Bulls Chairman, Chris Ammonds, has confirmed that Adam Rooney has agreed to become Interim Manager at the MandM Edgar Street Stadium after the club parted company with Paul Caddis.
Rooney will be assisted by goalkeeping coach, Shaun Edwards, with further support from senior players, and he will lead training tonight ahead of Saturday’s National League North trip to Southport.
Speaking to the club’s official website, Ammonds said:
“Yesterday afternoon I spoke at length to Adam to discuss the immediate way forward for our club following Paul’s departure. His willingness to step up and help the club was very pleasing and I was impressed by his clarity of thought, his immediate ideas and his enthusiasm to take on leadership of the group from this evening (Thursday).
“Our aim as a club is to carry out a thorough review of the applications we receive for the vacant managerial post and then speak to prospective candidates. I can confirm that we received more than 20 applications yesterday alone.
“At this stage we have no set timescale for an appointment, other than that we would like to recruit a new manager as soon as is realistically possible. However, it is vital we do all we can to get this appointment right and therefore having a man with Adam’s experience in place to guide the team straight away is very important.
“I understand that recent events have been unsettling for everyone who cares about Hereford FC and also the frustration that has been felt by supporters. The key now though is for us all to throw our support behind Adam, Shaun and the players – starting at Southport on Saturday – and do our bit to inspire a turnaround in our fortunes and start our climb up the table.”