A Football-less Fortnight.

Handsworth's County Senior Cup game at Wombwell Main, scheduled for Saturday 28th November, was postponed when a 'last minute" pitch inspection at 10:30 a.m. on the morning of the game (4.1/2 hours before kick-off) found a waterlogged pitch.  A switch to Oliver's Mount and our 4G pitch was declined so that meant a blank football Saturday.

The match was put back a week to Saturday 4th November. It has to be played on a Saturday because there are no floodlights at Wombwell Main but this time, the NCEL and The County FA have insisted that if Wombwell's pitch is unfit again, the fixture must be moved to Oliver's Mount.

This rearrangement means that our home league fixture against Barton Town will now be played on Wednesday 6th December.

The fixture shuffle leaves us with only 2 home games in November and only one of those is a Saturday fixture. Saturday games tend to draw bigger crowds so the club's income stream will likely be affected.

In addition, all of this fixture rescheduling means The Ambers face 3 long away trips in the space of a week:

Saturday, 11th November - away at Pickering Town - a 166 mile round trip

Tuesday 14th November - away at Tadcaster Albion - a 94 mile round trip

Saturday 18th November - away at Silsden - a 112 mile round trip 

Nothing can be done about it of course. Maybe we should hope that a "waterlogged pitch" might postpone one of these excursions?

The absence of a football match to comment on has made me think about the content of this blog. Looking back at my blog entries from 10-12 years ago, I recall I didn't just comment on football but noted other things we'd been up to.

I've decided to resume that sort of content and so, with no football pictures to show you, here's a couple I've taken of the Autumn colours around Norton Towers. Can't remember the last time I photographed anything other than football so it made a nice change. I'm working on a Flickr album which I'll post ASAP.

Over the football-less period, we've had a leaking central heating boiler to sort out and we've both had a haircut. We've dined out at Chester's Fish & Chips in Chesterfield and I've had new spectacles. We've rejoined the RSPB and are planning some bird-watching expeditions.

I'll not go into any more detail here but events such as these will be recorded if and when they happen so you may see what a full and active life we lead! (Or not?!

Back to football tomorrow though! COYA!!

Laters!