Turner hopes to have planning permission in place for the Blackfriars End. He believes the queries from the Highways Agency about the movement of the floodlights have been resolved. He intends to 'ring-fence' the funds to build the new stand so that any new owner cannot stop the development.

On contract news Turner notes that Gavin McCallum has been made an improved offer which the player is mulling over, while Richard Rose, Ryan Green, and Darren Jones are yet to officially respond to their offers.

Ryan Green has told today's Hereford Times that he is unlikely to accept his new contract offer.

The Welshman is upset that he has been offered reduced terms for the coming season but tells them he wants to stay at the club. Graham Turner has confirmedto the paper that James McQuilkin has accepted his contract offer after negotiation and the deal is to be signed.

The paper carries no news on the share sale, stating that as they went to press there was no update.

Meanwhile the share sale and general uncertainty is boosting visitors to Bulls News. While the close season usually sees visitor numbers drop the site has received, on average, visits from over 2,500 individual computers each day over the past week with each machine typically visiting the site twice a day.

Despite hopes expressed here and elsewhere that Hereford United chairman Graham Turner might have spoken about the sale of his shares in the club at some stage yesterday, nothing emerged from Edgar Street.

Supporters are eagerly expecting some clarification about the future