CHRIS Brass must have felt his reign as City manager was like going Christmas shopping with no money. I feel sorry for the lad as he has pride and compassion.

The senior players have let him down with under-achievements. They should really sit down at home and think is it time for a career move, possibly Tesco or B&Q.

City are once again falling faster than a concrete parachute. What they really need is someone with lots of money to bail them out.

The bright side of these bad times is that Persimmon Homes won't be chasing us for building land in the near future, as I believe you are not allowed to build houses on Knavesmire.

Finally good luck to Chris in the rest of his career. I wish we had another ten with his commitment to the cause.

Stephen Lickley,

The Garlands,

Clifton,

York.

Updated: 11:20 Thursday, November 11, 2004