Usually I comment at the end of each York City season.

This year, I refrained as I seemed to be in a minority about the validity of Colin Walker’s promotion to York City manager.

I am not in the least bit surprised at the drabness, lack of quality in the performance of the football team.

The major surprise is that with both the experienced Eric Winstanley and Neil Redfearn they aren’t doing so much better.

In many ways, it was a pity that Billy McEwan never successfully replaced firstly, Andy Bishop, and then Clayton Donaldson, plus a reliable goalkeeper in his first two years, then in all probability we could be playing in the Football League.

Here was a golden opportunity to start afresh – after all – allegedly, we had at least 50 expressions of interest in the vacant manager’s position.

What happens? Both the easy and cheapest option is taken, when in those seven unbeaten matches we never played a top four team, coupled with the inept way we played lacking direction and a focal point.

Our competing teams including Wrexham, Oxford and, previously Aldershot, quickly assess the situation, cruelly sacking the manager for the overall good of the team.

Even with the signing of Bruce Dyer, the farce of negotiating with Craig Farrell (he’s never going to be prolific) and Daniel McBreen demonstrate the paucity of Walker’s managerial abilities and highlight his vast shortcomings.

The solution is extremely simple – the board dispense with Walker’s services and this time take their time to appoint a manager to the end of this season and reappraise the situation.

If the Holy Grail is not only to return to the Football League, play attractive football, and increase attendances, act now.

Bouchier Scott, via email