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[glyn]

from Cricinfo http://www.cricinfo.com/leicestershire/content/current/story/473859.html

Hot on the heels of Mike Turner's letter to the Mercury

Leicestershire captain, Matthew Hoggard, has demanded the immediate removal of the club's chairman, Neil Davidson.

Hoggard and the club's director of cricket, Tim Boon, have written a letter to the board of Leicestershire demanding that Davidson either resigns or is dismissed. Cricinfo understands the letter has the support of all Leicestershire players, the groundstaff and most of the club's administrative staff. Former chief executive, Mike Turner, the man who has done more for Leicestershire cricket than anyone over the last half-century, is also understood to be supportive.

Hoggard and Boon allege that Davidson has interfered in cricket matters at the club. It is also alleged that Davidson's somewhat robust style of management has intimidated staff and made the club unattractive to new players. There are growing concerns over the financial state of the club, too. Leicestershire have declared losses in six of the last seven years.

If Davidson refuses to go, the players are considering some sort of on-field protest during the championship match against Surrey at Grace Road that starts on Tuesday. Cricinfo understands that Hoggard and co. have consulted both the ECB and the PCA (the players' union) over such a gesture.

 

[Hazzman]

Astounding. Adds another side to the story and makes Davidson look a total and utter idiot.

 

[glyn]

Astounding. Adds another side to the story and makes Davidson look a total and utter idiot.

especially considering that the ECB and PCA have been consulted on their 'gesture' and haven't stopped it....

 

[Redditch Fox]

Big trouble has been brewing for some time.

A strange atmosphere with members fed up but still quite placid having got used to on-going failure.

Perhaps now we will get a shake up.

 

[leicsfoxes1]

Our County is just one big soap opera!

Things must be bad. To be honest, initially I thought this was a clash of ego's between two men, Davison and Smith. It now looks like this goes a lot deeper.

We obviously don't know the half of it and I doubt we ever will.

This alleged letter from Hoggard and Boon seems very extreme though. Could you imagine a football team and a football manager trying this on with their chairman?

At the end of the day, the players are paid to play cricket and the coaches are paid to coach and on the whole over the last few years, they have not done a very good job of it. Should they really be getting involved?

I hope once all this is resolved it doesn't result in David Smith returning to the club. We need a clean slate and if that means a new chairman, a new chief exec, a new coach and new players then so be it.