'Wintry weather' forces off football matches on Sandwell pitches
NO football matches will be played on Sandwell pitches this weekend due to the ‘wintry’ weather forecast for the rest of this week.
Sandwell Council has today announced that all football matches which were due to be played on its pitches this Saturday (March 3) and Sunday (March 4) will no longer take place.
A council spokesman added: “This applies to all council pitches and the Warley Sunday Football League has been consulted.”
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