Hereford Times - 28th January 2016 - Page 144
Hereford Times - 28th January 2016 - Page 144
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142 THE HEREFORD TIMES Thursday. January 28, 2016 herefordtimes.com Sargeant targets big things at club ~ following move See Sport 4 ort Tchoukball Club on move Landmark day for Ladies Hereford thrash Colwall Smith confident of victory Sport 1 Sport 3 Sport 5 Sport 6 HEREFORD FC were giv» en 1 timely boost going into this Sum (1113 RA \‘ase game against Har-t leg» VV111tne3 with the neus that title rivals .Alvechurch dropped points in the Mid- land Football League Pre< mier Division. The Worcestershire side. who gained a point against Hereford on Saturday. could only draw H at home against strugglers Quorn. Alvechurch host Brocton this Saturday. whereas the Bulls will be aiming to take another step towards Wem- bley. More than 1,000 fans are set to watch the game, with a large following support- ing the Bulls. If Hereford win they will be just two rounds away from playing at Wembley. "From the minute I walked in, it was in the background but we‘ve defi- nitely got our feet firmly on the ground and we don't want to look too far ahead." said Hereford goalkeeper Martin Horsell. "We’ve got to get there first and the only way we‘re going to do that is concen- trate on own game. “The pitch could be a lev— eller because of the condi- tions, that could be a possi— bility. but I still think we've got quality to win that game . “I haven‘t seen their per- sonnel, but I think we’re in sync and the lads are really starting to gel. “I think we‘ve got enough to win the game.” If the game is level after 90 minutes then another 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If that doesn‘t separate the sides, there will be a replay at Edgar Street on Tuesday. As it stands, Hereford are due to face Alvechurch in the third round of the Mid- League boost, now it’s cup fever land Football League Cup on that date, with the wine ner travelling to Highgate United. But Hereford manager Pete Beadle believes both teams will field weakened teams. “I’m sure both teams will be different because both teams’ priority will he get- ting out of this league,” he said, Right: Ryan Green and Mike Symons celebrating Hereford’s goal in the Alvechurch game FA plans to close By Paul Rogers THE Herefordshire Football Association is to consider the dissolution of its local league due to the cm rent state of the game in the county An email sent out to sides playing in Herefordshire football. explains that an “extraordinary meeting of the Herefordshire Football League" (HFL) has been called to discuss the plans. The message suggests that a proposed new Herefordshire Football Association County League will take the place of the HFL, with the HFA taking on all running costs. Attendance at the meeting on February 8 is mandatory. clubs have been told and non- attendance will incur a line of £50. The message states that Jim Lambert the chief executive of the Herefordshire Football Association will present a motion “that the dissolution of ‘the Herefordshire Foot- ball League‘ will take place follow ing the conclusion of the 2015- 2016 season‘ . “The management com» mittee will be responsible for the winding up of the assets and liabilities of the competition," the email reads. “Any surplus assets will be transferred to a specific holding account Within the County Football Associa- tion from which allocations are made as determined by the Special General Meet- 1Lambert told the Hereford Times this week that more details will be released pri- or to the meeting. Eleven-aside football has been on a steady decline for several years. with the number of sides playing on Saturdays and Sunday dropping each season. There are currently three divisions on a Saturday and two on a Sunday — few- er than half the number from 20 years ago. Belmont Wanderers and Tupsley have already with- drawn from Division One this season after struggling to raise sides. down local league The Herefordshire Football Association wants to dissolve the HFL and create a new County League Both teams were promot- ed from Division Three last year. “A lot of people’s interests now lie elsewhere — it was difficult for me to run a team,” said Dan Pitt, who managed Belmont, who also withdrew a Sunday League side this season. “Players are not inter- ested anymore, especially siérce the rise of Hereford F “They would rather watch them than play football, which is sad, but I can un- derstand why. “I know Tupsley had a similar problem with play- ers losing interest and I’ve noticed a difference.” HFL secretary Pete Stead said the league always try to help struggling clubs. “We always try to help with anyone that is strug- gling by finding them play- ers that are not doing any- thing,” said Steadi. - “Tupsley signed a lot of new players week by week to fulfil their fixtures, but struggled to commit be- cause they were losing eve- ry week. “We had Hereford United as a league club for many years and that didn’t have an impact, so I don’t think that’s the reason “The problem is that kids start playing football at a very young age, so when they are 16 or 17 they have had enough and there is no desire anymore I don’ t know what the answer is. 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