I HAVE been roundly criticised on the thisisrufc website for not supporting Redditch United enough and being too negative in my reports.

This week a source at Redditch United, said it was my job as a local journalist to be biased towards the club.

I was told I should write reports telling you the public about the fantastic football United are playing whether I believe that or not and indeed whether I am at the match or not.

I was also told it was my duty to bring more fans through the gates by such coverage.

I endeavour to write what I see and always write reports from the Redditch United angle.

In that sense I am biased towards the club and, along with all the fans, want to see United set the league alight and enjoy some success.

But I believe it's my role to be unbiased in covering what happens on the pitch and how United perform for the sake of fans not at the game.

I accept I may be wrong and invite players, officials and fans of Redditch United, Studley, Feckenham and Alvechurch to write to me or e-mail me with your thoughts.

Should I be biased towards the club? And, are Redditch, as I was told several fans believe, playing their best football for years at the moment?

Write to:

Max Hall,

Sports Editor,

Redditch Advertiser,

Yorkshire Bank Chambers,

Redditch, B97 4QR.

Or e-mail me at: maxh@nqmids.co.uk

- Max Hall, Sports Editor.