Still with NO football on the horizon, the leagues are awaiting the Governments next National announcement on February 22nd, Lets see where we go from there, on a personal level, I am missing my football, work all week and no where to go to relax and unwind but can the FA really expect that teams at our level can be expected to play around 30 plus games in 3 months.
Those in the Premier League moan at two games a week, whilst lads who are playing at our level also have full time jobs to hold down as well as the footy. I want my footy back but not at the expense of the well being of the players.
Some people want us to return to league games, others want to stop it now, It will be an interesting outcome in two weeks time.

On to Skelmersdale United's History, a quiet week, so step back in time and see what you remember from United's past,

February 10th 2018. United travelled up to the North East to face South Shields, 1407 supporters saw a United side without a win in 12 games give the runaway League leaders a game to remember. Despite going down 3-1 many of the home supporters were full of praise for United.
View the highlights HERE
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February 11th 1995, John Flaherty resigned as manager as Steve Catterall was installed on a temporary basis.
A complete overhaul of the players didn’t bring success and in his first game in charge suffered a 5-2 home defeat to Newcastle Town, Frank Ryan on his re-appearance and Tom Holland with United’s goals. A week later on February 11th United crashed to an embarrassing defeat at Nantwich Town, going down 10-0. Just avoiding relegation Catterall was sacked at the seasons end
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February 14th 1989, United lost the services of Chairman Dave McIlwaine in January after only six months as United struggled to find willing helpers to share the workload of running a team in the North West Counties. His replacement installed on February 14th was Joe McMahon. “The opportunity is there, a fine ground, a great town with 46,000 people on the doorstep, and the Fourth Division can be our target if the club is run properly” he told the Advertiser. “To think in terms of the Fourth Division may be only dreaming at this stage but the potential is there. The first priority is to get our act together and get the team and everyone at the club united”
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February 10th 1979, Artic conditions engulfed the whole country, with the rain, snow and ice there was only one game played between Boxing Day and the end of February, a 2-1 defeat at home to Curzon Ashton. Peter Joel getting United’s goal.
“The fact that the game even took place is a credit to club Chairman Stan West and helpers, including a number of the playing staff, who spent the morning getting the ground fit to play. United lined up, Keith Houghton, Les Golbourne, Ray McGurk, Lyn Hesketh, Jim O’Rourke, John Durnin, Knox, Andy Gray, John Davies, John Emmett, Peter Joel and substitute Kenny Freeman.
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February 11th 1967 On the march to United’s first trip to Wembley and they had already seen off 10 times winners Bishop Auckland and twice winners, 3 time runners up Leyton. Now United were up against the current holders Wealdstone

“Skem” chasers hurtle along to a triumph “Big Guns” are silenced
Skelmersdale Utd 1 Wealdstone 0
“Poor Peter Warman the Wealdstone centre half, played the game of his life keeping out the eager Skelmersdale forwards, but a cruel stoke of luck made him the cause of his team’s Amateur Cup exit. For it was his body that got in the way of a fiery shot from teenage winger Norman Whitehead in the 13th minute that deflected past a bewildered Blyth and a record crowd erupted.
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February 12th 1922- A trip to Rossendale resulted in a 9-1 hammering, although United did have their excuses. As they left Skelmersdale by train they had a full quota of players but confusion whilst changing trains at Blackburn resulted in four players going missing and United playing the game with just seven men. The Advertiser at the time didn’t name the players or the team that started. It was not unusual for team to turn up short handed and there are many occasions where clubs played with just 10 men.