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Saturday, October 05, 2002

Williams sees similarities

United midfielder Danny Williams has said that he sees one major similarity between Hereford and his old club, Chesterfield - a lack of cash!

At Saltergate, Williams wasn't paid for three months because of chairman Dave Brown's financial situation and it resulted in some banter with oppositing fans.

"Every ground we went to they'd wave £5 notes at us but it was hard because we didn't get paid for three months," he told the Evening News. "We were top with a new chairman and he'd brought in a lot of players on Bosmans with promises of bonuses but he'd run out of money by Christmas."

He was released by Chesterfield and joined Hereford in the summer, who are two leagues below his old club and the decision was a difficult one.

"It was a hard and big decision because it was a long way from home but I had seen how professional the set-up was and with the coach Richard O'Kelly it was as good as a league club," said Williams.

The collapse of ITV Digital was a major factor in his release and Williams didn't quite realise the impact that the event would have on the game. "I didn't realise it was going to be so bad. I had a lot of interest from league clubs but nothing ever materialised in terms of firm offers and there are a lot of people in the same boat."