əpˌɑːn fˈaɪnəli sˈaɪnɪŋ fɔːɹ bˈæθ sˈɪɾi, klˈʌb tʃˈɛɹmən mˈændɚ ɹˈɪɡbi ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkt, "wiː wɜː spˈiːkɪŋ wɪð ˈɛɹən lˈæst jˈɪɹ wɛn dˈɑːɹlɪŋtən kˈænsəld ðɛɹ plˈeɪɚz kˈɑːntɹækts, ænd aɪ ɐdmˈaɪɚ hjˈuːdʒli hɪz lˈɔɪəlɾi ænd ɪntˈɛɡɹᵻɾi tə hɪz tˈiːm mˈeɪts ænd klˈʌb æt dˈɑːɹlɪŋtən wɛn ðɛɹ sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən tʃˈeɪndʒd ænd hiː stˈʌk wɪð ðˌɛm θɹuː ɐ vˈɛɹi dˈɪfɪkəlt tˈaɪm."
Upon finally signing for Bath City, club chairman Manda Rigby remarked, "We were speaking with Aaron last year when Darlington cancelled their players contracts, and I admire hugely his loyalty and integrity to his team mates and club at Darlington when their situation changed and he stuck with them through a very difficult time."