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Hereford have confirmed Adam Rooney will take over as interim boss after Paul Caddis was sacked.
In an update on Thursday morning, less than 24 hours after it was announced the 37-year-old former Scotland international had left Edgar Street, chairman Chris Ammonds said Rooney would take training this evening.
First reported by Bulls News yesterday, Rooney will be part of the interim management team and assisted by goalkeeping coach Shaun Edwards and senior players.
Ammonds said he spoke with Rooney at length after Caddis was sacked to "discuss the immediate way forward for our club".
He said the 37-year-old former Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Aberdeen and Salford City forward had shown a "willingness to step up and help the club".
Ammonds said that was "very pleasing" and he was "impressed by his clarity of thought, his immediate ideas and his enthusiasm to take on leadership of the group from this evening (Thursday)".
Meanwhile, the club have had more than 20 applications for the managerial job, though they did not say how many were genuine, speculative or just from fans who had done well on the Football Manager game.
Rooney arrived at Edgar Street with Caddis in 2023 from Brackley Town and, as well as being registered as a player, has also been the Bulls' assistant manager.
He will be hoping for an instant reaction from his side as they look to bounceback from Tuesday's 3-0 defeat at AFC Telford United. A win at Haig Avenue would be the Bulls' first in their last seven National League North matches.