I feel I must comment on the second "text verdict" in the Evening Press (Monday, March 15) regarding the York City v Torquay match.

To use this medium to attack a player so personally is not, as I understood it, the intended use of this facility. By all means use it to express opinions about the match or team in general, but stop there. Individual attacks such as these will only seek to undermine players' confidence.

For "DC's" information, the player in question is a midfielder being played out of position, and being asked to perform a variety of roles. I note the perpetrator of this message was anonymous - shame on him/her and those who printed these comments.

Dave Lilley,

Rawcliffe Lane,

York

Updated: 10:52 Thursday, March 18, 2004