Ammonds Pleased With Fans Forum

After this afternoon's fans forum Hereford Chairman Chris Ammonds spoke to Trevor Owens for BBC Hereford and Worcester.

Owens suggested it had been a very respectful meeting given both the on and off pitch problems.

"I didn't really expect anything different," said Ammonds.

"I said at the start you might not like what I say or you might not agree with what I say but I will try and give you as honest an answer as I can.

"Some really, really good questions, some perfectly understandable questions given our current position.

"I was really pleased with it.

"Hopefully people have gone away, again they might not agree with things I said or things that we are doing but they go away at least thinking we know how things are, that's all you co do.

"The whole thing is complex, clearly it's stemming from an issue with our pitch and us having to look at options elsewhere.

"Ideally we won't play any games away from Edgar Street but the National League want to be reassured that we have got contingency plans in place.

"But we can't talk about it until we have things almost set in stone and it's got to be agreed with the National League first.

"Our dream is not to play any games away from here if we can avoid it but we have got to be realistic given the fact that it doesn't look that it's ever going to stop raining. 

"In an ideal world they will be as close to Hereford as possible but other clubs have games to play themselves, there are ground sharing agreements already in place at other clubs.

"If we go to a lower ranked club it's complicated because in theory our games should take priority but if you were that team are you going to give up your home game for one of ours.

"But I want to reiterate again we don't want to play any games away from here." 

Report From Fans Forum

A close to full house in Radfords for this afternoon's Fans Forum.

Chairman Chris Ammonds and General Manager Jamie Griffiths were on the top table.

In essence little new news, more a detailed look at the current problems facing the club both on and off the pitch.

Ammonds explained what the club were doing about the pitch.

Next week a section of the playing surface in the Len Weston/Meadow End corner is to be completely replaced. It's the wettest area of the pitch.

A specialist contractor is due on Monday to come in and firstly strip away the surface and the soil underneath. Then gravel, 'dry' soil and turf will be instated. Hopefully this will cure the problem.

The chairman then spoke about what the club were doing to get games played. A plan to use other grounds is about to be submitted to the National League. He could not confirm any details until the plan was approved.

However he hoped that the pitch work described above will allow games to take place again on Edgar Street as soon as possible.

The club would lose a lot of income each time a game was played elsewhere, sometime the club are hoping to avoid.

Turning to the position (23rd) Hereford find themselves in the League, Ammonds felt that the club could get out of the relegation zone.

He was hopeful manager Paul Caddis would bring in a few more players to boost the squad. But he didn't have any information on any new players. 

The club had tried to bring players in but, for one reason or another, players they had enquired about had gone elsewhere or in two particular cases stayed with their current club.

Caddis was not at the forum as he was at a training session. 

A number of questions from the floor which the Chairman answered including one about the finances and could more money be invested in the club. 

With agreement from the shareholders the capital in the club could be increased to £1M. it is currently just under £600,000.

The meeting was reminded that not long ago the club had just £5K but since Ammonds has been chair the reserves have increased. 

The meeting lasted for over 90 minutes. 

Edwards links up with Brakes

I-Lani Edwards has joined Leamington on loan for an initial month. 

The Aston Villa prodigy was with Hereford earlier this season, playing 22 games for the Bulls.

He was named in Leamington's squad today and came off the bench during a 0-0 home draw against Oxford.

"I'm really happy to be here," said Edwards. 

"There are a lot of games coming up so I'm excited to get going and make an impact."

 

Today's National North League Results

Results from the games played in the National North League this afternoon. 

Alfreton v Buxton {postponed)

Bedford 1 Chester 2

Hereford v AFC Fylde (Postponed)

Leamington 0 Oxford City 0

Marine 1 Scarborough 1

Merthyr 2 Chorley 2

Peterborough Sports 1 Curzon Ashton 1

Radcliffe 0 King's Lynn 1

South Shields v Macclesfield (Postponed)

Southport 2 Darlington 2

Spennymoor v Kidderminster (Postponed)

Worksop 3 AFC Telford 1

Hereford remain in 23rd place in the table.

One crumb of comfort, Hereford travel to Telford next Tuesday evening. Telford lost 3-1 at Worksop this afternoon whilst Hereford had a training session. 

INTERVIEW | Chris Ammonds after todays fans forum

Hereford FC Chairman Chris Ammonds spoke to Bulls News after todays fans forum.

Click on the play button to hear what he had to say.

Today's National North League Fixtures

A list of the games set to take place in the National North League this afternoon.

Alfreton v Buxton

Bedford v Chester

Hereford v AFC Fylde (Postponed)

Leamington v Oxford City

Marine v Scarborough

Merthyr v Chorley

Peterborough Sports v Curzon Ashton

Radcliffe v King's Lynn

South Shields v Macclesfield (Postponed)

Southport v Darlington

Spennymoor v Kidderminster (Postponed)

Worksop v AFC Telford 

On This Day In 2002

A look back to Saturday 7th February 2002.

Burton brew up United downfall

Hereford United 1 - 2 Burton Albion

Hereford United's automatic promotion aspirations were dealt another blow as they went down to their third home defeat of the season, losing 2-1 at Edgar Street against Nigel Clough's Burton Albion.

Burton hammered Hereford 4-1 at Eton Park back in September, and have now 'done the double' over a Hereford side unable to break through a strong back-line in difficult cold and windy conditions.

An eventful first half saw both sides look as if they could dominate the game. Rob Purdie broke well in the fourth minute for Steve Guinan to shoot, but the ball was deflected wide, and two minutes later a shot at the other end saw Matt Baker get down low to keep the ball out.

Another good team move for Hereford saw Guinan played in again, but Burton stopper Matt Duke saved with his legs, and David Brown turned well in twelve minutes from inside the D to drive a ball through the defence and onto the post, but it bounced behind for a goal-kick.

Three minutes later, though, Hereford took the lead. Guinan was clipped from behind in the box when through on goal, toppling him, and Tony James' spot-kick went low past Duke to open the scoring.

Burton, though, were not about to lie down, and capitalised on a defensive mix-up on twenty-seven minutes when Tony James and Matt Baker hesitated over a loose ball. Debutant Andy White nipped through to level proceedings as he walked the ball into the net.

United could have gone back in front later in the half, but Danny Williams' shot was blocked by a dominant Duke when one-on-one.

The second half wasn't quite as action-packed, but notable nonetheless. Eleven minutes after the restart, Robbie Talbot, who scored a hatrick against the Bulls back in September, put Burton into the ascendancy when he chipped Matt Baker from the right channel, and from then on, Hereford couldn't get past the Brewers' back-line.

Hereford were dealt another blow when Ryan Green was brought off injured, and then couldn't find a way back. Steve Guinan's low effort caused no problems for Duke, while substitute Mark Beesley fired just wide from the edge of the area. Ben Smith's late volley also went just over, but United were not to find a way through.

Written by Terry Goodwin - 7th Febraury 2004

Hereford United	Burton Albion
Matt Baker	Matt Duke
Ryan Green (off, 59 minutes)	Ian Wright
Michael Rose	Darren Wassall
Jamie Pitman	Darren Stride (captain)
Anwar Uddin	Sam Shilton (off, 73 minutes)
Tony James (captain)	Aaron Webster
Danny Williams (off, 77 minutes)	Robbie Talbot (off, 86 minutes)
Ben Smith	Andy Corbett
Steve Guinan	Sam McMahon (off, 89 minutes)
David Brown	Andy White
Rob Purdie	Alex John-Baptiste
Subs	Subs
Chris Palmer	Dan Robinson
Ben Scott	Dale Anderson (on, 86 minutes)
Dean Craven	Nigel Clough (on, 89 minutes)
Richard Teesdale (on, 59 minutes)	Steve Chettle
Mark Beesley (on, 77 minutes)	Craig Dudley (on, 73 minutes)
Yellow cards	Yellow cards
Ben Smith (39 minutes, foul)	Aaron Webster (36 minutes, foul)
Jamie Pitman (59 minutes, dissent)	Darren Stride (73 minutes, foul)
Red cards	Red cards
-	-
Scorers	Scorers
Tony James (penalty, 15 minutes)	Andy White (27 minutes)
-	-
Man of the Match	Not awarded
Attendance	3,417
Referee	Mr. M. Mullarkey (Exeter, Devon)

 

Three points lost

Hereford United lost 2-1 at home against Burton this afternoon. Tony James put the Bulls in the lead with a penalty but Burton hit back with a goal in each half.
 

Leaders Chester just managed to defeat Farnborough 3-2 and so go further ahead of the Bulls who remain in second position in the league.

Ryan Green went off injuried in the second half and later Jamie Pitman told BBC Hereford and Worcester about his problem.

"He's pulled a muscle in his hip. It will need to be accessed in a few days to see how he is."

Of the game, Pitman added: "They managed to score twice for our own deficiencies. We'll keep battling and will do as best we can to put it right on the training ground.

"We conceded two bad goals but played excellently in the first half. It wasn't a particularly bad performance but we've just got to learn by those mistakes and start a run of wins. We understand that it's frustrating for the fans, but they've seen some very good football this year. We're still second, and Chester could have a rough patch, so we need to keep a consistent run going."

After the game Graham Turner, the Hereford United manager, remarked: "We just didn't defend well and we can't keep conceding goals like we are and hope to win games."

 

Full list - all of Hereford's postponed games this season

Drone footage showing the state of the Edgar Street pitch. Picture: Your Herefordshire

Unbelievably, Hereford had had 14 games called off this season - with 10 due to the weather.

The first postponement was on October 11 due to their opponents, Macclesfield being in the FA Cup. However, the rearranged game at Edgar Street was called off the following month due to a waterlogged pitch. 

And the postponements just kept on coming. In total, six Bulls matches have been called off at home due to waterlogged pitches, four in the past two weeks. There have also been three away postponements, with three of them being at Scarborough.

The scheduled home game against Peterborough Sports on December 6 was also switched due to ongoing issues at Edgar Street.

Below is the full list of postponed games. It includes the upcoming game at Marine at the end of the month. 

11/10/25: Macclesfield (h) - due to Macclesfield being in the FA Cup

11/11/25: Macclesfield (h) - waterlogged pitch

22/11/25: Scarborough (a) - snow

29/11/25: Marine (h) - waterlogged pitch

09/12/25: Scarborough (a) - waterlogged pitch

03/01/26: Alfreton (a) - frozen pitch

06/01/26: Scarborough (a) - frozen pitch

13/01/26: Darlington (h)  due to Hereford being in the FA Trophy

20/01/26: Macclesfield (h) - due to Macclesfield being in the FA Trophy

24/01/26: Spennymoor (h) - waterlogged pitch

27/01/26: Oxford City (h) - waterlogged pitch

03/02/26: Marine (h) - waterlogged pitch

07/02/26: AFC Fylde (h) - waterlogged pitch

28/02/26: Marine (a) - due to Marine being in the FA Trophy

White joins National League North rivals

Jaiden White has joined Chester on loan from Sutton until the end of the season.

White returned to Hereford for a second loan stint in November before returning back to Sutton last month.

Hereford are due to host Chester on February 24.

Hereford Chairman Comments On Another Postponement

 

Hereford chairman Chris Ammonds has commented about tomorrow's home game against AFC Fylde being postponed.

“We are obviously gutted to lose another home game and everyone at the club shares the frustration being felt by supporters," said Ammonds.

“Sadly, the rain that has fallen consistently for the past few weeks has, in the end, given us no chance of getting recent games on, despite the best efforts of our Groundsman, Ben Bowen. On behalf of everyone who cares about Hereford FC, I’d like to thank Ben for continuing to go above and beyond in terms of the hours he puts in at the MandM Edgar Street Stadium.

“To provide an update on contingency plans for future fixtures, I can reassure supporters that we have been in discussions with the National League for the past couple of weeks and I’d like to thank League officials for the understanding we have been shown.

“While we are aiming to provide a definitive update on our plans early next week, the situation is complex which is why we have not wanted to say anything publicly too early. The last thing we want to do is cause further frustration or confusion by providing an update before contingency plans are completely finalised.

“With that in mind, I’d like to thank Bulls fans for their ongoing patience and support. This is a situation that none of us want to be in, but the problems with the pitch drainage could not have been predicted, regardless of any impact caused by the floodlight installation project. The wider issue with the drains was completely unexpected and unfortunately it has been magnified by one of the wettest Winters on record.

“I would also want to take a second to thank all the staff and volunteers who continue to make such a vital contribution to our club. They have been working tirelessly to help us get through the ongoing issues and I truly hope that in the near future that hard work will be rewarded.”

Tomorrow's Match Postponed.

Tomorrow's match between Hereford and  AFC Fylde has been postponed.

As usual recently the reason is that the pitch is water- logged.

Supporters are reminded that despite the game being off a Fans Forum is set to take place tomorrow at 12.30pm.

Timeline - 10 months of woe for Hereford

Hereford manager Paul Caddis saw his side narrowly miss out on the play-offs in his first two seasons. But this campaign has been disastrous both on and off the pitch. 

Hereford FC have had their worst season since forming 11 years ago.

Whether it's being stuck near the foot of the table or issues with the pitch, this campaign has been disastrous. However, you could say that the issues began even before the season got underway.

Here, we take a look back to the past 10 months.

26/04/25

After looking like they might finish in the play-offs, Hereford were first thrashed at Kidderminster then put in a limp performance on the final day at home to Scunthorpe to miss out. 

04/06/26

Season tickets go on sale, but could they have been released earlier? 

w/c 09/06/25

The squad builder is launched with the founding shareholders agreeing to match the donations. Likewise, could this have happened sooner? 

Installation work also started on the new floodlights. It was initially due to take place the previous October but poor weather and high water levels meant it was put back. Could the drainage have been properly looked at then? 

19/06/25

Yusifu Ceesay announces he is leaving Hereford, joining the likes of Jason Cowley, Alex Babos, Sammy Robinson and Jaiden White in departing the club. 

24/06/25

Tate Campbell also leaves, joining Robinson at Buxton.

21/07/25

The club confirm that the home friendly against Leicester U21s - scheduled for the 26th - won't be going ahead due to a section of the Edgar Street pitch being damaged. It was caused by heavy machinery during the flood installation work.

02/08/25

Hereford lose their final pre-season friendly to a Chippenham side who are currently bottom of National League South. The Bulls only beat Wellington and Sporting Club Inkberrow in pre-season.

09/08/25

The 2025/26 season gets underway with a trip to Spennymoor. However, it's the first of four defeats in August, including a 4-1 home loss to Chorley.

26/08/25

Just weeks into the season, new signings Chris Wreh and Kai Williams are shipped out.  

13/09/25

An FA Cup second qualifying round match at Sporting Khalsa was abandoned after reports that home keeper Ravan Constable was racially abused. Hereford were leading 2-1 at the time.

30/09/25

Hereford won the rearranged game at Khalsa, but after drawing at Hemel Hempstead in the next round sustained a humbling 3-0 defeat in the replay.

04/11/25

Another humbling 3-0 defeat, this time in the league at struggling Oxford City.

08/11/25

Hereford lose at home to Southport, another struggling side. That's despite them being reduced to 10 men. 

11/11/25

A rescheduled match against Macclesfield is postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

29/11/25

Another postponed match, this time against Marine. 

02/12/25

Hereford confirm that, due to ongoing issues with the Edgar Street pitch, the upcoming game against Peterborough Sports will be switched and played at PIMS Park. The 2-0 win there was Hereford's last in the league.

26/12/25

Kidderminster win at Edgar Street at Boxing for the second successive year. Remarkably, it was Hereford's last home league game.

30/12/25

Manager Paul Caddis confirms that Sam Osborne, who joined on a season long loan, will be returning to Alfreton. 

01/01/26

After not playing for Hereford for weeks, Omari Sterling-James joins Hednesford for an undisclosed fee, with reports he "wanted to get out of Hereford."

05/01/26

It's not just at home where Hereford have had games called off. Poor weather conditions sees the Bulls' away match at Scarborough postponed for the third time.

22/01/26

The club is engulfed in another racism row. Hereford supporter KD Rai said he was no longer going to games due to racist chanting he heard at Merthyr at the end of last year.

27/01/26

Storm Candra sees Hereford's home game against Oxford called off, the second postponement in three days.

30/01/26

Hereford confirm that Remaye Campbell will be joining Hemel Hempstead for an undisclosed fee.

31/01/26

Hereford lose 2-1 at Curzon Ashton. The hosts went into the game having recently been thumped 8-0 at home at Telford and losing to bottom club, Leamington.

03/02/26

The home match against Marine is again postponed. Footage shows that there is a real issue in the corner of the pitch by the Meadow End/Len Weston Stand with the club saying they've tried everything to get it sorted. Other games go ahead, and Hereford are now eight points from safety with six games in hand.

05/02/26

Hereford confirm there will be a 2pm inspection the next day ahead of the home match with Fylde on Saturday. However, it looks increasingly likely it'll result in another game being called off. 

Fans Forum on Saturday

There will be a fan's forum in Radford's Bar on Saturday regardless whether or not the Hereford versus AFC Fylde match goes ahead.

Club Chairman Chris Ammonds and General Manager Jamie Griffiths will be in attendance, with the forum starting at 12.30pm. 

 

The forum will have updates from the club including news about 'contingency planning'.

 

Supporters will be able to ask questions on matters both on and off the pitch. 

 

 

Pitch inspection tomorrow

There will be a pitch inspection at 2pm tomorrow ahead of Hereford's match against Fylde on Saturday.

Given the problematic areas that have caused the club all sorts of problems and the amount of rain there has been - with more forecast - the likely outcome will be another postponement. 

News Round Up

Lots of rain in Herefordshire this morning. Given the forecast there's not a chance that Saturday's game between Hereford and AFC Fylde will go ahead.

There is speculation that Man Utd might make a offer for Jarrod Bowen, the former Hereford United youngster, in the summer. More likely if West Ham are relegated.

Hereford supporter Leon Cooke was in court yesterday. He pleaded not guilty to one charge of using threatening, abusive, insulting words or behaviour at a home match on November 8th. A trial date has been set for August 24th. 

Former Hereford loanee Dylan Mitchell has joined Leamington on loan from Swindon until the end of the season. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON THIS DAY 1972 - Hereford United 2-1 Newcastle United - FA Cup 3rd round replay - 5th February 1972

The annual showing of the famous game which is now 54 years ago, goals from Ronnie Radford and Ricky George earn a famous win. These are the extended ESPN highlights. Plus Ronnie's goal from another angle and also the anniversary videos from 1997, 2012 and from 2022. Click on the play buttons to view some wonderful memories.

1997

2012

2022

THROWBACK THURSDAY | Hereford United 3-0 Bury - 5th February 1994

Derek Hall with a brace and on loan Ade Akinbiyi sink the visitors.

Hereford 1 Judge 2 Clark 3 Anderson 4 Morris 5 Abraham 6 Reece 7 Hall 8 Steele 9 Akinbiyi 10 Pike 11 Preedy Sub Pickard Bury 1 Bracey 2 Cross 3 Stanislaus 4 Daws 5 Jackson 6 Lucketti 7 Kelly 8 Mauge 9 Stevens 10 Hughes 11 Johnrose Sub Adekola Attendance 1,805

Hereford Vacancy For Media Officer

Hereford FC have a vacancy for a media and communication officer. 

Toby Brick is leaving the post 'to pursue a new opportunity'.

"While we are naturally sad to see Toby move on, we fully support his decision and would like to place on record our sincere thanks for his contribution during his time at Edgar Street. Everyone at Hereford FC wishes Toby every success in his new role and the next stage of his career,” said general manager Jamie Griffiths.

The post is a full-time role (35 hours per week) based primarily at Edgar Street Stadium, reporting directly to the General Manager. Due to the nature of football, the position includes evening and weekend work around matchdays and events, with flexible working arrangements supported. 

More details: https://herefordfc.co.uk/2026/02/vacancies-media-and-communications-officer/ 

 

We Are Desparate For A Game Said Griffiths

 

Hereford FC general manager Jamie Griffiths has told BBC Hereford and Worcester that the club is desparate to get a game on.

Last night's game against Marine was postponed as the pitch continues to be waterlogged in places. In total seven games have been called off because of 'drainage issues'.

"We're desperate for a game, desperate for a home game," said Griffiths.

"Where we are in the league we need to try and get a run of games together and get a run of form going,

"It's crazy that we're halfway through the season really and it seems an age since we had a home games.

"It's just frustrating and I feel sorry for [the groundsman] because he's worked so hard.

"We're going to be playing Saturday and Tuesday for the rest of the season now and the last thing we want is for any of our players to be out for any period of time."  

Tate Campbell to leave Buxton as fee agreed

Tate Campbell is set to join Forest Green Rovers

Forest Green Rovers have agreed a fee for former Hereford midfielder Tate Campbell, subject to a medical.

Campbell joined Hereford in August 2024 after being released by Birmingham City, hoping to find his love for football again. He went on to make 45 appearances, scoring six goals, before following Sammy Robinson to full-time Buxton last summer.

But after 18 months in National League North, he looks set to make the step up to the National League to join Robbie Savage's Forest Green Rovers.

Savage, as reported by Gloucestershire Live, said: "A fee has been agreed with Buxton, subject to a medical, hopefully that can be passed.

“Buxton have been brilliant in negotiations. Peter Band has seen him numerous times for us as our Northern scout, and he said to go for him.

“I tried to sign Tate for Macclesfield before he went to Buxton, obviously, he’s here, the fees have been agreed, the paperwork done, hopefully he’ll be a Forest Green player on Wednesday or Thursday.

“Tate is a defensive midfielder who protects the back four, he’s 23 years old; if he passes his medical, he becomes a Forest Green Rovers player.”

Forest Green currently lie fourth in the National League.

New drone footage shows state of Edgar Street pitch

Drone video shows the Edgar Street pitch. Picture: Your Herefordshire

A new drone video shows the state of the Edgar Street pitch after being battered by weeks of heavy rain.

Several home games have had to be rescheduled after the surface failed inspections due to waterlogging.

Drainage problems only add to the problems, coming to the end of its life and being damaged during floodlight installation during the hot and dry summer.

The video, shared by Your Herefordshire, shows a bird's eye view of Edgar Street and the plastic sheeting covering some areas of the pitch along the Len Weston Stand.

Those areas appear to have very little grass on them, but the majority of the pitch appears to be in good condition.

Hereford have only played nine Enterprise National League North games at home so far this season, and now face 23 fixtures in the 11 weeks until the end of the season.

Not only are pitch problems plaguing Edgar Street and hard-working and dedicated groundsman Ben Bowen, but manager Paul Caddis needs to spearhead improvements to drag the Bulls out of the relegation zone.

After Tuesday night's results, bottom club Leamington reduced the gap between themselves and Hereford in 23rd with the Bulls currently eight points from safety.

They do, however, have up to eight games in hand on the sides above them.

The BBC has covered the club's pitch problems, including this interview with general manager Jamie Griffiths.

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Should Hereford look at ground sharing options?

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. 

How the table is looking following tonight's results

Hereford are now further adrift in their quest to stay in National League North.

The Bulls saw their home game against Marine postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

All the other scheduled games though went ahead.

King's Lynn started the evening just above the relegation zone. However, despite being down to 10 men, they beat fellow strugglers Southport 2-0.

That means that Southport are now just above the drop zone on 30 points. Hereford only have 22 having played six fewer games.

Meanwhile, Peterborough Sports were thumped 5-2 at Fylde, Oxford City lost 1-0 at Radcliffe, while Leamington drew 1-1 with Chorley. 

Tonight's National North League Results

Results from the games played in the National North League this evening.

AFC Fylde 5 Peterborough Sports 2

Chorley 1 Leamington 1

Curzon Ashton 2 Bedford 2

Hereford v Marine AFC  (Match Postponed)

Kings Lynn 2 Southport 0

Macclesfield 5 Kidderminster 1

Radcliffe 1 Oxford City 0

Spennymoor 0 AFC Telford 2

 

News Round Up

Merthyr have sold Cole Jarvis to Newport County for an undisclosed fee. Cole started his career with the academy at Merthyr. He is Newport's seventh signing of the season.

17 year old striker Zac Scutt has joined Spennymoor on a work experience loan from Burton.

Defender Festus Arthur has left Chester by mutual consent and joined Kings Lynn.

 

Alfreton game moved

As expected, Hereford will now travel to Alfreton on February 28.

Initially, the Bulls were due to go to the Impact Arena on March 17. However, it's been brought forward due to both sides having a free weekend.

Hereford were due to go to Marine, while Alfreton were to play Southport. However, both sides are now in FA Trophy action. 

Yet another game called off

Tonight's match between Hereford and Marine has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch.

An inspection was carried out at 11.30am by a qualified match official.

It means that Hereford's fixture list will just mount up. They've only played half of their games, with just nine being at home. 

The Bulls are currently second bottom in National League North - seven points from safety with five games in hand. 

Parker Leaves West Brom For Sweden

 

Michael Parker is to leave West Bromwich.

He is joining Örgryte IS which is in Sweden. 

Parker had two loan spells with Hereford earlier this season. 

 

Meanwhile another former West Brom player who also had a loan spell with Hereford is on the move.

Mo Faal is joining Cheltenham on loan from Wrexham. 

 

Midweek National North League Fixtures

There are eight National North League fixtures set to take place tomorrow evening although one, at Hereford, is subject to a pre-match pitch inspection as the Edgar Street pitch remains quite wet.

AFC Fylde v Peterborough Sports

Chorley v Leamington

Curzon Ashton v Bedford

Hereford v Marine AFC

Kings Lynn v Southport

Macclesfield v Kidderminster

Radcliffe v Oxford City

Spennymoor v AFC Telford