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Next Game: Banbury Away On Friday March 29th Kick-Off 3.00pm

Friday, October 31, 2014

Favourites For Trophy Tie


Hereford United are favourites to win Saturday's FA Trophy tie in the first game in weeks to be covered by a bookmaker.

Victor Chandler offer 5/4 on Jon Taylor's side to win the game against lower graded AFC Totton, who are 7/4 to win with the draw 13/5.

The Stags, who play at the four year old Testwood Stadium, are probably best known recently for their FA Cup run in 2011/12 that saw them reach the Second Round to face Bristol Rovers in front of the ITV cameras. 

Since then their fortunes have reversed, being relegated from the Southern League Premier last season having been play-off candidates just two years before, with financial mismanagement blamed for their troubles. 

A new management committee is now in place, that has stabilised the ship, with the club owned by it's members. They agreed to sell their ground to two local businessmen earlier in the season to wipe out the vast majority of their historic debt leaving them with a 15 year lease on the site.

Chairman Andy Straker said, at the time of the sale: “We no longer have creditors screaming at the door for money. This has to be a season we can all look forward to.”

The Stags currently lie eighth in Division One South and West, having beaten Cinderford Town - winners at Edgar Street in the Red Insure Cup - 3-1 in the replay of the previous FA Trophy round.