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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Redditch Secretary Says HUFC Budget Not Sustainable


Redditch secretary Dave Jones has told the Hereford Times that the club's claimed playing budget is not sustainable.

The club's CVA document claims that the club will spend £13,000 a month on football wages, on gates of 7-900. Jones, whose side attracts an average of 240 visitors per game, told the paper:

"If their budget is that high, then they will run away with the league. I very much doubt that is their budget, but if they have said that, who am I to argue?

"But, unless their home fans flock back, then no way is that sustainable. The average admission price in the league is £10. So, if only 600 people come through the turnstiles, then that is never going to be sustainable.

"That is twice as much as many teams in the league and in the case of Truro, about ten times as much."

Jones also warned that the opening day game was not going to be the walkover some were claiming: "St Neots for example have money and will be a tough game for Hereford in their opening game."

Meanwhile, the club have named another player currently at Edgar Street. On twitter they pictured a player as Paxton Ballard, who appears to be a New York native who spent last season in the US amateur divisions.