McCall talks about Hereford United

In advance of Saturday's game, Bradford City manager Stuart McCall has been talking to the Telegraph and Argus about Hereford United. He said he had been watching the progress of young striker Theo Robinson.

"I actually enquired about Robinson in the summer, though I didn't know too much about him at the time. But I was a day too late and he'd already gone to Hereford.

"He's only a young kid but he looks very good up front and we'll have to watch him carefully."

One player he knows about is Simon Johnson who played in some early pre-season games at the Valley Parade before being offered a trial with Hereford.

McCall also had some kind words to say about Graham Turner (pictured at Macclesfield), the Hereford United manager who will take charge of his 650th game for the Bulls on New Year's Day when Notts County come to Edgar Street.

"Graham does pretty much everything there - managing director, manager, physio, kitman and probably centre forward! He does the lot and he's done a terrific job.

"I've seen Hereford a couple of times now and been impressed. There's a good mix of young loan lads and the experience of players like Steve Guinan and big Trevor Benjamin.

"I saw them the other week at Bury when it looked like finishing in a draw but Robinson turned it on its head with a great goal in the last minute.

"That's probably the difference between ourselves and teams up there like Hereford. Teams at the top nick those results while we had a similar game at Mansfield recently and couldn't get that goal."

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