Members Q&A April 25th

[essexfan548]

What did people make of tonight's Q & A?

[bwildered]

Brief points

Hopefully AGM end May due to investigations  from ECB which is why at present interims in place .
Simon Cooper - interim deputy chair, worked in Whitehall for Sports Minister and also Mayor London departments.
New guests passes 2022 in Members packs.
Careers need Companion Ticket -with proof.
Ground Development -working group to be set up together with Chelmsford City Council.
Changing rooms meet minimum ECB requirements .
Visiting teams to use T20 Office for T20 blast games this season.
Dirty Seating - Seating power wash before start of season might be suffering regards later sand storm .
Bag searches to continue due to safety concerns , ECB, Club and Police.
People to be allowed outfield for Championship games only.
Hoping to have parking at Lady Immaculate depending on fixtures.
Peter Siddle became free agent and hence signed for Somerset.
No change of policy regards young talent, lots players coming and going during season so signing Critchley and Rossington , still got lots of talented batters to grab places.
Will talk to Rossington in June regards signing for two years.
Harmer signed for five years, if called to SA test squad will miss couple Championship and 50 over games stated will only play if guaranteed a place.

[mawallace]

What did people make of tonight's Q & A?

- The Club is in deep trouble with the ECB
- The 'old' committee has been / will be replaced as some of the blame will fall on them
- There's a change of emphasis re the development -  seems to have big ambition to get it right for the next generation - notice nothing seemed off the table - there was even an off the wall remark re location. think the old plans have been scrapped and they are starting again

[Perov]

I think they mentioned we have been fined £50,000 by the ECB for 2 allegations we had admitted too, but some more issues are pending, so further punishments could be forthcoming.

[nat]

I think they mentioned we have been fined £50,000 by the ECB for 2 allegations we had admitted too, but some more issues are pending, so further punishments could be forthcoming.

£50k is nothing to worry about. The ECB are looking for scapegoats to help get themselves off the hook.

[essexfan548]

I've queried the answer about the promise of one free CC ticket for every day's play for those who were members in 2020. I sent the e-mail promising this ... will let you know what the response is

[LeedsExile]

Why have we be fined £50,000 when Yorkshire have received no punishment to date? As for bag searches, utterly ridiculous. You are not searched when you go shopping or into bus stations etc. What is the perceived threat? Actually just admit we don't want you bringing your own drink in when we can charge extra for our stuff.

[Crisp]

Why have we be fined £50,000 when Yorkshire have received no punishment to date? As for bag searches, utterly ridiculous. You are not searched when you go shopping or into bus stations etc. What is the perceived threat? Actually just admit we don't want you bringing your own drink in when we can charge extra for our stuff.

Spot on

[mawallace]

As for bag searches, utterly ridiculous. You are not searched when you go shopping or into bus stations etc. What is the perceived threat? Actually just admit we don't want you bringing your own drink in when we can charge extra for our stuff.

I wanted to ask - why are there no bag searches when you go to a CC match at The Oval, Edgebaston etc.

 

[bwildered]

What did people make of tonight's Q & A?

 Was hard to take notes, getting use to the styles of the interims. Had a more corporate feel about it all.
Felt a bit sorry for Stephenson with all the extra off field problems he has inherited, together with the redevelopment also a major concern, with a slight hint of relocation has a alternative option.
Likes the idea of one to one meetings, which is ok for locals, but for those who live further afield, a very long day.
Early days of his regime, but still the same  moans and problems has before.

[pablo]

Sorry. I'm confused or have lost the plot to date. Why are we being fined £50k? What crime has been committed in law or contrary to the rules, regulations and other statutes of the club or the ECB. Some of this is OUR money in membership fees we are talking about. Can we appeal and if not why not? What would happen if , as anybody or organisation should with any spine, tell them to get lost. As far as I am aware the alleged incidents e.g with Chambers took place in private and Sharif and other never took us to an industrial tribunal. I would have thought we had a pretty good record of playing BAME players regularly in the 1st team some of them of impeccable ethical and moral standards e.g. SaleemMalik,Danish Kaneria, Alviro Pietersen, Mervyn Westfield, Tsobe. Although to be honest we probably should have played those who weren't good enough like Sharif more regularly just to cover our backs.

[Valentines Park]

I wanted to ask - why are there no bag searches when you go to a CC match at The Oval, Edgebaston etc.

The only thing you need at The Oval is your wallet.

[nat]

I wanted to ask - why are there no bag searches when you go to a CC match at The Oval, Edgebaston etc.

The only thing you need at The Oval is your wallet.

A big one.

[bwildered]

 ECB 50k fine is for the guilty plea for the alleged racist comments made previously and not investigated properly.
Seems the ECB wants to see that the club is active in procedures and processes being adhered to.

[Slogger]

If relocation is on the cards I would suggest avoiding one of these ghastly out of town sites that are over dependant on people travelling by car. The proposed new Southend football ground and the Colchester ground are examples of that. Chelmsford is too small, run down and needing attention but its big plus is a central location in the county and proximity to bus and rail stations.