OPEN LETTER TO ALL BORO FANS SPOILS THE DAY.

A FANTASTIC FIRST SEASON DREW TO A CLOSE WITH YET ANOTHER BORO WIN, THAT IS 12 UNDEFEATED GAMES ON THE BOUNCE.
THE FANS HAVE BEEN BRILLIANT ALL SEASON BOTH HOME AND AWAY, IN FACT IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT EVERY AWAY GAME HAS BEEN LIKE A HOME GAME FOR THE CLUB THANKS TO THE TERRIFIC SUPPORT.
SO, I FOR ONE FOUND THIS OPEN LETTER ISSUED BY THE CLUB TO ALL FANS A REAL KICK IN THE TEETH AND IN A WAY THEY (THE CLUB) ARE SIDING WITH THE NCEL IN THEIR ASSUMPTION THAT WE AS A CLUB DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FANS, WHICH IS A TOTAL UNTRUTH.
OBVIOUSLY ,THE LARGER THE CROWD THEN THE MORE CHANCE OF THE ODD IDIOT TURNING UP, UNFORTUNATLY IN THE CASE OF SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC EVERYTHING GETS BLOWN UP OUT OF ALL PROPORTION AND WE ARE LABELLED AS PROBLEM FANS, NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH, THE FANS ARE EXCELLENT AND CAN ACCEPT DEFEAT AS WELL AS WINNING.
ONE OF THE WORST INCIDENTS THIS SEASON WAS AT THE EMLEY GAME WHEN THEIR GOALKEEPER 'JAMIE GREEN' CONSTANTLY TAUNTED THE BORO FANS, HE SWORE THE WHOLE WAY THROUGHOUT THE GAME, BEAR IN MIND THAT THERE WERE FAMILIES BEHIND HIS GOAL, AND AT ONE STAGE HE EVEN DROPPED HIS SHORTS AT THE FANS, THIS IDIOT IS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS ANTICS THROUGHOUT THE LEAGUE BUT THE NCEL COMMITEE OR WHATEVER THE CLOWNS WANT TO CALL THEMSELVES LET SECOND RATE PLAYERS LIKE HIM GET AWAY WITH DISGUSTING BEHAVIOUR WEEK IN WEEK OUT, ANOTHER CASE WAS THE FOUL MOUTHED ROSSINGTON MANAGER WHO NOT ONLY VERBALLY ABUSED BORO FANS BUT CHALLENGED A CLUB OFFICIAL TO A FIGHT, 'HARRY HILL COMES TO MIND' THE ROSSINGTON FANS ALSO DID THEIR BEST TO CAUSE TROUBLE BOTH HOME AND AWAY, AMONGST THESE SO-CALLED FANS WAS A ROSSINGTON SQUAD PLAYER, BUT WHAT PUNISHMENT DID THEIR CLUB GET ? NONE.
ANOTHER INCIDENT WAS WITH THE PONTEFRACT CAPTAIN. HE CAUSED NO END OF BAD FEELING WITH HIS FOUL MOUTH HE ALSO SLAMMED THE BALL INTO A BUNCH OF BORO FANS HITTING A YOUNGSTER BUT YET AGAIN OTHER TEAMS CAN DO NO WRONG IN THE EYES OF THE NCEL.
BORO AS A CLUB HAVE BEEN VICTIMISED BY THE NCEL, RECEIVING UNWARRANTED THREATS AND POINTS DEDUCTIONS AFTER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER TEAMS. I SUSPECT A POINTS DEDUCTION WILL BE APPLIED FOR THE START OF NEXT SEASON.
THE BORO FANS SHOW A BIT OF EMOTION, GET BEHIND THEIR TEAM AND WHAT HAPPENS ? THEY GET A LETTER FROM THE CLUB ASKING THEM NOT TO UPSET THE VISITING PLAYERS AND OFFICIALS.
BANTER WITH THE OPPOSING PLAYERS IS ALL PART OF THE GAME AND ALWAYS WILL BE, MOST OF THE OPPOSING GOALKEEPERS ENJOY THE BANTER, IT IS NOT PERSONAL AND IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ABUSIVE, AND USUALLY AT THE END OF THE GAME THERE ARE NO HARD FEELINGS.
BORO AS A CLUB ARE LOOKED UPON AS 'HOORAH HENRIES' BY A LOT OF PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THE HISTORY OF THE OLD CLUB, BUT WE ARE PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE A TOTALLY NEW CLUB WITH NO LINKS WHATSOEVER WITH THE OLD SCARBOROUGH FC, FROM DAY ONE EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE NEW CLUB HAS BEEN A SUCCESS BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD, WE ARE PROFFESIONAL IN ALL THAT WE DO AND WE ARE AMBITIOUS AND CERTAIN TO CLIMB OUR WAY THROUGH THE SYSTEM TO A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL OF FOOTBALL.
THIS, I THINK IS THE PROBLEM WITH EVERYONE OUTSIDE OF THE CLUB, IF THEY WERE TO LOOK AT WHAT WE AS A CLUB HAVE ACHIEVED AFTER ONLY ONE SEASON OF EXISTENCE THEN SURELY, THEY SHOULD LOOK ON WITH ADMIRATION AND NOT THE CONTEMPT THAT WE HAVE BEEN SHOWN SO FAR. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY OUR OWN CLUB SHOULD BE BACKING THEIR OWN SUPPORTERS 100% AND NOT GIVING OUT SUCH LETTERS.
I MUST JUST MENTION THE OFFICIALS IN THIS LEAGUE BEFORE CLOSING THIS POST.
THEY ARE THE BIGGEST CULPRITS AND THE CAUSE OF SO MUCH ANGER, THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE SO EASILY INTIMIDATED , THEY CANNOT MAKE A DECISION CORRECTLY, THEY ARE INCONSISTENT, HAVE VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF MAN-MANAGEMENT SKILLS,THEY ARE AFRAID OF CERTAIN PLAYERS AND COACHING STAFF AND MOST ARE SIMPLY JUST NOT UP TO THE JOB. SO, IS THERE ANY WONDER THAT FANS AND PLAYERS ALIKE BECOME FRUSTRATED AT THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE OFFICIALS. WE CAN SEE THE OUTCOME OF 90 MINUTES OF HARD WORK RUINED BY SOME OF THEIR LUDICROUS DECISION MAKING.
I DO WONDER SOMETIMES WHO ASSESSES THESE PEOPLE AND HOW THEY KEEP GETTING APPOINTMENTS.
THERE ARE PROBLEMS IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES EAST LEAGUE, BUT SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC ARE NOT ONE OF THEM.
BELOW IS A COPY OF THE LETTER HANDED OUT ;
Open letter to all Boro fans from the board of Scarborough Athletic FC.
Thank you for coming today to support the Boro and taking the time to read this letter.
Unfortunately during the Pontefract game there was another incident involving our fans that has been reported to the FA and we might be charged over it. The club has already been fined this season following the Emley match and received a warning from the NCEL about the behaviour of some of our fans.
We are the best supported team in our League but we are rapidly earning a reputation for having a minority of fans who are verbally aggressive towards officials and opposing players. As a Club we cannot afford to have this reputation which could put off other fans from attending games quite apart from the fines and other sanctions that could be imposed if this continues.
Please help use start rebuilding the good name of our Club by supporting the team and not abusing officials or opposing players thereby ensuring that our remaining games of the season pass without further incident.
Enjoy today's game and cheer the Boro on to another 3 points.
Yours sincerely.Simon Cope,Chairman,Scarborough Athletic FC.