I HAVE written on a number of occasions in the past offering comment and criticism about the state of affairs at Bootham Crescent.

This has always intended to be constructive but has never made on iota of difference.

I was one of the miserable 1,800 or so at Bootham Crescent to watch the latest humiliation at the hands of Swansea City.

I made a decision after the game. What is the sense of paying £9 to be virtually guaranteed frustration and disappointment? None.

I shall not be returning in the foreseeable future and presumably, given the mood on Tuesday evening, I am not alone in these thoughts. There is a certain relief in having given up.

So here is a fresh challenge to Mr Craig and his board of directors - Tempt me back.

I can assure you it will not be easy but the solution is in your own hands.

In the meantime, I'm going to give York Wasps a try. Absolutely no pun intended.

Peter Stevens,

St Nicholas Croft,

Askham Bryan,

York.

Updated: 12:12 Saturday, November 24, 2001