YORK City will not be offering Dutch trialist Theo Gunnissen a professional contract.

First team coach Adie Shaw confirmed the news after the midfielder, a postman in his native Holland, ended a two-week trial at the club.

"The lad did ever so well but at 22 or 23 we have got to be looking at him going straight into the first team," explained Shaw.

"But when he played against Middlesbrough in midweek it was the first time he had ever played in a three-man midfield - in Holland they play in a diamond formation.

"He was a great character who worked his socks off and gave it a good shot but we feel he just fell short of the required standards."

City boss Terry Dolan has revealed experienced central defender Chris Fairclough's return to full fitness has suffered another delay.

Fairclough has yet to feature in the first team squad this term after undergoing knee surgery during the summer. He made a return to reserve team football in September only to pick up a calf strain.

Fairclough was hoping to play for the reserves earlier this month but the wet weather hampered his training and he has since suffered another calf injury, said Dolan.