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| Part Of The Meadow End Applauding Hereford United's Draw With Bradford On April 30th 2011 |
Hereford United and Bradford City met at Edgar Street in April 2011.
That afternoon the teams drew 1-1 in front of a gate totalling 3219. Both clubs survived in League Two for another season.
But since then the clubs have moved in opposite directions.
Bradford now play in Division One.
And Hereford play in the Southern League.
Simon Parker writes for the Telegraph and Argus and has commented on the situation Hereford are now in.
They suffered the drop the following year – and were expelled from the Conference last summer because of financial irregularities with debts of £1.3million.
The tale of their off-field woes is too complicated to explain here. The website 'We want our club back' gives chapter and verse of the frustrations of the fans who have chosen to boycott games in protest.
Earlier this week, Hereford were suspended from "all forms of football activity" by the Football Association.
The ban was lifted 24 hours later but the threat still looms large.
While the Premier League bathes in its TV millions, a proud club totters on the precipice.
Such injustice is becoming increasingly common place. That does not make it any more acceptable.
Fit and proper my eye...