Another game in doubt with Edgar Street pitch inspection called

Hereford last played at home on 8th November

There will be a precautionary pitch inspection at Edgar Street before the FA Trophy third-round tie on Saturday.

The club said an inspection will be held at 8.15am on Saturday, with Radcliffe the visitors for a 3pm kick off.

According to the Met Office as of 5.45pm on Friday, Hereford is set for clear skies until 8pm on Saturday with the chance of rain less than 5 per cent.

Hereford last played at home more than a month ago on 8th November when they were beaten 2-1 by Southport.

Since then, problems have plagued the Edgar Street pitch which has been left battered by heavy rain. The home tie against Peterborough Sports was switched to PIMS Park, with a waterlogged pitch postponing games against Macclesfield and Marine.

Despite work being carried out, tomorrow's game appears to be in doubt with a pitch inspection called.

Earlier this week, chair Chris Ammonds told the official Hereford website that groundsman Ben Bowen has made “considerable improvements” to a problem patch measuring roughly five metres by five metres.

He said Bowen has installed two new drains, verti-drained the pitch twice and used an “earthquake machine” — loaned by Luctonians — to break up compacted soil beneath the surface, before sanding the affected area to help drying.

With further work planned this week, Ammonds said the pitch “won’t look pristine” in one section but is now much firmer, stressing that only extreme rainfall would risk the fixture.

He also thanked Luctonians and Burghill Cricket Club for lending specialist equipment as the club works to manage the ongoing issue.

Read the full update from earlier this week here.