Weather forecasts for Friday and Saturday suggest that northern England will suffer significant snowfall as Arctic conditions return to the UK – the BBC claim that road and transport links could be badly affected.
Brentford’s crunch clash with Sheffield United would be under threat if snow fall levels are as predicted.
The Blades’ home match with Crawley last month was postponed because of a frozen pitch following heavy snow, and with an early kick-off time arranged for the tv cameras, valuable pitch clearance and thawing time is significantly reduced.
Over 1000 Brentford fans have embraced the club’s offer of free transport to South Yorkshire on Saturday, with the majority scheduled to leave London at 7am… All of whom will be studying the updating weather forecasts over the next 24 hours with their fingers crossed.