Truro City player-manager Lee Hodges is keeping his fingers that crossed the forecast for more heavy rain does not wash out the Cornish club's Blue Square Bet South Boxing Day home date with Dorchester Town.
Hodges' side and their supporters were saved a wasted journey to Wiltshire on Saturday by Salisbury City officials, who informed Truro that their Raymond McEnhill Stadium pitch was waterlogged and unplayable.
Weather-watching Hodges said: "I got the call at 9am that the game was off. It's common sense when clubs look at the forecast and the pitch early doors, especially because it is a fair old journey for our supporters and the team.
"I was also able to let Barry Hayles know, to prevent him from travelling, and some of the other players who live further afield said they were quite glad it was off because roads to where they lived where flooded, which may have become an issue if the game was on.
"I have looked at the forecast for the days leading up to Boxing Day and it's not the best. We will just have to wait and see, and hope. Everyone at the club wants the game to be on because it's traditional and we are at home."
Hodges will name the same squad that was due to visit Salisbury, with Bobby Hopkinson's outstanding one-match suspension meaning he will miss Wednesday's game, while Jake Ash has more time to overcome a broken finger and should start against the Magpies, weather permitting.
Bideford manager Sean Joyce will be hoping for third time lucky following back-to-back postponements.
The Robins' home Evo-Stik League Southern Premier Division home game against Bedworth United was washed out on Saturday. The postponement followed a midweek call-off at Elburton Villa, where Bideford were due to contest a Devon St Luke's Cup tie.
On Boxing Day – weather permitting – Bideford are due to visit Frome Town.
In Division One South and West, Tiverton Town's game at Abingdon United and Taunton Town's home match against Winchester City were both postponed on Saturday.
On Boxing Day, fourth-placed Tiverton are due to host Clevedon Town at Ladysmead – but the chances of the game going ahead are slim.
Ladysmead was flooded yesterday, and Tiverton chairman Matthew Conridge took to Twitter to say: "Very frustrating day with the flooding at the club. Not only pitch damaged but changing rooms, board room, medical room, toilets, etc. Big clean-up job needed."
