Neither the Big Orange Wanganui City 1sts nor Devon Homes Wanganui Athletic 1sts have been put out by the seven-day delay to their collision in this afternoon's rescheduled Charity Cup match at Wembley Park.
The Friday and early Saturday morning deluge last weekend put pay to any hopes of getting out on the No1 field for a meaningful end to the 2017 season, and although light rain was forecast for early this morning and some at lunchtime, it will only be enough for winter's final stand.
"Last week, when I walked the pitch, the ground felt good but the water just sat on top and the puddles made it unplayable," said Athletic coach Jason King.
No commitments made prior to last weekend will prevent either team from having their full squads available, with Athletic and City able to add two further training sessions this week, side by side.
"Me and Kelvin [Francis] looking over at each other, thinking 'we should have finished this last week'," laughed King.