News archive - December 2002
31 December 2002
Today's main news: Douglas Craig adds another honour to his OBE!
Craig nets a gong in fans' honours list
by Sports reporter
FORMER York City chairman Douglas Craig has received recognition in a New Year's Honours list with a difference.
The Football Supporters' Federation has announced its own honours list for services to football during 2002.
But the fan watchdog has also published a dishonours list for disservices to the game in which Craig is featured.
The FSF states Craig, who was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in 1981, receives his `award' for placing York City's "future in jeopardy, for personal profit".
Speaking to the Evening Press today, Mr Craig declined to comment.
24 December 2002
Today's Evening Press Readers' letters included responses to the recent BCH statement on the future of Bootham Crescent. More
21 December 2002
Independent - Batchelor fails to halt York's slide into chaos, by David Conn
Outraged supporters face fight to save Third Division club from extinction after motor sport impresario's grand plans fall flat. More
20 December 2002
Evening Press - Savage attack
SUPPORTERS' pressure group the Friends of Bootham Crescent (FoBC) have reacted angrily to yesterday's statement by the directors of Bootham Crescent Holdings. More
Evening Press - Collection cheer
YORK City fans will be hoping to provide some Christmas cheer for the club's staff tonight. More
Evening Press - Trust launches pledge scheme
YORK City Supporters' Trust is appealing to local fans to pledge to help them to buy ailing York City Football Club. More
Evening Press - Council will 'resist' York City homes bid
COUNCIL chiefs have indicated they will "resist" Persimmon's bid to build on Bootham Crescent - until the club has found a new home. More
Yorkie the lion in his natural habitat. Yorkie, renowned mascot of York City, is here caught on film hunting money for the Supporters' Trust. Yorkie is a unique lion. Help protect him from extinction! Photo: Daley.
19 December 2002
Evening Press - Friends go on the attack
SUPPORTERS' pressure group, the Friends of Bootham Crescent (FoBC) has reacted with 'shock and disappointment' at the news that York City FC has only five weeks to secure its survival. More
Evening Press - Craig in rent deal to get City out
YORK City Football Club have been offered a glimmer of hope by ground owners Bootham Crescent Holdings (BCH) - but with stringent conditions attached. More
(Note - FoBC doesn't call this "a glimmer of hope". We call it "derisory and offensive". Read our response, featured in the Evening Press on the following day - Savage attack
18 December 2002
Evening Press - City get only 35 days to survive
YORK City Football Club have just five weeks to find a buyer or face going bankrupt. More
BBC Sport - York go into administration
BBC Sport - Administration: how it works
Yorkshire Post - York City players rally to cause
Evening Press - Craig hushed
THE dramatic events surrounding the adjournment of the Bootham Crescent Holdings annual meeting prevented an announcement from the company's board, the Evening Press can reveal. More
Evening Press - Major plea to minority support
THE great grandson of York City's first general secretary has launched an appeal for the minority shareholders of Bootham Crescent Holdings to band together. More
Evening Press - Battle to keep alive North Yorkshire's only pro' club
YORK City Supporters' Trust have issued a rallying call to keep professional football alive in the city. More
17 December 2002
The AGM of Bootham Crescent Holdings lasted only a few minutes, owing to a problem with the accounts (see the press reports below). Several members of the Friends of Bootham Crescent attended the meeting - some of us nominated as proxies by shareholders who support our campaign. Our thanks to those shareholders for giving us the chance to attend in their place. We will also attend the rescheduled AGM which will take place in the New Year, at a date to be confirmed.
Download our information handout sheet for shareholders (Word format)
Evening Press - Seconds out, by Dave Stanford
PROTESTERS fighting to save York City were left fuming when an eagerly anticipated meeting ended in uproar after less than 90 seconds. More
Douglas Craig, left, at the (very short) Bootham Crescent Holdings AGM. We leave you to guess what he might be saying. Possibly "The advertising behind me says 'Smarties', but it's not very appropriate as our accounts have to be dismissed because of an error, leaving me no time to answer the questions of the other shareholders. I am very disappointed about this." Or possibly not . . . choose your own caption . . . (Photo: Ian)
Evening Press comment - City fans don't deserve farce
Crescent's gates of wrath
Pantomime season
Fans get short end of stick, by Tony Kelly
16 December 2002
Fans' protest for BCH landlords
7 December 2002
781 letters of objection to plans to build on Bootham Crescent
Evening Press - We object! by Steve Carroll
AN "exceptional" number of objections to plans to turn the home of York City into houses has been received by council chiefs. Planning officers have revealed that, as of yesterday morning, 781 letters of objection to redevelopment plans for Bootham Crescent had been received by City of York Council. More
Keep those objection letters coming . . .
6 December 2002
Douglas Craig refuses to "do the right thing"
Evening Press - Craig rejects cash aid plea, by Dave Stanford
FORMER York City chairman Douglas Craig has turned down a plea from supporters' pressure group the Friends of Bootham Crescent (FoBC) to help the club out of its current financial crisis. More
Evening Press - Trust steps up drive for cash
THE York City Supporters' Trust is continuing its fight to safeguard professional football in York and is now stepping up its fund-raising efforts, writes Dave Stanford. More
3 December 2002
Evening Press - Nothing to hide, by Tony Curtis
UNDERFIRE York City chairman John Batchelor has hit out at accusations against him saying he has 'nothing to hide'. Batchelor has found himself in the firing line over his handling of club affairs in recent weeks. More
Evening Press - 'Tyred' of Batchelor, by Tony Kelly
IF ever there was a chairman who did not deserve his club, its players, its management team, or its supporters, then it is York City's John Batchelor. More
2 December 2002
The collection on Saturday, held by The Friends of Bootham Crescent on behalf of the York City Supporters' Trust, raised over £4,000 for Supporters' Trust funds.
Spokesperson Ian Savage said: "We had hoped to be able to hand over a couple of thousand pounds but in fact the total raised was well over double that amount. We've collected over £2,000 just in banknotes alone - many of those came from the Carlisle supporters."
Many, many thanks to everyone who contributed to the collection.
Evening Press - Dolan salutes his City heroes
BOSS Terry Dolan hailed his `incredible' players after York City swept aside their off-field problems to beat Carlisle United 2-1 and make it four wins on the bounce for the first time in seven years. More
Evening Press - Council hold talks with businessmen
THE City of York Council today called a meeting with a group of senior York businessmen to discuss the situation at Bootham Crescent. More
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