THE Blackburn Sunday League is facing a massive backlog after another complete weekend of fixtures were wiped out by the weather.

The league has only managed to play just 15 games since Sunday, November 8 and with February traditionally a poor month for weather, the situation could still get worse - with some First Division teams have only played four league fixtures.

Fixture and results secretary Bill Maynard says he cannot remember a worse run of weather in the league's history.

"All leagues in the area are facing the same headache and we are constantly looking at ways to address the current crisis," said Maynard.

"As as a league we cannot recall a worse wet spell in the our history but we will be looking to complete the season although we may need to extend if at all possible."

Maynard said he feels sorry for the teams and its players as lack of game time is hitting them hard.

"This is also hard on clubs as when they are not playing it makes it difficult for them to generate much needed funds to help their clubs survive," he added.

"They also have the task of keeping players interested and motivated and with the stop start season we have witnessed so far and this is not easy."

The poor weather has affected all junior and senior leagues across East Lancashire and Maynard says it raises calls to shift to playing in the summer months. But he would also like to see the prices of all-weather pitches come down to leagues can play in the wet weather.

"This of course brings the old argument that we need to move to summer football but, just as important, we have enough all weather pitches in the area but it’s the old chestnut that asking clubs to pay £70 an hour is too much," he said.

"Let’s not forget these people already pay to play the game they love and organisations with these facilities need to work with leagues and clubs so that their facilities are more affordable across the board and that they are fully utilized."