Your Shout: Don't forget that poor Jason broke his leg

I thought the referee, Kenneth Lugg, had a reasonable game and the sendings off were spot on and WMC were lucky not to have more players sent off.

For WMC to say there were no injuries is a joke as a 16-year-old Langney player Jason Satchwell was carried off on a stretcher after a late tackle and sadly Jason will not play again this season as he broke his leg because of the tackle.

To also say the scoreline flattered Langney is also a joke as had it not been for some inept shooting from the Langney forwards and some brilliant saves from the WMC goalkeeper they should have wrapped this game up without the need of extra time.

I am sure everyone would like to wish Jason a speedy recovery.

Steve Jones, by e-mail.

Wht about Jason?

I am writing concerning an article in last week's Sports Argus on the game between Langney Sports Reserves and Eastbourne Working Men's Club.

The WMC were complaining at the amount of injury time played by the referee when there had been no injuries during the game. They seem to have forgotten the moment when a defender's tackle broke the leg of a Langney player causing the game to be halted for a considerable amount of time while the Langney player was stretchered off by the club chairman among others.

The player concerned, up and coming youngster Jason Satchwell, now faces four weeks in plaster and physio until the end of the season.

I hope you can put the record straight. The referee was correct in his estimation of the injury time and for a team to complain when a serious injury has been caused is disgusting.

Angela Milnes, by e-mail.

BRUCE SAYS: Happy to put the record straight and to wish Jason a speedy recovery from his injuries.

Long Good Friday Good Friday is the most solemn date in the Christian calendar and so important to our culture that it is a public holiday. On that day this year Sussex CCC will cynically use the day for the floodlit friendly against Middlesex.

These one day games last year were noisy, drunken affairs and I wrote to both the English Cricket Board and the club to request sensitive scheduling this year away from Fridays, but there was no reply.

I had been appalled on June 23 (a Friday) last year to see the behaviour at a time when people were using the Synagogue on the corner of the club's ground to see in the Jewish Sabbath. Also, All Saints Church in The Drive is practically on top of the club, is visible from the pitch and hosts weddings, funerals as well as, I'm sure, Good Friday services.

Also, the new ten-year local plan gives the club priority status and seeks to change the name of Goldsmid Ward to County Ground to further celebrate its unbelievable excesses. And religion be damned I guess, not to mention mere voters.

Valerie Paynter, The Drive, Hove.

BRUCE SAYS: The club respects their local residents, but these games give a great deal of pleasure to a lot of people, particularly youngsters. I have been to all of them and certainly cannot remember any of them being noisy, drunken affairs.

More steel needed It's all very well Albion having the best footballing side in the division, but this team surely needs more steel and will to win. In an effort to clean up its image and reduce the suspensions something seems to have been lost from certain players.

When was the last time we came from behind to win?

R.S. Herriott, Vale Road, Seaford.

BRUCE SAYS: The answer is the Rochdale game, the first at home this season. A similar outcome at Spotland on Tuesday would cheer everyone up.

Pressure points Can Albion handle the pressure?

The current form of the Albion is not good enough for an automatic promotion place. We could be seeing Leyton Orient in the top three by March 3 if my configurations are correct.

Come on lads, show us you are worthy of Division Two.

Tony Kybett, Southwick.

BRUCE SAYS: Don't fret, they are worthy of Division Two and will be promoted.

Pitching in What a lovely weekend we had last weekend. It was dry, sunny and quite warm. Perfect conditions for a game of Football? No chance!

Firstly we turn up at Bevendean on Saturday to find a pitch in good condition only to discover that the council has cancelled all matches. Then on Sunday we turned up at Wish Road, eargerly anticipating a top of the table clash with Fishersgate Flyers but once again all matches had been postponed on Friday by Hove Council.

The pitches at Wish Road were in immaculate condition which is only to be expected when they have only been used once in three months. Now, if we can't play when the sun is shining and the pitches are perfect, when can we play?

Who benefits from no football?, not footballers, not Council tax funds, not the groundsman who won't be paid if he's not required. Can anyone tell me the answer?

Can I suggest local councils check the weekend weather forecast before thay cancel matches because of rain on a Friday as surface water can quickly be absorbed on chalk pitches. That was the case at Waterhall which had puddles on Friday but was used on Sunday. So come on councils, use some common sense and let us play.

Chris Mitchell, Vernon Avenue, Brighton.

BRUCE SAYS: Every footballer in Sussex must be fed up with the weather and will sympathise. But the councils are in a difficult position. There was 12 hours of non-stop rain from Friday afternoon onwards and they probably felt the pitches would have been in a terrible state had they been played on.

Clamp down, refs As a member of the famous Station Cavaliers defence (Sports Argus Jan 6) I pride myself on keeping fit and playing the game fairly.

However, a dangerous late challenge during our last Sunday game has left me unable to walk never mind play football. The referee did not book the player involved, despite a previous late challenge that gave our keeper a rib injury (also unpunished). Players who, through lack of ability, fitness or sense, resort to trying to cripple opponents really should not be on the pitch, and referees must clamp down on dangerous play.

Matt Wood, Colbourne Road, Hove.

BRUCE SAYS: Any measure that keeps the thugs off our parks gets the support of the Sports Argus.