I’ve Got Investors Lined Up Says Hereford’s Owner Tommy Agombar

HEREFORD UNITED owner Tommy Agombar says he has “big business people in London” wanting to invest into the Southern Premier club.

The Bulls kicked off the season with a 2-0 defeat at Edgar Street on Saturday after a summer of turmoil which saw them booted out of the Football Conference for failing to pay football creditors.

Around 250 supporters protested before the game with an official attendance of 568 watching fancied St Neots pick up the three points.

The club are set to meet with creditors this Thursday while meetings with shareholders are set for later that day and the following morning. Creditors will vote on whether to accept the proposed Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) which plans to pay 100 pence in the pound over a three year period.

Saturday’s attendance is sure to raise questions over the viability of the CVA with the Hereford United supporters’ trust still opting to boycott games. A crowd of 2,445 saw the Bulls’ last home game against Alfreton in the Conference Premier while 812 watched the club’s supporters’ trust team recently take on a Worcester City XI at Malvern Town.

Agombar, who at one point went into the technical area to advise Hereford boss Jon Taylor during the game, said: “No matter how much money you put into a club, it’s not enough.

“I’m not Roman Abramovich (Chelsea owner). I had big investors with the club but because of the publicity over the past four weeks they didn’t want to be attached to the club.

“I’ve got big business people in London who want to invest into the club and they will do so we won’t have a problem here.”

On potential development of either side of Edgar Street, Agombar added: “The development is a major thing for the club, of course it is.

“As I’ve always said, we’ll be transparent about it and we’ll have fans on the board. We have the CVA coming up soon so the major target is to get through this season and keep going.”