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Hereford FC are asking for donations to support Josh Gowling's preparations for the forthcoming season. |
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The club say that now the National League has said that the season will start with an FA Cup tie at the start of October, they wish to give Gowling 'the best start'. |
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'Your donation will go towards the a***ociated costs of a much longer pre-season this year, due to the prolonged absence of football, alongside providing high quality training facilities at Warwick University, where all the hard work with training and fitness will take place for the 2020/21 season.' |
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Donations can be made at: https://www.flowte.me/storefront/index.php?v=702 |
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Hereford FC will train at Warwick University this season. |
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In a change from Hartpury, the view is that Warwick is nearer to where most players live. |
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And it will fit in with manager Josh Gowling's idea to train in the morning. |
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Ex-Hereford manager Russell Slade is spearheading a lawsuit over how footballers' personal data is handled. |
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Over 400 professional players have so far signed the lawsuit, with the action targeting |
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companies such as computer games manufacturers and betting companies who use players' personal data for their products. |
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Slade co-founded sp |
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orts data and technology firm Global Sports Data and Technology Group with Cardiff-based technology expert Jason Dunlop. |
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"I took Jason to a company to have an insight into how data works in sport," said Slade, as reported by BBC Wales. |
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"In that meeting he simply asked, 'who does the data belong to? |
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"The guy at the company said, 'we do', and as we left we were going down the stairs and Jason was straight on me, saying the players should own the data as it's personal data. |
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That was the light-bulb moment." |
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Using the requirements placed by the General Data Protection Regulations brought in in 2018, players will claim that they have neither given consent, nor received the chance to change data they feel misrepresents them, nor have they been given the chance to be either reimbursed for their use or taken out of it entirely - all staples of the GDPR rules. |
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Jacob Jagger Cane has gone back to Weston-super-Mare after leaving Hereford. |
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The central midfielder - who spent a period on loan at The Seagulls last season - has signed a two year deal. |
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"This is another piece of good business for the club," said Weston manager Scott Bartlett. |
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"Jacob is well known to us and is a good player who was desperate to come back to Weston-super-Mare. |
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"I enjoyed working with him back in the 2016/17 season and think we can get the best out of him. |
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"He came in helped us last season on loan from Hereford and although it wasn't possible at the tome to keep him permanently, we have kept talking and we are delighted to be able to add him to our group as we continue to build towards the start of the season." |
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Like most other National North Clubs, Spennymoor are awaiting further details about how the Covid-19 regulations will effect the number of spectators allowed into their ground and how that might curtail the number of season tickets they can sell. |
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"Managing Director Tony Wilson has reaffirmed the club’s stance on 2020/21 season ticket availability. The club has previously announced that it will not be revealing season ticket pricing or making tickets available for purchase until two criteria have been met. |
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These are: |
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A definite start date for the 2020/21 season has been announced |
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Concrete guidance on whether supporters will be able to attend matches, when this will start, and how many will be allowed to attend at The Brewery Field at once. |
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A start date of 3rd October 2020 has been confirmed by the National League to member clubs. However, there is not yet any guidance on what percentage of capacity they will be able to use. Talks are ongoing with the league and the best route to a return to football is being formulated now. |
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Wilson said 'We want to get this right. There are still so many variables around how non-League football could return and the last thing we want to do is dive in head-first before we know what will be required. |
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'We do not want to be taking money out of our loyal supporters’ pockets at a difficult time. Nor do we want a time-consuming refund process to have to be carried out if the sport re-starts with no supporters. I can rea***ure everyone that season tickets at Spennymoor Town will be affordable. Our commitment to affordable football for all this season is robust, across the club’s whole pricing structure. |
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'We have prepared various pricing scenarios based on however the government or the league might direct us and will be in a position to make prices available quickly when we have certainty. Things are beginning to pick up pace now. We are underway on even more exciting improvements to The Brewery Field and our match day, which we will reveal in coming weeks. |
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'We understand the clamour for tickets, but we could very easily end up in the undesirable situation where we have to limit the quant**y we can sell due to government direction, or that we may have to refund a proportion of the funds to supporters. Or even that the league could change shape altogether and our pricing would not be fit for purpose. |
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'Nobody is itching for real football to return more than those of us who work at the club. Hopefully the wait is almost over.'" |
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Hereford FC's club shop will be open tomorrow and Sat****ay for the sale of replica s***rts and face masks. |
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Times: |
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Tomorrow (Friday) 12Noon to 2pm |
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Sat****ay 10am to Noon. |
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More details: https://www.herefordfc.co.uk/club-shop-opening-friday-sat****ay-this-week/ |
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Gary Pick curls him a late equaliser. |
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Hereford Line Up (2) |
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1 Chris MacKenzie |
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2 Rob Warner |
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3 Howard Clark |
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4 Andy Reece |
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5Dean Smith |
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6 John Brough |
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7 Richard Wilkins |
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8 Gareth Davies |
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9 Steve White |
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10 Neil Lyne |
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11 Tony Pounder |
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Subs Gary Pick, Nicky Cross |
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Attendance 2,895 |
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Former Hereford United striker Andy Williams has joined Cheltenham Town. |
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Williams - who was born in Hereford and helped the Bulls to promotion to the Football League - scored in a 4-0 League Two Play-off Final win for Northampton against Exeter last month. |
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In total, the 33-year-old has netted over 140 goals in more than 600 appearances during his career and has previously played for Bristol Rovers, Yeovil, Swindon and Doncaster. |
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For today's archive article, BN looks back to July 29th 2000 and the visit of Aston Villa to Edgar Street for a pre-season friendly. |
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Hereford United played against the youthful Aston Villa side expected this afternoon, but many fans were disappointed when Finnish international Peter Enckelman and England prospects Dariusz Va***ell and Richard Walker didn't even appear on the subst**utes bench. However, Aston Villa brought a selection of young star and reserve players which were good opposition for Hereford who have yet to win in four attempts this pre-season. |
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Though Hereford had much of the possession, the Villa side pinched a goal which swung the game in their favour with around ten minutes remaining of the match. |
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The first half was a fairly even affair, with Hereford just shading Villa possession-wise. Despite their clear advantage, Hereford couldn't manage to create any clear goalscoring opportunities and it was Villa who tested Cooksey with the first real effort. With one minute left of the half, a good run left the former Shrewsbury and Peterborough goalkeeper Cooksey facing the young Villa striker one-on-one, but Scott dived to his right to prevent him from scoring. |
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ABOVE - Chris Lane and former Luton midfielder Michael McIndoe attempt to close down a Villa youngster. |
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On the hour, Villa made a good opening which created a hairy moment for the United defence. First, Cooksey palmed away a cross but the ball fell to a Villa player out on the left who knocked it back towards goal, only for club captain Ian Wright to header away off the line. |
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An attendance of 1,198 was hoping to see a stronger Villa side but they would have been impressed with Hereford's new player-coach Phil Robinson, who played an outstanding opening home match for the Bulls. Also, former Luton Town midfielder Michael McIndoe played well and worked hard throughout, and will be a vital member of the side for next season. Matt Gardiner, the defender signed from Halesowen, had a quiet match but showed rea***uring signs that he too will be important come the new season. On trial striker Michael Holte had a few good touches of the ball but failed to come up with the goal when it was required. Craig Hanson replaced Steve Piearce and again looked as if his lack of height lets him down, and Piearce had a good game before retiring through a slight knock. |
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Villa almost took the lead on seventy four minutes when a good volley came in and beat Cooksey. However, the ball rebounded off the far post and, after some hesitation, Ian Wright cleared the ball to safety. Immediately after, United surged forward and almost took the lead themselves, but the resulting shot went just wide of the post. |
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Aston Villa take the lead below the new scoreboard at the Blackfriars End (above). |
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Aston Villa did eventually take the lead with ten minutes remaining after a Villa cross from the left was slotted home by Jay Smith after Cooksey had come for the ball. A slight delay was evident before the new electronic scoreboard flashed up ***GOAL*** several times, but at least it's up and running! Fans were also able to keep up with the latest scores from the Scottish Premier League and were told about forthcoming events at Edgar Street via the board. |
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A free kick was conceded by Chris Lane with five minutes left, but the Villa free kick from twenty five yards went high over the bar, and thankfully missed the scoreboard! However, two minutes later Phil Robinson showed his set-piece potential with a free kick wide on the right, but no one could get a touch to the ball before it went out at the other end of the Aston Villa area. |
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Hereford - Cooksey, Lane, Sturgess, Robinson, Wright, Gardner, Rodgerson, McIndoe, Holte, Piearce, Williams. |
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Subst**utes who came on - s***rley (37), Hanson (64), Beale (84). |
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Hereford FC are to play a friendly at Hednesford Town on Sat****ay August 22nd. |
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The game, at |
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The PRG Stadium@Keys Park, will be behind closed doors but might be streamed. |
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This from Hednesford: |
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'Sadly at present we are not allowed to invite spectators in to watch our games either home or away due to the government advice. We are of course monitoring this on a daily basis and should we be advised we are allowed supporters back in the stadium we will ensure that we are in a position to do so immediately.'Due to not being allowed supporters within the stadium we are currently looking in to methods to offer free viewing of games online (subject to opponents agreements) and will advise supporters of this as soon as we have this agreed.' |
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Herefords***re Council will have a big part to play in determining how many spectators can watch games at Edgar Street whilst Covid-19 regulations are in force. |
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According to the National League ‘The “socially distanced” capacity for each stadium will vary according to the design, layout and configuration of each ground, and will need to be a***essed by each Club in compliance with government guidance and in conjunction with their local authority.' |
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How that will work out in practice remains to be seen but, for example, one obvious problem will be stewarding spectators to their seats and ensuring there is the required space between each family, group or individual. |
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Whether every row in the stands can be used is another question that will need to be addressed. |
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However the hope remains that spectators will be back at Edgar Street for the start of the season, which is currently October 3rd, always a***uming Hereford FC are drawn at home in the FA Cup. |
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It is being reported that the National League are planning to start the new season on October 3. |
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With news that the Premier League and the EFL were returning on September 12, it looked like a September restart could have been on the cards, even if it was initially behind closed doors. But even though the FA said steps 1 and 2 of the non-league pyramid couldn't get back going until September 5 at the earliest, an October return looked more likely especially as the Government said no crowds will be allowed into stadiums until that month. |
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The plan is for FA Cup games to get the ball rolling on October 3, although significantly reduced crowds will be in operation. The season will end on May 29. |
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Meanwhile it's still not certain how many clubs will compete in the National North and National South. The League held a board meeting last Friday and afterwards said that it will either be 21 or 22 clubs. The National Division will have 24 clubs taking part. |
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On this day 25 years ago GrahamTurner was revealed as the new Hereford United Director of Football. |
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GT was at Edgar Street for the next 15 years. |
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It's been reported that around 12 National League clubs are set to propose a salary cap. |
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The proposal is expected to be discussed at the National League AGM next month. |
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The proposed caps are: |
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National League: £900,000 |
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National North and National South: £600,000 |
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Hereford are expected to have a player budget of around £400,000 this coming season, much reduced from last season. |
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Last night Hereford FC updated supporters with the latest information regarding the forthcoming season. |
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But what does that mean for us all at Edgar Street? |
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In the meantime, what is happening at Edgar Street? |
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So How Can You help? |
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The FA have sent draft proposals to allow spectators to watch non-league games to the DCMS, Department of Culture, Media and Sport. |
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The proposals can be read at: |
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tinyurl.com/y5gqteou |
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In essence the proposals give clubs an idea what they will need to do before spectators can gain entry to stadiums for games. |
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Former Hereford United player Dean Smith along with former coach Richard O'Kelly have kept Aston Villa in the Premier League on a dramatic final day. |
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Villa were seven points from safety just two weeks ago but a great set of results has kept them up by one point. |
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Smith's team drew 1-1 at West Ham, while Bournemouth won 3-1 at Everton. Watford - who lost 3-2 versus a****nal - were relegated along with Bournemouth. |
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Smith was a pop****r defender at Hereford, playing 117 games between 1994 and 1997. |
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On this very day 19 years ago a fans forum took place at Edgar Street. |
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A look back to July 26th 2001: |
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Tonight's h***SA fans forum at Edgar Street saw Hereford MP Paul Keetch and City Council Leader Terry James answer questions about the redevelopment of the Edgar Street area and the future of Hereford United. The general concensus at the start was that little progress had been made in the last two years, but particularly from James, it is clear that there have been further discussions regarding the possible out-of-town relocation of the cattle market and possible development. The meeting started with Paul Keetch displaying his utter disappointment at the failure for the Conference to achieve a second promotion place to the Football League. He said that he had supported the motion as did the former sports minister, Kate Hoey. As the forum progressed, it was evident that the redevelopment of the Edgar Street area would indeed include Hereford United Football Club remaining in the city centre, and also that the new development could house leisure facilities, a tourist attraction and a central county council building, instead of the current nineteen offices dotted around the area. The whole site should be cla***ed as one development opportunity, not several small ones. However, the football club is just a small pawn in the overall development and the public must be persuaded that the idea for development is to include something for them. Plans that were released in the Hereford Times some two years ago were rejected by Terry James as rubbish after being presented to him by a supporter, and not official at all. He said that they were made up to fill a space in the paper. The redevelopment should be seen as an opportunity for Hereford, according to Keetch, to catch-up with the likes of Cheltenham and Worcester, who draw people out of the Hereford area. Whatever happens, it now seems as if United will stay at Edgar Street and, with help of development companies and the council, their debts could be cleared. Terry James told the forum, as he had done many times to Graham Turner, that it was lucky that Edgar Street didn't belong to the club. Had it been owned by the club, Hereford United would be history because the creditors would have taken the money and run. However, James did say that due to the law, the council cannot pay off the debts of United as it is a private company, but can help the club by redeveloping the stadium and also asking the developers to drop the money owed to them as part of a much bigger project. However, he refuted claims that a supermarket would be built on the site, as there were enough in the town already and it wouldn't be in the public interest. Fans said that James had come to a similar forum two years ago and said exactly the same thing, but he responded in saying progress had been made. There were no solid plans, but he wanted to hold a compet**ion to design the area so people could decide what they wanted in the area. Within a year, James hoped that the whole plan would be finalised. Keetch responded to a point that little had been done over the last two years by outlining the size of the project, and then satisfying the farmers who didn't want the market moved out of town. He then said that farming brings in more money to the area than Hereford United ever does, and implied that the market was more important than the football club. At the end of the meeting, a farmer told Keetch that the market should be moved as it was outdated and congested in the city centre. The harsh reality of the United situation was outlined when the two speakers were told that there are developers waiting for Hereford United to fold, and whilst there is still a football club, the council's redevelopment plans are the only option. Unfortunately, Keetch dropped himself in it when a supporter underlined the importance of Hereford United to the city - not only through its cup runs but also by quoting that Hereford United have more supporters per person in their hometown than any other football club in Britain. Instead of playing up the comment, Keetch said that it didn't show up very well for British football. Overall, most will agree that whilst little progress was made on the night, the situation of what is to happen and the councils plans are clearer than what they were. However, with the clock ticking down to 2003, everyone will be hoping that the council can present some solid plans - soon. |
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Altrincham and Boston will face each other in the National North Play-Off final. |
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Boston United 5 Gateshead 3 |
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York City 0 Altrincham 2 |
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Altrincham stunned York 2-0, while Boston saw off Gateshead 5-3 in an eight-goal thriller. The final will be played at Boston next Sat****ay. |
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Meanwhile, the National League South Play-off Final will be between Dartford and Weymouth. Dartford beat favourites Havant & Waterlooville while Weymouth edged out Dorking Wanderers 3-2 thanks to a 95th minute winner. |
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The final will also be played next Sat****ay at Weymouth. |
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Hereford FC manager Josh Gowling has said that he doesn't know what his budget will be for the forthcoming season until the club has more idea how many spectators can watch games whilst Covd-19 restrictions are in force. |
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He also remains uncertain when the new season will commence. |
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"It's all well and good giving dates but unless you give an idea of how we start back then the dates are irrevelant," Gowling told Radio Hereford FC. |
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"The club can't give me a budget because they don't know what fans can come in. It's highly frustrating. |
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"And the fans want to buy tickets but they don't know when the season will start." |
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Whenever the season does start Gowling wants his players fit. |
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"I need my players to train and get fit ready for the season." |
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Gowling hopes there will be plenty of time for pre-season. |
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"I don't want a situation where they say four weeks to the start of the season. I want to get it sorted so I can get the lads back in training. We need six to eight weeks because of the lay-off. |
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"When the National League give the club a date, or an indication, the club can then make decisions." |
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As reported earlier on BN, Gowling has said he tried to keep Kelsey Mooney but the played has had an offer from a football league side. |
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"We wanted him to stay here and develop, I think someone of his age if he goes into a Football League club now and it doesn’t work where does he go from there? |
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"So from my point of view he would have been better off staying with us possibly until January scoring loads of goals and then he might have gone on. |
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"I’m disappointed he has gone, but at the end of the day everybody has got aspirations of getting into the league and hats off to him, he’s had an offer and he feels he couldn't turn that down. |
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"Jagger-Cane, we agreed something and then it took too long to get done, so I decided to move on from that. |
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"For me the lads I sign want to be at the football club, they want to be here. Don't get me wrong Cane is a fantastic character, the lads loved him. An offer was made, it was accepted and then took too long to get done. |
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"So that’s enough for me, I’ve moved on from it. The rest of the lads through the training times, where we’re training, all that sort of stuff it just didn’t fit. |
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"We’re looking to bring in some fresh faces, young, hungry, a bit more experience to push us forward and kick on from last year." |
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Gowling also said that his hope to have training three mornings a week looks unlikely given the finances at the club. |
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"We're in negotiations with a training ground at the moment. |
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"The only thing with our training is because of what has happened with the budget with the losses we incurred last year it will probably be two mornings a week rather than three. |
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"A lot of the players have taken pay cuts. It shows their committment to the football club that they are willing to sign for the football club even on less wages than last year. That's a real positive. |
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Kelsey Mooney is one of a number of players who have left Hereford after being offered a deal by a Football League club. |
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Bulls manager Josh Gowling has said he wanted to keep the hotshot striker and develop him and was disappointed he has gone. However, he added that everybody has aspirations of getting into the Football League and Mooney couldn't turn down the offer. Gowling said he also wanted to keep Jacob Jagger Cane and a deal had been agreed. However, it then took too long to get done so Gowling has decided to move on from it. Jason Pope, Tommy O'Sullivan, Rowan Liburd, Brad Ash and Martin Riley have also left along with players already announced - Keiran Thomas, Jordan Cullinane-Liburd and Rhys Davies. |
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The players retained are Brandon Hall, Lenell John-Lewis, Tom Owen-Evans, Jared Hodgkiss, Ben Pollock, Kyle Finn and Demetri Brown, while Dan Jones, Paul White and Yan Klukowski are the new players. |
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Hereford FC manager Josh Gowling is set to feature on Radio Hereford FC this afternoon. |
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Gowling should be 'live' around 3pm. |
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As ever Ruth Walkden and Frank Williams will present the programme which starts at 2.30pm. |
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Go to: |
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https:// herefordfc.co.uk/match-live/ |
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The semi-finals of the National North play-offs take place this afternoon. |
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Boston United v Gateshead |
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York City v Altrincham |
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The bookies have made the two home teams favourities to win their games. |
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Boston United 11/8 Draw 23/10 Gateshead 2/1 |
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York City 15/13 Draw 12/5 Altrincham 23/10 |
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Anyone wis***ng to follow either game can do so by going to the following link: https://events.sportradar.com/en-int/page/vanarama-national-league-play-offs |
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Bradford Park Avenue who remain in the National North League, has released some details about ticket prices for the forthcoming season. |
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After an extensive review of the market and discussions with fans we have decided to adjust our on the day match day prices to be more in line with the majority of the other clubs in our league. |
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Match day ticket pricing; |
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Adult – £14 |
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Concession – £10 |
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Student – £5 |
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Youth (12-17) – £3 |
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Junior (under 11, must be accompanied by an adult) – £1 |
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We are offering some family tickets as well as special pricing for Students, Youths and Juniors. Why not take advantage of adding to your season ticket, a season pa*** for car parking or our great hospitality suite, where you will get a hot home cooked pre-match meal and hot drinks and biscuits at half time. |
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Our new personalised season tickets will include your name and your picture on them, and are available to buy now with some fantastic savings, plus if you sign up before the end of August the season ticket will come with an early bird offer of, 20% off all club shop merchandise sales. We will need a digital head shot or you can send in a pa***port sized photo for us to scan. The new cards will take 7 days to process from order. |
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We are offering the ability to order your season ticket in one of three ways; |
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Simply purchase online by clicking thelink here, this will be payment by Card or PayPal |
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You can order via traditional mail by downloading this form and sending into the address on the bottom of the form. There is a cheque or electronic bank transfer option. |
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We will be running several in person opportunities over the next few weeks where you can come down to the ground and order in person. You can pay by card, cash or cheque. |
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In light of the pandemic we are currently experiencing any season ticket purchased will benefit from the following terms; |
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If the league games are to be played behind closed doors then your season ticket will give you free viewing of our Pay Per View Streaming Service. If the season is curtailed and the full 21 games are not played, then a pro rata refund will be made for any balance of outstanding games. |
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Hereford FC's club shop will be open today from Noon until 2pm. |
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The new range of s***rts will be on sale as well as the club's Covid-19 masks. |
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Update: Over 120 masks were sold. |
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AFC Telford manager Gavin Cowan is hoping to bring in two more players to boost his squad. He has already signed six new faces this summer. |
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"We're looking to get another couple through the door if possible," Cowan said as reported by the Shrops***re Star. |
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"That might be from the trialists or it might be externally. "We're looking to try to bring in the best we possibly can, but our finances are where they are. |
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"They have been cut a little, not as much as what I expected, but for whatever financial struggles we have and where our budget won't be as good as many, it's credit to the players. |
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"The rumours are we have got money because of the players we've brought in and there's no bigger compliment. |
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"The players deserve the credit for coming in and not for extortionate amounts. That means there's no excuse. It's the players we wanted in. |
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"If we can add one or two I'll be very happy." |
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West Brom will be plying their trade in the Premiers***p next season after their promotion from the Champions***p was confirmed yesterday. |
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And one of the players who will be in West Brom's squad next season will be defender Dara O'Shea who was on loan with Hereford for most of the 2017/18 season. |
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The young Irishman joined Hereford on August 25th 2017, initially until the New Year. That deal was later extended until the end of the season. |
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The loan deal agreed with Hereford manager Peter Beadle allowed O'Shea to continue to train most days with West Brom's first team. (2) |
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After a season with Hereford O'Shea spent time on loan at Exeter. (2) |
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Derek Hall scores a late equaliser atthe Bescot Stadium. |
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1 Alan Judge |
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2 Chris Fry |
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3 David t**terton |
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4 Steve Devine |
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5 Gareth Abraham |
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6 Greg Downs |
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7 Derek Hall |
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8 Simon Brain |
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9 Owen p*****rd |
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10 Leroy May |
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11 Colin Anderson |
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Sub Max Nicholson |
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Attendance 2,719 |
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If you a regular Bulls News reader, you may have seen a recent statement from the FA about the return of gra***roots football. |
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The statement contained a number of key points which clubs, like Hereford FC, will need to oversee. |
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• Everyone should self-a***ess for COVID-19 symptoms before every training session or match. If you are symptomatic or living in a household with possible or actual COVID-19 infection you must not partic****te or attend; |
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• Clubs and facility providers should ensure that their facility is compliant with current Government legislation and guidance related to COVID-19; |
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• Compet**ive training is now permitted, with groups limited to a maximum of 30 people, including coaches; |
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• Compet**ive match play is permitted, with social distancing in place before and after the match, and in any breaks in play; |
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• Players and officials should sanitise hands before and after a game as well as scheduled breaks throughout a game or training session; |
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• Ball handling should be kept to a minimum with most contact via a boot and the ball disinfected in breaks of play; |
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• Goal celebrations should be avoided; |
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• Equipment should not be shared, and goalkeepers should ensure they disinfect their gloves regularly in breaks in training or matches and thoroughly afterwards. Where possible, coaches should only handle equipment in training; |
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• Where possible, players, coaches and officials should arrive changed and shower at home. Use of changing and shower facilities must follow government advice on the use of indoor facilities; |
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• Partic****nts should follow best practice for travel including minimising use of public transport and walking or cycling if possible. People from a household or support bubble can travel together in a vehicle |
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• Clubs should keep a record of attendees at a match or training session, including contact details, to support NHS Test and Trace; |
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• Clubs should ensure they are affiliated with their County Football a***ociation. |
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That statement made no mention of the extra costs to clubs of ensuring these guidelines are followed. And that's before the forthcoming season even starts. |
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Whilst it appears from messages sent out by the Government and the FA that football at National North level might return by the end of September, nothing is set in stone. In all honesty it probably can't be, but one day, hopefully, this autumn games will restart. Whether clubs will be able to cope, and stay solvent, with all the extra work to put matches on remains to be seen. |
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For Hereford this season comes after a horrendous campaign both on and off the field. Losses of circa £250K are thought likely. The appointment of Josh Gowling, the third manager of the season, did lift spirits around Edgar Street but that was before Covid-19 brought the season to an early and very costly end back in March. Four home games were not played so effectively the club has had little income since the last home game on February 29th. |
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The chairman and directors of Hereford FC will have many challenges to face over the coming weeks and months. And the board is short of numbers following the recent departures of |
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Paul Quarrell (stadium, security, safety etc), George Webb (commercial) and Helen Byard (HR and Welfare) and of course Mick Merrick of HUST. Their expertise and talents are not readily available “off the shelf” and the current board are undoubtedly going to be severely challenged. Organising and managing the club won't be easy. Balancing the books will be very difficult. |
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Let's look at some of the issues that they may come up against. Setting a budget is a priority. Managers can not work without a budget. Josh Gowling won't know what terms to offer players and how many he can afford. But how do you set that budget? Can you a***ume there will be 22 home league games, can you a***ume there will be some income from cup games, how many season tickets might you sell, can you estimate what gate figures might be? And then there's the likely restrictions on the number of spectators allowed because of the Covid-19 regulations. Currently the thinking is just 30% of capacity which equates to around 1400/1500. And how long might those regulations last, until Xmas perhaps. Maybe, but maybe much longer. And should players contracts be modified to take account of possible interuptions to the season |
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Looking at season tickets in more detail presents a number of problems. Firstly last season's season ticket holders lost out after four home games had to be cancelled. The club will need to offer some compensation even if it is framed in such a way that, hopefully, the vast majority will not claim. |
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Secondly if, at least for sometime, the capacity of Edgar Street is reduced to 1400/1500, does the club put a limit on season ticket sales if they exceed the capacity? Another view might be to sell full price season tickets only. Whilst this would not be pop****r with juniors and concessions, adult season tickets do bring in more income. And that extra income would help Gowling's budget. |
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Thirdly given that although Edgar Street is a famous ground with a very proud history, would the local council allow even 1400/1500 to watch a game given social distancing. Getting to seats in the Main Stand or the Len Weston Stand will take some organising. It may be that season ticket holders will not be able to choose where they sit just because it would be too difficult to organise. |
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Finally it looks as though the club will need to keep a record of the name and address of everyone attending a game in case someone later tests positive to Covid-19. That will take some organising. |
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Turning to stewarding levels. Despite likely lower attendances, it's thought more stewards may be required to ensure social distancing particularily on the Meadow End. And then there the stewarding of toilets. One in one out? |
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You wouldn't want to be in a hurry. |
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What about the bars, will any of them be able to open? And if they can open how big will be the drop in income because of much reduced throughput? |
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Given the way they normally operate with, in particular, a queue at half-time, will the food kiosks be able to open? |
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On match day one of the biggest off pitch attractions is hospitality. This is often sold out on many Sat****ays. It might be able to operate on a similar basis to pub restaurants, with more space between tables, but turnover is bound to be reduced. |
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Another area where income may be reduced is perimeter boards. Some businesses may feel that spending money on an advertsing board at Edgar Street is not a priority for them at present. Sponsors***p is another area where income may drop. Luckily the club already have deals in place with the likes of Westons Cider but some others are up for renewal. |
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Whatever the area, on or off the pitch, income will be less. How much less is difficult to predict but the club board will be minded that after last season's big loss the club can not afford a loss anywhere near that level. |
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They are going to have to make some pretty unpalatable decisions in the next couple of weeks or so. It will require backbone, communication skills and being prepared to suffer a bit of “stick” from key board warriors. Nothing new there they might say. |
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It should mean that the manager's budget has to be much, much less than last years. Anything other will be a very big risk. |
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For today's archive article BN looks back to July 2002. Hereford United had started their pre-season campaign with a home game against Tranmere which they lost 2-0. |
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In Graham Turner's squad were several trialists. |
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'The first pre-season friendly resulted in defeat for Hereford United, 2-0 at home against Tranmere Rovers of Division Two. |
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The Bulls fielded a host of triallists and new signings, who did well in their first warm-up game, but an extra week of training and additional match practice gave Tranmere the edge. They netted both of their goals in the first-half. |
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Unfortunately, the game was a typical pre-season friendly played at a slow pace, which was not helped by the humid conditions. A further dampener was put on proceedings in the last fifteen minutes as a torrential downpour soaked the players. |
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United lined up in a 3-5-2 formation with Matt Baker in goal following a trial with Leyton Orient. New signing Andrew Tretton joined Ian Wright and Tony James in the defence, with Matt Clarke and Michael Rose playing in wing-back positions. In midfield, Ben Smith, Jamie Pitman and Danny Williams supported the attacking two of Paul Parry and triallist David McNiven, the former York City and Hamilton Academicals player. |
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On the bench, Richard Teasdale, Mark Benbow, Rhodri Giggs, John Grant, Josh Perry and Joel Armstrong all featured, with Armstrong taking over on the hour from Baker in goal. A youngster from Chesterfield, Armstrong has experience from loan spells at Bradford Park Avenue and Ilkeston Town.' |
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A little more information emerged about the trialists a couple of days later. |
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'Of the Bulls triallists, Josh Perry is from West Bromich Albion's reserve team. A striker, Perry is eighteen and was a prolific scorer for both the reserve and youth sides at the Hawthorns. Joel Armstrong was Chesterfield's third choice goalkeeper last season and is just twenty years old, whilst Danny Williams was another Chesterfield player, released from his midfield role this summer. |
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Richard Teesdale is a defender from Walsall, having been released after he completed a three year trainees***p at the Bescot in May. David McNiven is a twenty three year old striker who played for Hamilton Academicals last season. He has also had spells with Oldham Athletic, Scarborough, Southport, York City and Chester City and is currently being sought by Stranraer. |
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Rhodri Giggs has a chequered past playing for the likes of Aberystwyth Town in the League of Wales. The twenty five year old is a pacy left winger with good striking ability. In 2000/01, Giggs played 35 times for Bangor City, scoring four goals in the process and last season, he featured in four league matches for Abersytwyth before moving back to the Ches***re Leagues. Meanwhile, Mark Benbow is a local lad who has played for a host of clubs either side of the border, and also in Australia. |
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It appears that Scott Voice, the injury-hit striker, is on the sidelines again and will miss Tuesday night's friendly against Swindon Town.' |
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