FOOTBALL’S intangible elixir - momentum - was very much on the menu for Wealdstone after last week’s historic FA Trophy win at Southport - only for little more than bad weather to deplete its stocks with an unwelcome postponement this week.

The Stones were ready to leave North London for Weston-super-Mare on Saturday morning when the pair’s National League South fixture was called off due to a frozen pitch in the West Country, one of nine games across the division to fall foul of a national cold snap.

Bartlett’s men, still hopeful of making up a 12-point gap to the league play-offs, have lost their last two league games and would have relished the opportunity to reverse that run in Somerset on the back of seeing off National League Southport the week before, something Bartlett was left particularly weary about following the postponement.

“They had a pitch inspection at 9.30am and while it was a sunny day, it was pretty cold,” he said.

“When we’ve played as well as we did at Southport last weekend, we wanted the next game to come round as quickly as possible.

“Losing the momentum we had, and the fact that we have got to travel there in midweek, is frustrating – and I already know Jonny Wright has a prior commitment for that game.”

One ray of light ahead of the re-arranged fixture, on March 7, should see injured Elliot Benyon fit for the trip back to the West Country.

In the mean time, Bartlett has been scouring the market for a replacement for his top-scoring marksman.

He said: “Elliot was told he will be out for six weeks, which is normal for a dislocated shoulder - but I’m hopeful it’ll be less than that.

“We spoke to a few clubs about a striker last week, but it hasn’t happened. We’re not just going to get someone in for the sake of it.”

On Saturday, Wealdstone are back in league action as they host Dartford at Grosvenor Vale.