"We have to be ready," vows Turner
A warning not to lower their work-rate has been issued by Hereford United manager Graham Turner to his squad ahead of Saturday's fixture at Farnborough Town, kick off 3pm.
Looking ahead to the trip to Cherrywood Road, United boss Graham Turner told the Hereford Times: "Farnborough are one of the less fancied sides in the Conference. It would be disappointing now that if having gone unbeaten against some of the better sides in the Conference, we do not pick up at least a point at Farnborough."
"I am not being disrespectful to Farnborough as Tommy Taylor is an experienced manager and an experienced player from his West Ham days. They will be well organised and battling and we have to be ready for them."
Currently Farnborough are joint bottom of the Conference with Gravesend but have drawn two of their three home games. Some of their problems stem from last season when former manager Graham Westley suddenly moved to Stevenage and took several Farnborough players with him.
The Bulls hope to have Daniel Carey-Bertram fit to take a place on the bench, and Farnborough are expected to field defender Jay Lovett, who played on-loan at Hereford from Brentford last season. Tommy Taylor could also start attacker Barrington Belgrave, who was a transfer target for Graham Turner in the latter half of last season,
> Hereford United club officials have paid tribute to club doctor Declan O'Brien after his recent passing.
Chairman Graham Turner told the Hereford Times: "He was a very good friend of the club and was the club's medical officer for some time. Our thoughts are very much with his family at this sad time."
Dr. O'Brien was a keen United follower, often watching matches from the main stand, and he was told that United were top of the table just before he passed away.
Of his service to the club, company secretary Joan Fennessy added: "If he said he was on the way you knew he would be there."
A minute's silence will be held in his memory before the Scarborough match a week on Saturday.