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9:11am Wednesday 26th March 2008
YORK City boss Colin Walker apologised to the club's supporters after a Setanta Sports shocker last night.
The Minstermen drew 1-1 with relegation-threatened Northwich at KitKat Crescent, but Walker felt his side were fortunate to get a point from the televised encounter.
Richard Brodie, who gave the Minstermen an 11th-minute lead only to see it cancelled out in the second half, escaped criticism, along with fellow striker Onome Sodje.
But the City chief made the rest of the team aware of his thoughts after locking the dressing room door to hold a 45-minute inquest following the final whistle.
On his re-emergence, Walker said: "I can only apologise to our supporters and promise I will do something about it so it will not happen again.
"The players have let themselves down, the staff down, the football club down and certainly the fans down.
"I asked for our supporters to keep coming to games, but that was absolutely dreadful.
"People must have been switching Setanta off because we were shocking.
"The players have got to accept criticism even if some don't do that very well. I'm man enough to take it on the chin and deserved every little bit I got at the end of the match, as did the players.
"Some of our players weren't at the races and it's up to us to find out why and do something about it.
"The only positives were Richard Brodie was outstanding and we didn't get beaten. Sodje also worked hard, but the rest of them were totally unacceptable."
Northwich equalised just a minute after Walker switched from a 3-5-2 formation to 4-3-3, replacing right-wing back Ben Purkiss with striker Leo Fortune-West.
Giving his explanation for the change, the City boss said: "We had stopped playing through the midfield, so I thought we might as well put three forwards up there where we kept passing the ball."
Walker added that on-loan Rotherham winger Sam Duncum is unlikely to have recovered from his muscle twinge to play in tonight's reserve game at Grimsby, while Craig Farrell is due to have a scan on his foot injury.
yorkieboy, HongKong says...
8:38am Thu 27 Mar 08
lmp, York says...
8:14am Thu 27 Mar 08
newshawk wrote:Whoever derided you did right.
Yesterday I tried to make the point that hiring a failed manager, even to manage the youth team, communicates a negative message to the club as a whole. Vics get rid and their season turns around, we hire and the Walker honeymoon starts to falter.
I was derided intemperately by yorkieboy and Be for my pains, so it's interesting to read their splenic outpourings today.
yorkieboy, HongKong says...
5:50am Thu 27 Mar 08
appydaze wrote:appydaze,I and my family would be gutted if our FANTASTIC little Football Club was no more.It is more than just that,it is a whole way of life (topic of conversation,looking out for their results first,in the pub with family and friends after the game,seeing old footballing mates at the matches etc etc).
The most successfull teams in each Div from the Premiership down to the Conference have the biggest budgets. Fact. Cutting the squad, lower wages, gives poorer players, gives poor results, gives lower crowds. We might survive in the Conference next season! Or do we look for an invester to assist the Mc Gills.Our city is a magnificent city.
yorkieboy, HongKong says...
12:37am Thu 27 Mar 08
yorkieboy, HongKong says...
12:33am Thu 27 Mar 08
newshawk wrote:newshawk,you were lamblasted for the stupid statement of making out NEIL REDFEARN was the reason for our recent poor form.Of which I retorted was utter C**P and you know that.It is still there for all to see.You can't argue with black and white.
Yesterday I tried to make the point that hiring a failed manager, even to manage the youth team, communicates a negative message to the club as a whole. Vics get rid and their season turns around, we hire and the Walker honeymoon starts to falter. I was derided intemperately by yorkieboy and Be for my pains, so it's interesting to read their splenic outpourings today.
appydaze, york says...
11:49pm Wed 26 Mar 08
A.B.Penn, York says...
8:45pm Wed 26 Mar 08
mr minster, london says...
6:37pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Be, Scotland says...
5:36pm Wed 26 Mar 08
newshawk, York says...
5:18pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Terry Raspberry, York says...
5:10pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Dinga wrote:You and your dog Lenny are louts
I shouted 4 times to CW to get Elliot off last night and eventually to mine and many others relief he was subbed. He is a dreadful player and doesn't warrant a place in our team. Having said that Wroe came on which I was pleased about but he was also terrible last night. This midfield needs sorting otherwise we will not be challenging for anything next season. I was sat just in front of one of the Vics players last night and he was saying that they deserved all 3 points and they did - we were appalling and lucky to get the point.
jacklad10, north wales says...
4:47pm Wed 26 Mar 08
romfordpele, York says...
2:39pm Wed 26 Mar 08
yorkiegirl, york says...
2:38pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Yorkie, York says...
2:17pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Be wrote:Well said.
Ive often defended York on here,but last nights performance was terrible.Elliot made at least 20 passes to the opposition ,almost as if he thought he still played for them !! Wroe was poor as well but thats the 1st bad game he has had and was unwell before the game.LFW heart is clearly not in the club,i feel we would definatly been better keeping Beardsley,on lfw performances he will be lucky to play in the conference again or even the north/south leagues below.Only three players deserve any credit last night Mcgurk,brodie and for effort Sodje.The winger Northwich had last night was very usefull ex man untd trainee,these players from top northern prem clubs are the players York need to sign ,not players in there 30s journey men lfw,elliot and Brayson.Still think Colins done a good job and deserves a shot next year with his own squad.Out of the current squad i would only keep Purkiss,brodie,parsl ow,mcgurk,woolford,w roe,mimms,sodje,pant her and offer robinson a 6 month deal.We have to keep Rusk,Kelly as they are contracted till the end of next season.
speaks99, Wakefield says...
2:14pm Wed 26 Mar 08
H, Bootham says...
1:07pm Wed 26 Mar 08
the gunslinger, York says...
1:02pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Be, Scotland says...
12:53pm Wed 26 Mar 08
yorkieboy, HongKong says...
12:51pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Dinga, specsavers says...
12:24pm Wed 26 Mar 08
lockie wrote:Couldn't agree more.
After watching the game last night I can honestly say that I have seen a better standard of football played in the Leeper Hare York and District League. Everything about last nights game was poor, forget the apologies Colin, simply put, York are just not good enough to get out of the Conference.
lockie, york says...
12:18pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Dinga, specsavers says...
12:11pm Wed 26 Mar 08
peter gildener, penzance says...
12:06pm Wed 26 Mar 08
samtheman, says...
10:56am Wed 26 Mar 08
dickbell, York says...
10:50am Wed 26 Mar 08
drs1706, York says...
10:13am Wed 26 Mar 08
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Monkey, Newcastle says...
8:55am Thu 27 Mar 08
Eh?