Barnet's game at FC Halifax Town this evening will go ahead after passing a pitch inspection this afternoon.

A pitch inspection has been scheduled for 2pm but Barnet have announced the game - which had been re-arranged due to a waterlogged pitch - will go ahead at The Shay.

The pitch at The Shay had already come under the spotlight following Bristol Rovers' visit on Saturday and was used again on Sunday as Halifax RLFC played Dewsbury Rams.

Rain has fallen in the area and it is forecast to continue until 3pm this afternoon. 

Poor drainage at The Shay saw Halifax face a backlog of fixtures last season and after drawing heavy criticism in recent weeks for the condition of the surface, chairman David Bosomworth addressed the matter in his programme notes on Saturday.
 

He wrote: “We can only apologise and say we have got what we have got and we have to get on with it.

“It is not going to be cured until we get in to the close season and if investment is not put into the pitch, then serious decisions have to be made going forward.

“We cannot go on like this. The implications of having to watch the weather forecast morning, noon and night, losing Saturday fixtures to a Tuesday and the sheer embarrassment at what is left, after other fixtures, is all very tiring and frustrating.

“The pitch has to be fit for purpose and in our eyes, due to the lack of a cohesive drainage infrastructure, it is not.”

He added: “Our view is that it will not change until we bring income in from all sources to make it happen.”