Toolstation NCEL Division One
Selby Town
Selby Town’s assault on returning to the Premier Division for the first time since 2012 has hit another bump as the West Riding County Cup final has been placed on an inconvenient for them.
Their contest with Farsley Celtic will be played at Fleet Lane on Tuesday 17th April – the final week of the NCEL season. It means the home league game with Brigg Town will have to be moved, despite Selby having no more free days.
Christian Fox’s men are already playing Saturday-Tuesday-Thursday for the rest of the campaign – a situation that could de-rail their promotion bid.
The timing of the final also spoils what should be a special occasion for the Robins, who last reached the final in 1993 – ironically they faced play-offs rivals Glasshoughton Welfare on that occasion.
The news of the date has been greeted with shock as many expected it to be played after 28th April to ease mounting fixture congestion – caused by the unprecedented weather in the past five weeks.
Not only the league very helpful but all so West Riding County F A no consideration for the players who are at work have families and playing Saturday Tuesday Thursday Saturday just to say we got every thing finished on time no wonder volunteers are hard to find
Well done West Riding FA, why not make the county cup final an end of season finale, a big event where every one can attend, let the teams play their last league game have a week off, be nice n fresh for game, NOPE, here’s there best, let’s put it on a tues night, on an artificial pitch, bang in the middle of the end of season run in. WELL DONE MUST BE SO PROUD.
Terrible decision by WRFA. Tuesday night on the last week of the season. No chance to watch us in a final now as I will start at 6am the following morning. Nobody wants to go to Woodlesford, get back and sleep by midnight and off to work in a few hours.
Baffling in the extreme.