Snow joke

Well the forecast was right, the Friday snow eventually came and completely wrote off any chance of playing Saturday morning's match. We looked at the pitches Thursday night with the help of car headlights and torches but with the forecast updated on Friday lunchtime to confirm the snow, we had no option but to call it off. Wirral Hawks ground was closed by the Council and Upton County Officers  had closed all their astro pitches. No where to play. We even considered a training session in the warmth of Northgate, but that was not possible either.

Lets hope that this will be the end of the cold snap and that we can start in earnest on Wednesday with a good training session and then get into our February games. We start with a game at Upton next Saturday (2 Feb) ko 9:30. Then we are away at Greenleas on 9 Feb again 9:30 ko. We have no game on 16 Feb which is the start of half term, but then on 23 we have a home game against Upton. Lucie will be unavailable for the Greenleas away and Upton at home games, so Annaliese has agreed to step in as goal keeper. Its great having such reliable back up, as Lucie has been outstanding this season. We still can't forget those first class saves in the parents game a couple of weeks ago.

We have made a bid to the FA Football Foundation for £5000 to help set up two new girls teams at Waverton. We may or may not be successful but the idea was to help us deliver our vision of an u18 side and importantly an u10 development squad to bring new young girls into football. We are having talks with Chester FC about a potential u18 side which we need them to support if it is to work. The FA are keen for us to set one up and will allow girls of upper and lower sixth and Y11 to play next season. That means, should we and the players agree and want it, that all the girls playing in the current u16s could play together in the Cheshire u18 league next season. It would be 11 a side and games would be Sunday afternoons most likely. Long way to go yet as it needs a squad of at least 15 (!) and making sure we have pitch and other FA requirements. Also it needs to work within our AFC Waverton team structure for 2013/14.

Lots to look forward to then, starting with training on Wednesday on hopefully a smooth green astro pitch at Old Hall. See you there!