Hereford United fans could see improvements to the club's stadium as part of the redevelopment of the Edgar Street Grid.

Jonathan Bretherton, chief executive of Edgar Street Grid Herefordshire Ltd - the company charged with redeveloping 100 acres of central Hereford - held a question-and-answer session with fans who run the Bulls News website.

"There's no reason from my point of view why facilities can't improve - they certainly need it," he said.

"I would love to see early progress on redevelopment and will do what I can to help, but any changes must be in the interests of the city.

"There is a big difference between replacing worn-out facilities, which can happen quickly, and a far larger-scale redevelopment which needs to be carefully evaluated and fit in with the bigger picture."

He added there would be an overhaul of car parking facilities and the ground would stay in a similar position to its current location.

"I believe that football grounds should stay in city centres wherever possible because they are an important part of the community," he said. "I like the feel it brings on match days, especially when the home team wins."

He added: "We'll be promoting increases in car parking numbers within the ESG area but they will be concentrated in multi-storey rather than sprawling surface car parks which take up too much land and look terrible."

Graham Goodwin, of Bulls News, said improvements were desperately needed at the football ground.

"Some of it is so urgent that we can't wait three or four more years before the main work of redeveloping the area begins," he said.

Work on the 100-acre site is expected to start in about four years and the development will include a mix of housing, shops and civic buildings.