Romans Show The Best Side Of Bath To Super Fan Jesse

Not just because it came against their old rivals from down the A4.

And not because the thumping 5-0 victory against Chippenham was enough to take them up to fifth and back into the National League South play-off places.

No, it was because they did it in front of a very special fan who had travelled 4,000 miles just to see the team in action.

The club shared his story on their official website - and revealed a computer game helped him fall in love with the Romas.

It read: “Jesse Stollings is no ordinary fan of Bath City Football Club. The high school history teacher from Hickory, North Carolina in America has never been to Bath and never seen the team play live.

“Despite this, he has travelled over 4,000 miles from his home in Hickory to visit Twerton Park and seen his heroes play Chippenham Town on New Year’s Day – not even breaking both elbows while on a stopover in London could lessen his commitment.

“Jesse’s love for Bath City started with the computer game Football Manager. Looking for inspiration on a team to manage in the game, a friend mentioned the story of how Bath City fans had raised £350,000 to become a community-owned club.

"From that moment a love affair with Bath City began, and Jesse tunes in to the club’s internet radio coverage of every match – unless he’s teaching history to his high school students!”

Jesse says: “The club seems to be all about the love of the game. It’s a great club with awesome staff, they remember the supporters – no matter where we are from. That’s why I wanted to come and experience it myself.”