Thatto Heath Crusaders v Wigan St. Pats in the North West Men's League has been postponed this weekend. We at Thatto Heath have 9 of our NWML squad away at a wedding in Greece and contacted Pats a number of weks ago to alert them to this fact. It was our intention to use some of our Under 18s in the fixture initially but they have a massive winner takes all game to qualify for the play-offs with Halton Farnworth on Sunday. We are currently speaking to Pats about a date to re-arrange the game - possibly in a couple of weeks time in the midweek.
I was a bit annoyed that our lads didn't highlight this date as being an issue before the fixtures were issued as I could have asked for a free date on that day. As it happened I actually asked Matt Birkett to try to arrange our games against the other NCL second teams to match our NCL fixtures so we could play double headers of both the NCL and NWML games - something which he managed to do on this occasion.
The NCL fixture between THC and St.Pats is still taking place on Saturday with a 2.30pm kick off. I will post the date of the re-arranged game as soon as we agree it with St.Pats. I spoke with Kelly Barrett this morning and she was looking to arrange a game between St.Pats and Leigh East for this Saturday.

See Addlington didn't bother to play another game that they wouldn't expect to be a comfortable win for them.

Cadishead have already conceded the game against Bank Quay on the 29th October, I suppose its better than finding out on the Friday or or the Saturday when the game is due to be played!!

Got to feel for you lads at Bank Quay your gonna be lucky if you play another half a dozen games before march, to be honest I reckon you'll have same problem when the proper season gets underway in march. It's going to be easier for teams to give away an 18-0 than suffer a real drubbing.

We didn't expect the move to summer to run completely smoothly but also didn't expect it to go as bad as this, not only interim fixtures being called off though everything seems in a mess at the moment bar the prem, no one in the NWC seems to know whats going on with regard fixtures the lanc cup etc.

Hindley A have also cried off from playing our A team this week which is again dissapointing.

I believe the RFL have bent a little bit on allowing teams to move from winter to summer in March, with the kick off for league games being delayed until April to allow teams to fulfil fixtures in the winter before moving over. I still don't think all teams on block will move but hopefully a few more come as I believe it is only a matter of time before all teams play a summer comp, certainly in the north west anyway

Thatto Heath Crusaders v Bank Quay Bulls - 2.30pm, Saturday 29th October, Hattons Solicitors Crusader Park, Close St., St.Helens, WA9 5JA

i'll go Bank Quay by 40+