Preparations for the return of fans to Holker Street are continuing to gather momentum - with the club hopeful all season ticket holders will be able return through the turnstiles in October.

Barrow AFC’s return to the Football League for the first time in 48 years is going to be slightly different than supporters imagined.

All games in September will be played without any fans in the ground, however the Government has said fans can return in some capacity in October.

Behind the scenes the Bluebirds are preparing for the return of fans, and have urged season ticket holders to contact them to inform them of their ‘social bubbles’ they wish to sit in.

Chief executive Levi Gill revealed the club is still waiting for more information surrounding the return of supporters, but he is hopeful all of the 900 odd season ticket holders will be able to return in October.

And he is hoping the cap for fans in Holker Street will be around 1,000 to 1,100.

He said: “It is tough financially when we can’t have fans in the ground, but we have been doing things to mitigate that.

“I think on latest figures we have sold around 900 odd season tickets, which is brilliant considering we only usually sell around 300 to 350 a season.

“We’ve still wanted to keep the fans involved, that is why we are opening the bar for the Derby game next week.

“And we want to have fans back in the ground as soon as possible, because their support throughout all of this has been brilliant.

“I’d like to think whatever the cap is, we would be able to get all the season ticket holders in.

“We are waiting for more information on the whole thing. I’d like to think we’d have a cap of maybe 1,000 to 1,100.

“That would allow us to get all the season ticket holders in. If we can’t, it is how can you select who comes in, and which 10 per cent miss out, that would be difficult.”

The club have continued to be active in the transfer market in what has been an uncertain time financially for clubs up and down the country.

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit teams hard, with some experts warning that some football clubs may go to the wall because of the financial impact.

Gill insisted Barrow have budgeted for the current situation, but it is tough.

He added: “We’ve budgeted for not having fans at the start of the season, so we are prepared, but it has been a tough time.”

Any season ticket holders wishing to sit together in their social bubble when fans return to grounds are asked to contact the club by noon on Tuesday.