Page 29 - Bath City v Winchester City - Saturday 3 October - FA Cup

F R OM T H E E DI T O R
FROM THE EDITOR

JASON POPE:
Former Hereford F.C. defender/midfielder who played
over 100 times for Weston-super-Mare in the National
League South.
CALLUM EVANS:
Former Manchester United youngster who boasts
plenty of Football League experience and was last with
Port Vale.
RYAN HARLEY:
One time Exeter City and Swansea City playmaker
who joins us from MK Dons and brings experience
and class to the attacking midfield areas.
Welcome to the new 2020/21 Football Season! DONOVAN WILSON:
Yes, I know, that usually upbeat beginning to a new A Bristol born striker who was previously with
campaign is somewhat hollow this year for obvious Macclesfield Town and lists Wolves and Bristol Rovers
reasons. as previous clubs.
The Coronavirus pandemic has claimed many lives
worldwide and the new normal we now encounter
is unimaginable, even just a few months ago. The
importance of keeping everybody safe and well must
be the primary concern in all that we do.
With the pandemic seeing leagues begin at different
times, we have the somewhat strange circumstance
of Bath City starting a league season in October
and with an FA Cup tie - strange times indeed. The
Southern League and the rest of Step 3 below began
on the 19th September and the Premier League and
EFL on the 12th. It has seemed like a long wait for
City to complete pre-season games, despite the limited
matches and not kicking off until September 1st. The
July play-off defeat to Dorking seems a lifetime ago
and for those Step 2 sides playing competitively
today for the first time since mid March, they could be Tommy Conway and James Taylor
forgiven for forgetting where their home ground is!
The recent decision by the government to pause TOMMY CONWAY:
the reintroduction of fans into “elite” clubs’ grounds
means that today’s game will be behind closed doors. Young forward player who has arrived on a season
Without adding to much to what has already been long loan from Bristol City.
said and written on the matter, let’s hope that it’s not
long before Romans supporters can back the team on JAMES TAYLOR:
a matchday at Twerton Park. A central defender who also arrived from Bristol City
After waving goodbye to Ryan Brunt, Ross Stearn, for the duration of the 2020/21 season.
Andy Watkins, Jordan Simpson, Connor Riley-Lowe ADAM MATRAVERS
and Adam Mann at the end of last season, today we
welcome a host of new players to the black and white
stripes.
Joining Bath City is:
FREDDIE GRANT:
A left back from Maidenhead United who previously
shone at this level with Oxford City and Wealdstone.

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