Fixtures - Sunday 12 January

Dose anybody know when the fixtures come out for this week???

Goal keeper wrote:

Dose anybody know when the fixtures come out for this week???

James has them in hand - delayed due to the consequence of yesterday's multiple postponements affecting Walton Cup games and this week's County Competition games which take priority

Sunday Premier Round 4 Creation Builders v MDH Knights
Sunday Premier Round 4 Star & Garter v Appleby Magna
Sunday Intermediate Round 4 Birstall Stamford Reserves v Oadby Owls Mens
Sunday Intermediate Round 4 Hathern Three Crowns v Leicester Foxes Old Boys
Sunday Intermediate Round 4 Office Update v Frolesworth United
Sunday Shield Round 4 Birstall Trees v Aylestone Athletic 2011
Sunday Shield Round 4 LK United v Monsell WMC
Sunday Shield Round 4 FC Poplar v Huncote Sunday
Sunday Trophy Round 4 Mountsorrel Imps v Countesthorpe Athletic 2012
Sunday Trophy Round 4 Enderby Bullets v Leicester Klub Sportowy
Sunday Vase Round 4 Groby Town  v Measham 2012
Sunday Vase Round 4 Suecastle v The Plough Wigston

Arthur Moore Round 3 Sparta Moshdock v FC Azzurri
Billy Walton Round 3 AFC Royal Oak v Horse
Billy Walton Round 3 GT v Wigston Rangers
Billy Walton Round 3 Lutterworth Town Sunday v Fleckney Athletic Sunday
Billy Walton Round 3 Queniborough Park Rangersv Webbys Wanderers
Billy Walton Round 3 Vale v KS Leicester Polska
Division 1 Fosse City v Magna Town 2012
Division 1 North Kilworth Sunday v Willowbrook OB
Division 1 St Marks v Oakfield Old Boys
Division 2 CSKA Carnabys v NPE
Division 2 Niffy Rangers v Desford Athletic
Division 2 Wigston United v Seaton
Division 3 AFC Bees Knees v East Goscote Athletic
Division 3 Clarendon Park Rangers v The Star Inn
Division 3 Phoenix United v LDA Spartans
Division 4 FC Tumar v Enness United
Division 4 Harborough Hotshots v Leicester Bharat Talbot
Division 4 Thurmaston WMP 2009 Reserves v Glenfield United
Divsion 5 Fairfield Athletic v TrinderBox
Divsion 5 FC Pochin v Niffy Rangers Reserves
Divsion 5 Humberstone 2000 v Royalist
Divsion 5 United Revolution v Leicester Forest Foxes
Divsion 6 CFA v Sporting Birstall
Divsion 6 Dukla St Andrews v Mark J Rees
Divsion 6 Pukka Pies v Global Athletic
Divsion 6 White Horse Wanderers v Desford Rangers
Divsion 6 Wigston Plough Rovers v Inter Mivan
Division 7 Friar Lane v Harrow Emerald
Division 7 Medz v Blaby United Sunday 2012
Division 7 Monsell WMC Reserves v FC City of Leicester
Division 7 Wigston Fields 2012 v CSKA Carnabys Reserves

How do we find out the referees please

They need to be appointed first - please give the Officers a chance - some of them work too

I am sure your Club Secretary will be advised - in any event County FA appoimtments take priority, so we will have to use what is left

You'll have to excuse him Gordon, he was at the back of the queue, when they were handing out common sense.

I think it is more a case of ringing the referee as well as the opposition in sufficient time prior to the game

I shouldn't worry. Will be surprised if 10 games survive.

At least it stretches the season out for those teams who moaned about being in small divisions.

It has been necessary to change a fixture in D7 - Little Bowden have a free date which was overlooked.

It is now Monsell WMC Reserves v FC City of Leicester

Not meaning to be pain but just thought I would ask if the fixtures will be released week by week or if there is a fixture booklet and set which will be released? I understand that due to the weather and postponements certain games take priority and therefore might not be able to have set fixture list for the upcoming weeks but thought I would ask

In the very short term the fixtures will be released on a weekly basis.

Thereafter we will revert back to the Fixture Booklet covering a longer period.

As you will appreciate a Booklet is only accurate on the day of printing. Experience reminds us of the many changes at this time of year, due to inclement weather.

The multiple postponements of last Sunday is a prime example. The date was set aside for 15 of the 16 Walton Round 3 games - 2 were played. We cannot merely rearrange them for this Sunday because that is set aside for County Competitions which take priority. Add to that pitch shares and free dates and you will now see that only 5 of the outstanding Walton games are set for this Sunday.

Now if the weather gets a grip of County Competitions this Sunday, that will multiply the problems as they automatically take priority the following Sunday which would disrupt any scheduled Alliance fixtures - and we still have the Walton games to reschedule - as well as a couple of oustanding ties in other cup competitions.

We can be reasonably flexible with League fixtures but Cup fixtures have an end date - at County and League level as the Final dates and venues are booked. Even with League commitments we also have to keep an eye on pitch availability towards the end of the season.

We believe it is safer to move forward on a week to week basis at this stage of the season.

Wigston Plough Rovers Vs Inter Mivan - call off by Oadby and Wigston Council. All games at Horsewell Lane and Uplands Park have been postponed.

I personally find this disappointing as I wrote to the council a year ago saying that Thursday was too early to call off a Sunday game. I know why they've done it, but there will be forthcoming weeks when weather picks up and if we had a dry and mild Thursday evening / Friday / Saturday a pitch could be a lot fitter come the Sunday morning. They need to leave it to the discretion of referees as if a pitch is still unfit come a Sunday morning then a referee won't play it anyway!

Agreed, Thursday is far to early, I will be going up to the pitch tonight to see it for myself cant reverse the fixture either as the city council are even worse!

Unfortunately us at St Marks have had our game called off yet again due to a "waterlogged pitch" this is mainly down to the stupid woman that runs the sports down the Emerald Centre and will not allow us to play on it, i can bet my wage that the pitch will be playable come Sunday though!

Matches at Horsewell Lane and Uplands have been called off by the council.

Have Leicester City council called theres off yet?? If not they are leaving it very late for them!

Hairy Hebrew! wrote:

Have Leicester City council called theres off yet?? If not they are leaving it very late for them!

Nothing heard - but James is normally their point of call

creation builders vs mdh knights now reversed bein played at market harboro due to city council callin willowbrook park off

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Hairy Hebrew! wrote:

Have Leicester City council called theres off yet?? If not they are leaving it very late for them

Nothing heard - but James is normally their point of call !

several pitches been called off by l.c.c today at 3pm [

So I understand - James is considering our options to utilise pitches which may be fit for play, but we hope to post an update later

Im surprised so many games have lasted till now, bit of dry weather and we might get them on! Bonus!

This is the current position based on my latest information. I will attempt to keep this updated

Sunday Premier Round 4 Creation Builders v MDH Knights - REVERSED to MDH KNIGHTS
Sunday Premier Round 4 Star & Garter v Appleby Magna - POSTPONED
Sunday Intermediate Round 4 Birstall Stamford Reserves v Oadby Owls Mens
Sunday Intermediate Round 4 Hathern Three Crowns v Leicester Foxes Old Boys - POSTPONED
Sunday Intermediate Round 4 Office Update v Frolesworth United - POSTPONED
Sunday Shield Round 4 Birstall Trees v Aylestone Athletic 2011
Sunday Shield Round 4 LK United v Monsell WMC
Sunday Shield Round 4 FC Poplar v Huncote Sunday
Sunday Trophy Round 4 Mountsorrel Imps v Countesthorpe Athletic 2012 - POSTPONED
Sunday Trophy Round 4 Enderby Bullets v Leicester Klub Sportowy - POSTPONED
Sunday Vase Round 4 Groby Town  v Measham 2012
Sunday Vase Round 4 Suecastle v The Plough Wigston

Arthur Moore Round 3 Sparta Moshdock v FC Azzurri - POSTPONED
Billy Walton Round 3 AFC Royal Oak v Horse - POSTPONED
Billy Walton Round 3 GT v Wigston Rangers - POSTPONED
Billy Walton Round 3 Lutterworth Town Sunday v Fleckney Athletic Sunday - POSTPONED
Billy Walton Round 3 Queniborough Park Rangersv Webbys Wanderers
Billy Walton Round 3 Vale v KS Leicester Polska
Division 1 Fosse City v Magna Town 2012 - POSTPONED
Division 1 North Kilworth Sunday v Willowbrook OB - POSTPONED
Division 1 St Marks v Oakfield Old Boys - POSTPONED
Division 2 CSKA Carnabys v NPE
Division 2 Niffy Rangers v Desford Athletic - POSTPONED
Division 2 Wigston United v Seaton - POSTPONED
Division 3 AFC Bees Knees v East Goscote Athletic
Division 3 Clarendon Park Rangers v The Star Inn - POSTPONED
Division 3 Phoenix United v LDA Spartans
Division 4 FC Tumar v Enness United - POSTPONED
Division 4 Harborough Hotshots v Leicester Bharat Talbot - POSTPONED
Division 4 Thurmaston WMP 2009 Reserves v Glenfield United
Division 5 Fairfield Athletic v TrinderBox - POSTPONED
Division 5 Countesthorpe Athletic 2012 v TrinderBox - NEW FIXTURE
Division 5 FC Pochin v Niffy Rangers Reserves - POSTPONED
Division 5 Humberstone 2000 v Royalist
Division 5 United Revolution v Leicester Forest Foxes - POSTPONED
Division 6 CFA v Sporting Birstall
Division 6 Dukla St Andrews v Mark J Rees - POSTPONED
Division 6 Pukka Pies v Global Athletic - POSTPONED
Division 6 White Horse Wanderers v Desford Rangers
Division 6 Wigston Plough Rovers v Inter Mivan - POSTPONED
Division 7 Friar Lane v Harrow Emerald
Division 7 Medz v Blaby United Sunday 2012 - POSTPONED
Division 7 Monsell WMC Reserves v FC City of Leicester - POSTPONED
Division 7 Wigston Fields 2012 v CSKA Carnabys Reserves  - POSTPONED

cfa v sporting birstall

judge meadow making decison saturday depending on rain,,and looking at the city game its raining

Wigston Fields vs CSKA Carnaby Reserves called off

Ffs! So again...... anyone fancy a friendly and have a pitch inbox me! Obviously willing to split costs. ...

Allen654 wrote:

Wigston Fields vs CSKA Carnaby Reserves called off

Are you really surprised??????

TinnyTemper wrote:

Allen654 wrote:

Wigston Fields vs CSKA Carnaby Reserves called off

Are you really surprised??????

Surprised they left it so late before cancelling. Had a glimmer of hope!!

Pitch inspection this afternoon for our game vs Global athletic fingers crossed

United Revolution vs Leicester forest Foxes OFF

Can we just give GT a bye, this game is just getting in the way now.

We will be playing half our league season in April.

Our game vs Global athletic is defo on

at this moment in time Humbos game with Royalist is on but the forecast for frost could kill it

If your knowledge of the status of the County Competition fixtures is different to mine, as recorded earlier in this thread, please let me know. This can then be taken into consideration by James when scheduling fixtures for next Sunday as any games not taking place today will automatically take priority next week.

THE MAGICIAN wrote:

Can we just give GT a bye, this game is just getting in the way now.

We will be playing half our league season in April.

as I have said before on this subject the weather we had last winter was not a one off
and wetter winters are going to be common now, and then you have got the snow and ice in between
it's just how the climate is changing.this will lead to more postponements than there used to be.
so this brings me to my pet subject of scrapping the billy Walton to compensate.it is a pretty pointless
exercise for 95% of the clubs involved who cannot win It, and,because of the number of clubs involved
it just takes up too many sunday fixtures where clubs could be playing league games.
now when this subject has come up before the two main arguments against scrapping it is 'we
like to see how we do against the big boys' ,well you lose,if you want to do that then at the end of the season
ask the league to put you up 3 or 4 divisions.
as for the other argument that some clubs say they will finish their fixtures by February without it,well clearly not with all the postponements and as a safeguard to that the prem,1st,2nd and 3rd divisions should all start with 11 teams and 4,5,6 and 7 with 12 giving a maximum of 92 clubs
I'm ready to be shot down again

Pochin it's a valid argument and one worth discussing

I love the Billy Walton personally and wouldn't want to see it scrapped.

In terms of scrapping it, on the whole only the teams in the higher leagues would benefit as they usual would be the ones getting further on.

With regards to 11 in the prem and div one, I think it's been clear to see that we lack quality in numbers at the top as it stands the 22nd ranked team is currently 7th in div 2, this is the bigger problem for next season rather than cup comps how do we fill the top two divisions? If a couple of teams fold near the top could finish 9th out of 11 and get promoted!!!

Not shooting you down as such just a complex problem with no easy solution

How do you make the decision though Pochin, it seems that for every team that want it scrapped, there's a team that doesn't.

I've seen loads of suggestions on here this year, some seem great until someone comes along and picks holes in them. Its tough.

Biggest problem in things like expanded top divisions is the teams dropping out. You'd hope with a bigger division there wouldn't be 1 whipping boy, and possibly have mini leagues within it, thus giving teams enough competitive games to keep going. No team I was involved in would quit (I hope). But sadly others do, no matter what you try

Could it not be an optional competition to enter??

Why not just put the question from the league to all clubs as to whether they want to continue the Billy Walton - if the majority want to carry on it stays, if the majority want to scrap it then scrap it.

Katie G wrote:

Could it not be an optional competition to enter??

that's a decent idea katie as long as the teams opting out can get a league game when the cup ties are being played