HEREFORD FC chairman Ken Kinnersley said it could set a precedent if the club paid for Jamie Cuss' operation.

The injured Bulls striker is trying to raise £10,000 in order to have knee surgery that will enable him to carry on playing football.

Kinnersley confirmed that the club do not currently have insurance in place, but it is something they are looking to bring in.

"The players have to make their own provision, but as we go up the leagues, it will become a different story," explained Kinnersley.

"We are supporting everything he has doing and I know the manager and everyone else is behind him.

"We have done as much as we possibly can to help him but unfortunately he had a recurrence of the injury.

"He doesn't want to wait and get back to playing football as soon as he can.

"He made the decision to go private and that is why he we have got the issue of him trying to raise money.

“But you have to be so careful about setting a precedent regarding these sort of things.

“You go back to the sustainability issue and if we do it to one player as a club rather than individuals, then it’s an open door."

Cuss says he understands the predicament Hereford are in.

"If they finance it for me, then if someone gets injured, do then have to pay for them?" asked Cuss.

"Where does it stop?

"I have spoken to the gaffer about insurance and I think every player is going to have it next season.

"But what we've got to remember is that Hereford FC is only two years old and not everything is going to be perfect.

"It's only when something happens that you can learn from mistakes.

"The club is growing and these things aren't going to happen overnight.

"But to be fair, Hereford have been brilliant to me and have done anything I have asked for.

"They've got my MRI scans sorted and paid for them sooner than I would have done on the NHS.

"They have done everything in their power to get me fit and I have done everything the doctor has told me to do.

"It just needs an operation to get me back playing."

Cuss twisted his knee while playing against Romulus in an FA Cup game last September.

He returned to training, but his knee gave away again while warming-up prior to a HFA County Challenge Cup game against Wellington.

"I came back again after advice from the doctor to help my rehabilitation, but my knee kept popping out," said Cuss.,

"Eventually it popped out again for Pegasus and it was at that point that I knew something wasn't right.

"I went back to the doctor for more MRI's and the doctor made the decision that I can't carry on playing unless I have an operation.

"This is the first injury I've had in my career and it all goes down that game at Romulus.

"I have read so much stuff about 3G pitches, but there's no right or wrong, it's happened and you've got to get on with it."

Cuss added that Hereford manager Pete Beadle has said he will be part of his plans for next season as long as he gets himself fit.

"We had a conversation as soon as I did it when I was playing for Pegasus to get match fitness," said Cuss.

"We came to a mutual decision that I wouldn't be involved in the games this season and let's do whatever we can do with the knee so I'm back up and running and be as fit as I was six months ago.

"The gaffer was honest and open and said if I get my knee sorted he would give me a chance.

"So it's up to me to prove myself, but I'm not really worried about playing in the league above.

"The team is fantastic anyway and playing against better players will only get the best out of them.

"I would do anything just get 10 more minutes in a whites shirt and scoring down the Meadow End.

"It's not a nice operation, there's a lot of pain involved and I will have to have six to eight weeks out of work.

"I am not asking the club to pay me for that, it's something I will have to try and pay for myself out of my own pocket.

"But I'm willing to do that because I want the chance to play for my home club for another season."

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