Hereford's Jamie Griffiths Talks To The Guardian

Jamie Griffiths With Steve Niblett

Hereford's media officer Jamie Griffiths is featured in today's Guardian talking about his love of Hereford and Saturday's FA Cup Tie against Telford.

“I started following Hereford United when I was seven or eight and was ballboy before moving on to help in the club shop, sell programmes and then volunteer with the media. Having been the media officer for Hereford United for over 10 years, I returned within months of Hereford FC starting up.

Hereford United had a fantastic history in the FA Cup and it’s great as the phoenix club to be able to carry that on, trying to create our own history. To be able to witness and be part of the magic of this competition is incredible. We sold over 1,000 tickets within 90 minutes of going on general sale. Everyone connected to the club has got the FA Cup bug.

We’ve already beaten one team from the league above in the previous round. The first 45 minutes at Eastleigh were incredible. Cheered on by almost 1,000 fans, we took control of the game and we looked like the team from the National League. But we know the players will have to be at their best once again to get past Telford. The ground will be packed for the weekend.

If we win against Telford, I’d like any league team at home. A tie picked for live TV coverage would be great, but we have to get past Saturday’s game first.”

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