BRADFORD City Women coach Lee Harrison has admitted his frustration at another postponement but concedes there is little that can be done without much money at the club's level.

The Bantams play in the Northern Division of the FA Women's Premier League, on the third tier of the women's football pyramid – another world away from the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea.

It is a world where winter often means a lengthy break due to unplayable pitches, something Harrison believes will continue until there is more money available.

"Postponements at this time of the year are not something you want to get used to but unfortunately it seems to be the case in the women's game," he said.

"Maybe the availability of 4G pitches would help. West Riding FA have recently converted their pitch due to the amount of cancellations of county games over the years but the costs of owning and renting these pitches are so high.

"It could be done but until the big money at the top of the game filters down, I'm afraid not much will change."

City have now gone almost three weeks without a competitive fixture after their league clash with Fylde was postponed for the second time in two weeks.

So the Bantams will be even more keen for Sunday's clash with Derby County going ahead as they bid to bounce back from their last outing – a disappointing 6-2 defeat to Stoke City, which followed a narrow 2-1 loss at Leicester.

While battling fixture cancellations, Harrison says City's coaching team are doing all they can to maintain fitness and concentration among the players.

"No matter what you do in training, nothing can fully replicate match fitness and sharpness, so we try to get in the odd friendly to maintain this," he said, with Bradford having arranged a match against local rivals Farsley Celtic last night.

"You prepare in the week prior to games and to have them cancelled is always a frustration – but it can't be helped.

"The important thing is that we keep our focus on the next fixture and are ready to go."