I was disgusted to hear the new York City 'club-saving' board couldn't even be bothered to tell the eight released players their fate.

Now to top it all they go and sack the best manager the club has had for several years.

The board said that by dismissing Terry Dolan it would save money, but it won't. It will cost them money to bring in a new manager and they still have to pay Dolan and Adie Shaw off.

I think it would have been easier to stick with the current managerial staff until their contracts expired, therefore it would have cost less.

My opinion is that the board are trying to make enemies and I don't think that the current board will make any difference to the previous boards.

Surely they could afford to spend around £3 to contact the eight players to let them know that they had been released.

I can imagine how the players must feel hearing the news from a friend or the media.

I hope things work out for Steve Beck and the rest of the board but unfortunately I don't share the same optimism.

David Reynolds,

Leasmires Avenue,

Easingwold,

York.

Updated: 15:49 Wednesday, June 04, 2003