DAVID Flitcroft has branded the scheduling of Swindon Town’s League Two fixture at Grimsby tomorrow night as “ridiculous’’, believing not enough thought has been put into the effect on the well-being of players and financial health of clubs.

Town, who took their unbeaten run in all competitions to seven matches with a 2-1 win at Yeovil on Saturday, will run out at Blundell Park less than 72 hours after coming off the pitch in Somerset, with a couple of hefty bus journeys thrown in for good measure.

Flitcroft and his staff will break up the journey by including a training session at Rotherham on the way up, but admits he is at a loss to understand why such a long-distance contest has been arranged in midweek, three days after Town had already hit the road for the albeit shorter trip to Huish Park.

“It’s very poor from the authorities. I don’t know how they got it so wrong. I don’t know how they got it straight across the country. It’s one of the farthest places you can go,’’ said the Town boss, who saw goals from substitute Kellan Gordon and striker Keshi Anderson fire them past the Glovers.

“(I don’t know) whoever comes up with these decisions, on a Tuesday night, to play.

“It costs the club more money because you have got a night-time and a full day, so there is a cost associated to it as well.

“The FA don’t chip in with some cash, they just expect clubs to pay it. It’s a ridiculous decision really.’’ He added: “It might take five and a half, potentially six and a half hours to Grimsby.

“Then you’ve got the travel down, five hours on the way back, get home at four in the morning and then prepare for the next game.’’

Town will have injury concerns over midfielder Timi Elsnik, who limped out of Saturday’s win in the second half with a muscle tweak and forward Paul Mullin, who aggravated a problem in the warm up, while Amine Linganzi’s hamstring is still keeping him out and left-back Chris Hussey’s return has been set back after he dropped out of training on Friday.

While annoyed at the scheduling, Flitcroft has full confidence that he has the squad to cope.

“Maybe on the (Football League) panel they should have someone who has played football, they should have a medical person on there and a physio and someone from sports science, but I don’t think they will have. I think it will be very statistically based,'' he added.

“But we’ve coped with it really well, so gripe over. This group don’t moan about anything, they’ve been fantastic.

“We’ve had it tough at the start of the season, in terms of Carlisle, then Norwich and Luton and they’ve coped with it brilliantly.

“We’ll roll on and get to the next preparation stage.”