The Future of Edgar Street

The future of Edgar Street as a football ground is more secure now than for anytime since the Bulls faced relegation into the Conference in the mid-Nineties. That's the inference from Hereford United Chairman Graham Turner's comments included with the annual accounts just released.

"The long term future of the club at Edgar Street is in the process of being secured with the prospect of a new long lease for a reduced footprint of the ground," said Turner

"A new 1500 seater stand with all the ancillary facilities spectators expect from modern day stadia will be built and should be operational early in the 2010/2011 season, this is subject to a grant from the Football Foundation with the club itself providing substantial finance towards the overall cost.

"This will be the first phase of the redevelopment at both ends of the ground.

"Outside of the new footprint of the football facilities a commercial development will be built in which we will retain an interest.

"A joint venture agreement is in the process of being finalised with the Richardsons Developers which will see our long term debt to them accounted for, and new income streams for the club from commercial development.

"Further into the future the phase which will include development at the Merton Meadow End will provide the club with a new stand and spectator facilities at that end.

"The objective of a capacity of over 7,000 is achievable as part of te joint venture agreement."

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