Hereford Times - 14th January 2016 - Page 151
Hereford Times - 14th January 2016 - Page 151
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A jar—w? heretordtimescom Thursday, January 14, 2016 THE HEREFORD TlMES 151 Sportsdesk phone: 01432 845810 email: sport@herefordtimes.com ' I Kinnersley announced as ' Bulls’ new chief executive :9 .q’fi'lfic‘fi‘.‘ 3t THE man who has helped the volunteers at Hereford FC has been appointed chief executive of the Ed- gar Street club. Ken Kinnersley was a non- executive operations direc- tor, but his new paid role means he will have overall responsibility of the day—to— day running of the club. “I am very proud to have been offered this role and can assure Bulls supporters that my energies will be di- rected to ensuring we have a successful club we can all be proud to support,” said Kinnersley. “The club has already been on an incredible jour- ney and it has been an hon~ our to be involved working alongside Chris [Ammonds] and Jamie [Griffiths] in the office, the board of direc- tors and the fantastic band of volunteers we are privi- leged to have here. “Unless you spend time here you would not believe quite how much work needs to be done to run this club off the field and manage the stadium itself, whether on a matchday or a normal weekday. “The fantastic support we By Paul Rogers 01432 845870 {3 ro-"zI herefordtimes.com Twitter apHTnewsroom have received is a huge pos~ itive, but it does mean that the business model origi- nally put in place was sim— ply not suitable for the size of the business this now is. “The paid role I have ac- cepted means that, along- side Chris and Jamie, I now have overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of the club, while the direc- tors will focus their time on the club’s short and longer- term strategies." Hereford FC chairman Jon Hale says Kinnersley’s appointment is due to how busy it is at Edgar Street. “As a board, we have been discussing our business model and staffing struc- ture for the last few months and it was clear that what we had in place simply did not fit with the size of the business Hereford FC is be— coming,” he said. “An incredible amount goes on at Edgar Street be- hind the scenes every day to ensure we all have foot- ball matches to enjoy and we have been told that the office is often as busy now as it was when Edgar Street was hosting League One football. “With that being the case. we feel it is only right to bolster the permanent staff we have in the office to en- sure we are looking after . the welfare of those already in place and also the wel- fare of the club, too. “Ken has been a key figure in the Hereford FC story so far. He has been at the club almost every day on a vol- untary basis since the very start and has managed the work programme around the stadium. “We are delighted that Ken has accepted the role we have offered him and, al- though we did speak to oth- er people about this role, we have no doubt he is the right man for the job. “Ken’s appointment to a paid role means he will no longer be a non-executive director. However, he will be directly accountable to the board in terms of im- plementing the operational strategy the directors map out." Ken Kinnersley is the new chief executive of Hereford FC I FROM BACK PAGE “It is a seven-day-a—week outfit and and we’re flexi~ ble in using extra staff, but of course, we would had to have brought more in because of the expected hordes of people that were going to come. “We had 2,500 for the FC United game in the FA Cup, but a lot of the things used for that are still applicable now, for example extra t01- lets. ' _ “When you’re in our league and wake up on a Saturday morning, any- thing can happen, but of course, it would have been one of those spec1al occa- sions. Our main disap- pointment is we won t be playing a football match because there’s not enough time to rearrange 1t. Reg Reynolds, who runs away travel for Hereford supporters, predicted around 1,200 Bulls fans would have made the Jour- ney to Willenhall. “We were going to take four or five coaches and had already filled three- and-a-half,” said Reynolds. “There is a loss of reve- nue for Herefordas well because we were going to arrange a sponsorship deal, where money off the coaches goes back to the club, with sponsorship of players. There was also going to be a hospitality package for eight people, like at AFC Wulfrunians. “It would have been the first really big league game because they are right up there and we are top. “I really feel sorry for Khalsa because, if the game was on Saturday, I reckon they would have made about £20,000 to £30,000. “But, we have to accept we are so far down the ladder that we are going to be dic- tated to by other people.” The winner of this Saturday‘s Vase match will be away to either Hampshire side Hartley Wintney or Bradford Town, based in Wiltshire. “I haven't really looked at the draw in depth but I know one of the teams [Hartley Wintney] because they beat Merthyr in the FA Cup," added Beadle. Showdown has to wait “If we get through, we’ll be in the last 16, so there’ll be no easy games.” ' Hereford, who play Alvechurch in the league next Saturday. have brought in Ross Staley from Shortwood United due to Adam Page being sidelined for the rest of the season. “I know Mus [Mustapha Bundu] and Pablo [Haysham] can play on the left, but they’re both right- footed, so sometimes it‘s nice to have a balance and have a left-footer in the side," said Beadle. Staley said it was a “no— brainer” to hook up with the Bulls. “The manager told me about the ambition of the club and of course every- one knows about Hereford,” said Staley. “It’s a well established club and a big club and, with all the people here and the fact I knew a few of the lads before I came, in the end it was a bit of a no brainer for me. “I just couldn’t refuse the opportunity to come.” Hereford supporters leaving Edgar Street after last Saturday's abandoned game against Leicester Nirvana Peggy match abandoned FOOTBALL Pegasus Juniors match against Malvern Town was abandoned after 65 minutes. with Malvem leading 5—1, Pegasus lead 1-0 in the West Midlands r Regional 1 League Premier Dwisuon matcn thanks a goal from Ash Lear but L" stormed back With goats f". Hayes l2). Lee Hoe ” Whittai—Williams and J Reynolds before in called off. ln Dir/ism Parry scored l'fingtr nera 1-0 Win a: Sher Pathfinder. but 3: . to St Martins Sinkorr are Dmslon On Tenbury' Tr. Ix". 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The 38—year-old, from Hereford. has instead decided to focus on the Rio Paralympic trials, which take shortty before the Championships in Madeira. i + |
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