Preview: Hereford v Grimsby

The Opposition

Graham Turner is one of the longest serving managers in the country and took over at Edgar Street in the summer of 1995. Despite relegation in 1997, he was backed to stay on and became the majority shareholder in the club soon after, steering the club through a difficult financial period. After a number of years struggling in the Conference, Turner eventually began to turn the team around and they finished second in 2004, 2005 and 2006 before finally winning the play offs at the third attempt.

Captain and midfielder Rob Purdie is the longest serving player at Edgar Street, missing only one game of last season’s campaign and has the most appearances this. He is also the club’s joint top scorer with 9 goals (including 8 penalties) alongside Alan Connell. After 10 years at Chester, ‘keeper Wayne Brown spent last season on loan with Hereford and then made the move permanent over the summer. Malawian defender Tamika Mkandawire has been an almost ever present over the last three seasons and contributed 8 goals to the promotion campaign. One time Town target Tim Sills (left)moved from Oxford in the summer, but has struggled to establish himself.

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Head to Head

The Mariners have a relatively poor record against The Bulls, although this season is their first meeting since the 1989/90 season.

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Hereford Head-to-Head (77th on The Opposition Ladder)

Last Meeting

The last time The Mariners visited Edgar Street was in March 1990 when Gary Childs earned a 1-0 win in what became the second of seven successive wins.

Grimsby Team: Sherwood, McDermott, Jobling, Tillson Birtles, Cunnington, Childs, Gilbert, Rees, Cockerill (Agnew), Alexander

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