Club has a special place in our hearts

I fully understand Joe Scofield’s concerns in his ‘Football club plans would harm area’ letter of November 15, but Mr Scofield doesn’t seem to understand Bath City is a unique institution, beloved of many generations and must be allowed to survive at all cost. In normal circumstances, I would condemn the building of 390 student flats but these are not normal circumstances. Clearly this would give Bath City a regular, set income. I’m surprised Mr Scofield thinks it will harm Twerton when he must know Ken Loach, with his social conscience, would never let this happen. Mr Scofield maintains the scheme probably won’t last. He supposes with a small and ageing fan base, the club is on borrowed time. May I remind Mr Scofield, Bath City once had bigger gates than Bath Rugby. Who’s to say they won’t again. Thousands of us would have stood as youngsters on the terraces of Twerton Park watching our first football match. I get the feeling Mr Scofield never did. Peter Burns,