THE EDMONTON ROVERS FORUM
Although none of our players are going to Spurs themselves (as far as I know), we have now agreed to kick-off the first match at 10.00.a.m. instead of 10.30.a.m. after a discussion by e-mail.
This was at Northmet's request as they have six players going to Spurs and would probably have had to non-fulfil the second match if we had kicked-off the first game at 10.30.
Although that would have given us the three points for the second match, we felt it was far better to actually play both games as we have a lot of players who have not been getting much of a game recently.
We are no longer in contention for the Division One title following our defeat to East Herts on Sunday, so it is not a disaster if we end up losing or drawing the second game.
Having said all that, I think we all know that Enfield Council are almost certainly going to call the pitch off waterlogged again. 
Here is the current weather forecast. 
If the game is on this Sunday, can Darryl & Jacko please note that Northmet wear blue shirts, so they won't be able to use the blue keepers' top. One of them will either have to wear the grey one (where the ball apparently slides off the chest because it is 'too shiny', through their gloves and into the back of the net 
), bring their own keepers' top, or they swap the yellow one at the end of the first match.
The same also applies to the AFC Cheshunt Double-Header the week after, as they wear blue as well.
Just looking at the kit bag, I notice we have lost a pair of club shinpads. If somebody has taken them who is not playing this Sunday, then we could have a problem.
There was also a pair of black underpants in the dirty kit bag, and we also left a load of stuff like that in the (Girls) changing rooms on Sunday.
Danny Hagan's wooly hat was on the floor.
At the moment, we have only got 9 players for this Double-Header !
These are: Darryl (GK), Terry Moore, Wooly, Jim, Tony King, Danny Hagan, Kris, Steve Cokell & Conor.
Loveday e-mailed everybody the Prediction competition fixtures earlier this week, but I have not had any confirmation from him on here or by e-mail about playing (and doing the opening-up job) this Sunday...which is unusual.
Has he caught Danny Green's flu at work ? 
The others who we have not heard from are: Rob Brown, Terry Brown, Jamie Martin, Daley, Kizza, Tem & Murf.
It was Trev's idea to name Rob in the squad. For some reason, Trev thought I was being overly pessimistic when I told him Rob has a suspected broken leg and that Rob told me there is no way that he will be playing this Sunday...meaning Terry & Jamie would not be playing either as they won't have a lift ?
Murf & Tem have almost certainly not read the Forum and won't know they are in the squad.
I went over Hazelwood and had a look at the pitch this morning though, and it is a swamp at the cowshed end and right through the middle of the pitch. It is also badly waterlogged from the penalty area to the corner flag nearest the Connaught Gardens entrance.
If it doesn't rain again before Sunday it will dry out quickly because it is mild and windy, but the forecast is for more torrential rain this evening and then on & off on Friday & Saturday. If that happens, we will have no chance.
It is also supposed to be even worse on Sunday itself than it was for that Cheshunt Corinthians match and the last game against St. Mary's !!!
I am expecting Enfield Council to make a decision tomorrow (Friday) afternoon, so if they say the pitch is o.k., we will just have to chase up players by phone/text on Friday evening in order to scrape up a squad of (hopefully) 14 at least.
I will be out all day on Saturday as usual and won't be able to chase up players then.
