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Three points a must for Hereford
Hereford United aim to bounce back from last week's 2-1 defeat at Scarborough with a victory at Underhill against Barnet on Saturday, kick off 3pm.
Coach Richard O'Kelly is confident that victory can be achieved, and is a must to ensure the Bulls' play-off hopes stay alive. "The players have showed a willingness to put things right on the training ground," he told the Hereford Times. "We all had a long chat after the Scarborough game and, just like the rest of the season, I cannot fault their attitude and commitment to the club."
"We are remaining positive about things. The top clubs will be playing against each other in the run-in and dropping points in the process. So we need to keep winning, taking advantage of when they slip up. We know we have to win as many matches as possible between now and the end of the season, and we will be taking each match as it comes."
United beat Barnet 4-0 at Edgar Street at the end of November, when Steve Guinan netted the first Conference hatrick for Hereford at Edgar Street. Ben Smith also notched his first goal for the club as United embarked on a long unbeaten run. However, Hereford haven't won on their travels since Boxing Day but have Tony James back in the centre of defence. Striker John Grant remains suspended, but Jamie Pitman will play his last game in midfield before serving a two-match ban.
Graham Turner, the United boss, has been hoping to bring in a striker and O'Kelly continued: "Graham Turner has spoken to a number of players about coming to Hereford, but he's not been successful so far. He's been working hard to bring someone in but it has to be the right person. On a couple of occasions we have spoken to somebody whose circumstances have then changed overnight."
Elsewhere, Jay Lovett has joined Gravesend & Northfleet on-loan after his temporary deal with Hereford ended, and the Hereford Times reports that Rob Purdie scored the goal in the 1-1 draw with Team Bath on Tuesday night. The club wrote that John Grant had netted the United goal.