Gateshead, facing a blank weekend following the postponement of their six-pointer against Forest Green Rovers, have been left with a mad March following a Blue Square Premier fixture change.
The relegation-threatened Tynesiders will now have only one home game next month after the clash with title-chasing Stevenage Borough had to be rescheduled.
The Hertfordshire outfit are in FA Trophy Semi Final action on March 20th, forcing the cancellation of the game at Gateshead which will now take place on Tuesday April 20th.
That leaves Gateshead with four of their six games in April on home soil, five if the Forest Green game is rescheduled for the last month.
The final week will prove a real test with Stevenage and AFC Wimbledon, both curently in the promotion shake up, on Tyneside.
It is an imbalance of fixtures that Gateshead, who will clock up 2,480 miles on the road in March, could have done without in a season that could go right down to the wire.
Assistant-manager Jeff Wrightson said: "It is not ideal because you would prefer there to be a balance between home and away games but it will not phase us.
"We prepare professionally for all away trips including overnight stays in hotels when necessary, and the games have to be played sometime."
"If we produce performances like we did when we won 2-0 at Mansfield Town earlier this month we will improve our away record.
"It's a double edged sword because, while March sees us on our travels, we have a surfeit of home games in the final month which could be crucial.
"We're also likely to be playing on better pitches away from home as the surface at the International Stadium has deteriorated badly.
"But it's tough on the fans because they won't see a weekend game next month, the only game at the International Stadium being against Wrexham on Tuesday 23rd."
Gateshead begin a tough month with away games at Tamworth and Histon next week, and March is completed with a south coast six-pointer at Eastbourne Borough.
