Well guys after many clutch spring swaps and clutch plate swaps i decided to hunt down a tool that worked for the job.......originally i bought a clutch compressor tool from t&g and it was crap ......the legs just bent on it...... then i got the idea of using the 3 legged puller from summers town (from the bantam forum) this certainly was a big improvement but i still wasn't happy .......so i saw one on eBay for about £19 posted .....i emailed the guy and he assured me it was British made and was brand new and would do the job so i bought it.......well i ordered it yesterday and received it today and what a result it does what it says on the tin ......i would recommend one 
It came from montys s classic motorcycles in devon www.montysclassicmotorcycles.com phone 07899967132