Truro City Football Club
The Truro City Football Club podcast aims to provide fans and potential fans with informative, engaging and entertaining content and insights about all aspects of Truro City Football Club. Truro City are a full-time professional non-league football team playing in the National league South in 26/27.
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Truro City Football Club
John and Veronica Noble plus expert match analysis from Alice Mathias
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In this episode as we talk to Truro City Football Club Directors Suite match day volunteers John and Veronica Noble plus we have expert match analysis from Alice Mathias reflecting on the three matches since we last broadcast against Leicester City, Walton & Hersham and Salisbury.
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On home match days John and Veronica look after the match officials, visiting and home directors and other dignitaries.
John and Veronica talk about their role, how they got involved, what they think of the club right now and share couple of ideas plus how they got on with Andy Carroll and Robbie Savage and why you should get involved as a volunteer.
We also learn how the TCFC social club on New Bridge Street and the Cornwall Senior Cup brought them together back in 1970.
We feature the Women’s team on the show in two weeks time when we talk to manager Paul Knight, captain Rosie Shipp and vice-captain Kayden Hatton.
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Welcome everybody. This is the True City Football Club Podcast. It is episode number seven, and we're recording this introduction bit on the morning after the Salisbury game. And uh the rest of the show, the uh the special guests you'll hear from in uh in about 10 minutes' time are John and Veronica Noble, who will be talking about their current role and their involvement with the football club. But before that, we have our new expert match analysis. Welcome to the show, Alice Mathias.
SPEAKER_00Good morning, Trevor. Thank you for having me.
SPEAKER_01Well, we're gonna talk uh a little bit about the games, Alice, uh, that we've seen in the last uh since the last podcast, which is three home games. Um and then but before we do that, we'll just get you know you to you to explain a little bit about yourself. But uh I've just got a couple of things I've got to shout out first, and that's people who've written into the show. First of all, Richard H so uh wrote in and said uh brilliant podcast. Uh that he did say that. Keeps us fans up to date with what's going on. I was just wondering in the future whether you've got someone in to talk about the exciting plans for the stadium. So uh yes, the idea, Richard, is that we're gonna get somebody in to do that in the in the you know in the next three or four episodes. We will have somebody in to talk about those plans, which uh have gone live recently, everyone will have seen them. So, yeah, we're gonna do that, Richard. And Steve Clark, who I met at the game last night, collared me and said he just found the podcast and he'd been binge listening. So, Steve, by the time you get to episode seven, it might be a week or so's time, but uh thanks for your kind comments about the podcast. So, Alice, you're a you're a familiar face at the ground. You sit alongside Gareth, uh provided expert punditry during the uh matches and you do the player interviews. So uh tell us a little bit about you and and ultimately how you got involved with Truro City.
SPEAKER_00Well, I've always loved sports. Um I studied a sports degree at university, and then upon finishing my degree, I went into work in marketing um for a few years, which was fine, but it wasn't my passion. My true passion is sports, it always has been, and I've always wanted to work within the world of sports media, and I've always said that if there was a world where I could, you know, talk about sport for a living, then that would be what I wanted to do. So I set about trying to make that happen. I gave up my job in marketing with that goal in mind. And about a week after I started my NCTJ journalism diploma, so that's what I'm currently studying for, a level five diploma with the NCTJ. I also reached out to Gareth on LinkedIn and he invited me along to one of Tro City's first games. I'll have to look back actually and see what the I can't, I think actually the my first game was Morecambe. I think it was the 5-0 last season, which was a brilliant way to start my time at Tro City. I thought that's how it was going to be for the whole season. Obviously, now we know that wasn't the case, um, but a great introduction nonetheless. And Gareth was so great. I'm sure everyone has heard Gareth's voice and knows his face around the ground as well. He got me really involved with the commentary. I remember the first time he handed me to the mic, I was so, so nervous. But something that I've grown to really love and really enjoy. And then um started doing some interviewing as well with players after the game, which they're not always the most keen to partake in. I think they usually just want to have their showers and get home. Um but yeah, no, that's a great experience for me as well. And then more recently, I've started working a little bit more with BBC Radio Cornwall with Ross Ellis and the sports team to kind of learn a little bit more about behind the scenes of the radio, which I think has yeah, helped the commentary as well.
SPEAKER_01So when we had Gareth on the show, uh, I think in episode three, Alice, so a couple of weeks ago, he told us about the uh enormous amount of preparation that goes into every game. So do you have to do a similar amount of kind of pre-match prep so you know what's going on?
SPEAKER_00Well, Gareth obviously does a lot more of the kind of you know, the talking about the opposition players and things like that. But I actually have my notes in front of me. I know this is an audio podcast you probably won't be able to see, but um, there's a little example of the kind of thing I do. Yeah, fantastic. Yeah, so I I do I do love doing my notes. I think it's more of a psychological thing just going into the game, knowing you've got a pretty good understanding of what's going on and um the game itself, the players. It also helps you. I do a little bit of a talk up about an hour before kickoff, and it just gives you an idea of the opposition's perspective and things like that, because we're obviously all pretty clued up on what's going on with Truro and the squad there. But take like a team like Walton and Hersham from a few weeks ago, and they had a whole new squad, new managers, there was loads of narratives and storylines to chat about. So yeah, I do like to do my pre-match notes.
SPEAKER_01And uh is there anybody working in uh in football, you know, doing a similar thing to you, you know, maybe on the BBC or something, uh uh, you know, match of the day or whatever that you think you know you you watch and learn from and think, oh yeah, that's great. Oh, you know, let's know how I should do it, maybe, or something like that.
SPEAKER_00Well, I love I do love watching all the there's there's a um BBC Sounds podcast, um, The Commentator's View, and that is with the Alistair Bruce Ball, um, John Murray, people like that, and Gareth and I both love that. It gives us some great inspiration for commentary lines and things like that to use. But I mean, if you look at Match of the Day, I mean, how cool would it be to be like Kelly Cates in the future? Unfortunately, I don't have a very famous dad who isn't gonna help me get into get into that world. But yeah, it's so lovely to see women taking those big jobs, you know, match of the day, Gabby Logan as well. Um, as much as I love Mark Chapman, it's great to see those women, yeah, being real trailblazers in the world of of sports media.
SPEAKER_01Well, you are the first female voice on this podcast, Alice. Uh Veronica in a few minutes will be the second, but you are the first. So when you're famous and you're on match of the day, we'll remember, you know, you've got your big break coming on this podcast.
SPEAKER_00My first ever podcast, so it's a big deal for me as well.
SPEAKER_01So uh we'll hope hope hopefully you'll remember us all in those when you're in the, you know, when you're star, when you're a big star, you know, we you'll think you'll come and see us maybe occasionally at Turo and all that sort of stuff. So uh great stuff. Do you play yourself, by the way, at all? Or uh any football yourself or do you know?
SPEAKER_00I've never I've never played football. I've always watched it, always been a big fan. I do have another favourite team that play in red also. Um, so I follow them quite closely in terms of Premier League football. But yeah, I've always I grew up playing hockey, which is actually very similar to football, similar formations, um, yeah, similar tactics, positions, and that's kind of helped me and get a good understanding of the game, I guess. Only difference is no offside rule in hockey. So it makes your life a little bit harder if you're a defender. But yeah, pretty similar.
SPEAKER_01Well, uh, of course, the Turo City women's team, uh, we've got them coming up uh on the podcast in a couple of weeks' time where we've uh who have we got? We've got we've got the manager Paul Knight, we've got the skipper Rosie Ship, and the Vice Captain Caden Hatton. So uh but they've had a bit of a flyer. I mean, I think they did they win 12-1, 11-1, 12-1, I think it was in the game on Sunday. And uh their next match is away to St. Burian this Sunday coming. Um, and uh St. Burian uh well they were beaten by Saltash 11-0 and Turo beat Saltash 12-1, I think. So uh that might be an interesting game. But uh anyway, so let's talk about these games. So Leicester City, uh fantastic game of football. What did you make of that one? Because you know, it was it was just great, wasn't it? That one.
SPEAKER_00Yeah, it was brilliant. A brilliant way to start this run of three home games that we're gonna talk about. Um, yeah, perhaps it goes a little bit downhill later on, but we'll start with the positives. The yeah, brilliant 4-1 win. It was really lovely to see a changed squad as well. I know they had to keep those four players. So you had a did did have a little bit of consistency in there with Donlan, Jeff Scott, Tweedy, Harrison coming on as well. But it was a really lovely chance to see the younger players, the trialists as well from preseason who hadn't necessarily got their start um in the match day squad up until that point. But it was also really lovely to see kind of those fringe players who are not making the first 11 on a week on a weekend, on a Tuesday night or a Saturday night, usually in the league. You know, the likes of Dominic Johnson Fisher obviously having suffering that um injury towards the end of last season and and finding his way back into the squad. And then as a result of that Leicester City performance and those goals that we'll go on to talk about that he scores, obviously finds his way into the squad for the subsequent games. So a really great opportunity. I know it's a little bit different, um, the National League Cup, and I think there's, you know, people have different thoughts on it, but I think it's just a great opportunity for the club to score four goals and and see some different players.
SPEAKER_01Well, uh, I had uh Harvey Greenslade and Ryan Law in the sponsors' hut for the uh Salisbury game last night, and I asked them, is it you know, is it is it a bit more relaxing? Can you relax a little bit more in the National League Cup games? Because you know, there's not quite so much at stake. And they said, Yeah, that's that's kind of uh a fair way of viewing it. So uh yeah, and then of course we went into the Saturday game, didn't we? Walton and Hersham came to Truro, seven games, seven win uh seven defeats, and uh huge expectation that and everyone thought, you know, we're gonna win seven-nil or something, but um it didn't happen. So uh what was your take on that game?
SPEAKER_00Well, it's always a dangerous place to be, isn't it, when there's this big expectation. You see it happening in leagues from you know the top end at Premier League fixtures when big teams play against, you know, teams in and around the relegation battle, and it always ends up being an upset. So I can't say I was massively surprised. Um there was talk around the stadium before the game and around the fan base that it could be a big win. Unfortunately, it didn't end up being the case, obviously ended up being a one-all draw, but it was, yeah, it was a game full of drama, wasn't it? Missed opportunities as well, and potentially Trureau not seeing the danger until it was too late, and obviously conceding that 81st minute goal to Walton and Hersham, which kind of felt like a bit of a blow, but able to scramble it back in the last few minutes and save a point at the death, really, wasn't it?
SPEAKER_01Yeah, and then of course, uh last night, the Salisbury game, unfortunately, uh we didn't scramble back and uh save a point. Although, ironically, of course, we went behind what, eight, nine minutes into the game rather than eight, nine minutes from the game. So lots of domination, but um still lost one nil, Alice.
SPEAKER_00Yeah, and I haven't seen the possession stats, but from the eye, it really did feel like Truro were well at, you know, in terms of possession. I think a much, I think a better performance than what we saw on Saturday, um, despite you know, coming out with one less point last night. I think it was a much better performance. And I think pretty much did everything bar scoring, didn't we? It was such a scrabble, um, yeah, brilliant saves from the Salisbury goalkeeper again, keeping them in it and just in those messy zones, kind of in and around the goal and in the in the penalty box, just unable to get those shots off and and get something goal-bound until you know it was too late and yeah, ended up ended up in the Troy's first home loss of the season. So disappointing. I think more in terms of momentum than anything. We know we've got three really tough league games coming up, three away games. So I think in terms of momentum and building into those, I think that was probably the biggest disappointment around those results. But we're still so, so early in the season. I think you can either decide to look at these two recent games two ways, but if you're thinking it, you know, glass half filled, trying to be positive, I'm still looking at the table and saying if we were to win that game in hand, we're still that would put us second in the table, you know, two points off the top. Um, so you can either choose to look at it in a negative view or, you know, we're here talking about Churro City, let's be positive. We're so early in the season. It's still September, it's still light at 7.45 when the games kick off. So we're not in the deepest, darkest depths of winter and the league yet. Let's be positive, win that game in hand, you two points off the top and still in contention.
SPEAKER_01Well, I know when you listen to Premier League managers, Alice, they sometimes moan about the way the fixtures fell. And I'm not sure that four successive home games did true any favours, frankly. Um, because you know, if you tag the Chesham one on at the beginning of this run, where again, you know, we we were it was one all with not that long to go. So uh, and as you say, uh well, potentially well, it's gonna be four away games unless the Mertha game is replayed. There's gonna be four successive away games. Um, I don't know about you, but when I was watching the National League uh, you know, the away games last year on the TV, I thought we were probably playing better away than at home.
SPEAKER_00There's less expectation, isn't there, on on away games. Perhaps you haven't got the crowd, you know, you there watching your every move as such. You can obviously listen to Gareth um on the commentary and get a pretty good view for what's going on. But I think going away to, especially in the National League last season, there was so much travel. I think players could perhaps play with a little bit more freedom, um, you know, knowing that it wasn't necessarily an expectation that they were gonna win. I think that's different this season. I think Truro and the management team and the players will go into every game thinking they should and could win. That's the mentality they have in the National League South compared to, you know, it was a very different situation last year in the National League. So I do expect them to go into this run of games, not fearing them. I'm sure they're gonna remain really positive and be sure that they can turn the tides of this form around.
SPEAKER_01Well, I think we'll probably see a few changes uh for the Mertha game, the FA Cup game, give some of the lads a go. And uh, and uh, you know, when you look at the league table, as you mentioned, Alice, you know, Maidstone the top, we've got them next in the uh in the National League South, but you know, we've also got Braintree in the third of those games who are currently 18th, they got relegated with us last year, but they beat Maidstone on Saturday. So uh, you know, I think it it feels at this stage of the season it's very, very open, and any side that you know strings together three wins or something will suddenly uh emerge out of the pack, won't they? So let's hope it's true winning all those away games.
SPEAKER_00Yeah, I I also just don't I don't think it's a league where you necessarily you know have to go unbeaten or you only get you can only drop a few points. If you look at National League South, National League North tables from throughout the years, that's not the way it works. That wasn't how it works when Truro got their National League South success just a few seasons ago. So yeah, I I think definitely remain positive, still in still in the running, absolutely.
SPEAKER_01Great stuff. Well, it's uh great having you on the show, Alice, and uh it we need you back on the show, uh, you know, uh I think on a fairly regular basis to provide your expert analysis. So thank you very much for that. So uh John and Veronica, uh, we recorded with them uh Tuesday afternoon before uh Tuesday morning, sorry, before the uh Salisbury game. So we're gonna go over and uh and hear from them. But Alice, great to have you on the show and uh you know good luck with the development of your career.
SPEAKER_00Perfect. Thank you so much, Trevor.
SPEAKER_01So, John and Veronica, welcome to the podcast. Um, you are very familiar faces around uh the Truro City Stadium and indeed at a Way Game. So, Veronica, what is it you two do?
SPEAKER_02Uh good morning, Trevor. First, we look after the City Suite, which involves hosting home and visiting directors and senior club officials, the match officials, match observer, and invited guest.
SPEAKER_01Wow, okay. Okay, so John, this is uh this is an important job, then I think.
SPEAKER_05Well, it's certainly I think it is, yes. Um, and we you know we get to know various people, um, especially visiting directors. I mean, a good instance is tonight. We're home to Salisbury, and uh I'm sure we'll have Hilary Billymore there, who you will probably see yourself tonight. She's one of the Salisbury directors, we've known her for several years. So yes, we enjoy doing it for the club.
SPEAKER_01Great stuff. So how did this come about, Veronica? How have you ended up in this role, you two?
SPEAKER_02Um we were joint kit masters at first.
SPEAKER_01Managers.
SPEAKER_02Um managers.
SPEAKER_01Oh, what, looking after the shirts and the all that stuff. Yes, yeah. Oh, right, okay, okay.
SPEAKER_02Um, and John can tell you the rest, but I got involved with Kim Masters because she was the only lady there on the offer to help her out in the um hospitality there. Right, okay. And then they left and um Dickie Evans bought the club and he asked us to do the same, and we've continued at TCS.
SPEAKER_01Wow, wow. So have you met some famous people, John, through this hospitality role?
SPEAKER_05Uh yes, we've had uh Neil Warnock uh when we're at Trio Road, he's visited us two or three times, didn't he?
SPEAKER_03Yeah.
SPEAKER_05Uh who else have we had?
SPEAKER_01Because I thought I saw a picture of you two with Andy Carroll recently. Well, yes. Yes.
SPEAKER_02We've we've also had Nick Knowles from DIY SOS interesting. I did I did give him a list to do all my jobs, but he uh said I'm not I'm not working at the moment. And we've also had um Robbie Savage, didn't they? And they're all so nice down to earth, aren't they? Yes, yeah, yeah.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, so how did how did you how do you how would you get on with Robbie Savage then? You know, because people he's a bit of a marmite character, Robbie Savage, isn't he? He was brilliant.
SPEAKER_05Was he? You can always judge somebody if they're happy, you know they're famous, if they're happy to mingle with the fans, have their photograph taken, sign autographs, that's good. And Robbie Savage was more than happy to do that, as was Andy Carroll.
SPEAKER_01So I think uh and I think also, don't you um you do all the food prep as well, don't you? Because you've got a little kitchen in your uh establishment.
SPEAKER_02Actually, uh wax do the main meal. Okay. Uh they prepare it, we serve it and serve the drinks, and I do homemade cakes and do a cream tea for half time.
SPEAKER_01Wow. Is that for the referees as well? So they pop in at half time for a cream tea then.
SPEAKER_02They come in um before the game.
SPEAKER_01Maybe come in before the game, okay.
SPEAKER_02I usually offer them a piece of cake or they generally have a biscuit, but they say save me one for afterwards.
SPEAKER_01Oh right. Okay.
SPEAKER_02As we do the players, don't we?
SPEAKER_01And how long, you know, sort of how long have you been doing the current job that you do then?
SPEAKER_02Uh me. 13, 14 years, I guess. 13 or 14 years, I would say.
SPEAKER_01Wow. So so what do you make of the new ground then? Is that uh obviously a little different to the ground you were used to in the past? So um what's your view on that, John?
SPEAKER_05Wonderful. It it's it's unbelievable to be honest. I don't think anybody realized it was going to be so good, particularly the playing surface. I think the club is in better hands now than what it ever has been. We've got some you know dynamic leadership. Hopefully, the money is still there to fund everything. We're full-time. Uh, there's a community pitch coming up, the community trust is up and running. You know, everything is is absolutely brilliant, and we just look forward to the future.
SPEAKER_01Now, my research suggests that uh you two met um through Truro City Football Club a couple of years ago, or maybe a few more than a couple of years ago. But uh John, I think you were involved right back to the days when your mother was involved, is that right?
SPEAKER_05Yeah, she was originally a tea lady. Um back in those days, all you had on match days was tea and uh Blue It's pasty. Blue its with a local baker's in Toro. Um so they said the coffee wasn't on the list, you know, it was just tea and pasty. And um that was going back. I mean, I think the first time I seemed to remember going to Triu Road, she took me about 1952 when I was about seven. Wow. And uh I used to have to play rugby at school. Okay, and and school Saturday morning, which wasn't very nice, but uh that's one of those things you get used to. But after that, I used to go up to the ground, and then my mother used to sort of make me sell programs or help out doing something, and then when I was a bit older, I joined the supporters club committee um and became program secretary.
SPEAKER_03Did you?
SPEAKER_05So I I had to uh get the teams for the see there was no internet in those days, no social media, everything was papers. So I used to get the teams, I used to have to write the program notes and uh decide how many programs we wanted. That was anything from like 300 to about seven or eight hundred, depending on the opposition, uh, and get it down to our printers, Netherton and Worth here in Walsingham Place in Truro. They're sadly long gone, I think. But uh some of our older fans will remember remember them. Wow, and it sort of you know went on from there.
SPEAKER_01Have you still got some of those programs?
SPEAKER_05Yes, yes. I've even got the the programs before I took over.
SPEAKER_01Wow, yeah, because when I you know I started watching football, John, in the late 60s, and I've got the programs from those days from Lincoln City days, but yeah, the team then, of course, um was 11 players. Um, it was a long, you know, for some time there wasn't a sub. And of course, as you rightly said, the 11 were announced well in advance so you could get the program printed. Yes. Whereas nowadays, you know, you get the program, there's like 30 players in listed on the program. No one knows what the team is until an hour before kickoff.
SPEAKER_05That's right, yeah. And on a match day, I used to have to go into the dressing rooms just to check that it was correct. And of course, the visiting team always wanted to know what our team was, so I used to go into ours first, but not tell them.
SPEAKER_01Well, I th I I think um I think Gareth, who who organises that nowadays, I think he had a bit of trouble with Walton because if you notice, some of the players on Saturday for Walton were wearing tape over the names of their shirts, so they obviously weren't the same name on the program as they were on the shirt or something. I don't know what's going on. And tell me. What about the social club that uh because I think this is where Veronica comes in in a minute, isn't it?
SPEAKER_05Very well, yeah. In in New Bridge Street, um the supporters club took over the premises uh and it was a licensed bar because we didn't have a license bar at the ground. So we took over this social club in New Bridge Street. Uh I was secretary and also treasurer for a while. And um we well we raised hundreds, thousands of pounds. It was a very popular club, it was it was well run. Um we all it was all voluntary. Uh I was barman with all the others. Um even on a Saturday night, John Rich, our team manager, would come down and take his turn behind the bar. Players used to come down after the match. We went on to win the Southwestern League title for the second time and the Cornwall Senior Cup.
SPEAKER_01The Cornwall Senior Cup. And I think I think this is where you come in, Veronica, isn't it? The Cornwall Senior Cup at the actual cup plays quite a big part in your in your relationship, doesn't it? You two?
SPEAKER_02Yes, yeah. It was my first visit to the social club, and John filled the cup up, a mixture of alcohol. It went around the room when he gave it to me for a sip. You couldn't get the cup back.
SPEAKER_03Oh, oh.
SPEAKER_02And then he offered me a lift home. Oh, goodness. And the rest is history. We got married in 1971, 55 years this year.
SPEAKER_01Had you known each other? Sorry to pry into your relationship here, but No, we didn't know each other.
SPEAKER_02No, we didn't know each other.
SPEAKER_01So the first time you met was over the Cornwall Senior Cup and having a big swig out of it. Yes. Yes. Wow. I did know of her family. You might you two might not be sitting here then if Truro hadn't won the Cornwall Senior Cup and John been in charge of dispensing the drink.
SPEAKER_02He proposed to me a few weeks later. A few weeks later?
SPEAKER_01Oh my god, John, yes of course. You're a quick mover, John.
SPEAKER_02I do remember, I how can I forget? In a nice way.
SPEAKER_01That is really fantastic. So I think you had a bit of a break then from football at one point, didn't you? And then uh and then you got back involved what, 12, 14 years ago or something.
SPEAKER_02So we started a family, didn't we?
SPEAKER_05Yeah, and I was working away a lot and working on Saturdays as well. I I'm still a fan, obviously, but not on any committee or or doing anything. And it wasn't until Peter Master's yeah when he took over and things started to look up again because he saved the club. Yeah. And uh say we got invited one day in into hospitality, and Veronica helped Kim, his wife, you know, with the hospitality, and things sort of developed from there.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, fantastic. And of course, you're sitting here, John, as your people will see in the thumbnail, wearing the champions uh shirt from two years ago. So uh what do you think of our prospects of maybe you getting another shirt this year for the same thing?
SPEAKER_05I think it's looking good. I honestly do. I I think we we got the strongest squad we've ever had. There's plenty of talent in the squad. We've got a good management and backup team, and yeah, fingers crossed.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, absolutely, absolutely.
SPEAKER_05And I I think that if we did get promotion to the National League again, we would be better prepared to stay up.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, yeah, I I think that's uh I think it kind of caught most people by surprise last time, didn't it? It wasn't really meant to happen, but it was enjoyable, even with relegation, you know, make the most of it, which is what we did. So you two have been on your travels as well, because you go to quite a few away games, I think. So um any any plans for more away visits, Veronica?
SPEAKER_02Um yes, we have got a few, haven't we? Yeah, trying we've tried as many as we can as we can. Okay.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, that's amazing.
SPEAKER_02Um because we love the the away games because to get with the fans, which we can't do at Truro when we're on duty. Of course, yeah. When you go away, you get the atmosphere and and they do make a noise, which is lovely.
SPEAKER_01Um so do you do you both have a current favourite player at all or all of them?
SPEAKER_05All of them. Oh that's a very diplomatic answer.
SPEAKER_02We believe Tyler, Connor and Yeti, because we've known them so long. Oh yeah. So yeah. But really, we love the tinners, don't we?
SPEAKER_05Yeah. So I mean I this sort of one or two players I think yes, I I sort of rather like them and wish he was in the side a bit more often.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, well, there's great competition for places, you know, right now, isn't there?
SPEAKER_02You know, it's still good. We did want to go to Merther, but we've unfortunately we had tickets for the four for Cornwall this week, so we can't go, which is a shame, isn't it? That that is one of our favourite away clubs.
SPEAKER_01Right, okay. Oh, you've been there before then, have you?
SPEAKER_02And they make you so well well as as all football clubs, yeah.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, yeah. Okay.
SPEAKER_02Yeah.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, so you know, you John, you mentioned about you know how much you know you're impressed by the ground and that. So if uh if the pair of you had a magic wand and you could kind of uh you know have a couple of things that would be different, what what might you uh be thinking? What might you suggest?
SPEAKER_05Well, I've seen all the new plans for development of the stadium that look so impressive, so it's a bit harsh to find any criticism, but I suppose if I did, I would love to hopefully see it done within two years.
SPEAKER_01That might be that would be amazing, wouldn't it?
SPEAKER_05And I would like to see more cover for spectators. Okay. Uh, because of our Cornish weather, and you know, gates will drop off when the weather gets bad in the winter. Yeah. Um and obviously PA system right around the ground would be better because at the moment, in our city suite, it's up above us and can be rather noisy.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, I know what you mean, because I kind of compete with it when I'm doing the the player QA's and the sponsors bit. Yeah, I think I think that would be a really, really useful asset. But uh what John just said about the weather, folks, if anyone's listening and thinking of coming to Cornwall during the winter for you know to watch the football, he's only talking about the weather on non-match days. So uh every home match is glorious sunshine here in Cornwall, isn't it? You know, so any anything from you, Veronica, that you think would be great?
SPEAKER_02I'd like a club shop that sells more than just the kits. Okay. Um, for example, branded towels, tea towels, children's um soft toys dressed in the football kit of their favourite players, say, yeah, and notebooks and just things like that. And the other thing was um around the ground seem we're having a lot of development for fans to buy a brick, get it engraved in the wall, okay, just like they do at Wembley.
SPEAKER_01Oh right, there you go.
SPEAKER_02Because years ago the family bought John a stone that was on the floor then, but they've since removed removed them and put them on the wall. Oh right. Um, and it's something there for history. Wow, I w theatre or I was there and such and such had such and such a game, and it's bringing in money for the club as well. Yeah.
SPEAKER_01I'm sure the I'm sure the head honchos are listening to this podcast, Veronica, so they I'm sure they'll be onto that as an idea. So uh thank you for that. And thank you also, you know, for everything you, you know, on behalf of the club and everything that you do for the club, because um you know sometimes the uh you know the people who volunteer, I mean, would you encourage people listening to this to get involved as a volunteer?
SPEAKER_02Yes, I would, because we've met some lovely people along the way, haven't we? Which we now call our friends, don't we? Um you know, and if you want to come out, get a bit of fresh air, meet new people, especially if you're on your own, there's plenty to do up there, and and it's such a friendly club.
SPEAKER_01Okay, well that's that's terrific.
SPEAKER_02We love doing what we're doing, don't we?
SPEAKER_01Yeah, definitely. Well, it's been a pleasure having you on the podcast, and um you do realise, of course, now I understand that you know you there's no home game now because um by the time this goes out, the Salisbury game will have happened. And then I think you're sneaking off, aren't you, for the next two games in October somewhere. So uh is that right?
SPEAKER_02Looking for the sun, aren't we?
SPEAKER_01Yes, we're being a little two weeks away in Turkey. Yes. Okay. Well, the the good news for you on that, of course, is that once this podcast goes live, the next time you're at the stadium, you're gonna be inundated with people wanting selfies and autographs and all this sort of stuff. So it's probably a good job that you're going away for the next two home games to let the uh yeah, let the media frenzy die down, you know. So but uh these podcasts are popular, aren't they?
SPEAKER_04I'm surprising how many people listen to them.
SPEAKER_01Well, uh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I think we're all a little bit surprised, but hopefully it will continue. So yeah. So John and Veronica, thank you so much for coming on the uh on the True City Football Club podcast.
SPEAKER_02Thank you for inviting us. Thank you.
SPEAKER_01So there we go, folks. Uh, our first female voices on the podcast, which is fantastic. And as I mentioned, we got the uh women's team coming on to uh talk about what they're doing. That's gonna be in a couple of weeks' time. We're scheduling the recording for that on September the 28th. That will be the manager Paul Knight, the Captain Rosie Ship, and the Vice Captain Caden Hatton. So really looking forward to that. Uh we'll be back with another episode next week. Uh uh, I think Alex Black is back from his holidays, so uh we'll be we'll be doing that. And uh I think we're gonna have a round up of uh where we are the season so far. Uh Alex's view on that. Thanks for listening, everybody. Uh keep those uh reviews and ratings going. So if you listen on your podcast app, a lot of people a lot of people have done it on Spotify, they've just made a comment about the podcast and rated it, which is fantastic. So please do that. And there is a get in touch button in the show notes. We've moved it to the top of the show notes now, so you can easily find it. Just press that, and then I think you can send either a text message, uh, as Richard did, or a voice message. So either one, if you send a voice message, we'll include it in the show, okay? So we'll try and do that. Um, make sure you just tell us who you are, by the way, because we uh if you just send the just press get in touch, we've no idea who you are, so we need to give you a shout-out for that. So thank you very much for that. Uh yeah, and uh well, th away games galore now lined up, so uh let's hope the lads go well in that as well, and then we'll uh we can talk about some great victories as we uh roll towards the end of September and into October. Alright, we'll see you next time. Thanks for listening.
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