So here I am again, writing about another football club who look to be at the end of their life. it felt like yesterday I was writing about Darlington, then Hinckley United. Hereford United, the club that brought us one of the greatest FA Cup giantkillings of all time when Ronnie Radford's special goal defeated Newcastle in 1972, could be gone within two weeks, after a CVA Proposal was rejected by creditors. I'm not going to write this and pretend I know the full story about the Bulls' awful demise, because I don't, and that would be wrong, but simply on what I do know - the basic facts. I'm not a Hereford United supporter, nor have I have ever been to Edgar Street, let alone Hereford, but I know it is a club at the heart of the city, with strong community ties and dedicated supporters.
In June 2014, at the end of the Skrill Premier season, The Bulls' were expelled from the Conference due to financial irregularities; debts spiralled to £1.3m, but the club were accepted into the Southern League for the 2014/15 season. Former manager Martin Foyle headed a winding up petition against the club, however, and has been joined by former staff members and HMRC, but it has been adjourned a number of times.
Yesterday, 14th August 2014, just two days before start of the Premier League season begins, the CVA (Company Voluntary Agreement) proposed to pay off the debts to the creditors was rejected, and the club have been given just two weeks to find major investment or face liquidation. Many fans have lambasted chairman David Keyte for the problems that have faced the club, and it looks likely that him and the Edgar Street faithful will be making their last journey to the 6000 capacity ground on the 30th August, when the Bulls host Burnham, unless something close to a miracle happens. 1st September is fast becoming the day Hereford United cease to exist.
R.I.P Hereford United. Successfully killed 2014.
