Hereford United manager Graham Turner acted peacekeeper shortly before the interval in Saturday's match at Tamworth amid fears that a minor disturbance in the crowd could turn nasty.

The Hereford boss left his position on the touchline to speak to the United followers during some unruly scenes in which Tamworth stewards and the police battled to restrain two small factions of rival 'fans' in the far corner of the ground.

Speaking after the match, Turner said: "It was a case of trying to calm the supporters down. I saw one or two supporters from the Hereford end come over the wall and it looked like a very ugly and aggressive mood in that corner. The message from our supporters was that stones were being thrown at them from outside the ground - something I informed the police about."

Turner added: "The big fear was that the situation might escalate into something big but, in the end, it seemed to calm down during half-time, and I was able to concentrate on the game."

Match report: Sport 3