AFC Telford United are confident of returning to action at the New Bucks Head on Saturday – if the weather improves as predicted.
Though Shropshire has been hit with more rain overnight, today, and more likely on Tuesday, the end of the week is forecast to be much drier.They are due to return home to face Cleethorpes Town in the third qualifying round of the FA Trophy on Saturday .
A club statement read:"More rain is forecast in the early part of the week, but provided it improves from Wednesday onwards as predicted, and with plenty of help, we feel confident the game will be on.Bucks have also asked if anybody would be able to provide them with dehumidifiers of an industrial variety.
A statement continued:"Much of the weekend has been spent letting the stadium's affected areas dry out, but we'd like to speed up this process. Please get in touch." Meanwhile a crowdfunding appeal set up to raise money to help the club pay the costs of the flooding passed its £5,000 target.'I'm in a wheelchair and about to be homeless - but the council won't rehouse us until we're on the street'
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