ONCE again the weather had a huge bearing on the sporting fixtures at the weekend, and four of the area’s clubs on the football pyramid were thwarted by waterlogged pitches.

Thackley suffered a third consecutive home postponement when their Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division clash with Rainworth Miners' Welfare was called off.

The match referee inspected at 10am but delayed his decision.

However, he was only delaying the inevitable, and the game was officially postponed an hour later.

Rivals Liversedge should have been at Garforth Town but that was also off.

Sedge have played just twice since Thackley knocked them out of the West Riding County Cup with a 3-0 win at Dennyfield on November 10.

There were also several postponements in Division One, and one of them was Eccleshill United’s trip to Teversal.

The Eagles are also short of match fitness after having had just two run outs since the start of last month.

Silsden were denied another game as their North West Counties League Premier Division home fixture against Abbey Hey also fell foul of the weather.

It was no surprise as the Aire Valley has been particularly badly hit by recent storms and floods.

It was the seventh postponement the Cobbydalers have suffered in their last nine scheduled games, home or away, in all competitions.