Rutherglen Glencairn fear being forced to cram in games... as they have floodlights

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Rutherglen Glencairn could face an end of season struggle in the West of Scotland Football League Premier Division – because they have floodlights.Glens’ matches with Cumbernauld United and Arthurlie in the Kilmarnock Pie WoSFL Cup tie were called off last week due to bad weather making their Hamish B.

Allan stadium surface unplayable.Some teams in the Premier Division have played up to 30 games, but there are others like Darvel who have only played 20.Harvey’s side are somewhere in the middle on 26 and placed 11th in the league ahead of midweek fixtures.Because they have the capacity to play games midweek, the Rutherglen boss reckons it could work against his side in their bid to stay in the top flight, as they may be forced to play every few days to cram matches in.Harvey explained: “We will be one of the clubs used to help clear backlogs of fixtures at other clubs.

Anybody we have got to play at home, they are more likely to give us them during the week as we can play them under the floodlights.“Then we play away on the Saturday.

That’s a wee annoyance for me if that happens as it threatens your position in the league because you have floodlights and can accommodate teams who are running miles behind.“Because of that, we are perhaps being sent these teams on a Wednesday for example, landing us with an away game on the weekend.”While frustrated by the potential scenarios which could play out, Harvey says it isn’t the fault of the league and is hopeful all teams are able to get through their demanding schedules.But he admits matches like tonight’s with Cumbernauld and the trip to Cumnock on Saturday are all weather-dependent.Harvey added: “It’s not our fault.