Brighouse echo Sport – all the latest news from the Heffernan utilities Stadium by Dave Parker

Postponements rather than much wanted points has been the order of the day for Brighouse Town in the past week.

The snow and hard frosts of last week caused the home game with Dunston to be called off on the day of the game and then on Saturday as players and fans awoke to more fresh snow, transportation to Shirebrook near Mansfield became a problem.

ZId Khan, proprietor of Brighouse Travel, couldn’t get the team coach out of the garage that is on a slope and with many players saying to manager Grant Black they had problems, the League gave permission for the game to be postponed under the banner of` ‘travel issues’.

It turned out later in the morning that the entire NPL East Division programme of 11 matches was postponed. The League sent out an edict for clubs not to try and rearrange the fixtures as the feeling with all clubs involved the League would look to take the vacant date of Saturday, March 8 and slot the entire programme for last Saturday in there. Town are looking at Wednesday, January 8 to get in the Dunston fixture.
Manager Black continues to sign players, the latest being Akeel Francis from Wakefield AFC following on from the capture of Akeem Hinds last week from Warrington Rylands and previously Hyde United.
Francis 24, has netted 13 goals so far this term for Wakefield and has besides playing for Rochdale and Wrexham played north of the border with Falkirk
Both players were to have made their debuts for Town at Sherwood but will now, weather permitting, be set to turn out against south Nottinghamshire club Carlton Town on Saturday (3pm) at the Heffernan Utilities stadium
Hinds 26 has also played for Rotherham United, Buxton and Aberystwyth Town in the Welsh Premier League
Carlton, who made the play-offs last season, will provide stiff opposition being six places above Town and performing well on the road
Saturdays game will come too early for Doncaster-based striker Myron Gibbons who has been out with a leg injury since early October.
Black reckons he will be another two weeks before he is ready again for match action
Fullback Curtis Senior, who was on dual registration with Wombwell Town, has been crossed off and could be set to join Liversedge.