In the week leading up to the previous Saturday, Addison had warned that the away game at Gillingham would be tough, and he was right. Hereford lost 2-0.
Colchester at home was a much kinder prospect, as they were languishing in 23rd place. Hereford beat them 4-1, with Tucker scoring twice; Gregory and Redrobe got the other two. Their goal was scored by Svarc (see below). How many of the goals the 7624 fans would have seen would have been down to pot luck due to fog descending on Edgar Street. Hereford ended the day in 4th place.
On the Pitch: The front cover features both new and old stars of Edgar Street: The Len Weston Stand, and perhaps one of the key reasons it was built, John Charles. Charles was 41 in that photo but looks like he has everything under control. Elsewhere, Addison gives a shout out to members of the fairer sex who make up the Edgar Street congregation. There is also a match report from the earlier game at Layer Road, which was Hereford's first ever game in the football league.
Off the Pitch: Bits and Pieces take the opportunity to thank Colchester for a clock they gifted HUFC to mark their first ever league game before revealing that Hereford have been getting several requests to join the supporters club from Sweden. A supporters club, it is revealed elsewhere, that are able to donate an impressive £200/week to the club.
In the Opposition: Not too many future big names to go at, but there is the odd bit of treasure. John McInally was born in the wonderful-sounding Gatehouse of Fleet in Scotland. Micky Cook turned out 614 times for Colchester, in a club record that still stands today. He inevitably played in their famous FA Cup win over Leeds in '71. Stan Brown's parents' lawn must have been a shocker as he was one of six footballing brothers, three of which played in the football league. Dave Simmons scored the winning goal in the Leeds game. Mick Mahon, who was once managed by Stanley Matthews (Port Vale), would also go onto score a famous winning goal in an FA cup shock in '75: the only goal of the game when non-league Wimbledon defeated a very handy top-flight Burnley.
Beating big teams in the FA Cup is all well and good, but the stand out man was Bobby Svarc. He was a striker who both knew where the goal was and, according to Google images, how to look well hard in photos. He set up a burglar alarm business when retiring - I would suggest a picture of him in a window would have done the trick, like the Policeman in the window of Home Bargains. Anyway, he would go on to be mentioned in 1995 Half Man Half Biscuit song 'Fear my Wraith'. They are from Liverpool, but he somehow bags the random line to close out the song Svarc rejects new Layer terms.
In the Charts: Blockbuster by Sweet stays at No.1 for the 4th week.
On TV: 15th February - Some Mothers Do 'Av 'Em starring Michael Crawford as Frank Spencer first airs on BBC1.
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