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Bulls ready for big game
Hereford United face Nationwide Conference leaders Dagenham & Redbridge on saturday in a crucial match, kick off 3pm.
The Bulls go into the game on the back of three straight defeats against a Dagenham side who are unbeaten away from home in league encounters this season. Hereford went down to an unlucky 1-0 defeat at Dagenham earlier in the season at Victoria Road, and have yet to beat Dagenham since their promotion to the Conference two years ago.
Hereford have doubts over the fitness of Paul Parry and coach Phil Robinson, who told the Hereford Times: "We have not enjoyed the best of fortune in recent games with a couple of late goals costing us dearly. However we know we can compete with the best teams in the league and I am looking for a good performance on Saturday."
Meanwhile, it is thought that Hereford midfielder Jimmy Quiggin missed Tuesday night's defeat against Telford United because of a problem on the trains! His train from Birmingham to Hereford was cancelled after a bomb scare on Tuesday morning, when all trains were cancelled. A police investigation has been launched.
Online fans aim to boost club
ON-LINE supporters of Hereford United Football Club have formed a new internet-based committee to help boost the profile and finances of the cash-strapped club, as reported in today's Hereford Times.
The committee are active users of the forum on the official Hereford United website which has about 500 registered members.
Life-long Hereford United fan Jon Wells has been elected chairman of Bulls On-Line Supporters Association (BOLSA) which plans to focus on fund-raising and increasing the profile of United, both locally and nationally.
"There were so many good ideas being mooted on the forum that we thought of forming a more structured body to investigate whether they are viable," said Wells.
"We had an election on the internet and a poll in which people could vote for the name of the new organisation. Our secretary, John Perkins, actually lives in New York and not being restricted by geography is one of the benefits which using the internet can have."
Wells pointed out the growing strength of the official Hereford United website was evident in that it had helped to raise more than £5,000 - in shirt auctions and sponsorship - for the club over the past 12 months.
The popular Save the Bulls Fund - in which fans donate a sum of money once a month by standing order and are then entered into a monthly draw - also derived from a suggestion on the club's website.
BOLSA stress they are not a rival organisation to the existing Hereford United Independent Supporters' Association and plan to draw up a mission statement, set up a constitution, keep proper membership records and have their own bank account.
Although BOLSA was formed on the internet, membership is not restricted to those with internet access. A monthly magazine will also be published. Membership forms are available through E-mail at bolsa_2002@hotmail.com and from MWP at 72 Commercial Road, Here-ford.
The official Hereford United website can be found at www.herefordunited.co.uk.
Officers: chairman, Jon Wells; vice-chairman, Graham Johnson; treasurer, Darren Coates; secretary, John Perkins; press and PR: Martin Watson (01432 277186); ordinary members, Jamie Griffiths and Terry Goodwin.
Meanwhile, HUISA are holding an open meeting at the Richmond Club, Edgar Street on Saturday, kick off at 12pm.