BURNLEY'S scheduled Division Two match against Bristol Rovers at Turf Moor was called off at 9am today due to the heavy overnight snow.

No new date has been fixed for the fixture and Burnley are next in action against Oxford United at Turf Moor on Tuesday.

The whole Saturday soccer programme was under threat as the big freeze bitinto the weekend sporting schedules.

And scores of pitch inspections were due to take place today as the icy blast from the wastes of Siberia took a grip.

Meanwhile, Alan Harper's move to Third Division Cardiff City is on hold today following the surprise appointment of Phil Neal at Ninian Park.

The experienced Clarets midfielder is currently making satisfactory progress from a cartilage operation which cut short a second month's loan with Cardiff earlier this month.

But with a new man at the helm in the Welsh capital, a question mark now hangs over whether Neal will renew interest once the 33-year-old is fully fit. "I really don't know what will happen, although I know Cardiff were very impressed with Alan Harper's contribution during his short spell at Cardiff," said Burnley manager Jimmy Mullen.

The appointment ended an 11-month exile from football for Neal and his new post sees him link up again with ex-Claret Tony Philliskirk who enjoyed one of his best ever scoring spells under Neal at Burnden Park.

The former Liverpool and England full-back left Coventry last February by mutual consent with them trailing fifth bottom in the Premiership.

But he ended his spell on the sidelines by taking charge of first team affairs with previous manager Kenny Hibbitt becoming the Director of Football with responsibility for coaching and the overall structure of club affairs.

Neal said: "It is a massive challenge but 18 months ago I was the manager of a club that finished midway in the Premiership and I believe I can do that again with Cardfiff City."

Neal won 50 England caps and 18 major medals during his playing career with Liverpool and guided Bolton to the Sherpa Van Trophy in 1989 during a five-year spell as manager.

Bristol City have revealed that their internal inquiry into the crowd chaos at the local derby against Bristol City at Ashton Gate has concluded that the match should have been made all-ticket.

Many season ticket holders and match ticket holders found themselves locked out of the match, which Rovers won 2-0, with many fans in the 20,007 attendance breaking into Ashton Gate illegally.

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