Truro’s players are hopeful they can get the community behind them.

A hardy band of around 30 to 40 fans travelled to many of their games during their nomadic years – the players knew them all by name and any member of the squad that did not have a pint in the clubhouse with them after a game was given a fine.

“There was one time we were playing at Plainmoor and we had something like 19 paying fans in a stadium that holds 6,000, so there’s been some tough times,” remembers Riley-Lowe.

When he is not captaining Truro City, Riley-Lowe is a PE teacher and a close friend of England striker Ollie Watkins having come through the Exeter City youth system together.

“There were some Saturdays down at Treyew Road where we used to get some good attendances and it used to be bouncing,” he adds.

“Hopefully we can get it like that here, it’s going to take a little bit of time for people to come and hopefully we can make it into a place where people feel welcome, people feel part of the club.

“Fans at this level want to be able to feel like they’re part of it, and they will be here for sure.”

So what are Truro’s ambitions for the season?

Having won promotion a year ago they finished 16th in National League South last season.

That came despite a brutal end to the campaign which saw them play 13 games in 28 days,10 of which were at their ‘home’ ground in Gloucester.

Now with a settled home and the long journeys being something the other 23 sides in their league have to contend with – nearest neighbours Torquay United are the best part of a two-hour drive away – can Truro improve?

“It is a tough, tough league so let’s just establish ourselves,” says Neal, who is entering his eighth campaign at the club over two spells.

“I want to make this a really tough place for teams to come, make this a bit of a fortress like it was a Treyew Road.

“Hopefully our home form this season will really put us in good stead and who knows where we can finish, we just have to keep working hard and see where we can end up.”