Maidstone United manager Jay Saunders hopes postponements might benefit his side's promotion push in the long run
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by Alex Hoad
Jay Saunders is hoping the cold snap does his
Maidstone United side a favour in their race for promotion
from Ryman League Division 1 South.
Saturday’s game at Merstham was called-off less than four hours
before kick-off and the freezing conditions and snowfall mean
Folkestone’s visit to Bourne Park on Saturday is likely to be
postponed.
Stones boss Saunders said: "There was five inches of snow still
on the pitch on Thursday and unless there is a heatwave there’s no
chance of the game going on."
United sit fourth but have played more games than any other
side in the table, with leaders Bognor Regis and second-placed
Whitehawk having two games in hand and third-placed Dulwich Hamlet
three.
Saunders said: "One bonus for us with these postponenents
is that the other teams at the top are going to have a lot of games
to fit in.
"Everyone says we have played more games than anyone and so
we’re worse off, but it means we have quite a few free midweeks to
play rearranged games.
"They are going to end up playing three games a week most weeks
until the end of the season to catch up."
Do you think the fixture back-log will benefit the
Stones' promotion push? Have your say below.
Thursday, February 09 2012
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