Kendal coach Neil Rollings writing of last Saturday's postponed match with Blaydon: "It is uncertain whether Blaydon would have been able to battle their way across the Pennines for Saturday's scheduled encounter, but that difficulty would certainly have been greater than playing on the Mint Bridge pitch.

"Despite the meterological traumas of the previous night, a drying wind meant that the surface was better than it had been for other games, and when inspected at 9am faced a further five hours of drying conditions."

For Neil's full views read Friday's Gazette.