I WOULD like to praise an excellent piece of reporting by your sports journalist, Dave Flett (The Press, January 18). His summing up of the York City performance against Newport County was spot on, as was his assessment of the current situation the team finds itself in.

There was a palpable lack of fight and desire in the latter stages of the game, which was a marked contrast to the heroic displays in several games last season when the side had been reduced to ten men.

I sincerely hope the chairman has read Dave Flett’s article and gives the manager and players a well deserved rocket.

Kevin Smith, Clifton Moor, York