What a fantastic day it was for Ajani Burchall. One minute he is at school and the next he is getting a phone call from Jason Tindall to say you are on the subs bench for Saturday's first team game. At just 16 years and one month old, he has made amazing progress to be able to get to this position.
Ajani's stature was small compare to the opposition, but he managed to get past them and had a great eight minutes on the pitch. He was smiling all the time and his post-match interview showed just how excited he was about the experience. His aim now will be to try and get back on the pitch as his mother was back in Bermuda and won't have seen him play live in this first game for AFCB.
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The game itself against Huddersfield was also special for the return of the fans. Not everyone could attend but a significant number made their voices heard and that has to be better than having fake noise on games. Whether the fans are here to stay we will see, but hopefully, COVID-19 transition rates can remain low enough for the fans to give everyone a chance of going back to see live games.
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