Hereford FC chairman Jon Hale has given a long interview to the Non-League Daily.
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"What is gone is gone and we can't bring it back but we can move on.," said Hale.
"We need to move on together, to work together as a city and a football club and give ourselves something to be proud of. This club isn't just about the football, we want to push the community forwards and represent them with pride.
"The amount of local businesses who suffered when the old club disappeared, the way we felt something was missing, we have to put that back. We feel we can get attendances up to where they were and support our community, we want the club to be the heart and soul, at the centre of Hereford.
"There has been an incredible reaction because people realise how the old club went downhill so quickly and it upset everyone involved. The opportunity to get football going again, so quickly, needed everyone behind us and the FA understand that what we are doing is credible.
"That support has been a massive help to get things going so quickly and the supporters have got behind us, that suggests they will embrace us and we will hit the ground running.
"Everything has been on the back burner until the lease was agreed on Edgar Street and that is now done. The legal teams on both sides are now completing the conditions on the lease and that should happen in the next week or so. We have to have all of our details into the FA by the end of March if we are to enter the league pyramid and that includes details of the lease.
"In the background we are busy talking to sponsors, kit manufacturers, exploring merchandise opportunities and of course looking at appointing a manager. It's a busy time.
"We have a list of about a dozen applications that are credible but in total I think there were around forty applicants. There is no time scale for an appointment, we are going through a process and we hope it will be made before the end of the season but we have to get the right person to do so.
"We are a group of supporters and long standing supporters at that. But we have the skills on the board to drive this club forward and to give Hereford the club it deserves. We know we need to be patient and there is an air of expectancy but we can manage that and hopefully have some success. We are very well aware we will have to work at it, we have no right to be successful, the supporters know that too."
"What is gone is gone and we can't bring it back but we can move on.," said Hale.
"We need to move on together, to work together as a city and a football club and give ourselves something to be proud of. This club isn't just about the football, we want to push the community forwards and represent them with pride.
"The amount of local businesses who suffered when the old club disappeared, the way we felt something was missing, we have to put that back. We feel we can get attendances up to where they were and support our community, we want the club to be the heart and soul, at the centre of Hereford.
"There has been an incredible reaction because people realise how the old club went downhill so quickly and it upset everyone involved. The opportunity to get football going again, so quickly, needed everyone behind us and the FA understand that what we are doing is credible.
"That support has been a massive help to get things going so quickly and the supporters have got behind us, that suggests they will embrace us and we will hit the ground running.
"Everything has been on the back burner until the lease was agreed on Edgar Street and that is now done. The legal teams on both sides are now completing the conditions on the lease and that should happen in the next week or so. We have to have all of our details into the FA by the end of March if we are to enter the league pyramid and that includes details of the lease.
"In the background we are busy talking to sponsors, kit manufacturers, exploring merchandise opportunities and of course looking at appointing a manager. It's a busy time.
"We have a list of about a dozen applications that are credible but in total I think there were around forty applicants. There is no time scale for an appointment, we are going through a process and we hope it will be made before the end of the season but we have to get the right person to do so.
"We are a group of supporters and long standing supporters at that. But we have the skills on the board to drive this club forward and to give Hereford the club it deserves. We know we need to be patient and there is an air of expectancy but we can manage that and hopefully have some success. We are very well aware we will have to work at it, we have no right to be successful, the supporters know that too."