Sittingbourne back in action after weekend postponement as mark of respect to the Queen

Nick Davis agreed with the decision to postpone the weekend’s football following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Davis was due to take his Sittingbourne side to South Park in the FA Trophy First Qualifying Round on Sunday.

But the tie was called off, along with every other match in English football, as a mark of respect to the Queen, who died on Thursday.

With action resuming, Brickies’ Trophy tie will now take place tonight (7.45pm).

“It was a just a case of waiting to see what the FA were doing,” said Brickies boss Davis.

“The Premier League were first to announce they were postponing their games and then it filtered down to us.

“I don’t think anyone was too surprised given what happened.

“It split opinion a bit but I don’t think it’s an issue for one weekend.”

Sittingbourne made an early exit from the FA Cup, beaten by Fisher in a replay, but hope to make progress in the Trophy.

It won’t be easy, however, against a South Park side fifth in Isthmian South Central.

The tie will be played at Merstham, where Park are groundsharing while their 3G pitch is completed.

Abdul Osman and Bagasan Graham return from injury and suspension respectively, while Alex Addai and Jason Banton could feature after time on the treatment table.

“We’ve had them watched, it’ll be a tough game,” said Davis.

“They’ve not had a proper home game yet, where they’re waiting for their 3G pitch to go down, but it’s very close to being finished now.

“They’re in a good league position, they’re a well-managed, well-coached, young side.

“Knowing Merstham, it’s going to be a good surface and hopefully we can go there and get through. We’d like a cup run, every side would.”

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