Hereford United chairman David Keyte has admitted that the club probably should have made changes earlier in the management structure at Edgar Street.
"The management structure will stay the same but not indefinitely. They know that
"With hindsight, the sorts of things that some of the experts out there will claim to have said all along have probably come true, in terms of the lack of experience around the club and the football management
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"And don't forget he was not dismissed at Doncaster until November. It's not as if he should have been the man all along, if it comes through that he is the right man now. I've had many conversations, even with Richard, and it hasn't improved drastically
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"But there are many factors in that. You've got the squad you've got and everybody's done as good a job as they can.
"Depending on what league we're in will determine the size and shape of not only the management team but the playing squad," added Keyte.
"We said on the day that Richard O'Kelly started that the decision was taken not to rock the boat for the team and that results were of paramount importance. But, from the outside, to have five bodies around the management set-up is crazy for a club of this size.
"Gary Peters' position is funded myself, so it's not quite as stark financially as it seems.
"But we said the management structure would stay the same, but not indefinitely. They know that."
"We got into the 10-week arrangement (with ROK) with an agreement after which we would sit down to review the future. And that's where we are.
"And, although it's a major match on Saturday that you don't want to interrupt the preparations for, it makes sense that you start with an early discussion this week, so we know where we are next week."