Post by karma on Dec 9, 2023 7:48:10 GMT
Well one of the people the Cricketer can name at Essex is their new Chair. I've seen the name and instantly forgot it because it's an Asian sounding name and I'm not that used to the spelling or pronunciation .I'll call him Steve.
The last longer term Chair at Essex resigned some time ago allegedly after it was reported he used an unfortunate phrase, probably that we've all used ( I understand he denied using that exact phrase but was forced to resign).Instead he should have said 'fly in the ointment' because it doesn't have any racial overtones but just wait until it's wrong to name insects.
Anyway Steve, the new Chair at Essex was appointed at the end of October. There seems to be a pattern forming here in that County cricket teams accused of racial discrimination (usually against people with Asian sounding names) then have a new Chair with an Asian sounding name .
Yorkshire have had two , the first Lord Patel, was forced upon us by his previous employer the ECB. My personal view is that he was an absolute failure to such a degree that his former employer, the ECB, have to all intents disowned him and denied that they had instructed him to get rid of some Yorkshire employees.
The latest YCCC Chair is Harry Chathli (I think from memory) and I've seen him at the EGM and also at Dec 3rd's Christmas Celebration (at which I also had chance to speak with him) My initial response is that I like him, he's knowledgeable, had obviously done research into YCCC before being appointed and he also gives great and highly motivational speeches. However I'm not aware of any decisions he's made yet and of course we're still awaiting the result of the re-financing package, which is a whole other thread.
Probably any County Club accused of racial discrimination will receive a whole raft of applications and CV's for key positions from people with Asian sounding names (and I'm not being racial)
The last longer term Chair at Essex resigned some time ago allegedly after it was reported he used an unfortunate phrase, probably that we've all used ( I understand he denied using that exact phrase but was forced to resign).Instead he should have said 'fly in the ointment' because it doesn't have any racial overtones but just wait until it's wrong to name insects.
Anyway Steve, the new Chair at Essex was appointed at the end of October. There seems to be a pattern forming here in that County cricket teams accused of racial discrimination (usually against people with Asian sounding names) then have a new Chair with an Asian sounding name .
Yorkshire have had two , the first Lord Patel, was forced upon us by his previous employer the ECB. My personal view is that he was an absolute failure to such a degree that his former employer, the ECB, have to all intents disowned him and denied that they had instructed him to get rid of some Yorkshire employees.
The latest YCCC Chair is Harry Chathli (I think from memory) and I've seen him at the EGM and also at Dec 3rd's Christmas Celebration (at which I also had chance to speak with him) My initial response is that I like him, he's knowledgeable, had obviously done research into YCCC before being appointed and he also gives great and highly motivational speeches. However I'm not aware of any decisions he's made yet and of course we're still awaiting the result of the re-financing package, which is a whole other thread.
Probably any County Club accused of racial discrimination will receive a whole raft of applications and CV's for key positions from people with Asian sounding names (and I'm not being racial)