Backlog may lead to Sunday fixtures (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Backlog may lead to Sunday fixtures

10:24am Friday 9th January 2009 in

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PROLONGED wintry weather has led to such a blacklog of fixtures in the Talbot Insurance Westmorland League that clubs are being canvassed about playing on Sundays as well as Saturdays.

League secretary Ron Wilkinson has written to club secretaries regarding the build-up of matches outstanding because of postponements.

He asked: "It was suggested that we (the executive) ask clubs when their pitch is unfit to consider switching games to their opponent's ground if this was available, and the reverse fixture had still to be played.

"Also I would be grateful if clubs could contact me to indicate whether any teams would be willing to play a fixture on a Sunday (as well as Saturday).

Westmorland Football League

n WESTMORLAND County FA Under-18s take on Sheffield and Hallamshire County FA U18s at Kendal Town FC’s Lakeland Radio Stadium tomorrow (Saturday) in the Association of Northern Counties Youth competition (2pm kick-off).

The U18s squad go into the New Year with high hopes, having ended Northumberland FA's 100 per cent record in the Northern Counties Youth Championship when they held them to a 3-3 draw with a spirited performance at Whitley Park, Benton.

Westmorland U18s also face testing fixtures against Manchester FA and East Riding FA later this year.

Tomorrow's Westmorland squad is: S. Dixon (Kendal County), T. Wright (Corinthians), R. Mackenzie (Ibis), G. Baker (Kendal County), J. Benjamin (Ambleside United), S. Cooper (Corinthians), D. Davidson (Corinthians), N. Dixon (Corinthians), J. Eatherden (Corinthians), D. Lowe (Ambleside United), N. McNeill (Burneside), G. Pearce (Burneside), D. Raw (Sedbergh Wanderers), M. Shaw (Corinthians), L. Stannard (Corinthians), J. Thornton (Corinthians).

Westmorland County FA Benevolent Trophy matches are scheduled for tomorrow (kick-off 1pm) with some hard-fought ties in prospect.

These include the clash of Milnthorpe Corinthians at home to Keswick, while there are also some interesting derbies with Kendal County hosts to Endmoor and Kendal United pitted against visitors Burneside.