At present, plans communicated to to the club could see capacity caps of 15% at Crabble – that percentage means a limit of 861 spectators with no away fans allowed in.

 As a consequence, we have had to review season ticket arrangement for this season and the following things are being put in place:

THERE WILL BE NO TICKET SALES OR PAY ON THE TURNSTILES ON THE DAY

While we await confirmation of the exact cap figure, there will be no under-18 season tickets on sale.

To ensure that the club is able to remain solvent, that means making very difficult decisions to make the  most of limited ticket sales.

Under 11s for free is also under review and plans in this area will be communicated closer to the start of the season.

However, if under 11s are included in the cap figure it is likely, and with deep regret, that the club would have to remove this ticket for the 2020/21 season, or until the cap is lifted.

The Chairman said: ”Everyone will appreciate the difficult times ahead and we ask our loyal supporters to understand and give us as much support as they can.

“The Board will do everything we can to keep the Club solvent and be as competitive as possible on the pitch working closely with Hess (Manager Andy Hessenthaler) and his management team.

“I would like to stress that the situation is dynamic and the Club is keeping everything under regular review and will react to bring things back inline with normal as soon as restrictions allow.”

Dover Athletic are delighted to announce that ALL entry and season ticket prices will be frozen for the 2020-2021 season.

Chairman Jim Parmenter said the decision was made, despite the club facing a very uncertain financial future as regards to what football will look like going forwards.

He said: ”Everyone is doing it tough in these unprecedented times and we recognise that many of our supporters and their families are struggling financially during the pandemic and we as a club are no different.

“We have had no income since March, but bills still need to be paid – it’s tough for clubs to survive.

“That said, we decided to maintain the current price structure rather than increase it, but we need the support of our fans and the wider community more than ever before to make it work.

“I would hope therefore, that our supporters are happy with this decision.”

Season tickets will go on sale next week and all the information about how to get yours will be released on this website in the near future.

In other news, the Chairman revealed one of the cost-cutting measures the club had taken will see the team training three mornings a week in the future.

He said: ”It’s simply not financially viable to train like we did last season, so you have make changes and we have.

”As for when I think the season will start, well, I cannot see it happening at our level until fans are allowed back into grounds.

“We just cannot afford to play behind closed doors.”