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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Another First For The Bulls


Another chapter in the history of Hereford United takes place this evening.

Whilst it's nowhere near as important as the FA Cup victory over Newcastle in 1972 or that game at the Walkers Stadium which put the Bulls back into the Football League in 2006, tonight sees the first televised game to take place at Edgar Street on a Saturday evening.

(As opposed to the Wigan FA Cup game in November 2002 which kicked off at 5.35 - teatime not evening!)

BT Sport are the TV company involved and they are committed to televising more than 20 Conference matches this season.

The Bulls have already been on BT once this season. However that was a game they might want to forget, a damp Thursday evening at Salisbury where they were defeated 4-1.

However, although the Bulls lost 2-1 at Kidderminster on Boxing Day, they've been on a better run of form having beaten league leaders Cambridge United 1-0 last Saturday.

Meanwhile Forest Green Rovers have disappointed this season to date. Reputed to have one of the highest budgets in the Conference, they currently lie 13th in the table, just four places above the Bulls.

So this evening's game has the potential to be quite exciting, perhaps more so for the Bulls with so many young players in their squad looking to further their careers in front of the cameras.

The bookies feel Forest Green might win this game.

For example BetVictor is quoting the following prices:

Hereford 9/5 Draw 12/5 Forest Green 6/4

However the best price for a Hereford win is 19/10 with William Hill. A draw is 13/5 with Bet365.

Finally Hereford United are hoping for a decent crowd this evening with several money-off offers available.

Firstly adults wanting to watch both this evening's game and New Year Day's game against Kidderminster can do so for just £20, but that's only in the Meadow End and Len Weston terrace.

Youngsters can watch this evening's game for just £1.

The club are also hoping that season tickets holders might consider paying to watch the game which would help the appeal to raise £35,000 to contribute to this months wage bill. Collection buckets are expected to be taken around the ground and in the bars.

For those unable to watch the game live, it will be on BT Sport from 7pm. And as ever BBC Hereford and Worcester will cover the game along with Bulls Player.

But none of them are any substitute to watching it live.

Kick-off is at 7.30pm.