It's great to be back in the League

Graham Turner has been talking to Tony Leighton for an article on the Football League website.

The Hereford United manager speaks about the last two games and how his side bounced back from the defeat at Barnet to the great win over Coventry.

He then looks forward to the rest of the season.

"There are lots of hard matches ahead of us," says Turner, "but it's great to be back in the League and we're determined to stay there.

"With all due respect to the clubs in the Conference, it was lovely to look at the new season's fixture list when it came out and to see some of the teams we'd be up against and the grounds we'd be visiting.

"I'm delighted for the supporters in particular. A lot of them have stuck with us from the old days, but we've also got a lot of younger fans who we've nurtured and it's great for them because a lot of them had never seen us play in the League before.

"So it's hopefully going to be an enjoyable season for everybody concerned with Hereford United, but we know it's also going to be tough because League 2 is stronger than a lot of people give it credit for.

"Just look at this week's Carling Cup results - eight teams from League 2 knocked out Championship sides and that statistic speaks for itself. Nobody should kid themselves that this isn't a hard division.

"What we have to do is reproduce the form we showed against Coventry. That proved what we are capable of, but now we have to retain those standards. Even then though, I'd say that finishing in the top half of the table this season would be a good achievement."

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