Limited choice as York City weigh up fixture list (From York Press)

Limited choice as York City weigh up fixture list

9:55am Thursday 4th February 2010

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ALTRINCHAM are the most likely opponents should York City decide to rearrange a league fixture for next Tuesday night.

The FA Trophy third round replay between Gateshead and Barrow on that evening means City’s home match with the latter, scheduled for the same date, has been postponed.

On hearing the news, club secretary Nick Bassett stressed the club could consider bringing another fixture forward to replace Barrow but, with 18 Blue Square Premier sides already in action on February 9, the options are limited.

Of the five other possible opponents, City will have played both Crawley and Kettering twice after this weekend.

Kidderminster and Wimbledon are also both free and are currently scheduled to play Martin Foyle’s men on the two Saturday dates in March set aside for the FA Trophy semi-finals.

With City and Kidderminster having both made it to the competition’s last eight, one or both of those games are under threat anyway, but whether the clubs would be amenable to switching a weekend game to midweek on a hypothetical basis is doubtful.

The Minstermen are yet to meet Altrincham, home or away however, with the Bootham Crescent clash set for Easter Monday, April 5, and the return match on Tuesday, April 20.

But, should City decide not to rearrange a game for next Tuesday or seven days later when the reserves are due to host Guisborough in the North Riding Senior Cup, The Press believes there might still be no need for more than one midweek fixture in any week leading up to the end of the season even if the club reach the last four of the Trophy.

The only combination of fixtures that would ensure that scenario is: March 16, Wimbledon (h); March 23 – Kidderminster (a); March 30 – Barrow (h); April 13 – Luton (h).

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