ECF Elections 2015

[Nick Grey]

WHU line up: John bit of chat please. Up against that motormouth Jonathan Pearce

13 Adrián
12 Jenkinson
05 Tomkins
19 Collins
03 Cresswell
08 Kouyaté
16 Noble
28 Lanzini
27 Payet
20 Moses
15 Sakho

[Jonathan Rogers]

I have now heard that the wi-fi is down at the venue, thus the radio silence. But it gets worse. BK is thought to blame AH for this, and pulled a face at him, at which AH - with witnesses present - threw a paper aeroplane at him with a message which one other person could read. BK complained and PE ejected AH from the hall for two hours. DL has asked all parties to stop acting childishly and to move on from where they presently were. AH is appealing.

This is all said to be "unprecedented".

[Mike Truran]

[Sean Hewitt]

Phil Ehr first. He is observing how well the ECF has done under his leadership, and how difficult he would find it to work with David Openshaw if both he and David were re-elected.

[JustinHorton]

He 's Mister Collegiate.

[Mick Norris]

He can always quit if they both get re-elected

[Michael Farthing]

I think he might rather take his lead from the hockey field...

[JustinHorton]

Like this?

[Mick Norris]

Phil would have benefited from a challenge, he would be in a stronger position if he had won a contested election. The only person I could think of for the job was Prof Robertson

Thanks, Mick If you're over in Wakefield in a month's time, we'll find ourselves a nice dark alley where I'll give you my reaction to this

OK David, we now have a vacancy, so who do you think would be the best person to fill it?

[John McKenna]

Lightfoot should expect Thunderbolt soon...

[LawrenceCooper]

Facebook has just advised me that I may know Chris Fegan

[NickFaulks]

There is one question which I think has been ignored by everyone. Where was the President?

[Roger de Coverly]

Where was the President?

His report apologises for his absence.
http://www.englishchess.org.uk/wp-conte ... report.pdf

That's was published long before Phil Ehr's screed along with his expected absence being made known in the voting register.

[NickFaulks]

Thanks, I'm not sure how I missed that. However, I do not believe that his role includes avoiding "disputacious meetings". It is unhelpful for him to advise us all to avoid "petty divisions" without taking the trouble to form his own view of whether they really are all that petty. If I had myself taken the trouble to read his report, and if I had my own vote, I would have voted against him for that.

[John Reyes]

Phil would have benefited from a challenge, he would be in a stronger position if he had won a contested election. The only person I could think of for the job was Prof Robertson

Thanks, Mick If you're over in Wakefield in a month's time, we'll find ourselves a nice dark alley where I'll give you my reaction to this

OK David, we now have a vacancy, so who do you think would be the best person to fill it?

Can anyone Fill Phil Ehr shoes? Who would wanted to be the chief Ex now? you need someone like an Sir Alex Fergurson type of person, and is there one in the ECF???

I do 100% Agreed with Mick Norris as it is easy to vote someone out, but you need someone who can do the job. I can't name one person unless you bring back Martin Regan maybe?