid.

For Clitheroe striker Cryer, 29, the North West Counties League is the lowest level of non-League football he has played at. For Rossendale's Sargeson, 19, it is the highest. The two teams meet in the First Division at Dark Lane tomorrow.

Both players think they have the ability to move up the leagues, and their goals-scored tally so far this season supports that.

Former Atherton and Leigh RMI forward Cryer has bagged 15 for the Blues this season after spending the last year on the sidelines with a groin injury.

Rishton-born Sargeson has continued the form that brought him 39 goals last season, scoring 17 in 23 games so far this year.

Cryer, who lives in Rochdale with his partner Lindsey and 10-month-old son Daniel said: "The North West Counties League is not quite as intense as the UniBond league, but there are still some good players.

"The standard is not as good and it isn't as serious and I am enjoying it a bit more because of that.

"I missed last season with a groin injury and I was looking for a club this season when Lee Sculpher, who I used to play with at Atherton, recommended me to Clitheroe.

"I would like to get back up to the UniBond League and it looks like Clitheroe have a chance of promotion this season." Sargeson, who had trials with Wigan Athletic last year, was praised by Rossendale manager Jim McCluskie, who said he was sure his star player could play at a higher level.

He said: "If I was a Conference manager I would certainly want him in my team."

Sargeson, who works as a test engineer at British Aerospace, said: "Obviously I would like to play at a higher level, and a few people have told me that I could, like Jim and the chairman Andrew Connelly.

"I started off pretty slow this season but then the goals started to go in.

"We are doing all right this season. We have got a lot of games in hand and if we win those games then we would be in the top three or four."