frank knight , 67 , posted an apology on his facebook account last week to blackpool and the oyston family , who run the fylde coast club , over allegations he made on his social network account last year .
in that statement , addressed to the 34 facebook friends he had at that time , knight said he had agreed to pay damages of £ 20,000 to the sky bet championship club .
prompted fellow seasiders supporter joe atherton to set up an account on the website gofundme.com where fans could pledge donations .