With more rain forecast that puts another home game in doubt this weekend - should Hereford look at ground sharing options?
The Bulls have a mounting fixture list, with half of their games having to be played before the end of April. In fact, they have only played nine games at home with the weather playing havoc to the Edgar Street pitch.
The club say they have tried everything to try and get games on, with "80 to 90 per cent of the pitch being absolutely fine."
Talking to BBC H&W, general manager, Jamie Griffiths said there are five areas the club have been struggling with, in particular one the corner by the Meadow End/Len Weston Stand where "your foot sinks into the mud."
He added that the groundsman, Ben Bowen, has tried everything, including blowing air into the pitch and verti draining and verti quaking it.
"He's put a mole plough into the troublesome areas," said Griffiths.
"There's two new drains that have gone in. We've literally tried everything sanded in, covered it with waterproof sheets.
"It's had a little impact, but enough in that corner."
Griffiths went on to say that the club couldn't envisage the problems they are facing, and faced none last season.
"It's like the five areas popped up overnight," he said.
"It's frustrating, and we've got to hope that the weather gives us that little bit of a chance to get a game on."
However, the forecast does not look promising. The next home game is this Saturday, when the Bulls are to host AFC Fylde. Ironically, the Coasters are the only side they have faced at Edgar Street this year, when they played them in the FA Trophy on January 10.
However, the chances of the Bulls playing them again this weekend looks remote. It is due to rain all day on Thursday and Friday, and on Saturday morning.
Currently, all of the Tuesdays bar March 17 and April 21 have been taken up. However, with Marine playing Peterborough Sports on the first date, that means that one of their games against Hereford will probably be on the latter date, with the other likely to be played on a Thursday night.
Therefore, if this Saturday's game is off, the Fylde game will probably be played on March 17.
Next week, Hereford have back-to-back away games. First, it's AFC Telford next Tuesday, followed by Southport on the 14th.
Then, the Bulls are due to host Darlington on Tuesday, February. However, if that game is called off, you do worry how many home games the club can fulfill, especially if the weather doesn't improve.
Therefore, if the fixture list soon becomes unmanageable, they may have to start look at playing their home games elsewhere, especially if parts of the pitch are still proving to be problematic.
How easy that may be is uncertain. There are no grounds in Herefordshire that have the facilities and ground grading requirements to host a National League North fixture.
Therefore, you are looking outside the county. Sixways doesn't look feasible because the ground hosts Worcester Warriors and Worcester City matches, with the clubs playing at home on subsequent Saturdays.
However, the TigerTurf Stadium - home of Gloucester City - could be an option.
The Southern Premier South side - who play on a 3G surface - came to the rescue of Truro City during the 2023/24 season when the Cornish side were homeless, and their temporary home in Taunton had pitch issues.
Truro faced a mammoth fixture congestion, and had to play 13 games in 28 days.
When a "home" game clashed with a Gloucester home fixture, they played on a Saturday evening. Hereford's fixture congestion hasn't got to that stage yet, but having a contingency plan in the background would at least seem sensible.
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