the play the ball was atrocious and the high ball bounce three times and it was like a easter bunny egg find

Rob your right the fixture list is a joke. I mean who in the right mind has a Wakefield junior team playing against a Castleford junior team on the same day that Wakefield are playing Castleford in one of the RFL'S flagship events down the road in Manchester(8 under 12's from Crigg were there). Also that weekend is a favorite if people are planning a two week holiday involving taking the kids out of school as its cheaper and means that the kids only miss one week. It should in my opinion have been a free weekend.
During the week Its ok if a rearanged match coincides with normal training times at your own club but apart from that it's a struggle for some parents and coaches/helpers to accomadate these fixtures into there busy lives.

Would it be so hard to have a quick consultation with the clubs after this season ends and address any problems and try and iron them out for next season? But that's probably too simple a soloution.

don't know the ins and outs but i just know where struggling to get rearranged games at the moment.
This summertime as backfired on us

i too know of this club , unless of course it be another then that's at least 2 . and that ain't crigg neither

Just come back from Crigg . I realise what you're saying about pitches , but the way the weather has been lately , the grass is obviously loving it . Our pitches got cut a couple of weeks ago ( council- not cheap either ) - but weren't done very well to say the least & so 3 of us have spent about 3 hours cutting the half way line, touch line etc. grass and then marking out the pitch . It's not ideal by any means , but at least the game will be on ok .

that's the problem with the council, not that they don't do a good job but more of the back log that they have to continue with and I far bet did a brisk up and down job so will look poor and leave stalks standing everywhere, been there and done that with my lawn so I do understand as the reason I cut when I can now and its far easier

ever thought of taking your responsibility to cutting the pitch at your own club?

Get down to Spartan HQ - it's like a bowling green!

Benefits of having a professional groundsman I suppose - a luxury that I know many amateur clubs don't have.

I know the full ground as I played there as a kid with some friends back in the mid seventies in the evenings, we used to play football, rugby, cricket and even used the tennis courts if its still there, the club house was out of bounds
must say that they are fantastic facilities when I was a lad and I bet they haven't changed.

brings back many a memory being ferried up and down from Walton on my mates honda 90

Think that they're on about changing to someone else and let them do it to be honest . It needs doing pretty much every week at the moment , if it gets left too long then it looks a right mess when they've done, and they don't look like they're right bothered about doing a good job either tbh .
We live opposite the cemetary & it used to get cut every other week with the hedges being done probably once a month .Can't remember the last time that the hedges were done & it must be a month or so since the grass was cut - looks a mess nowerdays .I know the councils got to make cuts , but it's bad to let it go like they do .

Big win for the Spartans U13's this morning, against an understrength Fev Lions side. It ended up 56-14 to us, but Fev never gave up and played the game in terrific spirit - they were a credit to their club and parents.

The most pleasing aspect of the game for me, was that we gave 2 lads who are new to RL their debut's, one of whom scored an 80m try on his second touch of the ball; chuffed to bits for t'lad!

difficult game for Stanley Rangers today but came well on top beating East Leeds 34-4 who for the want of not trying spoiling tactics

shame they don't just play the game as they will become a decent side if they tried