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Old 05-07-2014, 07:54   #86
MikeA
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Re: The end of Hereford United?

Salisbury have problems with a new 'owner' who appears to have disappeared from the scene when needed. They've now been expelled from Conference South which is likely to only have 21 teams next season:
BBC Sport - Salisbury City: Football Conference expel struggling club

At Hereford, something new seems to turn up every day. Most real fans are refusing to have anything to do with the new regime and are hoping for a phoenix club. The local council has refused a safety certificate which has meant the cancellation of a cynically arranged charity match with an army battalion, where the 'profits' would have gone to Help for Heroes. Many fans had already decided to boycott the match and have made donations to the charity separately. It looks like a match against a Cardiff City team will also be cancelled.

To their credit, after pressure from fans, Plymouth have pulled out of a friendly, saying that the opposition will not be of the expected standard, and have opted to play Weston-super-Mare instead. And many local non-league and Sunday league sides have also cancelled friendlies out of respect for the Hereford fans. Grays arranged a friendly but pulled out, leaving just Droylsden as the only team currently prepared to play them.

There's a winding-up case on Monday morning, postponed from last week. Whereas most fans would prefer the club to be wound up there's talk of a possible CVA which would just prolong the agony.

If anyone wants to know more about the goings-on at Edgar Street, have a look at Bulls News where there's also a copy of Salisbury's statement after being expelled from the Conference.
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