ISN'T it funny that despite the protestations of Bootham Crescent Holdings most of my acquaintances still see City as victims of the old regime.

The Supporters' Trust and the club board are perceived as battling to save a local institution which was almost driven to ruin.

Some have even suggested that it may have been deliberate but who am I to speculate?

Stephen Lee,

Fylingdale Avenue,

Shipton Road,

York.

Updated: 10:50 Saturday, January 22, 2005