Bulls win Award of the Week

The League Managers Association five-man Performance of the Week panel, comprising Chairman Howard Wilkinson, Sir Alex Ferguson, Joe Royle, Dave Bassett and Barry Fry, were in agreement that this week, the F&C Investments Performance of the Week Award should go to Hereford United following their stunning 5-0 win at home to Oldham Athletic, in Coca-Cola League One on Saturday 17th January 2009.

Manager Graham Turner will receive a specially engraved crystal football in a presentation to be screened on Sky Soccer Saturday on 24th January 2009.

Steve Guinan hit a first half hat-trick as Hereford United outclassed an Oldham Athletic side challenging for promotion.

Dean Windass hit the post for Oldham before Guinan opened the scoring from Matt Done's long throw-in in the 3rd minute.

Seven minutes later, Lionel Ainsworth set up Guinan to score his second goal from close range then made it 3-0 himself, just before the half hour, following up after Guinan's header had hit the bar.

Guinan completed his treble, four minutes before the break, with a shot on the turn and Ainsworth rounded off the scoring midway through the second half after dispossessing Kelvin Lomax.

Steve Guinan's was quick to deflect any praise for his personal contribution.

The 33-year-old said the Bulls' 5-0 victory was a true team effort.

"It's been a long time since we have annihilated a team, at times we were absolutely sensational.”

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