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Post by comrade powell Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:40 pm

I haven’t seen it mentioned elsewhere but tucked away in today’s programme was confirmation that Bob Chester will be stepping down from his role as commercial manager at the end of the season.

Bob has worked endless hours for many years, bringing in hundreds of thousands of pounds for our Club.

I’m sure forum members will join me in thanking Bob for all his efforts!
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Post by Peter Newman Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:54 pm

Will be a great loss.
It's not only his fund raising efforts but his work  on matchdays - Walking round the ground to persuade a  few more victims/supporters to buy a program and then in the bar doing his chat-show interviews.

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Post by Beau Nash Sun Jan 23, 2022 9:57 am

Bob is up there with the best in all the effort he has put in.   Well done, Bob! 1f603 Well done, Bob! 1f607
Always replies and looks to help any requests from us supporters no matter what they are.   Well done, Bob! 1f606
He has big boots for someone to fill.   Well done, Bob! 1f4aa  Well done, Bob! 1f462
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Post by tovid Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:32 pm

Agree wholeheartedly Martin. Bob has been a tremendous asset to the club.
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Post by Steve Whites Missus Sun Jan 23, 2022 2:11 pm

Always appears tireless, polite and unflappable. The effort he puts in at the club is amazing and he never seems to lose motivation. Deserves all the respect and plaudits coming to him.

I assume he can only be replaced by three people at least!

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Post by Midsomer-chris Sun Jan 23, 2022 3:20 pm

So sorry to hear about Bob giving up this position. He has worked so hard for so long and always pleasant and cheerful. He deserves all the praise that he gets. It will be hard to find someone to replace him . . . . . or as someone has already said . . . . it would probably take two or three people.

Thank you, Bob.
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Post by SteveS Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:14 am

I have known Bob for many years and his contribution the club, along with that of Paul Williams, has been immense. It is no exaggeration to say that he has raised millions of pounds for the club and he has done this all on a voluntary basis. He will be virtually impossible to replace.
Thanks Bob, you are a great guy.

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Post by stillmanjunior Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:18 pm

Yea many people have already said it and glad Steve has recognised Paul for his contributions too.

Bob will still be on radio thankfully so I can still annoy him for a while longer.
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Post by Kelston Koppite Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:21 pm

Yes, sterling work by Bob over the years, and always with a smile on his face. He will be greatly missed.
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Post by Luton Roman Mon Jan 24, 2022 4:45 pm

Echo all the comments, tireless, always seems to go the extra mile and always a smile and a thank you when he effortlessly gets you to part with more money ! Challenge for the club is to understand how he worked his magic and make sure that, somehow, they sustain and build on his great work.

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Post by City 'til we're relegated Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:19 pm

For me, Bob has been the greatest asset of Bath City for many years now. The money he has raised for the club in a voluntary capacity is staggering. He has worked tirelessly on commercial matters and is always available to talk and assist in many ways. It is time he settled down into watching matches instead of working his socks off every twerton matchday. I personally think that I would not be enjoying watching Bath City in NLS if it had not been for Bob's efforts.

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Post by 2weirdtown Tue Jan 25, 2022 6:32 pm

I heartily agree with all the sentiments expressed in this thread. Bob's energy never ceased to amaze me. He also had the gift of making you feel that any input or contribution you may have made was valued by the club.He will be a hard act to follow.
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Post by SteveBradley Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:13 pm

Sorry to hear Bob is hanging up his tie, as his work was immense. Particularly when you consider that he was hard at it for years - including when the club had a really small number of volunteers (a lot less than now). Would be brilliant if the club could find a way to have a full-time replacement for his role, but probably not enough income yet to enable that.

I hope the club does something nice for Bob to recognise his efforts. A presentation at the very least. A lap of honour around the pitch at a game would be fitting too, but it's probably not the sort of thing Bob would want (unless he could sell a few programmes whilst doing so Laughing )

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Post by the demon headmaster Sat Jan 29, 2022 5:51 pm

Well done, Bob and thank you!

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Post by City 'til we're relegated Mon Jan 31, 2022 3:02 pm

It is possible that Bob has single handedly saved Bath City. I think that the least the board should do is to present him with a lifetime season ticket.

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Post by Luton Roman Mon Jan 31, 2022 4:53 pm

City 'til we're relegated wrote:It is possible that Bob has single handedly saved Bath City. I think that the least the board should do is to present him with a lifetime season ticket.

Can I be the first to say......hasn't he suffered enough?? pirat

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Post by SteveBradley Mon Jan 31, 2022 11:04 pm

Luton Roman wrote:
City 'til we're relegated wrote:It is possible that Bob has single handedly saved Bath City. I think that the least the board should do is to present him with a lifetime season ticket.

Can I be the first to say......hasn't he suffered enough?? pirat

Could be worse. Could give him a Bath Rugby seaosn ticket. And in the uncovered section, to add injury to insult.

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