The end of Hereford United?

[AccyMad]

Done, hope they get somewhere with it - this bloke sounds almost as dodgy as Stephen Vaughan

[MikeA]

Originally Posted by AccyMad

Done, hope they get somewhere with it - this bloke sounds almost as dodgy as Stephen Vaughan

Funny that you should mention Stephen Vaughan...
Bulls News: Has Stephen Vaughan Reappeared?

It's reported that he was at the club yesterday and there are rumours that Agombar is just a front for him.

[MikeA]

Salisbury are demoted to Conference South.

Meanwhile, the Southern League have agreed to accept Hereford next season 'subject to the club meeting certain criteria'. Most fans feel that the club has been stolen from them; nothing's certain yet but this article just about sums up the current situation:

Hereford United ? How It Came To This | Twohundredpercent

Sad times...

[DAV007]

Did Hayes get re-promoted?

[Outback Ozzy]

Originally Posted by DAV007

Did Hayes get re-promoted?

No Dartford have been re-instated into the Conference Premier.

[MikeA]

Things are looking bad for Hereford fans. The new owner, a convicted criminal, failed to meet promises to pay staff and football creditors so they were kicked out of the Conference. Most staff haven't been paid since February so have walked out of the club.

It seems probable that the Southern League's financial requirements won't be met and that there will be no football at Edgar Street next season.

The new owner surprisingly resigned as a director after a few days, possibly in an attempt to get round 'fit and proper' rules, but still attended a meeting with the local council, along with another convicted criminal, reportedly to discuss the transfer of leases to his company.

Fans believe the new owner is just there for asset-stripping; most supporters would now welcome liquidation and supporters are planning for a phoenix club to pick up the pieces.

There's a lot more about this sad state of affairs on Bulls News and Main Forum | Bulls Banter

Accy fans can help by adding their names to the 6000+ who've signed the petition at https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitio...-tommy-agombar

[Wynonie Harris]

Accepted by the Southern League but...they're already talking about applying sanctions to 'em and they haven't even kicked a ball yet! Think this will end in tears.


BBC Sport - Hereford United may face Southern League extra 'sanctions'

[AccyMad]

Oh dear, doesn't sound good for 'em - there but for the grace of god (➕ Ilyas & Peter Marsden)

[smudgie]

Maybe its a good thing if they go bust and start again???

According to Halifax and Chester fans it was the best thing they could have done. Yes Chester where lucky this year but im sure given their previous situations they would both be happy with 5th tier football guaranteed.

[Lost in Cornwall]

For the club I suspect it might be the best thing to go bust and start again. My issue then is with all the businesses, many of them small, who are owed money by HUFC and who lose out big time. Some of them could end up going to the wall as well through no fault of their own.

[MikeA]

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.

[MikeA]

A proposed CVA was rejected at a creditors' meeting this afternoon so it's possible that HUFC (1939) has played its last game.

The club has played two Southern League matches so far, both at home, losing one and drawing the other. Most fans have boycotted the matches and the supporters' team have attracted bigger gates. Just like Vaughan at Chester, Agombar, the owner, failed the FA's 'fit and proper' test, although most of the damage had been caused by Keyte, his predecessor.

Many are suggesting that a phoenix side is now the way forward.

Bulls News has the latest updates.

[maccawozzagod]

whilst I have a great dislike for Hereford United and its fans I do have every sympathy for them in this case.

I think that football has a major part to play in every local community and Government (local or otherwise) should play a part in securing the venues up and down the country to ensure that they can't be sold for development. All these rogues who get involved purely for the real estate would then have to go and do something more useful rather than killing decades of heritage

[MikeA]

Originally Posted by maccawozzagod

I think that football has a major part to play in every local community and Government (local or otherwise) should play a part in securing the venues up and down the country to ensure that they can't be sold for development. All these rogues who get involved purely for the real estate would then have to go and do something more useful rather than killing decades of heritage

Most of Rob's points were mentioned in a debate in Parliament this afternoon about the state on non-league football. It includes a contribution from Graham Jones:
Read - UK Parliament

[Redraine]

The noose tightens:-

Hereford United suspended from all football activity - Football Rules & Governance | The FA


Also yet another court case on Monday which could seal their fate.