With many recent games falling foul of the recent poor weather much has been said about the state of the pitch at Westwood Road and the lack of football being played.

The most important aspect of making any decision about whether a game should go ahead or not is purely down to the safety of the players and officials. We are not alone. Many other clubs are victims of waterlogged pitches and even at a higher level that Step 5 some games are being postponed even at the very last minute.

We have a team of people that are committed to working on the pitch trying to get these games to go ahead. Like all football clubs, it relies on revenue through the gate and with the bar being open. This is of course in our mind but we come back to player and officials safety as our primary objective.

Throughout the winter months the respective leagues appreciate and understand that some pitches will fall victim to constant poor weather but now the rain appears to have stopped and the water is gradually draining away the question is often asked;  well why can we not get a game on ?

The majority of the pitch appears to be fine at first glance but we have a couple of small problem areas that are very dangerous under foot. In this instance we have seen it more appropriate to gain some advice and guidance from a qualified referee or a league official who have made the necessary decision to give us the go ahead or, in recent weeks, to call the game off with as much notice as possible to all concerned including supporters, the opposition and officials.