Striker Tyler Harvey says Truro City are determined ‘to put on a show’ as the 2024-25 campaign begins tomorrow (Saturday) with a home clash against Dorking Wanderers – 3.00pm.

The match will finally see the Tinners return to the Duchy after close to four seasons away, ground sharing with clubs in Devon, Somerset and most recently Gloucestershire.

Harvey, who played and scored in Truro’s final game at Treyew Road in October 2020, is one of City’s longest serving players and the 29-year-old, like everyone connected with the club in any capacity, is relishing football finally coming home.

“It’s great to be back playing in Truro,” he began. “We are really looking forward to playing the first game as everything is looking good. Everyone is really impressed with the stadium and it is probably the best grass pitch in the league.

“We are desperate to get back to Truro and the fans are probably desperate to see football back in Truro. Those two things combined should make for a good atmosphere and we want to put on a show on Saturday.

“It is going to be a tough season in a tough league so we need as many fans as we can through the door.

“They will like what they see on and off the pitch and we can’t wait to see them, as we want to make this new stadium a fortress.

“No games are easy in this league and it seems to get more competitive year on year. I’m sure Dorking are looking forward to six hours of travelling down to Truro for the first game of the season.

Whoever we play though, we just say bring it on because we can’t wait to get back out on the grass.

With the club having somewhere it can finally call home, it is a far cry from the situation City encountered earlier this year.

After calling time on a groundshare agreement in Devon, the side then agreed to play home games at Wordsworth Drive, home of divisional rivals Taunton Town.

But the wettest winter on record put paid to any Truro ‘home’ matches taking place in Somerset and instead, with games backing up, the decision was taken to finish the season close to 200-miles away in Gloucester.

“It was really rough to be honest,” Harvey added when asked about last term. “It is always tough when you step up to a league above, let alone the situation we found ourselves in. It was a seriously challenging season, but made all the sweeter to stay up comfortably, with all the obstacles put in our way.

“Even without the Gloucester situation towards the end of the season, playing an hour away from your home (in Devon), survival was always going to be the main priority.

“We had a bit of scare towards the end of the season because of the games we had stacked up. In the end, we stayed up quite comfortably so in my eyes, it was a successful season.”

Despite the trials and tribulations that Truro faced in 2023-24, Harvey still managed to top the club’s goalscoring charts once more, finding the mark 14 times.

Shortly after the club were taken over by a North American consortium in December, Harvey inked a new long-term deal with the side.

And the Plymouth born hitman has admitted that he needed little time to think about committing his future to Truro, when offered a new deal.

“I’ve been a part of this club for a long time and I’ve enjoyed every moment,” he revealed. “The dangling of the carrot that we would be going to play back in Truro, in front of our fans was really appealing.

“I’ve got a lot of love for the club and some of my best friends are either part of the management or in the team itself with me.

“It was an easy decision when they offered (the contract) up to me.”

Tyler was speaking to the Cornish Soccer Podcast.

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