TRURO TO STAY AT HOME AS TREYEW IS SAVED

TRURO City may not be moving in with Bodmin Town next season after all as the troubled White Tigers were given a stay of execution.

Their move to Priory Park is now on hold as the Cornish club revealed they could have an extra – and unexpected – season at Treyew Road.

They were set to fund an overhaul of Bodmin’s ground to ensure they can remain in the National League, but the club announced good news to their supporters on Friday.

The bulldozers will not be moving in this summer as predicted with a new supermarket set to be built over their pitch. That has now seemingly been delayed allowing City some breathing space.

A club statement confirmed the good news but their chairman Peter Masters accepts there is a long road ahead for the club, who last week received a hammer blow following the news that their proposed Silver Bow project is no longer viable.

“After a frustrating and challenging time, we are pleased to confirm that Truro City can continue to play its matches at Treyew Road until further notice,” the statement read.

“This does not stop JIL, the land owner, serving notice and/or commencing proceedings for vacant possession of the football ground.

“If JIL were to be successful and Truro City FC evicted, we will apply to The National League for approval to groundshare with Bodmin Town under NL Rule 2.3.1.

“We await the results of The National League Ground Grading inspection on April 3 at Bodmin Town to confirm that Bodmin is a viable alternative.

“On the pitch the task rests with manager, Lee Hodges, to secure our current league status and to build a team for next season capable of taking us to the very top of The National League South.”

There was a fear for fans that Truro could be sharing for the foreseeable future with Torquay United – meaning a hour-round trip to home matches.

But that won’t be happening and the worst case scenario now for the fans is that they will have to travel 26 miles to Bodmin, should they run into any more issues.