Don't Blame The Bacup Pitch....
Thu 10th February 2011 | Bacup Borough | By Ian Templeman
On Wednesday we published an article regarding the length of time some clubs have waited since playing a home game, and there was one club missing from the list that some might have been expecting to feature.
Winter postponements at Bacup Borough have been a feature of recent seasons, but their home game against Barnoldswick Town in mid-January meant they didn't appear on the list. However, if their game on Saturday against Flixton goes ahead, it will only be their second home fixture in fourteen weeks, since their Challenge Cup game with Chadderton back in November.
Bacup manager Brent Peters is keen to point out that this situation has arisen largely due to factors outwith their control.
"Cynics out there that have short memories might believe the reason for this is down to our pitch, well how wrong you are. At Bacup we have only had two games called off due to the weather, and the reason this situation has come about is mainly down to our cup success in the early part of the season.
"We have played cup matches when other clubs have been playing league games which put us behind, and means that the fixture list produced at the start of the season just may as well be shredded.
"Once we have gone out of the FA competitions, in order to ensure we have regular weekly football the League Fixtures Secretary John Reid does have to play around with the fixtures, which could mean we have several back to back away fixtures.
"This happened when we had Silsden and Alsager and Runcorn away with one home fixture with Barnoldswick nestled between Alsager and Runcorn, this was followed with yet two more league away fixtures at Squires Gate and Formby, the latter being called off last week."
Like many others, Brent hopes that an improvement in the weather will see a corresponding improvement in income.
"The situation we are in most certainly does not help us financially. It very much goes without saying that once again this is a testing time for us, and I do not know of any organisation that can go almost four months with very limited, if any income at all coming in.
"I am sure if it was industry, there would be cut backs and redundancies or even closure. But we are not in industry, we are in sport, and we must limp along and hope that when the games do come at home, people will turn out, pay their admission, purchase a raffle ticket, or purchase a programme in order that much needed finance does come back our way."
Don't Blame The Bacup Pitch....
Thu 10th February 2011 | Bacup Borough
By Ian Templeman
On Wednesday we published an article regarding the length of time some clubs have waited since playing a home game, and there was one club missing from the list that some might have been expecting to feature.
Winter postponements at Bacup Borough have been a feature of recent seasons, but their home game against Barnoldswick Town in mid-January meant they didn't appear on the list. However, if their game on Saturday against Flixton goes ahead, it will only be their second home fixture in fourteen weeks, since their Challenge Cup game with Chadderton back in November.
Bacup manager Brent Peters is keen to point out that this situation has arisen largely due to factors outwith their control.
"Cynics out there that have short memories might believe the reason for this is down to our pitch, well how wrong you are. At Bacup we have only had two games called off due to the weather, and the reason this situation has come about is mainly down to our cup success in the early part of the season.
"We have played cup matches when other clubs have been playing league games which put us behind, and means that the fixture list produced at the start of the season just may as well be shredded.
"Once we have gone out of the FA competitions, in order to ensure we have regular weekly football the League Fixtures Secretary John Reid does have to play around with the fixtures, which could mean we have several back to back away fixtures.
"This happened when we had Silsden and Alsager and Runcorn away with one home fixture with Barnoldswick nestled between Alsager and Runcorn, this was followed with yet two more league away fixtures at Squires Gate and Formby, the latter being called off last week."
Like many others, Brent hopes that an improvement in the weather will see a corresponding improvement in income.
"The situation we are in most certainly does not help us financially. It very much goes without saying that once again this is a testing time for us, and I do not know of any organisation that can go almost four months with very limited, if any income at all coming in.
"I am sure if it was industry, there would be cut backs and redundancies or even closure. But we are not in industry, we are in sport, and we must limp along and hope that when the games do come at home, people will turn out, pay their admission, purchase a raffle ticket, or purchase a programme in order that much needed finance does come back our way."
