THE SOUTHERN League say they are “happy” with Hereford United’s situation and the Bulls look set to start the season playing at Step 3.
Hereford were booted out of the Football Conference on June 10 after failing to pay their football creditors and looked to have got in trouble with the Southern League after missing a deadline on Friday.
However, the Bulls have been given the green light to begin the season in the Southern Premier with league secretary Jason Mills saying: “As far as we’re concerned, we’re happy with the situation.
“Unless something drastic happens, we’ll be happy to have Hereford United playing in the Southern League – and we now need to start concentrating on sorting out next season’s fixtures.”
Despite the league’s stance, it’s understood that some players have still not been paid the wages they are owed from last season.
England C goalkeeper Daniel Lloyd-Weston, who starred for the Bulls last season, said: “I messaged my dad just to see if anything did come through and all he told me was I had a P45, but no money whatsoever.
“All I’ve received from Hereford through the post since I left, on 26 April, was a reimbursement offer, a P60 and a P45. That was it.”
Hereford fans will be marching from Edgar Street and through the city before meeting members of Herefordshire Council at their headquarters at Brockington on Thursday.
They have also set up an online petition “to protect the future of football in the city and reject the approaches of Mr Tommy Agombar to transfer the leases held by the club to his private companies”. It so far has 7,000 signatures.
