Hereford United welcome Forest Green Rovers to Edgar Street this evening for the first meeting between the two clubs since the Bulls were last in the Conference.
In the past Grumpers were deemed as local rivals and hopefully that friendly rivalry will continue.
There have been several high scoring games between the two clubs including a 7-1 win for the Bulls at the Lawn with Paul Parry getting a hat-trick.
However ten seasons ago the when the two clubs met at Edgar Street the result was a 1-1 draw.
Here's a look back:
Hereford
United 1 - 1 Forest Green Rovers (Saturday December 28th 2002)
Colin Addison will be the happier of the
two managers as his Forest Green Rovers side snatched a
point at Edgar Street through ex-Hereford United
favourite Neil Grayson.
The veteran atacker popped up in the
Hereford area on 72 minutes, leaving Matt Baker with no
chance as he nodded home a Steve Cowe cross from six
yards out.
Cowe's move down the Rovers right wing
saw him beat Rob Sawyers, who was filling in for the
suspended Michael Rose for Hereford. Jamie Pitman, out
through injury, was replaced by Rob Purdie who came off
with a knock midway through the second period.
Grayson's goal was a bitter blow to a
Hereford side who had taken the lead just a minute
earlier. Steve Guinan had flicked a through-ball to John
Grant, who knocked it home past the stranded Steve Perrin
in the Forest Green goal.
The away side sported a different type of
strip for the match - they wore Hereford United's red
away tops due to clashes with both their home and away
shirts. The Hereford kit sported squad numbers and
Herefod player names, which meant identifying the players
even more complicated than normal!
The first half was a relatively drab
affair. Hereford had the better of the possession and
attacking play, although the two most promising openings
came at the other end. Neil Grayson had a header turned
over the bar by Matt Baker, and Kayode Odejayi nodded a
cross wide at the far post, missing the target by inches.
Any hopes Hereford had at scoring seemed
to be almost eliminated by the Forest Green defence,
which consisted of ten outfield players at times. On the
rare occasions the Bulls did break through the back-line,
Perrin was on-hand to make saves, although there were few
of note.
Hereford's best effort on goal came on
the hour, when Steve Guinan volleyed the ball onto the
top of the bar from twenty yards out, and Michael
Husbands, making his debut from Aston Villa, came on to
liven things up just before the goals.
The most influential player for the Bulls
on the afternnon was Danny Williams, who battled away in
his midfield role, chasing after every ball and covering
every blade of grass on the field. The team was also
boosted by a bumper crowd - some 3271 turned up,
including 129 from away, to bolster the club's coffers.
However, the win wasn't to be and Forest
Green defended deeply but effectively after Grayson had
equalised Grant's first league goal for Hereford. Despite
dropping points, Hereford make ground on the sides around
them, going level on points with Morecambe who are in the
last play-off position.