Monday, March 25, 2013
Gateshead face epic 368-mile round trip – for a home match
Non-league Gateshead are facing an epic 368-mile round trip next week - in order to play a HOME match.
The Blue Square Conference side are used to travelling long distances to games, being based in the north east of England, but their clash against Newport County on March 28 takes the biscuit.
Gateshead are forced to make the trip in order to complete their fixture against Newport, that has already been cancelled three times due to pitch problems at their International Stadium.
The league now hope moving the tie to Boston United’s York Street ground will finally get the game on - but it will require a huge amount of travelling for a fixture that is supposed to be a home clash for Gateshead.
However, it will prove to be anything but, with even Newport around one hundred miles closer to Boston than Gateshead - putting the south Wales side at a big advantage.
It doesn’t stop there though - Gateshead’s trip to Lincolnshire is just the start of a mad schedule that sees them play 11 matches in the following 29 days due to the number of their games called off earlier in the season.
The Blue Square Conference side are used to travelling long distances to games, being based in the north east of England, but their clash against Newport County on March 28 takes the biscuit.
Gateshead are forced to make the trip in order to complete their fixture against Newport, that has already been cancelled three times due to pitch problems at their International Stadium.
The league now hope moving the tie to Boston United’s York Street ground will finally get the game on - but it will require a huge amount of travelling for a fixture that is supposed to be a home clash for Gateshead.
However, it will prove to be anything but, with even Newport around one hundred miles closer to Boston than Gateshead - putting the south Wales side at a big advantage.
It doesn’t stop there though - Gateshead’s trip to Lincolnshire is just the start of a mad schedule that sees them play 11 matches in the following 29 days due to the number of their games called off earlier in the season.
