Ammonds 'reflecting positively' on Caddis's Edgar Street tenure

Hereford chair Chris Ammonds with Paul Caddis, left

The chairman of relegation-threatened Hereford has said he will "always reflect positively" on Paul Caddis's time at Edgar Street, just 12 hours after he was sacked.

At midday on Wednesday, the club shared a statement to say the 37-year-old former Birmingham City defender had been sacked, bringing his near three-year spell at Edgar Street to an abrupt end.

While the first two seasons saw Caddis play a part in stabilising the club and achieving record point tallies in the National League North with 11th and 10th placed finishes respectively, he failed to impress in his third campaign.

With poor recruitment in a slow pre-season, the Bulls' stop-start league campaign, with postponements thwarting any hopes of building momentum, he leaves the club languishing in 23rd, nine points from safety.

Posting a message on X, formerly Twitter, at 11.42pm on Wednesday, chair Chris Ammonds said: "Tough 24 hours. Will always reflect positively on the time Paul Caddis spent at @HerefordFC - his work to help stabilise our club was vital and the way he handled the shameful incident at @SportingKhalsa was inspiring. I wish him and his lovely family all the very for the future."

As Ammonds referenced the abandoned FA Cup game at Sporting Khalsa, where Caddis pulled his players from the pitch after alleged racist abuse from the away end, the West Midlands club said earlier on Wednesday: "Us at Sporting Khalsa will never forget the amazing conduct shown by Paul and his staff during our abandoned fixture in September.

"We wish him the best of luck in the future."

Ammonds' recent social media post comes on top of the club's midday statement, in which he thanked Caddis for his hard work and commitment.

He added: “Our performances in his first two seasons at the helm went a long way to helping to stabilise the club following a very difficult period, and he also played a key role in rebuilding the link between the club and supporters.

“I would also like to personally thank him for the way he has helped me – and the club – deal with some difficult off-field issues this season. His sense of right and wrong is very impressive and is a huge compliment to the type of person he is."

While the board of directors decided Tuesday's 3-0 defeat at AFC Telford where the Bulls lacked any cutting edge was the final straw, there has been no public comment from the Hereford United Supporters Trust.

Not only are there three HUST-nominated directors on the club's seven-strong board, but it also owns half the shares in the club.

Brief statements were issued after Peter Beadle and Russell Slade left the club.

Bulls News understands an interim management team, including Caddis's assistant Adam Rooney, will take charge at Haig Avenue on Saturday as the Bulls face Southport.