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[Wilmslow Alty]

Just been sent this...

Herefordshire Council has given a short term lease to Hereford Football Club to bring football back to Edgar Street.

Hereford United had been wound up in December over tax debt.


HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL PRESS RELEASE

"The council has agreed a lease with Hereford Football Club today, Tuesday 24 February 2015. The agreement and lease are subject to contract and solicitors final comment.

The Hereford Football Club group, led by Jon Hale has successfully negotiated the short term lease to run from March 2015.  This means that the club can be registered with the Football Association in time to ensure that Edgar Street sees football back at the ground in time for the 2015/16 season.

Cllr Tony Johnson, leader of Herefordshire Council said, "We are delighted to announce Hereford Football Club as the new tenants for the ground.

The last few months have been fraught; there has been great uncertainty over the future of the ground and I am personally extremely pleased that we have been able to put an end to that uncertainty.

We hope that the historic supporters of the club will welcome the news and support Hereford Football Club with the same passion and fervour as Hereford United."

Giving their reaction to this news, Jon Hale, from Hereford FC, and Chris Williams, Chairman of Herefordshire United Supporters Trust (HUST) who are the key partner in the new club, said:

"We are very pleased to have reached an agreement with Herefordshire Council for a short term lease to allow Hereford FC to become the new tenants at Edgar Street.

As a partnership we'd like to thank the local authority for its commitment to seeing football continue at this historic, much loved stadium and we look forward to building a strong relationship with our landlord as the club moves forward."

[B. 4D]

I wish them all the best.
It's always the fans that have to suffer.
If this goes ahead, they can start supporting  a team again.
It might not be Hereford Utd, but something is better than nothing.

[nimeta]

I used to visit Hereford on business some years back. For its size it is relatively isolated geographically, so a place like that needs/deserves a football team of some substance. Hope it works out for them.

[taxi Phil]

I used to visit Hereford on business some years back. For its size it is relatively isolated geographically, so a place like that needs/deserves a football team of some substance. Hope it works out for them.

Was there last year.....it was quite busy at 5pm, but by 6.30 tumbleweed was blowing down the streets.

It's only 10 years ago that Hereford United made the Conference playoffs three seasons in a row.....and got through them at the third attempt. The potential is there, and I hope the phoenix well and truly rises over the next few seasons.

[Ballers]

I wish them all the best.
It's always the fans that have to suffer.
If this goes ahead, they can start supporting  a team again.
It might not be Hereford Utd, but something is better than nothing.

Perhaps not pertinent in this case but whenever there's strava at clubs the phrase "It's always the fans that have to suffer." gets said.

In many cases it's the fans who enjoy the good times funded by spurious directors etc.