Quatt face another clash on road to Lord's

Shropshire's National Village Knockout hopefuls Quatt will be forced to play three games on the same day for the second time next week.

The Bridgnorth club have qualified for the last eight of the National competition and stand just two games away from reaching the final at Lord's.

But their away quarter-final at Warwickshire outfit Fillongley on Sunday week clashes with an extra Marston's Shropshire Premier League fixture against Madeley.

Just as in the previous round, the League's Executive Committee have refused to move Quatt's game.

That means Quatt will be forced to send under-strength teams to fulfil their first and second XI league fixtures while their main team play in the National quarter-final.

And, with Madeley currently topping the table, that is likely to cause anger among title rivals Newport, Wem and Much Wenlock.

"It's a very difficult and tricky situation and the only thing you can do with something like that is stick to the rulebook," said Marston's League chairman Mike Robinson.

"That says a fixture can only be rearranged if the league receives a written request from both teams and that hasn't happened so the game has to go ahead."

Madeley remain keen to play on the same day as their title rivals to avoid any potential difference in weather conditions.