A look back to some of the articles that were published on January 7th when Graham Turner was manager of Hereford.
Jan 7th 1999:
THE Bulls will be hoping the Football Conference will have a more sensible fixture list in December this year. Their only home league game last month was on Saturday, December 19. They were away on both Boxing Day and Bank Holiday Monday, while some clubs had home fixtures on both dates.
Director of football Graham Turner said: "It was poor fixture planning. If we had been given a home match with Kidderminster on either of the two Bank Holidays, instead of a normal Saturday, our gate would probably have been 1,000 more."
The Bulls will play their Endsleigh Challenge Trophy quarter-final home tie with Morecambe on Tuesday, January 26 and re-arranged Conference matches against Woking at home on Tuesday, February 9 and Southport away on Tuesday, February 16.
Company secretary Joan Fennessy said: "We tried to get Morecambe here on Saturday, January 16 when we have a blank date but they had agreed to play Doncaster."
Jan 7th 2001:
GRAHAM Turner has been explaining why he sold Chris Lane to Southport. Apparently, the club have budgeted for attendances of 2,300 this season and in recent games, they have not been met. Therefore Lane was sold to ease the cashflow problem for an undisclosed fee and a 25% sell on clause.
"The sale of Lane obviously weakens the side", said Turner. "But we have come to a stage where you have to keep the club afloat until we get someone to come along and put money into the club. Until then I am afraid that we are going to have to sell players because the gates that we get just do not meet the overheads of running a full time staff."
Jan 7th 2002:
The Football Association are ready to take action against Swindon Town for non-payment of gate receipts from the FA Cup second round tie against Hereford United.
The cash-strapped Division Two side should have paid the money to Hereford United by 22nd December, two weeks after the game, but the Nationwide Conference club are yet to receive a penny. Swindon have had their bank account cancelled and have reported debts of £10 million, including almost £1 million to the inland revenue.
In reply to a query sent to the FA, a spokesman commented: "We are aware of this situation and we are endeavouring to ensure that Hereford receive their share of the gate receipts from the match."
Jan 7th 2004:
Hereford United winger Paul Parry has joined Cardiff City.
The BBC report that he will cost Cardiff £75,000 initially, with probable additional costs, reputed to be £25,000, based on appearances, and manager Lennie Lawrence told their official website: "I am delighted. Paul will give us the width we need down the left."
"I have watched him on several occasions over the past few weeks, and we had the lad here on trial for four days and he impressed me."
He will have a medical tomorrow to confirm the move.
Paul signed a professional contract in 1998 after a successful YTS period at the club, and played his first game in 1998/99, coming on as a substitute in the 3-2 defeat away at Leek Town in November. His performances in 1999 earned him much praise, and against Leicester City in the FA Cup he raised a few eyebrows, hitting the post when one-on-one with former England goalkeeper Tim Flowers in the first match at Edgar Street.
However, the 2000/01 season was an awful campaign for the youngster. Various injuries limited his appearances to eighteen and he netted just one goal during the campaign.
Paul was back to his best, though, in 2001/02, when he tormented opposing defences with his huge skill, and was even quoted by Dagenham & Redbridge boss Garry Hill as the best player in the Conference.
In May 2002, after signing a new contract, Paul was a crucial part of the Wales semi-professional team which collected the first Unibond Four Nations tournament title, as they beat Scotland and Eire, and drew with England.
Jan 7th 2006:
Too Many Draws says Trewick
Should Hereford United defeat Scarborough this afternoon it will be their first double of the season. However the Bulls, despite only losing once in their last 9 Conference games, only took five points from a possible nine over Christmas and New Year.
"What we need to do now is put together a winning run of four or five games, " said coach John Trewick as reported by the Western Daily Press.
"We've had unbeaten runs already this season but they've included too many draws which we should have turned into victories."