Bishops Cleeve boss Paul Collicutt wants “common sense” from Southern League organisers as the weather threatens his side’s trip to Falmouth.
The Mitres beat Bashley 2-0 on Saturday to sneak into fifth, the final playoff place in the table with 56 points after 28 games.
Bishops Cleeve are still expected to make the gruelling journey to Falmouth on Tuesday night, but weather concerns have marred preparation for Collicutt’s side.
Goals from Jay Malshanskyj and Harry Williams see us return to winning ways in Colly's 3️⃣5️⃣0️⃣th Southern League game in charge 👊 pic.twitter.com/67644s0Ipc
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“My biggest concern is whether the game’s going to be on,” Collicutt began.
“This is the third time, I think, that we’ve tried to play Falmouth this season at Falmouth. I’m being told that the weather forecast in the south-west isn’t the best, and I just hope people who make the decisions on either playing or calling the game off can do it as early as possible.
“We’re semi-professional players, a semi-professional team, and we’re asking our lads to leave tomorrow at half-past twelve to get on the coach to go all the way down to Falmouth.”
A one-way journey to Falmouth’s Bickland Park is set to take the Mitres around four hours, with over 430 miles to be travelled in total.
⛈️ Bishops Cleeve face a gruelling journey on Tuesday night…
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IF their game against Falmouth Town goes ahead.
Manager Paul Collicutt is hopeful for an update on the pitch condition before his players travel on Tuesday. 🔊 pic.twitter.com/HQzpfxXRHQ
“We’ve got the coach, you need two drivers to drive, because of the amount of hours it takes to get to Falmouth, and the forecast is to get back to Bishop’s Cleeve between three and four A.M. Wednesday morning,” Collicutt stressed.
“So you can appreciate it’s not just being committed to the football, it’s about being committed and getting players off work, out of college, out of school, to make themselves available for tomorrow evening.”
Falmouth sit 17th in the league on 25 points, just two points above the drop zone. However, they have played five games fewer than their opponents for Tuesday night’s potential fixture.
“We’re hoping that the pitch inspection will hopefully happen somewhere around nine o’clock tomorrow morning. I’ve been in the game an awful long time, but to go and travel all that way mid-week is ridiculous. If the game is called off, we will train on Wednesday.”
According to BBC Weather, light rain is set to continue in Falmouth throughout Tuesday. Their game against league leaders Frome Town on Saturday was also called off as rough weather continues to pummel the area.
Match Off ❌ @FromeTownFC
— Falmouth Town FC (@Falmouth_Town) February 7, 2026
Our bad luck continues and unfortunately the ref has called the game off after the morning inspection #FTFC pic.twitter.com/iN1PcoL1K5
“They were due to play at home on Saturday, their game was called off, and as I said, I can only go by what people are telling me about the forecast in different parts of the country,” Collicutt continued.
“So I just hope that common sense prevails and that they make a decision early, because it’s very, very unfair on these people that are leaving work early.
“We’ve got supporters coming on the coach as well, and it makes life difficult for a lot of professionals and footballers throughout the country, when you’ve got to travel this amount of mileage.”
Whether or not Tuesday’s fixture goes ahead, preparation for Collicutt’s side will soon swing to facing 15th-placed Swindon Supermarine on February 14.
