Near enough safe now says Turner

After collecting seven points form their last three games, Hereford United manager Graham Turner can reflect this morning that his club are well on course to a reasonable first season in League Two.

"We are near enough safe now, so we may as well have a go and see if we can win some more games," Turner told the League Paper after yesterday's goal-less draw against Rochdale.

Hereford are nineth in League Two with 48 points from 34 games. Whilst out of the clubs in mid-table Chester, Shrewsbury and Bristol Rovers have played less games, the Bulls would only drop three places if overtaken by all of their near-neighbours.

9 Hereford 34 -1 48
10 Notts County 35 2 47
11 Peterborough 35 -2 46
12 Chester 33 1 45
13 Shrewsbury 30 16 44
14 Bristol Rovers 32 -1 44
15 Mansfield 34 0 42
16 Barnet 34 -12 42

Hereford travel to Chester on Tuesday for the postponed fixture from two weeks ago. If Chester win they will go above the Bulls but a point, or even better three, would keep the Bulls in nineth spot. There are no other League Two fixtures until next weekend except for today's Wrexham/Shrewsbury clash.

After the Chester match there are just eleven more games for the Bulls this season. A resonable run-in could mean a top ten finish which would be an excellent start for Hereford United in their first season back where they belong.



Rob Purdie who played at left back yesterday

Meanwhile Rob Purdie is in the League Paper's team of the week after another good performance from him yesterday.

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