Examining news reports, weather warnings, Football Association safety rules and journalist expectations in order to judge whether or not the Cheltenham Town and Leicester City Third Round FA Cup clash may be called off due to conditions. At this stage, the match is going ahead at EV Charger Points Stadium. But, just as with the previous Foxes contest (that time in the English Football League Championship), speculation is mounting that the upcoming tournament fixture could be postponed. Let’s examine the information at hand so to get a better grasp of the developing situation as some areas of the country are battered by the latest gale.
It’s peculiar, but fans and players need an FA Cup run
City were unceremoniously dumped out of the League Cup (widely known as the Carabao Cup) earlier in the season. The Foxes hierarchy, management, players and faithful will desperately hope that scenario doesn’t occur again!
An even more despondent Blue Army fan base is the last thing that the King Power overseers need. Although, the powers-that-be on Filbert Way have themselves to blame for the low morale of the LCFC support.
Just think of what a few wins in this competition could do for the Foxes team. The increase in confidence could be ideal for this apparent Playoff target we now have.
Is the FA Cup Third Round game between Cheltenham Town and Leicester City at risk of postponement due to Storm Goretti?
At this moment (the afternoon of Friday, January 9) Cheltenham has a ‘Severe Weather Alert’. This includes: a ‘Yellow Warning’ for Ice until today; in addition to a ‘Yellow Warning for Snow’. The second notice was in place until noon today.
On Thursday, Leicester Mercury said ‘strong hopes exist that the meeting will go ahead’. Please check in here before setting off; Mirror added a caveat to their specific report:
“Cheltenham Town vs. Leicester City (Saturday, 12:15 PM): Whaddon Road is in a high-wind alert zone. The club will be concerned that Storm Goretti’s 70mph gusts could make the stadium unsafe for the televised early kick-off.”