FORMER York City director Barry Swallow has refused to comment on whether he would consider re-investing money back into the football club.

Swallow and fellow ex-Bootham Crescent Holdings board member Colin Webb have both received letters from the Supporters' Trust asking if they would be prepared to provide the KitKat Crecscent club with a much-needed cash injection.

The pair both pocketed £172,661 following the deal that saw the football club buy back its traditional home from the holding company, set up during the chairmanship of Douglas Craig.

But, when asked for his thoughts on the Trust letter, Swallow told the Evening Press: "I don't want to discuss anything about that."

The ex-City centre-back, captain, coach and caretaker manager also dismissed rumours that he was ready to invest money into his home town club Doncaster Rovers.

Swallow, who made his professional debut for Doncaster in 1960, said: "There's absolutely no truth in that at all. I've just come back from being away and I certainly haven't spoken to anybody at Doncaster."

The 63-year-old refused to comment on whether he would like to return to football in any capacity.

Swallow's esteem in York has plummeted following his participation in the transferral of ownership of Bootham Crescent and the £2million deal that saw the club regain control of their destiny.

He was voted City's Player of the Millennium in 2000 by Evening Press readers having made 312 appearances between 1969 and 1976 and captained City during their only two seasons in the old Second Division, the equivalent of the present Championship.

But he is currently more renowned as one of the four men, along with Craig, Webb and John Quickfall, whose actions pushed City to the brink.

Quickfall later gave money back to the club and the Trust are hoping Swallow and Webb will follow his example.

The club are now responsible for £100,000 annual Football Foundation loan repayments with the first instalment due in February.

Webb was contacted for a comment but did not return our call.

A second approach to Swallow and Webb will be made by the Trust and a spokesperson for the club's owners said: "We can confirm that letters have been sent out to Mr Swallow and Mr Webb and they will be followed up in due course."

Craig, who received £1,084,000 under the terms of the deal, has not been asked by the Trust whether he would be willing to re-invest any of his money but is understood to still communicate regularly with current members of City's board.

Trust members, meanwhile, are being reminded to cast their vote by postal ballot for this year's board elections.

Five candidates David Cocker, Ian Hey, Kirsten Ovenden, Mike Shannon and Ian Tyssen are contesting four available places on the Trust board and the results will be announced at the annual general meeting on December 15 in Museum Gardens.

Updated: 11:02 Thursday, November 17, 2005