FoBC latest: 20 Nov Press Release
Friends of Bootham Crescent welcome Supporters Trust intervention, and call for further resignations from the club
Friends of Bootham Crescent (FoBC) has warmly welcomed the news that the York City Supporters Trust may soon take control of the football club, and encourages all supporters to unite behind the club at this critical time.
Spokesman Ian Savage commented, "We feel that FoBC and the Supporters Trust share many common aims, and we are delighted that they may become the owners of the football club. The club is clearly in financial crisis, and now more than ever the people of York need to give their backing to the Trust, and help them to rescue York City for future generations. We would remind people that running York City Football Club is a massive undertaking, and we urge everybody to contact the Trust and make donations. It's our club and we want it to thrive."
The group has also taken the opportunity to call for the resignations of Colin Webb and Barry Swallow from the board of directors at York City. "We understand that Nick Townend has submitted his resignation, due to a conflict of interests, which we applaud strongly. We are not aware of the exact nature of Mr Townend’s position, but we feel very strongly that the positions of Messrs Webb and Swallow as directors of Bootham Crescent Holdings (BCH) and York City clearly represent a conflict of interests. The football club and BCH appear to have contradicting business objectives, and we call upon these two directors to follow the example of Mr Townend, and "do the right thing" by resigning from the York City board immediately", said Savage.
Friends of Bootham Crescent have confirmed that they still intend to hold their long-awaited demonstration following next Tuesday’s re-arranged FA Cup tie at home to Swansea, when 93 black balloons will be released. "Regardless of who owns the football club by then, our case remains valid. The directors of BCH seek to profit from the sale of the Bootham Crescent ground, to the detriment of the football club, and we object to it," commented Savage. "It is an outrageous situation - there is still a long way to go before our objectives are met, and we will continue to do anything we feel is appropriate within the law to safeguard Bootham Crescent as the home of York City FC."
Friends of Bootham Crescent can be found on the internet at www28.brinkster.com/fobc and can be contacted by email to .