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New date for Portsmouth game means a busy month at Glanford Park for Scunthorpe United

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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SCUNTHORPE United have announced their rearranged home game with Portsmouth in League One will take place on Tuesday, February 5.

The original match, scheduled to have taken place last weekend, was postponed on Friday because of a frozen pitch.

  1. Brian Laws helps clear the Glanford Park pitch on Friday morning, shortly before the game with Portsmouth was postponed. Picture: Carl Gac.

    Brian Laws helps clear the Glanford Park pitch on Friday morning, shortly before the game with Portsmouth was postponed. Picture: Carl Gac.

It means next month promises to be a big one when it comes to the Iron's form at Glanford Park.

With their home game against Carlisle United, postponed before Christmas, being staged the week after the Pompey clash, Scunthorpe now face five matches at Glanford Park in the space of just 22 days.

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They are Portsmouth (February 5), Crawley Town (9th), Carlisle United (12th), Hartlepool United (23rd) and Stevenage (26th).

"There was always the potential for a build-up of games, but that's the way it's got to be," said boss Brian Laws.

"We know our home form has got to improve, otherwise we will struggle."

United's two away games during February are at Crewe Alexandra (2nd) and Yeovil Town (19th).

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