Page 3 - Bath City v Peterborough Sports - Saturday 16 January 2020 - FA Trophy 4th Round

JERRY SPEAKS

The New Year has started as we left it to
be honest, with so much uncertainty and Todays cover
worry as to how this season is going to comes from
end up. With two more positive Covid the 1952/53
tests in the camp post Boxing Day it season. City
meant we couldn’t fulfil the Chippenham finished 5th in a
and Tonbridge games due to the risk of strong Southern
spreading the new variant League line up
All this has meant we had to all go into which saw Headington United (now
a 10 day isolation period again, stop Oxford United) and Merthyr Tydfil
training and go and get tested as staff battle it out for the Championship, it
and players. Thankfully no more positive was the Oxfordshire club who took the
tests were returned but as I write these
notes it looks like we will have a few title on goal difference. City enjoyed FA
players missing again for today due Cup success and a run to the second
to the Track and Trace isolation rules round after knocking out Southend
having been in contact with positive recent promotion and obviously in good United 3-1 at Twerton Park. A late
cases. spirits in a very good cup run. We will goal at Grimsby in the following round
We returned as a main group Tuesday need to be at our best and I have made ended their run which had included a
night and I could immediately see sure we have prepared tactically as we win over Trowbridge Town in front of
the group needed the session. When would do for any other game by doing over 10,000 spectators.
football is so stop start it’s really hard my detailed homework on them.
for players to build football fitness and I have managed to extend both Grant
get into a constant rhythm having not Horton and Tom Mehew loans whilst
touched a ball for two weeks. James Taylor and Tommy Conway 3 Jerrys Notes
We have to look at the players who remain with us until the end of the
tested positive closely and see how they season. Whilst on our enforced isolation 4 Commercial News
react physically post Covid. No one period I have been non-stop in trying
really knows the after effect this disease to recruit in both permanent and loan 6 From the Boardroom
has on an individual, everyone seems to deals for players to help the group out
be reacting so differently. for upcoming really busy period of 11 Peterborough Sports
Back to the good stuff the actual games. I am hoping to get one deal History
game of football. Today we welcome done for today’s game and another that
Peterborough Sports FC to Twerton Park maybe joining us Tuesday. 12 Getting to Know
in the last 32 of the FA Trophy. We hope I want to again thank you all for your Peterborough Sports
they have a safe journey to and from continued support from the safety of
Bath today. your homes and pray we can all be 15 STATS: City v
This competition is a realistic chance back in this wonderful ground as a Peterborough Sports
for any of these players on the pitch group real soon. One thing is for sure
to play at Wembley. What a great when you do all return we will make 25 The Pledge
distraction this is for us as staff and this place our home again as the
players certainly in these difficult times atmosphere I’m sure will be bouncing. 29 Bath City Hero
and gives us hope of some real exciting Look after yourselves, stay safe John Williams
times ahead. “Up The Romans”
Of course today will be another very 30 Next Match Preview
tough challenge against a front foot JERRY Havant & Waterlooville
lively attacking team who have had a
33 The Year Ahead
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37-38 Fixtures & Results
40 Todays Teams

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