York City are calling for volunteers to help clear their pitch and ensure their big Boxing Day clash with Mansfield Town goes ahead.

A club statement said: "Despite the freezing conditions, we believe that we have a
realistic chance of getting Saturday's match on.
 
"Having reviewed the situation with the match referee and taken the forecast into account, we have agreed to leave the covering of snow on the pitch until Saturday morning. The Referee will be at the ground at 9am to take an early look at the pitch and stadium and providing that the pitch appears playable underneath the snow and the stadium surrounds are safe, then we will clear the pitch in readiness for a final decision around lunchtime.
 
"However, to achieve this we will need the help of our supporters in fairly large numbers. We are appealing to supporters to arrive at the ground as early as they can from 8am onwards to assist the groundstaff in clearing the pitch and terracing. We recommend warm clothing, hot flasks of tea, shovels and snow pushers and would estimate we need at least 60-70 fans to complete the task with time to spare."