York City FC upset season postponed
The club have said they felt the season could have continued
York City FC have said they feel "strongly" that the season should have continued, after the National League announced today that it will 'halt in participation' in the North and South divisions for the next fortnight.
In a statement the club said:
"We worked tirelessly last summer to protect the integrity of football and allow our division to come to an honourable conclusion and we find ourselves in a similar position this season.
"Of course, we understand that individual clubs must represent their own views and interests however, we feel disappointed that this view wasn’t shared by the National League board.
The postponement of the season also means the club's inaugural game at the LNER Community Stadium, which was due to take place at the end of the month, will also be rearranged.
Chairman Jason McGill added:
“We fought in the summer to change our division’s status to elite sport, which reflected the wishes of the whole football community to carry on playing.
“We find ourselves in a similar position again and need unity across all National League divisions to protect the integrity of football.
“We are an ambitious club who want to be successful and make our supporters proud and we will fight and lobby to continue the season to completion.”
The club said they will share more information with fans as they receive it.
The National League statement read:
"Following the review of the feedback from Clubs in connection to the recent Clubs meeting, a Board meeting this morning decided to halt the participation in the North/South Divisions for a two-week period, effective immediately.
“As a result, tomorrow's games are formally postponed.”