Cardiff guns for LMA boss for backing Mackay
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CARDIFF City has called on League Managers’ Association chief executive Richard Bevan to resign, saying his position was “untenable” following a statement the LMA released on behalf of its former manager Malky Mackay.
The LMA spoke on behalf of Mackay on Thursday after the 42-year-old Scot and his right-hand man Iain Moody were alleged to have shared racist, sexist and homophobic texts when they worked together at Cardiff. It explained Mackay’s conduct by saying he was “letting off steam to a friend during some friendly text message banter.”
That prompted widespread criticism from anti-discrimination groups, while Cardiff said yesterday that the ‘friendly banter’ defence was “reprehensible.”
“A manager’s behavior should demonstrate to players and other employees under his control that discrimination in any form is unacceptable,” a Cardiff statement said. “We therefore find it entirely reprehensible that the LMA should itself put out a statement which seeks to dismiss deeply offensive racist comments as ‘friendly banter.’
“If that is the view held by the LMA, as appears from its statement, we consider that Richard Bevan’s position is untenable and we call for his resignation.”
Earlier yesterday, the LMA apologized for its original statement, saying it had not meant to “trivialize” issues of racism, sexism and homophobia.
“The LMA apologizes for some of its wording, in its release yesterday, which was inappropriate and has been perceived to trivialize matters of a racist, sexist or homophobic nature. That was certainly not our intention,” it said. “It is beyond argument that any comments that are discriminatory, even used in private, are totally unacceptable. The LMA remains absolutely aware of our responsibility to the game and to promote and uphold the highest standards of behavior.”
But there was support for Mackay from QPR manager Hary Redknapp. “I am not condoning what he has done but he is not a bad person. He has not murdered someone, is not a rapist or a pedophile, he has made a mistake but that should not finish his football career,” he said.
Mackay guided Cardiff to the Premier League after a 51-year absence from English football’s top flight.
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