Text at top (next game etc)

Next Game: Kings Lynn At Edgar Street On Saturday 21 September at 3.00pm

Monday, December 04, 2017

Beadle Pleased With Cup Draw


Hereford FC manager Peter Beadle was pleased with this evenings FA Cup Draw which gives the winners of the second round replay between the Bulls and Fleetwood a home game against Leicester City.

"Ecstatic, what a great draw," Beadle told BBC Sport.

"Former Premier League champions coming to Edgar Street.

"We know we've got ninety minutes maybe longer to get through. there's our incentive.

"We've got three league games before we play our replay so we need to focus on that, our priority of course.

"So it will be drilled into them now that the next three games are vitally important for us.

"But we can enjoy the replay knowing there is a huge incentive to go through and a Premier League team waiting to come to Edgar Street."

Team captain Jimmy Oates gave his reaction.

"Obviously we've got the game to get through first but I think we wanted a Premiership team, Leicester being the champions the season before. It's a great incentive for everyone."

Chairman Ken Kinnersley was asked about the money coming into the club.

"I would have much preferred to be playing at Leicester, if we get that far.

"Credit to Fleetwood and we've got to get past them first. I would like to say about Fleetwood, they were very very generous to us after the game on Saturday. They paid us a lot of compliments about the team and the way Peter had performed. They treated us very well."

Mark Chapman then asked if Hereford found a lot of goodwill towards them given their recent problems. 

"I think in general we do. It's the football family once you get outside the top divisions and we all club together, there's competition on the pitch but very friendly off the pitch. It's been very enjoyable."