TENBURY Town boss Keiran Fish believes the Herefordshire League must extend the season rather than force his side to play twice a week for the next two months.

Fish’s side face an ever-growing fixture backlog between now and the end of the season, a problem exacerbated by Storm Dennis forcing the postponement of last Saturday’s Division One clash at home to Lads Club Reserves.

Town have played just seven league games all season and only three since the start of December, leaving them with 17 matches to play before the campaign ends, supposedly in late April.

Other sides are in similar boats but no team has as many games left to play as Town – and Fish fears the congestion will irreparably harm their promotion chances.

Seventh-placed Town are 12 points behind leaders Hinton Reserves with four games in hand but with pitches across the county sodden, Fish does not think this Saturday’s game at Wellington Colts or the following Saturday’s home match with Civil Service will go ahead.

“The league haven’t really said anything about it,” said Fish.

“It’s all right for the Saturday games but when it comes to midweek matches, will I be able to get enough lads who are working to then play a 7.45pm kick-off?

“But unfortunately it’s the only way we're going to get these fixtures played.

“I think it will have an impact on us 100 per cent. It's a bit of an unfair advantage to everyone else even though they can’t help it.

“I will be asking the league about it because these weeknight games aren’t going to be ideal.”

Town's local and promotion rivals Tenbury United, meanwhile, saw their game at struggling Dore Valley rained off too.

It was hardly ideal preparation for this weekend’s top-two tussle with Hinton – and Tenbury even sent out a social media appeal for an opponent to play them at Palmers Meadow instead but that went unanswered.

One team slightly happier with the weather was Premier Division champions Clee Hill United, who have been able to nurse key players, including top scorer Josh Carpenter, back to fitness.

“It’s certainly helped us a bit,” admitted United boss Wayne Whitbread after their six-pointer with Holme Lacy was called off.

“Most of the lads trained on Tuesday night and it’s just given them that extra couple of weeks to strengthen things.”

Carpenter's strike partner Craig Breakwell is also getting fitter but Whitbread added: “We have to be very careful with both of them and play it by ear.

“We have to use them sparingly but having them back in the squad gives the other players a lift.”

One team with a good chance of playing this Saturday is Ludlow Colts as they welcome Westfields Reserves to the artificial surface at Ludlow Stadium.