AS an eager overseas fan of York City I was disappointed not to be able to be at the party after last Saturday's match but today I'll be there at beloved Bootham Crescent to watch our first home game after last week's fantastic news.

Having been many times to BC I have to say that it would have been a disaster to be forced to leave the place. York City and Bootham Crescent belong to each other.

Tomi Honkanen,

Lahti,

Finland

Updated: 10:12 Saturday, February 14, 2004