YORK City supporters have been urged to make one last effort and turn the dream of a fan-owned club into reality.

It is one week to the make-or-break meeting of creditors, when the Supporters' Trust offer to buy the club will be either accepted or thrown out.

If those owed money by the club do not vote in favour of the Trust's proposal on March 17 then the football club will die.

In order for the Trust bid to succeed, the fans' group must also have £200,000 banked by Monday's crunch Bootham Crescent meeting.

Speaking to fans during the half-time interval at Saturday's game with Cambridge, fund-raiser John Mingay explained the Trust was already half-way to its target.

But he pleaded with those who have pledged money but have not yet turned their offer into hard cash to now do so.

"I know a lot of you have already given everything you can afford and I know a lot of you have already given more than you can afford, but we still need more," he said.

"I think there are a lot of you who have been waiting, waiting for the right time and waiting to see if it wasn't just a hopeless dream, waiting to see if the dream could become a reality. That time is now."

Mingay said it was vital the 1,500 season ticket holders who last week received details of the Trust's proposals from the administrator used their vote in favour of the CVA.

"Do not assume everyone else will," he warned.

"Go home and fill the form in and post it straight back. The administrator will then log your vote in support of the CVA."

Mingay also urged fans to support the Trust's Loan Notes 2003 Issue scheme, whereby supporter's will receive one loan note in exchange for every contribution of £100 they make.

Updated: 11:32 Monday, March 10, 2003