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In his programme notes for tomorrow's game against Marine, Hereford manager Paul Caddis admitted that the last three months had been testing.
I’ll be honest — the past three months have been personally challenging. I was extremely
reluctant to share this publicly, and it isn’t something I ever wanted to talk about. But I
constantly ask my players to be open, honest and brave enough to face things head-on, and I can’t ask that of them without living by those same values myself.
The club received a threatening letter addressed to me which was a personal threat which soon followed a direct message in relation to my young family and the club immediately involved the police and reviewed security protocols. I would have preferred to keep it private, but transparency matters — especially when I’m asking the same from the people I lead.
This period has tested me in ways I’ve never experienced, but let me be absolutely clear:
I will not walk away from tough times.
I will not be intimidated.
And I will never be scared off by threats aimed at my young family. Like any father, I will protect my children with everything I have. That determination only strengthens my desire to succeed for this football club.
I want to focus on football and be criticised for my decisions on the pitch - that’s part of the job, and always will be. Anything beyond that isn’t acceptable, and I will never back down in saying so.
Let’s stick together in these tough times because there’s no getting away from it - it is a difficult period for all of us: staff, players and supporters. Your support has been exceptional. I applaud you win, lose or draw after every single game and that cannot be questioned.
Come and get behind the players like you always do and help us all through these difficult moments.
A man who has managed at the top end of world football reached out to me in the past few weeks and said something that will stay with me:
“Never judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes."