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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Caddis addresses chants calling for sacking as he dubs season 'brutal, crap, rubbish'

Paul Caddis has said the season has been unacceptable

Chants of 'we want Caddis out' were heard from the away end as Hereford were comfortably beaten by AFC Telford United this evening.

In his post-match interview, Bulls boss Paul Caddis said he was disappointed with the result but felt that there wasn't much in the game.

But despite that, it means Hereford are now without a win in their last six Enterprise National League North games, lying 23rd in the table and nine points from safety.

Albeit with games in hand, the threat of relegation grows every time the Bulls fail to pick up points and fans appear to be growing increasingly frustrated - something which Caddis says is understandable and well-deserved.

Caddis said: "I'm not going to sit here and make excuses. You've all got ears, you can hear what everybody's wanting and I absolutely understand that.

"I'm not going to sit here and try and dress it up. We've not been good enough. I don't think it's been good enough.

"Collectively, as a whole as a football club, this year has just been unacceptable.

"But I can only take responsibility for what's on the pitch, and at the moment it's been nowhere near enough.

"We obviously do still have a lot of games in hand, but I'm not going to shy away and say that we're going to go and win the next 10 games and fight for the playoffs.

"We need to get together and try and do something about it."

After dubbing affairs as brutal, crap and rubbish, he reiterated that he will continue to do his job until he's told otherwise, suggesting he won't be resigning from his post.

When the frustration from fans at full-time was put to Caddis, he said: "Of course, absolutely, and understandable.

"I don't mind the criticism. It's well deserved. I'm not silly."

While he once again said that fans shouldn't make things personal, he added: "Let's be honest, it's been brutal. It's been crap. It's been rubbish. I have no issues with that at all. They turn up the numbers. I thought they were excellent right throughout the game, try to get behind the players. 

"I've got no problems with it."

Matty Stenson's brace and Lewis Hudson's own goal see Telford rise above Scarborough and Darlington to sneak into the play-off places, while Hereford are rooted in the bottom four.

Despite the bleak outlook for the Bulls, with up to eight games in hand, Caddis is hopeful of avoiding the club's first relegation since reforming and backs his players to turn things around.