Page 6 - Bath City v Hemel Hempstead Town - Saturday 7 November - VNLS

FROM THE BOARDROOM

have to make the most of a bad October with fans. This meant
thing and soldier on. We will creating the stage 5 protocols for
continue to try and engage with the safe return of spectators, which
our fan base on a matchday I did. I was confident that we
through Bath City Internet Radio could accommodate over 1,000
and the live streaming. I would fans at Twerton Park with social
like to thank all of those who work distancing. Unfortunately, that
on both for their hard work and opportunity was taken away from
long unpaid hours, in order to us. The decision was illogical to
bring you this service. me, given that the likes of Weston-
The last 8 months at the football super-Mare and Salisbury could
club have been strange to make have fans in. You could go and
a huge understatement. The first watch an Andrew Lloyd Webber
lockdown meant that, apart from production indoors but you
the occasional interaction with couldn’t watch Bath City outdoors.
Paul Williams, I was like a hermit Sadly it is not looking hopeful that
at the club. With everybody else we will be able to welcome you
on furlough and no service users, all back anytime soon. Be assured
the place was the like a ghost the football club will do everything
A warm welcome to the players, town. We managed to hold a possible to get to a position where
we can welcome you all back. I
staff and officials of Hemel few blood donor sessions which will do my utmost to provide you
Hempstead Town to the San Siro was great to help the NHS, but with a safe environment when that
Twerton. We hope you enjoy your most of my time was spent spring time comes.
short stay with us and we wish cleaning.
you a safe journey home. Then we were given the green Up the City.
Even that opening greeting is light to get ready for the play-offs, SHANE MORGAN
different from normal, as it would which meant I had to put down Operations Director
usually involve a welcome to the duster and put my COVID-19 COVID-19 Officer
supporters. Football without Officer hat on. There was a lot
supporters is not football, in my of paperwork needed in order
opinion. I completely agree with to even get us to the point of
the sentiments of the great Celtic stage 1 which was non-contact
manager Jock Stein “Football training. Then stage 2 contact
without fans is nothing”. Yes, this training and finally the stage
is a Jock Stein quote, not Matt 3, playing behind closed door
Busby. It is difficult for me to enjoy protocols. On the pitch, the
a match with no social aspect play-offs didn’t pan out the way
and no camaraderie. I don’t even that we hoped but, off the pitch,
bother to watch football on the the protocols worked well and
TV without any fans involved. To ran smoothly. I was hoping that
quote another less well known apart from pre-season friendlies,
manager but certainly known that would be the last I would see
around these parts, Lee Howells, of behind closed doors matches.
“it is what it is” though, and we The League was set to start in

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