Thursday, March 18, 2010

Claridge Expects Little More From Bulls

Pundit Steve Claridge has used his BBC 'Ask Steve Claridge' column to again question whether the Bulls deserve any more than they currently have:

Question: Who do you think should be Hereford's next manager? Paul Hopkins, England

Firstly, I'm not sure what Hereford United were expecting this season. In the grand scheme of things, with crowds of around 2-3,000 and the budget they must have to work with, are they really that short of where they should be?

Ultimately, their first brief at the start of the season has to be to try and stay in that division. I don't quite know where Graham Turner thinks they should be or why he sacked John Trewick - but Trewick worked as coach under Turner when he was still manager so it cannot have been an easy decision.

I don't know what Trewick's budget was but, from the outside looking in, if you'd asked me at the start of the season where they should finish you wouldn't be far away from where they are now.

I don't know what Turner is looking for in a new manager but, even if I found the decision to sack Trewick surprising, I can understand the timing of his departure.

Hereford are not going to get relegated from League Two so it is a good time to bring in a new manager because he can have a quick look at the squad before the summer and decide who to get rid of and who to bring in. It's an ideal situation for whoever gets the job.

Claridge's column can be seen on the BBC website here.