NLP Enters Administration

The future of The Non-League Paper, and it's sister The League Paper, are in doubt after the company was placed in Administration for the second time.

A large hole has been found in the company accounts, and the Finance Director and Account Manager have both left the company. The hole may be the subject of a Police investigation.

Editor David Emery said: "We were in the process of doing a management buyout involving myself when we discovered these problems. We are trying to discover where the money has gone and how. This is a problem for lots of small companies who rely on financial experts to handle their accounts. Personally it is a horror that people who you trust in a small company can betray you so badly that it puts the business in jeopardy."

Emery expects The Non-League Paper to continue but placed doubt on The League Paper's continuance, adding that the fledgling paper would be at the mercy of new owners just six months after it's debut. Current major backer Chris Ingram, Chairman of Woking, has financed the company in the interim until a buyer can be found.

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Signing news probable next Thursday says Turner

Graham Turner has told BBC Hereford and Worcester that he expects to be able to talk about new signings next Thursday.

"Probably middle of next week we'll make announcements on players. We might call a press day for Thursday when we start pre-season training ," said Turner.

Meanwhile Turner suggested there is some uncertainty about whether Craig Stanley has left Edgar Street.

"I'm not sure whether Craig Stanley has left us. I spoke to his agent yesterday and he hasn't signed for anybody."

Meanwhile Leo Fortune-West is reported to have signed for Rushden and Diamonds.

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Sheldon Signs Bulls Deal

After weeks of speculation, Hereford United have confirmed that Gareth Sheldon has signed a one year deal at Edgar Street.

Sheldon, 25, left Kidderminster Harriers after a disappointing season. He was believed to have chosen Kiddy over the Bulls last summer after leaving Exeter, but has finally made the move to Edgar Street.

The versatile left sided attacking player, who can play left wing, midfield, or as a central striker, was said to be carry additional weight which restricted his performances last season. However a strong pre-season under fitness coach Tony Ford may bring the best back out of a player who has over 100 Football League appearances already under his belt from his time at Scunthorpe and Exeter.

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FL Wins £4 In ITV Digital Case

The Football League have won £4 (yes, £4) in damages after winning their case against their former legal advisors.

The FL took Edge Ellison to court seeking £150 million in damages over their advice to the FL while negotiating the failed ITV Digital contract. The judge found two counts of breach of duty in the FL's favour, and awarded damages of £2 each stating that neither breach was serious.

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How the fixtures are compiled

Work actually begins on a fixture list two years in advance. The Football League's fixtures department is already working on season 2008/09.

Sandra Whiteside, Head of Fixtures, Events and Competitions, and David Cookson, Fixtures Secretary, have the arduous task of trying to accommodate the requests of FIFA, UEFA, the FA, the clubs, the police and the fans into a 46-week fixture calendar.

With more than 50 years experience at The Football League between them Sandra and David have built up a wealth of knowledge that allows them to know instinctively what will work and what won't.

Sandra said: "There are lots of misconceptions that surround our job. It has got increasingly difficult over the years and there is far more fixture congestion now. But the job is still interesting.

"It has become a real balancing act and we do try our best to come up with the fixtures that are balanced. At the end of the day we want a published set of fixtures that the clubs can complete."

The fixture preparation begins when FIFA announces its list of international dates. UEFA and other federations around the world then schedule their own international fixtures based on FIFA's list.

Another complication to the preparation of the fixture list is club
requests.

Details are collated via a questionnaire which is sent to clubs each March/April. This allows clubs to work with their local police force to identify certain dates when they would have difficulty hosting a game - ie when major events are on in the area such as Gay Pride in Brighton, major religious celebrations such as Eid, or the Northampton Balloon Festival.

In addition clubs and their police forces will identify opponents they cannot host over Bank Holiday periods.

The experience of the staff involved irons out most of the potential problems before working parties meet in June to formulate the final list.

But any movement of fixtures at the drafting stage can cause serious problems.

Sandra explained: "It is another misconception that you can simply move a fixture. Any game that is moved involves at least two teams on four playing dates and more often than not you could be looking at reviewing the fixtures for 12 clubs on four dates. This is because teams are grouped with their pairings and any movement will affect pairings up and down the country and may put several sets of fans in one area at the same time.

David added: "It is never simply a case of clubs playing home and away on alternate Saturdays throughout the season.

"There are certain rules, like clubs can't have three successive home Saturday matches or three consecutive away matches. It is a misconception that all clubs can have a perfect home and away sequence.

"One thing we have always tried to do is minimise travel around holiday periods, but supporters need to recognise that some clubs prefer to make long journeys in midweek - it cuts down on their overheads because they don't need to pay for overnight accommodation. The club will travel on the day of the game and head straight home after the match. These requests mean we now have very limited options when we try to minimise travel with supporters in mind. Fans do need to know that we do try and help them as much as we can, but at the end of the day The Football League has to get the fixtures played."

The sequences are worked out by hand and on computers at the offices of Atos Origin in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Their draft list is then put before representatives of the clubs, the police and supporters groups, who review and alter the list where necessary.

Once the initial list is finalised and released, clubs have a 10-day period in which they can request matches to be moved to - usually by a day ie Wednesday to Tuesday or Saturday to Friday.

The job of fixture preparation has become more and more complicated over the years, and with ever increasing demands of European competition and international fixtures it is not set to become any easier in future years.

"It makes life harder and it makes it harder to sequence," Sandra said. "The more things in the equation the harder it becomes to get an acceptable fixture list."

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Guinan To Stay With Cheltenham

Notts County manager Steve Thompson has told their official website that Steve Guinan will remain a Cheltenham player.

Thompson publically named Guinan last week as a target, and the Bulls were also believed to be interested in their former striker, but the manager has admitted defeat in his efforts to take Guinan to Meadow Lane:

"Before I had my job interview for this job, I had to be armed with players I was going to bring in straight away. And to be fair, we've landed all the ones I have wanted, except Guinan who has told us now he will more than likely be staying at Cheltenham.

"I had targeted him and spoken to him. He was tempted to join us, but one factor was his partner is expected a baby any time soon so he was keen to stay in the area he was in, plus the challenge of playing in a Division higher was too much to resist.

"He told me had I taken the job two weeks earlier it was more than likely he would have joined us, but he is one to monitor during the season. We wish him well."

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Tam decision likely today

Graham Turner returned to Edgar Street yesterday after a short break and is understood to be spending most of his time talking to potential new signings. But the one deal every Hereford United supporter hopes has been completed is that with Tamika Mkandawire.

The pointers suggest that Mkandawire and Turner have done a deal. Hopefully it will be announced later today.

Meanwhile Turner is understood to be meeting Jon Wallis who was recently released by Gillingham today.

Finally there is speculation that a deal with a striker is close. Several names have been banded about but with many current contracts not ending until the end of the month supporters may have to wait at least another week or so for news on new players joining Hereford United.

In any case Turner is unlikely to rush into signing of players without ensuring their fitness. He will not want to give a contract to someone like Stacy Coldicott who hardly played a game for the Bulls all last season.

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Girolami to manage Presteigne

Adriano Girolami is to manage Presteigne.

Hereford United's Football in the Community officer takes over from Karl Chapman.

Girolami played against Hereford United last season when the Bulls met Kington in the HFA Cup. As a professional he played for Oxford United.

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Sky Net Orient Carling Match

Sky have named the Leyton Orient - West Brom Carling Cup clash as their live game.

The match will be shown on Thursday 24th August.

Meanwhile, Chester's £100,000 move for former winger Kevin Ellison has collapsed with the player joining Tranmere for an undisclosed fee. Swindon have signed ex-Rotherham winger Andy Monkhouse on a free transfer. Notts County have signed striker Tcham N'Toya from Chesterfield on a permanent deal, leaving just one striker spot free for the side chasing Steve Guinan, and taken defender Austin McCann from Boston. Macclesfield have signed striker Marvin Robinson from Lincoln on a free transfer. Swansea are still waiting on an answer from Wycombe for defender Roger Johnson, with the manager's job still vacant and the player on holiday.

Ex-Bull Jay Lovett, who spent two months at Edgar Street on loan towards the end of the 2002/03 season, has joined Eastbourne from Lewes.

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Stanley Quits Edgar Street

Craig Stanley has left Edgar Street after failing to agree terms on a new deal, according to the Hereford Times.

Stanley, 23, played 94 times for the club in two seasons, missing just eight games in his time at the club after signing from Telford. He was named by Alex Inglethorpe as a target for the former Exeter manager before his St James Park departure, and may still follow Adam Stansfield to Devon.

However, young prospect Sam Gwynne has signed a new deal and brings the number of players currently contracted to nine. Stanley's departure means the Bulls are likely to bring in up to a dozen new faces for their return to the League.

Only Tamika Mkandawire's future remains unresolved with the main stumbling block believed to be over the length of the contract. Tam is believed to be looking for a 12 month deal, which will mean he could leave on a Bosman free next summer, with the club offering a two year contract.

The Hereford Times also reports that Season Ticket sales are strong with £10-15,000 worth of sales each day since the opening day rush, suggesting that around £100,000 has been banked from sales.

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Full Fixture List for Hereford United

There is a full fixture list for Hereford United on the BBC fixtures and results link which can be found on the top left of this page.

The season starts with an away game at Stockport on August 5th and finishes with an away game at Torquay on May 5th.

For reasons of copyright we can not print the whole list however below are the games for August.

Saturday, 05 August 2006: Stockport v Hereford, 15:00

Tuesday, 08 August 2006: Hereford v Lincoln City, 19:45

Saturday, 12 August 2006: Hereford v Chester, 15:00

Saturday, 19 August 2006: Barnet v Hereford, 15:00

Tuesday, 22 August 2006: Carling Cup: Hereford v Coventry, 19:45

Saturday, 26 August 2006: Hereford v Hartlepool, 15:00

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Halifax after Fortune-West

Halifax Town are beleived to be interested in signing Leo Fortune-West.

The 6ft 4in striker was released by Doncaster at the end of last season. His appearances for the club were curtailed by injuries.

Rushden and Diamonds are also thought to have made enquires about the player. It is reported that their manager Paul Hart met West recently. Hart is set to sign a striker on Friday according to the R&D website.

Now 35, Fortune-West has said he might become a referee or possibly combine playing for another season whilst he trained as a referee.

Meanwhile Halifax manager Chris Wilder has cited Hereford United as an example to follow to get the Shaymen out of the Conference.

"Hereford is the model we are looking to run on," Wilder told Halifax Today.

"When they were relegated they had financial problems and gradually improved those over the years.

"Off the pitch they came out of a cva and then went on to look at the playing side to get into a position where they could compete to get out of the league.

"If we can keep on improving the club we might enjoy a bit more success."

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Bulls News to sponsor Fleetwood

Bulls News is pleased to announce that it will sponsor Hereford United's young striker Stuart Fleetwood for the coming season.

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Bulls home in on striker

Hereford United are understood be close close to signing a new striker. Should the addition to Graham Turner's squad be made, it will be the first "new" player to sign on for the League campaign. Wayne Brown, recently made a permanent squad memeber, was the first signing after a year long loan deal at Edgar Street after he transfered from Chester City.

The forward is said to be in the "Guy Ipoua mould" and so a big powerful player is expected. Hopefully the player will be more lucky with injuries than Ipoua was and will put in more games throughout the course of the season. A player in that build gives an alternative option in attack which, with Stuart Fleetwood and Andy Williams already contracted to the club, may well compliment the two youngsters style of play.

The signing has, though, not been confirmed as Turner is away until tomorrow. It is thought though that the player will put pen to paper soon after Turner's return. Rumours have previously suggested that Leo Fortune-West had been a target for Hereford, but again it is not know whether he is the unnamed striker in question.

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Stansfield Expects First Time Promotion With Grecians

Former Bulls striker Adam Stansfield expects to be a Football League player in 12 months time.

Speaking to the Exeter Express and Echo, Stansfield expects his new side to become his third Conference promotion side: "I have been promoted with the last two clubs I have been with and there is no reason why Exeter can't be the third. I do feel I am only dropping back into the Conference for one year as I am confident we can get promoted next season."

Stansfield also expects 20 goals a season from himself, a target he failed to hit at Edgar Street: "At the start of every season I set myself a target of at least 20 goals. If I can stay injury-free then I am sure I can achieve that."

Stansfield then went on to speak about the Bulls: "Leaving Hereford was hard, it is a lovely place and the people there have been really good to me and my family. But they wouldn't offer me more than a year and I needed to look after my family and the offer from Exeter was a good one. And coming back to Devon will be good for the kids. It will be nice for them to see their grandparents more often."

But Stansfield refuted reports that he had 'done the dirty' on the Bulls: "What has come out has actually made me look quite bad, but I rang Hereford a week ago last Friday to let them know I was rejecting their contract offer."

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Coventry Home Tie For Bulls In Carling Draw

The Bulls have been drawn at home to Championship club Coventry City in the First Round of the Carling Cup.

Coventry, now managed by Mickey Adams, have had a financial struggle over the last few years since dropping out of the Premiership but have stabilised in the Championship and are a rated as a play-off contender for the coming season.

There are several famous names in the Coventry squad including former Scottish international Don Hutchinson and Trinidad's Stern John.

In other notable ties in the draw Accrington entertain Notts Forest, Chester travel to Leeds, Barnet travel to Cardiff, and Shrewsbury travel to Birmingham City. The games will take place in the week commencing August 21st.

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Carling Cup Draw Noon Tomorrow

The Carling Cup first round draw is at noon tomorrow.

The Bulls have been placed in the South draw, along with the likes of Birmingham, West Brom, and Cardiff. The draw includes all 72 Football League sides with the 12 Premiership sides not playing European football joining in the second round, and the remaining eight sides joining in the third round.

Since the Bulls last played in the League Cup the format has changed slightly with the first round draw pitting Seeded clubs, the higher placed teams in the League structure last season, against Unseeded clubs. The draw format guarantees a tie against at least a League One side. The first round is now a single tie rather than a two-legged affair and will be played in the week beginning 21 August, with ties decided on the night with extra-time and penalties if necessary.

South Seeded Teams:
1 Birmingham City
2 West Bromwich Albion
3 Crystal Palace
4 Coventry City
5 Norwich City
6 Luton Town
7 Cardiff City
8 Southampton
9 Plymouth Argyle
10 Ipswich Town
11 Queens Park Rangers
12 Southend United
13 Colchester United
14 Millwall
15 Brighton & Hove Albion
16 Brentford
17 Swansea City
18 Bristol City

South Unseeded Teams:
19 Gillingham
20 Yeovil Town
21 AFC Bournemouth
22 Northampton Town
23 Leyton Orient
24 Cheltenham Town
25 Milton Keynes Dons
26 Swindon Town
27 Walsall
28 Wycombe Wanderers
29 Peterborough United
30 Shrewsbury Town
31 Boston United
32 Bristol Rovers
33 Barnet
34 Torquay United
35 Notts County
36 Hereford United

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Green wins NLP Goal of the Season

The Non League Paper has published the winners of its awards for performances in the Conference.

Hereford United's now ex-player Ryan Green won the Goal of the Season award for his winner in the Play-off game against Halifax.

Tamika Mkandawire came close to winning the Player of the Season title but that award went to Ian Craney of Accrington Stanley.

"There were a lot of votes for Tamika. In fact he was very close to winning the player of the year outright. He was just edged out by Ian Craney," said the NLP editor talking to BBC Hereford and Worcester.

"But Tamika ran him very, very close and there was some very nice things said about him.

"We all think he is an absolute star."

Consolation for Mkandawire however as he won the Young Player award.

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Bulls 25-1 to win League Two

Hereford United are priced at 25-1 to win League Two.

That price is available with Betdirect, Corals, Betfred and Stan James.

The other newcomers to the League, Accrington Stanley, are at 20-1 with at least five different bookies.

Current favourites to win the Division are Swindon whose price ranges from 11-2 to 9-1.

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Two players talking to Turner

Two of the players Graham Turner is beleived to be talking to are Jon Wallis and Richard Rose. Both were released by Gillingham last month.

Both players will know Dean Beckwith and Bulls physio Wayne Jones. Wallis is expected to meet Turner on Friday to talk terms according to the Kent press.

"When I was told about being released it was a bit depressing," said Wallis.

"I'd never had a setback in my career before but I'm looking to improve now.

"I made a few mistakes but I've learned from them but those might have cost me.

"I wasn't playing in my best position and the manager knew that but he didn't fancy me in midfield.

"I've got a chance now where I can play in midfield and hopefully get more experience."

"I'm 20 now and I want to be playing, I don't want to be playing reserve football for a League 1 side."

Wallis also said a move to League newcomers Hereford and the chance of some regular football alongside familiar faces is an option to him.

Wallis is a 20 year old midfielder according to soccerbase.com. He started his career with Gillingham in 2003 and played 20 games for the Gills last season.

Rose is described by soccerbase.com as a 23 year old 5ft 11in defender who started with Gillingham in August 2000. He had a loan spell at Bristol Rovers in early 2003. Last season he started 17 times for the Gills.

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County Confirm Guinan Interest

Notts County manager Steve Thompson has confirmed that he is interested in signing ex-Bull Steve Guinan.

Thompson, who signed two strikers last week to add to the one still at Meadow Lane, is still looking for two more forwards and admits Guinan is a target, telling the official Notts County site: "Guinan is one I am pursuing. Obviously we are looking at a number of players, but he is one we are pursuing."

"Hopefully we will have a week as busy as last week with some positive results. We will have to wait and see though. Like I said we might not get all the players we want, but if we can get some of them then I will be happy."

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MK Dons Struggle For Friendlies

MK Dons are struggling to assemble a pre-season schedule after four different sides cancelled friendlies with the side after pressure from fans.

QPR are the latest side to withdraw from a proposed friendly, with QPR chairman Gianni Paladini saying: "After several phonecalls and threats from our own supporters, I have decided not to go ahead with the game."

QPR join Colchester, Ipswich, and non-league Histon in cancelling games with Histon chairman Gareth Baldwin adding: "Sometimes ethics and principles have to come before making money.", and a statement from Colchester reading: "It would be an unwise PR move for Colchester United to proceed with our fixture."

Currently only one League side, Notts Forest, is scheduled to meet MK Dons in a friendly match.

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Bull's Up feature tomorrow morning on H&W

Following the announcement that the Wye Valley Brewery are to produce a new beer called Bull's Up, BBC Hereford and Worcester are expected to feature the story in tomorrow's breakfast programme.

Bull's Up is being brewed in celebration of Hereford United gaining promotion to League Two.

Nicky Goodwin will be live at the home of the brewery at Stoke Lacy.

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Spending money we haven't got is no way forward says Turner

Graham Turner has spoken of his belief that Hereford United must continue to budget carefully for life in Division Two.

"There are certain things we have to come to terms with. Where squad budgeting was 65 percent [of turnover] in the Conference, it's 60 percent in the second division of the Football League and that's mandatory," Turner told BBC Hereford and Worcester.

"They do give clubs warnings that there may be sanctions against clubs who are getting close to going over their budget with transfer embargos and all those sorts of things.

"I don't think deducting points is in the rules at the moment as it was in the Conference.

"But it is something we have to be mindful of when preparing all the figures.

"Something we have been very careful of over the past few years - spending money we haven't got is no way forward - and that will continue in the Football League.

"The aim of the club is now to increase our turnover by a third.

"We've been just over the £1 million pound mark. We're hoping to take it up to around £1.5 million in our first season in the Football League."

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Guinan's future still uncertain

Former Hereford United striker Steve Guinan is still uncertain where he will play next season.

The Cheltenham player has been linked with both Oxford and Notts County after rejecting a one year deal at Whaddon Road.

Notts County manager Steve Thompson signed four new players yesterday and has said he wants two more strikers to the club following the captures of Lawrie Dudfield and Jason Lee.

"I want a lively striker up the front who can run in behind and score goals," said Thompson.

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Rules about players contracts

This is an edited version of an article about players contracts which has appeared on several sites. It is assumed that it covers the situation at Hereford United but the dates will be May 23rd and June 23rd.

The players who were out of contract and offered new terms at the end of last season have one month from May 20th to make a decision whether or not to accept the terms offered to them.

May 20th is the re-engagement date that applies across the country and the contracts must remain on the table for a period of one month from that date as per Football League re-engagement regulations (the date of May 20th is amended to three days after the last game for those clubs involved in the play-offs). (This explains why the dates are May 23 and June 23 for Hereford United - ed)

During this month, clubs can increase the contract offer, but they cannot decrease or withdraw any offers made but once June 20th arrives that restriction is lifted and clubs can increase or decrease any contract offer, or completely withdraw a contract offer.

So, although players have until June 20th to accept, decline, negotiate the offers currently on the table or even sign for someone else as a free agent (*Compensation would be required for any player under the age of 24 who has been offered a new contract), there is nothing to stop the decision period going beyond June 20th if that is the will of both club and player.

What is removed after June 20th is the protection offered to the player that the club cannot decrease or withdraw any offers made.

From the above it seems that the three Hereford United players who haven't yet agreed new contracts are likely to sign, or not as the case might be, by next Friday.

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Green backed by Rovers to play for Wales

Former Hereford United defender Ryan Green is being tipped for a possible return to the Welsh squad.

Green's new manager at Bristol Rovers, Paul Trollope, has spoken on their website about Green.

"He hit the scene with Wales quite early, and I think sometimes that doesn't work out in your favour

"He fell by the wayside a bit, but he's got his career back on track, and we need players with ambition and desire to further their careers at the club.

"He has had the taste of playing at a higher level, both for club and country, and we want him to come in the building and show that that so that hopefully we can move up together."

Trollope was in the Wales side when Ryan Green made his debut aged 17.

"He should have ambitions to play for Wales again, because he's certainly got the ability. At the moment, John Toshack is giving younger players a chance, and that is what Ryan has to look at.

"He is a player of tremendous potential and if he realises that with Rovers over the coming season, then I see no reason why his name won't be in the frame for Wales once again."

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Shots Gazumped By County

Aldershot have been gazumped by Notts County in their bid to sign striker Jason Lee.

The Shots had announced the signing of Lee, 35, from Northampton more than two weeks ago however Notts County have today announced they have signed him on a two year deal - one of five players to join them today.

County have also signed Aldershot defender Matt Somner on a two year deal after the player declined a contract offer at the Recreation Ground. Boston striker Lawrie Dudfield, defender Alan White, and youth team prospect Bobby Wilson have also been signed on.

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Friday night is Stanley night

Following on from the revelation that Accrington are likely to have to play their games on the same Saturday as near-neighbours Burnley, chairman Eric Whalley has said that the Milkmen will probably play more home games on a Friday night.

Last season, they switched their game against the Bulls to a Friday evening and the gate was higher than usual.

The first occasion was against Hereford United on October 7 last year, with the crowd increasing by almost 400 on the previous weekend's home game against Gravesend and Northfleet reported This is Lancashire.

No mention was made of the fact that the Bulls took much more support to the Interlink Stadium than Gravesend and in any case the Bulls should have been more of an attraction than Gravesend to home fans.

Given the thoughts of chairman Whalley, it's quite possible that when the Bulls travel to play the Milkman this season the game will be on a Friday evening. It is hoped that Hereford supporters can find somewhere to park near the ground.

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Two Conference Clubs On The Brink

Two Conference clubs, Crawley and Scarboro, are on the brink of liquidation after it was revealed both had not paid wages for several weeks.

The representative of Crawley's players, David Woozley, admitted that every player was seeking employment elsewhere after failing to be paid for six weeks. Woozley told the Crawley Observer: "What he told me was the club doesn't own any assets - there's nothing to sell to give the creditors any money. He (Chas Majeed) said he can stop it going into liquidation by finding some money from other parts of his business, but only if the administrator is able to get the creditors to take a much smaller offer.

"Chas said he foresees it going into liquidation unless the creditors accept what I would imagine amounts to next to nothing. For the players it's a real kick in the teeth. To get any money at all you have to terminate your contract for next year. But if the club goes into liquidation there will be no contracts next year anyway. Every single player at Crawley Town is actively seeking other clubs at the moment."

Scarboro boss Neil Redfearn claims his players haven't been paid for two months: "Things are getting ridiculous now. None of the players who were released have been paid, while all of the staff are owed two months and my assistant manager Eric Winstanley is owed three months. I have been advised by the League Manager's Association and the PFA not to bring any more players in until this is sorted out.

"You just can't work in this sort of situation because the word has got out now. Any player you talk to asks you straight away if the wages are being paid at the club. A player turned us down last week to sign for Blyth Spartans, which is just embarrasing for the club.

"Players can't go for two or three months without being paid - some of them have mortgages and young families. I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I've discovered that I can sue the club for 12 months pay because it is a breach of my contract, but I don't want it to come to that. I want happy players and things to be on a level playing field - when people are not being paid that is not going to happen. We desperately need to sign players because we start pre-season in three weeks, but that isn't going to happen as things stand."

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