Hereford fans showed their support for the HUST-run 50/50 match
day draw by purchasing the equivalent in tickets of over 87% of the attendance
at the Royston match - a new HUST 50/50 record. Prizes of £400, £200, £100 and £75 were paid out.
The appeal of the club is country-wide and beyond, with exiled
supporters maintaining their interest. Winner at the County Cup match was Anne
Wynne (pictured), who came down for the weekend from Doncaster.
Currently run by HUST, half the proceeds of the 50/50 match-day
draw are given out in prizes, and half go into shares purchase in the football
club by the Supporters Trust. Thus, every supporter who buys a ticket is
contributing to the growth of HFC as a community club.
The HUST chairman and 50/50 volunteer Richard Tomkins said, “The
importance of supporters having a big stake holding in their club has been
proven time and again, and we are most certainly future proofing during these
good times. Despite regularly achieving over an 80% take up level with some new
ideas and initiatives HUST intends to extend the reach of the 50/50 and
match-day draws still further in the future”.
Over £45,000 in prize money has been won by supporters over the last
two seasons, with in excess of 180 winners to date.
