A ‘DISGUSTED’ Jon Taylor claims he was only paid £300 in expenses during his time as Hereford United manager.

Taylor was close to tears when he heard that the club had been wound up and spent the weekend consoling his players and management team.

“I am by no means a rich individual and to be honest it has financially left me in the lurch as I have a family to look after and my monthly bills to pay like everyone else,” said Taylor.

“I haven’t had any help, apart from a family member initially who helped with the payments for my car in the early stages, but now it is proving to be very difficult.

“It has messed up my Christmas, as well as my players and management team and the loyal people that put players up in digs.

“It is disgusting and not on at all.”

Taylor said he rented a property on the outskirts of Hereford, with the club footing the bill.

He added that he was only interested in the football side of the club and did not see the need for any authorities to investigate any financial mismanagement that may have occurred.

“All I know is that I have been horribly let down and we are all owed a lot of money,” said Taylor,.

“The money is one thing, principles are another.

“Unfortunately the club and its history has ended and it will need resurrecting by prudent business people.”

Taylor said he heard the club had been wound up within minutes last Friday, but did not speak to owner Andy Lonsdale until later in the evening.

“I didn’t get a phone call until 6.30pm” said Taylor.

“He phoned another three times, then texted me, before phoning again.

“I then answered and he asked if I was ok.

“I said, ‘what do you think?’. I have got nothing to say to the guy.”

Taylor, who says he has had a couple of job offers, including one abroad, recruited up to 50 players during his time at the club.

However he said the team constantly needed freshening up to ensure that the ethos of what he was trying to create was met.

“I thought we started playing more brightly,” said Taylor.

“We certainly weren’t going to win the league or probably make the play-offs, but I was planning on bringing in some new players.”

One of those, Taylor said, was striker David Moli, who previously played for Liverpool’s under-16 and under-18 sides .

Taylor said he understood why some players left the club due to not being paid.

The Hereford Times reported last week that Daniel O'Reilly was still owed wages after leaving the club in October. But Taylor said he personally wanted to stick at the job.

“In all my time there, I never threatened to leave or be disloyal because I would have let myself down,” said Taylor.

“I try to conduct myself with pride."