After discussion with the Clapton Football Club Committee, it has been decided that Clapton FC will not be responding directly to Clapton FC News on any issues relating to the club at this time. The main reason for this is that, since it has been established, Clapton FC News has never approached the club, the main subject of its news stories, to obtain the views of Clapton Football Club, before publishing any articles that relate to the club, it’s management or its running.

When we asked you, we were told, you are a collective of 8 people with no editor. Instead we are expected to communicate to claptonfcnew@gmail.com, which means in effect, you have free reign to write what you like, when you like, how you like, with no accountability.  We will not be supporting that form of journalism.

Even the article you posted on your website and social media today is designed to sensationalise the situation. The heading alone says we “…declined  to answer ”. We have never declined to answer questions. However, you want to control when and how we do this.

As mentioned previously, the club is currently having to deal with a lot of issues caused as a result of certain individuals’ actions at away matches, from letters to the local authority, health and safety executive, to neighbouring houses to the OSD, to away fans, to players … the list goes on. This is energy that is taking us away from the important matter at hand, which is playing football and moving the club forward.

Once we have resolved all of the issues that are demanding our time away from football, then any communication that Clapton Football Club feels need to be put out, will be done via its website through Tons Make Clear.