THERE have been fresh calls for a new 3G playing surface at Jenner Park, after Barry Town football followers saw a home game fall victim to water logging for the eighth time in 2014.

While competitive fixtures were played at both the Sports Centre and Buttrills, a Saturday morning pitch inspection deemed a section of the once-resilient Jenner Park surface to be unsafe; with Barry's afternoon kick-off against Ely Rangers an immediate casualty.

In a note of further concern, the Welsh League Division Two derby was the only fixture postponed in the competition, as matches at nearby Dinas Powys, Llanwern and West End all went ahead as planned.

State-of-the-art synthetic 3G surfaces have enabled fellow Welsh League clubs Penybont, Lliswerry, Cardiff Metropolitan and Cambrian and Clydach to eliminate postponements in recent seasons.

The current campaign has also seen Welsh Premier mainstays Newtown consign calling-off fixtures to the past, transforming their Latham Park home into a community football hub in the process.

A feasibility study into bringing advanced 3G technology to Jenner Park, in line with that at Merthyr's Penydarren Park, is thought to be ongoing; amidst fears of a fixture pile-up should the current pitch's issues persist.

Meanwhile, this coming Saturday sees Gavin Chesterfield's side travel to Croesyceiliog (2pm kick-off), who were beaten 3-2 at the weekend by Cwmamman United in a Welsh League Cup encounter.

Among the players to have featured for both Barry and Croesyceiliog are current Town winger Dale Howarth and forward Christian Doidge, now making a name for himself in the Football League with Dagenham and Redbridge.