A "quagmire" pitch led to the late postponement of Harrogate Town's Blue Square North match at Gloucester.

The decision was backed by Town general manager Alan Williams who criticised Gloucester for making Town undertake a wasted seven-hour round trip.

Looking at the pitch, Williams told BBC Radio York: "This has not just happened in the last hour. It is a quagmire.

"The fact that they didn't get a referee in this morning might mean they get hauled over the coals."

Despite his frustration, Williams gave credit to Gloucester for trying to make the pitch playable.

We're probably going to have to play three matches in a week Alan Williams

"They're tried their best. They've been out on the pitch and they've worked very hard.

"They wanted the game on. We're running out of days left to re-arrange it," added Williams, aware that the clubs have only just rescheduled the reverse fixture for the final Tuesday of the season.

"We're probably going to have to play three matches in a week. I'll have to speak to the manager and the chairman to see if that's feasible.

"I don't know why, but it seems that the furthest places you play, they all seem to be on a Tuesday night.

"It's the middle of winter, I don't know why we get surprised at boggy pitches."

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