With Herefordshire Council elections due to take place in May and reports that some Hereford United supporters are considering standing as candidates, BN looks back to February 1999 when a similar situation had arisen.
Feb 15th 1999:
HEREFORD United football supporters announced today that they plan to contest the Herefordshire council elections in May, 2000.
Hereford United Independent Supporters Association (HUISA) has taken this action in response to an apparent lack of interest in United's cause by the majority of current councillors.
The future of Hereford United FC has been in the balance since relegation from The Football League in 1997. The previous board of directors negotiated a deal which will lead to the sale of Edgar Street for redevelopment and a move to a new ground. The search for and the building of a new ground is vital to the club's survival.
Local councillors have been approached to support this cause. Only some have shown any interest in the revived county's senior football club.
Over the past three months HUISA has been assessing the positions of Herefordshire councillors.
HEREFORD United football supporters announced today that they plan to contest the Herefordshire council elections in May, 2000.
Hereford United Independent Supporters Association (HUISA) has taken this action in response to an apparent lack of interest in United's cause by the majority of current councillors.
The future of Hereford United FC has been in the balance since relegation from The Football League in 1997. The previous board of directors negotiated a deal which will lead to the sale of Edgar Street for redevelopment and a move to a new ground. The search for and the building of a new ground is vital to the club's survival.
Local councillors have been approached to support this cause. Only some have shown any interest in the revived county's senior football club.
Over the past three months HUISA has been assessing the positions of Herefordshire councillors.
Supporters' chairman Mr Richard Tomkins said: "We have identified the
wards where councillors will support our aims. But we intend to contest the
others on a platform of Hereford United and other local issues."