Newton report

[nat]

Well - the mail has more on the report?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-12585551/Essex-board-members-NDAs-Newton-Report-racism.html

I do wonder who the 'mole' at ECC is? they seem to be fed information

It appears that the club want to keep much of the detail of the report secret so the 'mole' is doing a public service and long may he/she continue.

[Andy]

Under previous, more enlightened, regimes an overseas player taunting younger players with a banana may have been asked into which orifice he wanted said fruit inserted. 

[Perov]

I see Wasim Haq has been suspended by the FA, the LTA and the Golf Authorities for  making a racist comment.  Mr Haq was on the Essex board when allegations were made against Chairman John Faragher.

[brazilianglen]

The internet suggested he was the one who made the accusations

[vim]

I saw a report that Wasim Haq has now resigned from the FA Council and it gave what he tweeted.

It was totally disgusting remark and there is no defence that it was said as a joke in very poor taste or out of ignorance. When Hitler or anything to do with the Nazis is mentioned. It means that any comment has no value in any context whatsover.

[essexfan548]

I've just received a summary report.

[nat]

Having speed read the summary report what strikes me most is the unprofessional behaviour of the coach(es) involved during the periods described in the report.

I think we can all work out the name of at least one of the coaches involved.

As for JF, if the report is accurate then the genial image portrayed by him was far away from the reality.

[Perov]

Player 1  Z. Sharif,    coach : G Gooch.
Player 2  J.Ahmed,    coach : Irani, Grayson.
Player 3  M.Chambers,   coach : Irani, Grayson.

No mention of the trialist involved in the nasty banana / flat share  issue, but it was poorly handled by Essex.  By method of elimination I suspect it was a bowler from Yorkshire CCC.

[Andy]

Player 1  Z. Sharif,    coach : G Gooch.
Player 2  J.Ahmed,    coach : Irani, Grayson.
Player 3  M.Chambers,   coach : Irani, Grayson.

No mention of the trialist involved in the nasty banana / flat share  issue, but it was poorly handled by Essex.  By method of elimination I suspect it was a bowler from Yorkshire CCC.

My prejudice against northerners is well founded. Surprised anything was said against Gooch as he?s generally quite circumspect in sensitive matters - note his conduct during the fraught 1987 Pakistan series when a local umpire nearly got beamed by Fat Gatt.

[bwildered]

 Most of the information issued, without naming names has already been disclosed, so we have not known anything new.

[vim]

Is Graham Gooch involved by knowing what was going on, but not doing anything about it. The attitude of I would never behave like that, so I do not believe that anyone else I know would either.

[nat]

Most of the information issued, without naming names has already been disclosed, so we have not known anything new.

True-ish. The general lack of professionalism with regard to the releasing of players has gone on for ever more but does need much better care which I thought was long in place.

[Andy]

Most of the information issued, without naming names has already been disclosed, so we have not known anything new.

True-ish. The general lack of professionalism with regard to the releasing of players has gone on for ever more but does need much better care which I thought was long in place.

All of this goes to show the shambolic way the club was being run in the 1990s and 2010s. None of this is surprising.

[Andy]

TBF Dame Katherine has refuted a number of allegations raised by the complainants.

[Perov]

She turned down the complaint about team mates taking the micky for having a high pitched voice.
I noticed Sir Chef did the same against GG at a recent awards ceremony, but he just ignored it.