WHAT attracts people to football? An attacking style of play, entertainment and good value for money. That is why York City FC moved from Fulford to Bootham to be nearer their supporters.

We have now had a leaflet and a power-point presentation about moving out to the middle of nowhere.

The ground has been allowed to decline so there is made out to be no alternative.

There are clubs that have moved and not succeeded: Darlington is one and MK Dons is another, when a vast majority of supporters formed a new club.

It has never been easier to rebuild a stadium, Lords the Oval Twickenham, Wembley, eventually was done but costs spiralled and was delivered way over budget.

The club, whoever owns it, in the present climate will not see the best return for the site into houses as somebody else has mentioned.

So that is why I hope the club stays where it is.

Mr T Wynn, Dodgson Terrace, Acomb, York.

• I NOTE that we are in the middle of consultation process about the further development of Monks Cross and the potential impact on York city centre. Part of the bid is the creation of a new stadium for York City FC. How convenient that an item appears (The Press, March 17) highlighting the poor conditions at Bootham Crescent.

I am genuinely sorry the footballers have to suffer these conditions but it is clear that these have existed for some considerable time. What has York FC done in the meantime to rectify this position?

Spending £50,000 on ground repairs is obviously inadequate, but if they cannot afford to spend more then the viability of the club must be questioned.

Moving City to Monks Cross is just moving their debt to another part of York.

Neil Raw, Oriel Grove, Clifton Without, York.