The Cold Adventure: Skelmersdale United P-P Rossendale United

My old bad luck returns to me. There was a period a few seasons back where a Saturday wouldn’t pass where I’d make my way to a football match to arrive at the ground and find the match postponed. Although with the cold snap currently doing the rounds across the country, there is less of an element of surprise in it happening today. I knew the likelihood of my indented match for today going ahead was very slim so I made myself a list of possible alternatives, 7 of them in all. Then watched as my intended match was called off, then one by one all of my alternatives fell victim to the weather. Though my hopes were raised when a phone call to Skelmersdale United confirmed that their match against Rossendale United was still going ahead. So I understandably set out with some confidence to Skelmersdale, until I arrived at the ground when the turnstiles were shut and a small congregation of people were having a rather disgusted sounding discussion. Yes, the game was off. The only thing I can assume is the match referee turned up and decided the pitch wasn’t playable, despite the fact that the players were already warming up on it. So I got one step further than I did on New Years Day, though I am still yet to see a football match in 2009. Roll on the summer, when it’ll probably be colder than winter time having known our recent summers.