Continuing BN's look back at the last days of Hereford United, we've reached December 19th 2014 and the club are due back in the High Court for the 13th time.
By 4.30pm club chairman Andy
Lonsdale was supposed to satisfy the Registrar that he has deposited £1M
into an account from which creditors can be paid out.
However.
Hereford United Wound Up
Hereford United have been wound up. Registrar issued compulsory order around 4.35pm.
The 1939 Limited Company has been wound up.
It was the club's 13th appearance.
Lonsdale had promised to put £1M in.
Club's Barrister said that Lonsdale had got funds but Registrar said that as Lonsdale hadn't got to the court with evidence, Registrar wound up it.
Reportedly Lonsdale was 'stuck in traffic'.
A liquidator is expected to be appointed.
There is an appeals process.
Reaction from Martin Watson for HUST.
"It hurts but it had to be.
"We didn't think it would come to this. We were promised so much but nothing.
"The thing we loved for generations has gone.
"We'll pick the pieces up and start again and we will have the people of Hereford at our heart."
Herefordshire Council have issued a statement:
As Hereford United Football Club (1939) Limited is in the process of being wound up and a liquidator will be appointed, this action triggers the council’s right as landlord to forfeit the leases. The council will now pursue this and seek to gain formal repossession of all three sites leased to the club.
Once the ground has been secured, the council will consider the appropriate process for procuring a new tenant to ensure the continuation of football.
Council will go to Court on Monday to start getting ground back.
Later HUST chairman Chris Williams spoke to BBC H&W.
"The old club had to die before the new club could be created."
Reports Of Men Trying To Strip Edgar Street
As at 5pm, there are unconfirmed reports of men trying to strip out parts of Edgar Street.
Hereford United supporters able to get to the ground are asked to go and see what is happening.
Both the HT and BBC H&W are on route to the club.
Police are at the club.
Update 5.10pm: Supporters please get to ES as soon as you can, men trying to take parts of the club away
Please take photographs.
Update 5.15pm: Reports are reaching BN from supporters that Neil Phelps, the 'former' assistant manager, has been very agressive towards fans.
He has now left the ground.
5.30pm: Manager Jon Taylor has also left the ground along with several players.
There are around 50 supporters outside the ground with a number of police inside.
Trashed More Than Damaged
Former director of Hereford
United, Dave Preedy, has been inside Edgar Street to help West Mercia
Police with their enquries into possible damage and missing items.
Afterwards Preedy told BN that the inside of the club was more 'trashed than damaged'.
"Televisions are missing but they were on hire purchase.
"Spirit optics are also missing.
"The changing rooms have been trashed but not really damaged.
"It's just mess everywhere."
Preedy also asked for supporters to keep an eye on Edgar Street.
"The police have promised to patrol the area but it is their busiest weekend of the year."
We've Been Lied To From Day One Said Former Manager Taylor
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| Former Manager Jon Taylor |
On his way out of Edgar Street this evening, former Hereford United manager Jon Taylor spoke to BBC H&W's Keith Hall.
"We're all very disappointed because quite frankly we've been lied to from day one," said Taylor.
"We had a lot of promises but nothing came to fruition.
"You always want to believe who employs you but the writing has been on the wall in the last couple of months.
"My job have been touted around, I've only got two games to go before I get the sack.
"In hindsight I probably should have believed what the supporters were saying.
"I'm not on the political side, not on the financial side. All I want is the football team to do well."
Taylor was then asked about former owners Tommy Agombar and Andy Lonsdale.
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| Former Owner Tommy Agombar |
"Agombar was in the
dressing rooms up to about two months ago, since then he's not been in.
Lonsdale has not been in the dressing room.
"All I tried to do was get the team to play football and I wanted to get the supporters back, but it didn't happen.
"The only regret I've got is that I probably should have listened to the supporters."
The BBC, Bobbies and Former Boycotters...
As news
broke of Hereford United's latest court visit at just gone 4:30pm this
afternoon, various different bodies of people started to congregated
outside Edgar Street.
BBC
Hereford and Worcester's Trevor Owens and Keith Hall, a TV camera from
the BBC, photographers, as well as fans and the local police were in
attendance minutes after the 1939 company was wound up.
It
is understood the police were there to oversee the process of the
stadium being vacated and secured. Cllr Jim Kenyon says it is now the
job of supporters to keep an eye on the ground over the coming days.
As previously mentioned, your photos from tonight are welcome - bullsnews@btinternet.com
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| BBC H&W's Trevor Owens interviewing former club photographer 'Nibbo' |
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| Police cars parking up inside the club's car park |
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This TV camera was sent from the BBC to grab some footage from tonight.Pictures From Inside Edgar Street
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