Uwdi Krugg Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 Bearing in mind the daft wet weather fixture pile up last season, I find it bizarre that only Truro Reserves will be hosting a midweek game over the coming days. Be honest, we know what's coming weather wise for Cornwall this winter, it gets persistently wetter every season. Surely the local league officials should have utilised a decent dry Tuesday & Wednesday this week to get some warmer weather fixtures in? Ian Pethick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 Only those with floodlights would be able to beat the light issues with 6-30 pm kick offs ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Deacon Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 12 midweek matches Tuesday and Wednesday this week in the St Piran League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Town Man Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 Falmouth Town in a 22 team league this season and so far only one midweek fixture and 3 league games played only for various reasons. Nothing midweek this week either. Trouble ahead I would say once the rain kicks in. Mike Odgers, Ian Pethick and mattelot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Southcott Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 Callington Town are home to Elburton Villa in the FA Youth Cup tomorrow. Considering both sides had 4 players from their under 18's in their matchday squads for their recent FA vase victories, it should make for an entertaining evening. Dave Deacon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tavi Fan Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 Just now, The Town Man said: Falmouth Town in a 22 team league this season and so far only one midweek fixture and 3 league games played only for various reasons. Nothing midweek this week either. Trouble ahead I would say once the rain kicks in. I don’t know how it works or if it’s allowed but I’m surprised clubs aren’t looking to try and bring fixtures forward. Should Bishops Cleeve win their FA Cup replay tomorrow we will have no game on Saturday 14th and would like to think we’d try and play another team without a fixture on that date. With the fixture pile up at the back end of last season I’m sure clubs would be happy to play more game at the start of the league season. Tommy Matthews, The Town Man and Thecupfootballblogger 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOpinionoftheReferee Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 I find the small amount of midweek fixtures across steps 6-3 mind boggling given how the last few seasons have panned out. I know September is traditionally FA competition heavy, with 2 rounds of FA Cup, 2 rounds of FA Trophy and an FA Vase round, save for FA cup replays there is a notable absence of games being played in a midweek evening! Luke Gibbons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 Was this midweek left blank for potential FA Cup replays? Agree though, you would think there would be a full midweek program of Southern/Western league matches (with them being postponed in the event of the FA Cup taking priority). mattelot, Mike Odgers, The Town Man and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Town Man Posted September 3 Report Share Posted September 3 22 hours ago, Ian Pethick said: Was this midweek left blank for potential FA Cup replays? Agree though, you would think there would be a full midweek program of Southern/Western league matches (with them being postponed in the event of the FA Cup taking priority). Maybe clubs are reluctant to commit to August/early September midweek fixtures as some of the players are on holiday. Otherwise, who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted September 3 Report Share Posted September 3 4 hours ago, The Town Man said: Maybe clubs are reluctant to commit to August/early September midweek fixtures as some of the players are on holiday. Otherwise, who knows? Thought it was the league that scheduled fixtures, not the club's. We're talking step 4/5 clubs here, not park teams. If they can't put together players and a selection of substitutes who, you know, want to play a game of football in the football season, then you would question why they're operating at Southern/Western League level. The Town Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Hocking Posted September 3 Report Share Posted September 3 I think at Steps 4 & 5 it’s close to a racing certainty that this midweek was deliberately kept blank for FAC replays. The Leagues make the decisions, as you say, but the FA calls the tune. Railwayman in Exile and Thecupfootballblogger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uwdi Krugg Posted September 4 Author Report Share Posted September 4 Surely respective League Officials should be switched on regards the wet weather reality down here? Missing ideal opportunities to get some midweek games in, especially September, will almost certainly be regretted when the postponements gridlock arrives late season. The Town Man and Ian Pethick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tavi Fan Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 2 hours ago, Uwdi Krugg said: Surely respective League Officials should be switched on regards the wet weather reality down here? Missing ideal opportunities to get some midweek games in, especially September, will almost certainly be regretted when the postponements gridlock arrives late season. I think Tavistock have Saturday games against Exmouth (home and away) Willand (home and away), Mousehole (home) and one at Easter against Helston (away). You’d think a few of those could’ve been midweek games in September/October. Mike Odgers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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