I have followed York City, along with my husband who is a season ticket

holder, for over 30 years and we feel hurt, very angry and dismayed that

Douglas Craig can bring York City to its knees.

How can Barry Swallow, who claimed he was York City through and through

betray the club he served so proudly as player and captain

I would like to question the fact that Mr Craig places a value of

£4.5million on the club. It has the potential for prime building land

subject to satisfactory planning permission from York City Council, but how

much was this land worth ten years ago when Mr Craig bought his £123,000

shares. Did he pay the full market value for the land then? To say that the

chairman and directors paid £200,000 between them for the club would be the

equivalent of say a terraced house in the near vicinity with a price of

£60,000 now being worth only £3,000 ten years ago. Come on Mr Craig we're

not as stupid as you like to think we are.

For the sake of the club we must all stand together to save our beloved

Bootham Crescent - the solidarity shown on Saturday was tremendous.

ive Douglas Craig and his cronies their 30 pieces of silver, we're much

bigger than they are. We will come through as a stronger and much better

club when we get rid of the deadwood.

Joan Calpin,

Almsford Road,

York.

Updated: 12:55 Monday, January 14, 2002