Rumoured to been offered £100k p.a. and allowed to retain his Berkshire base.
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Racism at Yorkshire CCC
- Thread starter Silly Point
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GordonMuchallNo1Fan
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Aye cos nobody else will want him
YCCC were reawarded test match sstatus because
“At a formal meeting with YCCC, the Board reviewed a full written submission from the Club, as well as an independent assessment from the Good Governance Institute & Howard Kennedy LLP.”
The statement continued: “Overall, the ECB Board assessed that Yorkshire Country Cricket Club is able to:
“Show a demonstrable commitment to building a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion;
“Evidence that it has adopted a zero tolerance approac to any forms of discrimination.
“Commit to identifying and tackling historic cases of discrimination;
“Ensure that Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a welcoming environment for everyone.”
So they retain the individual who was cited for racial behaviour more the anyone
else but sack employees who weren't even on the staff during Rafiq's time.
“At a formal meeting with YCCC, the Board reviewed a full written submission from the Club, as well as an independent assessment from the Good Governance Institute & Howard Kennedy LLP.”
The statement continued: “Overall, the ECB Board assessed that Yorkshire Country Cricket Club is able to:
“Show a demonstrable commitment to building a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion;
“Evidence that it has adopted a zero tolerance approac to any forms of discrimination.
“Commit to identifying and tackling historic cases of discrimination;
“Ensure that Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a welcoming environment for everyone.”
So they retain the individual who was cited for racial behaviour more the anyone
else but sack employees who weren't even on the staff during Rafiq's time.
wayne entwhistle no9
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Looks like a storm brewing at Yorkshire as the old bridge start fighting back.
Silly Point
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All down to how the members vote at the end of the month. Sadly I think most right thinking members are no longer members, I guess that's our fault for deserting the club at their time of need and giving up the opportunity to bring about change.
I sincerely hope all right thinking members will support Robin Smith at the forthcoming meeting, if it goes ahead.. Yorkshire CCC are effectively being blackmailed by an undemoratically elected chairman and DCMS who are acting on unsubstantiated testimony from an unreliable witness.
The Headingley test will go ahead regardless of the outcome of 31st March.
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Silly Point
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I don't know a lot about Smith but I imagine he's a massive racist, using "the rules" as a way to stop Patel's reforms. If he succeeds I'm done with the club for good. I'm still contemplating getting a membership should Patel win, but I'm not risking forking out 200 quid yet to see the old guard return
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Phew,that's a very strong unsubstantiated statement. Can't see that there's anything racist in Robin Smith's statement in Dobell's article. Smith is a 79 year old retired lawyer; he's sufficiently experienced legally not to make claims that can't be substantiated.
No reason that he's getting involved for any other reason than a genuine love for Yorkshire CC.
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Silly Point
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I don't know why anyone would want to try and hold the club back as it seeks to move forward, unless they had other priorities unrelated to the welfare of YCCC. The fact he was chairman when Rafiq made his claims also says a lot. In my opinion.
Sod the rules and legal shite. This is bigger than that
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Sadly,whichever way you look at it,irreparable damage has been done to Yorkshire CCC. There'll be no winners in this battle.
Silly Point
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This episode will haunt them forever indeed. But I'd rather have someone in charge who wants to try and bring about change than someone who presided over the whole affair
Yes,there's clearly been a problem for years with,to put it diplomatically,integration with different cultures within Yorkshire but it won't be solved by imposing draconian,and unfair, sanctions based on unsubstantiated claims by one individual who,himself,has been guilty of racist behaviour. Innocent individuals i.e. those who weren't even at the club when these allegations occurred,have lost their livelihoods and had their reputations tarnished for life. Thousands of wholly innocent cricket lovers in the North East have been threatened with losing the opportunity of watching test cricket live.Such actions will breed festering resentment,will alienate and not unite. Smith has offered an Olive branch by offering to meet with Knight one to one to discuss the issues and resolve the difficulties. That's surely the diplomatic way forward.
As to the threat of loss of test cricket,that can be resolved by ECB taking responsible for the game and withhold revenue from Yorkshire until they have proven to have adopted certain criteria.
Isn’t this a bit of a none story? Not the major Rafiq thing the smith thing
He has no support at all from what I was told
Is it not just media reporting on every little discontent as it’s easy copy that people will read?
I think that’s a bit much marra
As I say in my post above I don’t think this is a big issue the smith thing in terms of anything changing but that’s a big presumption and his words don’t fit with what your assumption
He has no support at all from what I was told
Is it not just media reporting on every little discontent as it’s easy copy that people will read?
I think that’s a bit much marra
As I say in my post above I don’t think this is a big issue the smith thing in terms of anything changing but that’s a big presumption and his words don’t fit with what your assumption
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Silly Point
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Have to agree to disagree but I'd prefer a clean slate with the man entrusted with starting the rebuilding process, even if he is an ECB "stooge".
Perhaps so mate. However even of he isn't racist I do feel he has the backing of those types simply because he's opposing the new bloke and his plans for reform. They must never feel they have a place and a voice at that club again
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So Yorkshire carry on as before.
A bit of shuffling of the deck chairs, a few worthy words and mission statements from the brass and the Test cricket revenue stream resumes. And life goes on as before, with the racism a minor embarrassment to be discounted a few years down the line.
Fuck Yorkshire, and fuck the mealy-mouthed blazers at the ECB.
A bit of shuffling of the deck chairs, a few worthy words and mission statements from the brass and the Test cricket revenue stream resumes. And life goes on as before, with the racism a minor embarrassment to be discounted a few years down the line.
Fuck Yorkshire, and fuck the mealy-mouthed blazers at the ECB.
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Silly Point
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Change is an impossible task as this county is full of backwards racist twats even among the young. They'll never be as inclusive as other counties as the mentality here doesn't support it unfortunately. Whatever good the club try and do there will always be those sniping on the sidelines trying to ruin it. Club cricket is even worse.
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I know you don’t agree with me on this, but I found the DCMS an uncomfortable thing like. A show trial without the possibility to defend yourself, where nothing went challenged
You’ll apply thats me defending racism, I promise you its not at all, but it sidetracked from the real issue and as a result I don’t think you’ll get meaningful reform
Instead you just got sack all the staff, which was never going to work or be a sensible solution
Now you just get the likes of gale lawyering up.
For me that hearing shouldn’t have been held.
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Silly Point
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I don't think they had an option if they wanted the internationals back. They had to act fast and be "seen to be doing something". How things go from now on is anybody guess but I maintain that whatever the club tries it's in an impossible position due to society in this county. They love a conflict and there will always be those that hold on to a 70s mentality when it comes to equality
