James thought about leaving Hereford

Tony James has told the Worcester news that he thought about leaving Hereford if he could join a Football League club. The Hereford United captain signed a contract to stay at Edgar Street for another year earlier this week.

"I did take my time over the contract. I did think long and hard about moving my family and going to another club. And one or two things did come my way but nothing concrete," said James.

"But in the end, for the sake of signing another year's contract, I did not feel there was any need to move on. And at the end of the day, I believe we can get promoted and I want to lift the trophy with Hereford.

"I love playing for Hereford and having been here for as long that I have, and because my family are from here, it would have been really difficult for me to leave. It's a big decision.

"After the last two years, we've now got to be winning the league outright. I think that's got to be our priority.

"It's not the best finishing second because you feel you should go up and anything can happen in the play-offs. The players don't enjoy losing out in the play-offs."

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