Former Herefordshire Council leader Roger Phillips has backed a 'genuine local' bid to get the Edgar Street leases.
In a January Update to his Council ward, Phillips writes:
'December saw the end of Hereford United with the club being wound up in the courts. The good news is that as a result Herefordshire Council has, as freeholders taken procession of the two leases and therefore regained the ownership of the ground. The opportunity now arises to develop the two ends of the ground and rent out the pitch and facilities to genuine local supports who can start to rebuild the club again.'
Phillips led the Council between 2003 and 2011, helping the club secure a new lease agreement that allowed the side to regain Football League status. He is still Councillor for Pembridge & Lyonshall with Titley.