Richard Chown Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 CHRISTMAS may still be three weeks away, but the East Cornwall Premier League are already looking anxiously at keeping on course for the Rowett Insurance League Cup final on Easter Sunday. The league, along with other competitions, has been badly hit by the weather over the past three weeks. Mike Murray, the league official responsible for fixtures, said: "We always play the league cup final on Easter Sunday and that will be early next year on April 4. "We also have to take into account the fact that the semi-finals are staged over two legs. "The problem is that we have to give priority to cup games, which could mean re-arranging league matches, which are already beginning to pile up." Read more at Thisiscornwall.co.uk © Does this happen every season or are we going to see matches being played well into May next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percy Smollett Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 If all this extra rain we've had in the last couple of years is due to climate change then in a few years time local football will have to consider shifting the season to play through the summer months to avoid all these extremely annoying postponements. AAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Thank goodness we dont have the ECPL league cup being played in groups anymore. Yes there has been a lot of postponements and abandoned matches. And yes Mike Murray has to re arrange those fixtues. As it stands there are 2 second round matches to played one this satruday the other next saturday. If somehow they go ahead then round 2 will be complete. 2 Q/F matches have been arranged for Satruday and Jan 2nd. Again if these matches go ahead it leaves just 2 Q/F ties to be arranged, the 4 S/F ties (Home and away) and the final which doesn't count as it will be the only match played in the league that day. If all goes to plan it leaves just 6 ties to be arrnaged Christmas was mooted but as the clubs decided (apart from Torpint v Saltash) not to play on Boxing Day then I cannot see them changing their minds. At the moment there does not appear to be a major problem as far as the league cup is concerned. Lets keep our fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Just to enlarge on the problems to be faced is that only 4 Premier Division and 7 Division One league matches were played in November Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest big man Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 so why cant we play the games in mid week for those who have lights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adlestrop Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 I don,t think ANY ground in the County would even consider 2 games a week this time of the year.It's hard enough getting a Saturday game played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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