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Saturday, December 20, 2014

Comments About Hereford's Liquidation From Supporters


Lots of supporters have spoken to BBC Hereford and Worcester following the news that Hereford United (1939) Ltd is no more.

First a few words from Jesse Norman MP for Hereford who has played a major part in helping to expose the recent owners of the club for what they were.

"We have now won through thanks to unremitting efforts of the supporters trust and the people around Hereford United.

"I think this is the best Christmas present we could have wanted and I think it's the beginning of something potentially very significent and good and long term and new for football in Herefordshire.

"My heart goes out to all the people who has been mucked around, dealt with dishonestly, had their debts that they were owed by the club fogged off, put by and never paid.

"And I just think at Christmas time we should be thinking about the football creditors and other creditors of Hereford United who has been left high and dry by Lonsdale, Agombar and their dirty promises."

Hereford United legend Ricky George was another fan who has commented.

"It's a relief, it's terribly sad and there will be lots of people very emoitional today.

"But it's a relief because there didn't appear to be any other outcome that would keep this club going in some form or another.

"The supporters, the supporters trust and everyone else have been campaigning against the people who took over in June have been proved to be absolutely right.

"Whatever the new club will be called, it will retain the history and that's most important as long as they continue to play at Edgar Street.

"Whatever level of football you play, it's the fans.

"Football clubs wouldn't exist without the fans."

HUST chairman Chris Williams said the old club had to die before the new club can be created.

"The debt that was left in this football club would always make it very difficult for anybody to want to invest in this club.

"Because of that debt around its neck, the old club had to die before the new club could be created.

"Lots of people supported the closing of this club who were owed a lot of money.

"We should remember those people who tried to do the right thing for football and also the right thing for the football club."

Other supporters were asked about how Hereford United had affected their lives. One, Terry Goodwin, said it had probably led to his career at the BBC

"I've been watching Hereford United for the best part of twenty years.

"I used to go with my dad and my brothers and that's how I got into it.

"Hereford United are probably to blame for me getting my first job at the BBC working at BBC Hereford and Worcester.

"I've got lifelong friends that I've made through the football club.

"It's part of being that big community.

"This season we haven't had that community but I'm confident that will all come back in the future.

"The people are still there and that's the most important thing so the club will come back."