That’s OK Neospeed, I can only assume you’ve never seen Eric in real life and have to rely on pictures to form your opinion. I’ve known Eric since his days at Williamstown Athletic Club in the early 90’s and from my the numerous times I have met and dealt with the bloke, it’s ludicrous to compare him with a blond swede. I think the comparison with another Englishman - Daley Thompson would be far more apt.
This argument is pretty stupid really, so lets get back to the gist of the issue…I believe our sport at the top level is 100% free of any racism and Steffensen’s unsubstantiated rants are akin to bringing the sport into disrepute. He needs to be made accountable for the comments. AA needs to organise an independent commission to investigate his claims (and call his bluff). Otherwise he will continue to cast aspersions on people’s characters and attract further bad publicity to the sport.