As the foul weather this weekend proved, we are now at the stage of the season where games are likely to be postponed due to unplayable pitches.

I inspected the pitches at 8.30 yesterday morning. Once it was obvious that the U10 and U11 matches could not be played, the first priority was to notify the opposition so that they did not set off to the game. Secondly, the relevant League Fixture Secretary for each age group had to be notified. Finally I could then get round to contacting each of our own players. This amounted to 24 people yesterday, which is why it is a much simpler and quicker task to notify everybody by text message, whch I sent to the mobile phone number supplied by all of you on our Club Registration Form.

With the risk of postponements being high over the next few months this is how I will pass on notice to everyone, so I would urge you to keep your mobile phone switched on each Sunday morning. If you do not hear from me then it means that as far as I am aware the game is still going ahead.

We now have 42 players registered with the Club so it becomes very difficult for me when everyone starts getting in touch to ask if the game is still on. I will let everyone know as soon as I possibly can once I know a game is off, if you haven't heard from me it means the game is still on.