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Hereford United welcome Radcliffe Borough
Hereford United will welcome Radcliffe Borough to Edgar Street tomorrow. The visitors are travelling to Hereford today and will stay at one of the top hotels in the area tonight.
The Lancashire side are said to be looking forward to the game and the chance to play against a top team from the Conference. They will be playing in their home strip which is blue shirts, blue shorts and white socks.
Manager Kevin Glendon told Bulls News that he side will try to play good passing football. His team are not known for lumping the ball upto the forwards and neither does he expect them to try and use rough tactics.He mentioned that he thought the fitness of Hereford may contribute to the result as his team is part-time.
"The F.A Cup is all about finance these days for clubs at our level and a good cup run is a boost to the club and in our case helps us with the many projects we have ongoing. What I do believe however is that our players should not be daunted by the fact of travelling to a conference side and in fact I am sure they will relish the experience and who knows what may happen, the pressure is all on them as everyone expects us to lose, so in that case we have nothing to lose," said Graydon.
The Radcliffe manager knows both Richard O'Kelly and John Trewick, the past and present Hereford United coaches, and remarked on the seemingly different style of play adopted by the Bulls this season.
He mentioned Adam Stansfield as a player he thought his side would have to mark closely.
Bernard Manning, the president of the club, has a show in Cornwall on Saturday evening and won't be at Edgar Street but "you can be sure he'll be close to his phone whilst the game is taking place", said Glendon. He added in a jocular way that, had he been able to attend, Manning might have upset those Hereford United directors who are not broad-minded!
Ratcliffe are expecting to bring around 250 fans to Edgar Street. Four coaches are booked and their following is expected to make a fair bit of noise.
"I am also delighted for our supporters who will get the opportunity to travel to a top conference side and be involved in what will be a good atmosphere. I believe we have filled the first three and with many others travelling in cars, for a club of our size it is excellent support and shows just how far we have progressed, I hope they fully enjoy the day and regardless of what the result may be, that they saviour the experience and have a great time, in fact similar to what I will be saying to the lads (except the result part!)," commented Glendon.