CHIPPENHAM Town are still waiting to hear what action North Wiltshire District Council will take following the collapse of a perimeter wall during their derby game with Bath City on August Bank Holiday Monday.

Chairman Malcolm Lyus was interviewed by health and safety officials following the incident at Hardenhuish Park.

Bath midfielder Jamie Gosling is still recovering after the collapsed wall damaged both of his calves, while three visiting supporters suffered minor injuries.

The club expected to receive a full report a fortnight ago and have since rebuilt the wall to the council's specifications.

Said Lyus: "The report still hasn't arrived so we don't know any more at the moment.

"The Football Association have said that 90 per cent of clubs at this level have walls like ours, so we're just waiting on what the council have to say now and we'll take it from there."

Meanwhile, Lyus and the club's executive committee are awaiting a report from the Nationwide Conference ground grading committee following their visit to Hardenhuish Park.

The club will fully explore the possibility of bringing their existing home up to Football League standards before submitting a planning application for a possible new ground on London Road.

Said Lyus: "We've had a Conference grading inspection and early indications are that they're confident we could get the ground up to the level required for them.

"The problem is that, within two years of promotion to the Conference, you have to have the ground ready for Third Division football otherwise you are automatically relegated."

The club would need to build a new stand incorporating 600 seats in order to be promoted to the Conference and also bring the capacity up from 3,000 to 4,000.

But Lyus is highly sceptical as to whether Nationwide League could ever be played at Hardenhuish.

He said: "The capacity is around 3,000 at the moment and you've got to ask yourself whether we can double it to get into the league. The answer is no way.

"To get Hardenhuish up to Conference standards you wouldn't be talking small money either and it could cost around £100,000.

"We'd have to rip out a stand and replace it with a new one.

"You could do all of that, get promoted, and be relegated in two years. It would be a short-term fix and I'm looking for a more permanent thing."

Lyus warned Bluebirds fans who have overdosed on success during the past three seasons they may need to be patient before further progress is made.

He said: "We are in a tremendous standard now so let's enjoy it. We've still got things like the FA Cup and Trophy to play for and just need to consolidate for a couple of years."