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[nat]

https://t.co/mZMby1KRHv

Well well well. Can't say I'm surprised. Racism only works one way according to many.

[nat]

https://t.co/mZMby1KRHv

Well well well. Can't say I'm surprised. Racism only works one way according to many.

Of course if the club were to apply consistent behaviour standards then the new chairman should be required to resign or be sacked forthwith.

[pablo]

Now stood down awaiting a further enquiry !

[nat]

To what extent is JS culpable? Presumably it is JS responsibility to arrange for due diligence to be carried out. If so then he must go too.

[Andy]

Anybody who disses Rachel Riley and Dua Lipa needs to have ‘a word’.

[stewyww]

I don’t see how Stephenson can worm his way out of this. The whole thing is an embarrassment and is clearly a result of the election committee keeping their eye on the wrong ball, namely diversity targets.

[Slogger]

The process to recommend "approved" candidates has spectacularly failed it would seem. I think if Mr Stephenson put that in place and they failed to take a look at the social media accounts of candidates as part of their due diligence he needs to consider his position. To quote the late Fred Root of the Hayes Close End, "it wouldn't have happened in Mr Edwards's day"

[stewyww]

Nothing on the BBC cricket website about this. Why am I not surprised?

[bwildered]

 Is this the start of a witch hunt of the new Chair only a week in post ?
Perhaps all posters should have social media accounts available for viewing on this platform ?

Essex County Cricket Club Chair, Azeem Akhtar has today issued the following statement:

“I have taken the decision today to voluntarily step aside as Chair of Essex County Cricket Club while an independent review takes place into recent matters that have been raised.

“I have made the decision to initiate this review because it is important that I as Chair and Essex County Cricket Club more widely hold ourselves to the highest standards of governance and accountability. By stepping aside, I want to show leadership and ensure the Club can focus on the ongoing challenges it is tackling.

“I am resolutely committed to ensuring that Essex County Cricket Club is an inclusive and welcoming environment for people of all backgrounds.”

[Oldhasbeen]

https://t.co/mZMby1KRHv

Well well well. Can't say I'm surprised. Racism only works one way according to many.

Very true.

[Oldhasbeen]

The process to recommend "approved" candidates has spectacularly failed it would seem. I think if Mr Stephenson put that in place and they failed to take a look at the social media accounts of candidates as part of their due diligence he needs to consider his position. To quote the late Fred Root of the Hayes Close End, "it wouldn't have happened in Mr Edwards's day"

Social media postings vetting should be a basic part of any due diligence - it's standard practice even for recruiting the most lowly position in the industries I worked in, and I know that offensive Facebook posts have resulted in the binning of quite a few job applications in the last 20 years. 
Rancid antisemitism is a sacking offence. No ifs, no buts.
Failure to do basic due diligence for a top job is a resignation issue. No ifs, no buts.

[Andy]

A more cynical person might see this as a deliberately engineered situation to destroy the club…having said that, this is Essex County Cricket Club.

[Oldhasbeen]

A more cynical person might see this as a deliberately engineered situation to destroy the club…having said that, this is Essex County Cricket Club.

A wise old man once told me that when there was a debate whether something had been caused by  "conspiracy or cock-up", more than 9 times out of 10 it was a cock-up, and in the rare occasions when there was a conspiracy, it was almost always a cocked-up conspiracy.

Now an old fart myself, I incline to agree.

[nat]

A more cynical person might see this as a deliberately engineered situation to destroy the club…having said that, this is Essex County Cricket Club.

A wise old man once told me that when there was a debate whether something had been caused by  "conspiracy or cock-up", more than 9 times out of 10 it was a cock-up, and in the rare occasions when there was a conspiracy, it was almost always a cocked-up conspiracy.

Now an old fart myself, I incline to agree.

Cock-up  = incompetence (in this case particularly)

[Can the Can]

Only at New Writtle Street.

Whoever voted for Vicky Ford to get onto the Board (and subsequently the Nomination Committee) needs to have a long hard word with themselves. Just a career politician with no previous connections to our club. Very alarming. I do wonder how fair and independent the counts have been in the past given that they are normally done by a sponsor of the club and not an independent balloting company.

From farce to farce now. More of OUR money to be spaffed on another inquiry. JS has made a massive cock up of this.