Hereford United chairman David Keyte has spoken to the Hereford Times about why the decision has been taken to introduce more cuts at Edgar Street.
"We have decided that we have to continue with further cutbacks," Keyte told Richard Prime of the HT.
"We made the decision after Tuesday night’s fixture with Halifax, with
a gate of about 1,100, allowed us to bank around £3,000.
"We had been contemplating cutbacks for a few weeks and probably should have done it sooner.
"We have decided to cut back on hours; the bars will not now open until 6pm."
The cuts include staff such as club secretary Lee Symonds and other office staff being put on a three day week and two of the catering staff, Richard Fletcher and his assistant Shirley Cannan, who have also had their hours reduced and are understood to be considering their position.
The Starlite Rooms will be closed to the public until 6pm at night.
"Basically, the facility will not be open to the public during the day, which is the exact opposite of what we set out to do, but the bars will be open for 6pm and we will still be open for functions and bookings," said Keyte.
Woking winning the FA Trophy match this afternoon hasn't helped admitted Keyte.
"We want to stay in cup competitions – it keeps the season going - but today it was job done at half-time.
"The financial facts are that we are losing £30,000 per month, and we now believe that we are taking £7-800 per month out in terms of the non-football departments by this move, so we are clearly not going to balance the books by this."
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"Basically, the facility will not be open to the public during the day, which is the exact opposite of what we set out to do, but the bars will be open for 6pm and we will still be open for functions and bookings," said Keyte.
Woking winning the FA Trophy match this afternoon hasn't helped admitted Keyte.
"We want to stay in cup competitions – it keeps the season going - but today it was job done at half-time.
"The financial facts are that we are losing £30,000 per month, and we now believe that we are taking £7-800 per month out in terms of the non-football departments by this move, so we are clearly not going to balance the books by this."
Read the full article on the Hereford Times Site: http://www.herefordtimes.com/