A FORMER Hereford United player who left the club in October is still owed a months' wages.

Daniel O’Reilly says he has been left in limbo and does not understand why the club is withholding his money.

He said that club chairman Andy Lonsdale has informed him that he would be paid yesterday afternoon, but he has told the Hereford Times this morning that did not happen.

“It’s not about the money, it’s the principle,” said O’Reilly.

“If you are working in a job, you pay your employees.

“I left on good terms, it was my decision to leave. One of the reasons I left was because the money wasn’t coming in and I still haven’t been paid."

O' Reilly said he was initially told that the money was in a safe at the club and it would be given to Obi Onyeike, whom O' Reilly is still in contact with.

“I was then given Andy Lonsdale’s number and he said he would sort it out, which was seven to 10 days ago.

“It has been going back and forth ever since.”

O'Reilly claims that, during his time at the club, the players were paid in cash and payslips were “handwritten”, that said “base rate” on it”.

A base rate is the minimum amount of earnings that the employee is to receive.

O'Reilly said the players were surprised when the club managed to pay more than £50,000 to Herefordshire Council when they were faced with eviction in October.

“When we were in the FA Trophy, the club got money, like £2,700 for one round,” said O’Reilly.

“The money was meant to be split between us but we never received it.”

The Irish full-back added that, to his knowledge, former majority shareholder Tommy Agombar was always involved during his time at the club despite being banned from the Football Association.

“Tommy once deducted us £20 for not training even though we weren’t getting paid,” he said.

O'Reilly said this fine came about when the players refused to train because they weren't getting paid.

And he added that Agombar, who was prevented from having any involvement with the football club when he failed the FA's owners' and directors' test, also "came into the dressing room at half time during some games".

O'Reilly, who said he stayed with a family during his time at United, added he also never met former majority shareholder Alan McCarthy.

He also claimed that many players were moved on several occasions from different accommodation in the county.

Lonsdale did not want to speak to the Hereford Times about anything connected to the club when contacted yesterday morning.