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Date: Thursday 14th January 2010, by Tynesider

UPDATE: The FGR pitch has been half cleared of snow, the referee has deemed it playable as long as all the snow is removed in time for kick-off. With warmer temperatures forecast, FGR are calling on their fans to turn up and help remove the rest. Should the game fall victim to the weather, Gateshead are expected to play a local friendly on Saturday, meaning the earlier reports of the Trophy match being moved forward sound highly unlikely.

FGR clear the pitch

FGR draft in fans, players, staff and even prisoners in an effort to clear the pitch.

 

Earlier we reported:

News filtering through from the Chippenham Town end could see Pythagoras' theorem used to get our Trophy tie brought forward to Saturday. This mainly relies on Forest Green's New Lawn ground failing a pitch inspection this afternoon.

Chippenham, also due to face Leamington in a Zamaretto League match on Saturday could instead make the trip up to Tyneside with club secretary George McCaffery quoted in their local rag saying, "There's a small chance we could get the game played on Saturday. Gateshead are due to travel to Forest Green Rovers on Saturday, but if it was to be cancelled, then the FA have agreed that we might be able to stage the Trophy game instead."

If, our game falls victim to the weather (inspection 3pm), then Chippenham have to get Leamington to agree to a postponement. The FA, Conference and Zamaretto League all have to agree to go along too (Good luck on that one).

This all comes from the Chippenham side of things, who appear to be ever desperate to get the match on a Saturday, having unsuccessfully appealed (whinged) to the FA about having to travel to ours midweek only to be told to HTFU by the FA's enforcer Chopper Reed.

Elsewhere, things have been quiet on the transfer front since Dean Holdsworths brother was forced into more awkward body language last week. Plotting his revenge, Mansfield are rumoured to have declared an interest in striker Jon Shaw.