Brighouse Echo Sport – All the latest news from the Heffernan Utilities Stadium by Dave Parker

At short notice Brighouse Town were left without a game last weekend when Pontefract Collieries FC had a major water and sewage problem at their Beechnut Lane ground.

The first Town knew of a problem was at 12.30pm when the Pontefract secretary Tina Goodworth contacted Brighouse officials and said the dressings rooms, bar and restaurant area were under water and they hadn’t yet had a response on time to start investigating and repairing from Yorkshire Water or when they would in fact get there.

They arrived at 5.30 and left in the early hours of Sunday morning!

When the match referee arrived he had no alternative but to postpone the NPL East Division One fixture.

The game will now be replayed on Wednesday, December 18th (7.45).

Town manager Grant Black instead of match action took his players for training with a busy seven days ahead from Saturday’s home match with Consett (3pm), a game that will be sponsored by the Rastrick Constitutional Club, better known locally as The Top Club. On the following Wednesday Town host Gateshead side Dunston (7.45) and the following Saturday they head into Nottinghamshire to take on league newcomers Sherwood Colliery (3pm).

In the meantime Town have seen Boston United loanees Harry Wood and Will Green return to the National League club and they have parted company with Crigglestone-based fullback Curt Senior.

They have taken on dual registration Wombwell Town centre forward Eddie Agnew and signed permanently Wakefield centre-back Jack Durkin. They have also been in talks with Doncaster Rovers who are keen for an unnamed centre forward to come out and get some game time.

On Wednesday evening (LAST NIGHT) Town played host to the Bradford City v Blyth Spartans FA Youth Cup first round replay. The winners have drawn Accrington Stanley in the next round.

Former Town manager of eight years Vill Powell has left Bradford Park Avenue where he was assistant manager and taken over as manager of his hometown club Sheffield FC who are bottom of the East Division table with Ossett United, the pair of them on eight points each.

Sheffield came back from 2-0 down in his first game on Saturday to draw 2-2 at Consett who are one place below Town, making Saturday’s game a real six pointer.