A NEW interim manager has been confirmed at Edgar Street after Hereford FC parted company with Paul Caddis after a disappointing defeat against AFC Telford.
Bulls Chairman Chris Ammonds has confirmed that Adam Rooney has agreed to become interim manager at the club, assisted by goalkeeping coach Shaun Edwards and with further support from senior players.
Rooney will lead training tonight ahead of Saturday’s National League North trip to Southport.
It comes after the club confirmed Caddis' departure on Wednesday (February 11), bringing his time at Edgar Street to an abrupt end.
The decision came after Tuesday's disappointing 3-0 defeat at AFC Telford United.
Speaking to the club's official website, Ammonds said he had spoken at length with Rooney to discuss the way forward for the club.
"I was impressed by his clarity of thought, his immediate ideas and his enthusiasm to take on leadership of the group from this evening," he added.
He said the club has no set timescale for an appointment, but that it has already received more than 20 applications for the job and is aiming to recruit a new manager as soon as is realistically possible.
One person who has already thrown his name into the hat is ex-Bath City Jerry Gill, who emerged as an early contender to take charge of struggling Hereford FC yesterday.
The ex-national footballer, who managed Bath City from 2017 to 2024, hinted that he could be interested in taking on the challenge at Hereford.
He said: "Hereford is a club I've admired from afar for a long time. It has a superb fan base and huge potential.
"I think it will be the perfect fit and my experience would work great."
The 53‑year‑old’s coaching career stretches back to 2009, when he worked as a Community Football Development Coach at Birmingham City.
Gill played a key role in the attacker’s early progression before the Ghanaian international eventually completed a stunning £62.5 million move from Bournemouth to Manchester City in January.
Mr Gill told the National League: "“He was 18 when he came to us, and he was different in a lot of ways to the teenagers who come on loan from EFL clubs,
"It makes me chuckle now, scoring goals for Pep Guardiola at one of the biggest clubs in the world."
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