Players delighted to be in the Play-offs

Jamie Pitman was interviewed after this afternoon's game by Keith Hall for BBC Hereford and Worcester.

The Hereford United midfielder said that the players were delighted to be in the play-offs for the third year running.

"Now we've got to look forward and prepare right for those play-off games and do better than we have done in the last couple of years."

As regards the game itself Pitman said that Tamworth had made it difficult for the Bulls by putting nine or ten people behind the ball.

"We felt that second-half we dominated the game and it was just a matter of being patient at times.

"Andy (Ferrell) played a great ball on Saturday for the goal and played another great threader today. D C took it really really well, he just smashed it in quite early so the keeper didn't have a chance to react.

"It's frustrating. The more people that get on our backs, the more difficult it becomes because we tend to get a little bit anxious and a bit frustrated.

"We need a little bit of quality around the final third that perhaps we haven't shown in the last couple of games."

Andy Williams came on during the second half and appeared to lift the team's performance.

"The lad's got exceptional talent. He's showing himself to be a very good player. He's got a lot to learn still but he's got something about him," Pitman remarked.

"He's got that little bit of quality, little bit of skill and he is quick. He's very difficult to mark when he's running at you."

Top of the Conference:

1 Accrington Stanley 40 32 88
2 Hereford 40 24 76
3 Halifax 39 15 71
4 Grays Athletic 38 33 69
5 Morecambe 40 23 68
6 Stevenage 40 17 68
7 York 40 17 62

Potential Points Table:

Accrington 94
Hereford 82
Grays 81
Halifax 80
Morecambe 74
Stevenage 74

If the teams finish in this order then Hereford United will probably meet either Morecambe or Stevenage in the play-offs. The first leg will be away and the second at home on the following Thursday.

However the final position could easily change. All that is certain at present is that the Bulls are in the play-offs but could finish in either second, third or fourth place in the table.

Should the Bulls finish fourth then the first leg of the play-offs will be at Edgar Street.

Play-offs First Leg:

Saturday, 06 May 2006
4th Place v 3rd Place, 15:00
5th Place v 2nd Place, 15:00

Play-offs Second Leg:

Thursday, 11 May 2006
2nd Place v 5th Place, 19:45
3rd Place v 4th Place, 19:45

Play-off Final:

Saturday, 20 May 2006
Winners 2nd v 5th v Winners 3rd v 4th, 17:30 Walkers Stadium, Leicester.

Finally there was a minutes silence before the start of today's game in memory of Penny Bayliss, a well-known Hereford United supporter, who died recently.

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