Ninth-tier club told to play nine games in 15 DAYS after match is postponed in schedule that would make Klopp blush
FANS reckon a ninth-tier club are putting big-name bosses like Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola to shame with nine games in 15 days.
The brutal schedule imposed on Colne got worse when their latest North West Counties League Premier Division game was postponed.
And football supporters reckon top Premier League bosses, known for moaning about fixture congestion, would go crazy under such pressure.
Colne twice face playing two matches in two days amid their nine-game rush from April 6 to the final day of the season on April 20.
It means the side managed by ex-Burnley midfielder Paul Weller are really in a jam…
Liverpool chief Klopp has regularly condemned tough demands on his squad – including blasting the 2023 Christmas list.
And Manchester City counterpart Guardiola has also called for greater “protection” of his players.
But one supporter said of Colne’s schedule: “You don’t hear them whining about a few extra matches like Klopp and Guardiola do!
Another turned the problem on its head by joking: “That’s Entertainment for the fans.”
Several part-time clubs, especially those in areas hit by flooding and poor weather this season, have been struggling to squeeze in all their matches.
But football chiefs remain unwilling to delay the end of the season.
And one fan wrote on X: “We go 10-12 Weeks in the summer with no football so surely an extension of 2-3 weeks is common sense here.”
Other supporters pointed out other astonishing schedules endured by rival teams.
Recalling 1975, one said: “Can smash that – Wimbledon 14 in a month to win the Southern League. March had 11 fixtures making 25 in 33 days.”
In contrast, Colne sit 14th in the 24-team NWCL Prem – meaning they are safe from the drop and virtually out of the play-off hunt.