Hereford United defender Dominic Collins has said that he hopes the Bulls can avoid relegation. Collins was at Chester last season and he keeps a eye on their position as well.
"It’s very tight at the bottom end of the league table at the minute, but
I’m hoping Hereford and Chester both manage to stay up,” Collins told Chester First.
“I’m sure the Chester lads are taking everything game by game, just like me and the other Hereford players as things stand.
“On a personal level, my time at Chester last season couldn’t be more different to the difficulties experienced this season with Hereford.
“I remember only losing three league games at Chester last season and we were flying – it was just a case of expecting to win every time we turned up.
“But it’s been a massive learning curve this season at Hereford and it’s been very difficult to adapt.
“We’ve got a lot of young players in the squad and it’s been a real struggle trying to pick up points.
“Hereford have also been having financial issues and the players haven’t been paid. It’s been a very worrying time, but the team have been trying to concentrate on getting results.
“We’ve had to blank out the difficulties and cut out the negatives that have been happening off the pitch, but it has been a worrying time for everyone at the club.
“I’ve not heard what the latest situation is, but a lot of cash was raised at last weekend’s match and we’re all hoping that the club can raise the money they need by next month.”
“I’m sure the Chester lads are taking everything game by game, just like me and the other Hereford players as things stand.
“On a personal level, my time at Chester last season couldn’t be more different to the difficulties experienced this season with Hereford.
“I remember only losing three league games at Chester last season and we were flying – it was just a case of expecting to win every time we turned up.
“But it’s been a massive learning curve this season at Hereford and it’s been very difficult to adapt.
“We’ve got a lot of young players in the squad and it’s been a real struggle trying to pick up points.
“Hereford have also been having financial issues and the players haven’t been paid. It’s been a very worrying time, but the team have been trying to concentrate on getting results.
“We’ve had to blank out the difficulties and cut out the negatives that have been happening off the pitch, but it has been a worrying time for everyone at the club.
“I’ve not heard what the latest situation is, but a lot of cash was raised at last weekend’s match and we’re all hoping that the club can raise the money they need by next month.”
Collins and the rest of the squad have recently had to adapt to a new manager's ways.
"The new manager, Peter Beadle, has tried to calm all the players down and take our minds off where we are in the league table.
“He has tried to make our training fun in a bid to relax the players as we prepare for our matches because we don’t need to think about the dangers – we only want to think about seeing the ball hit the back of the net.
“We have had a lot of bad luck, but I never thought I’d see Chester and Hereford struggling like they are near the foot of the league table."
“He has tried to make our training fun in a bid to relax the players as we prepare for our matches because we don’t need to think about the dangers – we only want to think about seeing the ball hit the back of the net.
“We have had a lot of bad luck, but I never thought I’d see Chester and Hereford struggling like they are near the foot of the league table."