IT appears some Hereford United supporters will be boosting the ranks of their Worcester City counterparts at the Ricoh Arena on Sunday.

While City supporters are revelling in cup fever this week, and the excitement and prestige that a big FA Cup tie can bring, the situation at Hereford remains confused.

There will be no prized Bull paraded around the perimeter of Hereford’s pitch this weekend or the unusual sight of fans worshipping a swede in the centre-circle.

Hereford’s FA Cup adventure this season was over before most people realised it had started with a sobering 3-2 defeat at minnows Ellistown and Ibstock United in the first qualifying round.

The giant-killers, made famous by Ronnie Radford’s FA Cup rocket against Newcastle United, will be hosting Arlesey Town in front of around 300 fans in the Southern League Premier Division.

A browse through Twitter and on internet chat-rooms indicate that some Hereford supporters are planning to cheer on the Blue and Whites in their big tie against Coventry City.

It would have been unthinkable 30 years ago to see Hereford fans throwing their weight behind their old arch-rivals in any match — never mind an FA Cup tie.

But the majority of Hereford’s fans remain focused on boycotting the team’s matches in protest at the controversial regime who took over the running of the debt-ridden club in the summer.

It is impossible to see how a divided fan-base can be united when the rift and dislike of the current ownership remains so evident.

The last five months at Edgar Street have been nothing short of farcical and the club’s new owner, Alan McCarthy, has not even made a public statement over his plans.

It is Hereford’s fans who have suffered the most and their FA Cup fourth round tie against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in January 2011 must feel like a lifetime ago.