Port Vale Match Frozen-off at Morecambe.

For the second Saturday in a row, Morecambe’s scheduled League One fixture has been postponed. Last week, it was due to Mother Nature blowing part of the Main Stand roof off at the Abbey Stadium in Cambridge. This time, She has stuck her long, white ice-cold fingers into the playing surface at the Mazuma Stadium and frozen it.

Tomorrow, Vale would have brought over one thousand fans with them from Burslem. Their Stadium Manager, Steve Brown, concocted the Playlist shown here for them to listen to on their way. Ignoring the fact that there’s actually an `i’ in `Plaice’, can you see the link in either the song titles or performers?

Our dedicated radio reporter Dave Salmon would be tickled pink by them. (Sorry Dave…) Any further offerings? Let’s Twist Again by Chubb-y Checker or anything by Dr Hook or Feargal Sharkey are my offerings. Send yours to Steve Brown at Vale Park, not me please.

We all learnt this week that Morecambe’s leading scorer Kieran Phillips has had to return to his parent club Huddersfield Town. Kieran has suffered what has been termed `a long-term injury’ which has put an end to his Shrimps career prematurely. This is a shame – this lad has loads of potential promise. He said of this development:

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here. I’m absolutely gutted to be leaving.”

I’m sure we all wish him well with his recovery and his future prospects. I, for one, would like to see him re-signed in the future but whatever happens to him from here on in will hopefully be successful for the young man.

However, as one door closes, another one opens. 19-year-old forward Michael Mellon has arrived from Burnley on-loan until the end of the season. Michael is the junior version of his dad `Micky’ Mellon – the current boss at Tranmere Rovers – and is a Scottish Youth international. It’s likely he could have been named in the squad which Derek Adams would have named for tomorrow’s match at the Mazuma Stadium. King Derek clearly also expects a lot from the young lad:

“We’ve taken in another striker after Kieran Phillips went back to Huddersfield, and we’re really pleased to welcome Michael here. He’s done really well at youth team level with Burnley, and with a number of clubs interested in him, we’re delighted he’s decided to come to Morecambe. He scores goals, links-up play and runs in behind and it’s a move that can hopefully work well for all parties.”