Barrow AFC have brought forward tonight’s crucial League Two game against Exeter City to a 6:30pm kick-off, while ground staff and volunteers have been hard at work to ensure the go-ahead.

Temperatures in the Furness area, and across the country, plummeted to below freezing in the last couple of days, putting the Holker Street pitch in danger of being too hard to be passed fit ahead of the match.

Work was taken out by staff and fans of the Bluebirds alike throughout Monday, using coverings to protect the pitch from the frost overnight, ahead of a pitch inspection at midday today.

A further pitch inspection was made at 4pm, with the match officials happy at the condition of the surface.

This will come as a big relief for Michael Jolley’s team, as a further postponement would have added to an already packed fixture schedule for the Bluebirds in their battle to avoid relegation.

Sport Furness will have a match report to recap all the action from tonight’s clash.