Super fan makes successive donations!

Norwegian Guttelvik, second behind Mossley's 82-year-old Kath Field in last year's competition to find the league's finest fans, has made a four figure donation to the club at the start of the season for a second campaign in a row.

A lifelong supporter, the Boro fan continues to regularly fly and sale across the North Sea to see his beloved Boro in action and last season launched a new set of monthly community awards in conjunction with the club to recognise the achievements of members of the local community who go beyond the call of duty to encourage, support and showcase local football in the town.

Boro officials have hailed Guttelvik's "magnificent" support for joint managers Paul Foot and Bryan Hughes on the eve of the new season getting underway last week.

Chairman Dave Holland said: "Are's financial gesture is a real boost for us going into our new - and hopefully final - full season in Bridlington, and turbocharges our drive for promotion.

“Are can see how crucial it is that we forge friendships with the business community, and is eager to lead by example. The club recognises that as our move back to Scarborough gets closer we have much more to offer a partner company.

“It is significant that some are already showing interest in forging commercial links and to explore various football, community and sporting associations with us."

He added: "I can think of no more fitting endorsement of what Are is hoping to achieve than sitting down with potential new business partners to discuss possibilities that could benefit us both.”

Guttelvik, pictured left alongside Holland while writing out his donation cheque, said: “I know how hard everyone works to ensure our joint managers have the resources to build a team that will bring us the success we all want; one that will ensure that our club returns to Scarborough on a 'high'.

“Scarborough Athletic is the club I love, and I want us to succeed. In fact, this year I honestly think our managers can take us all the way to promotion. I hope my donation will make that task a little bit easier.”

Guttelvik urged his fellow fans to continue putting pressure on their local authority to speed their move home by playing their part and turning out in numbers to support the promotion-hunting Seadogs.

He added: “We know many people are waiting for our return to Scarborough, but we need as many of those people as possible to back the club now; to show the Council that they are right to help us come home.

“Even thirty or forty more people regularly coming through the gates at Queensgate will make a huge difference to the club's coffers, and ease the pressure on those who have kept the flame alive in Bridlington for so long.”

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