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<\/p>\nDanny Macklin reportedly resigned from his role as AFC Wimbledon managing director after an abusive rant about a female colleague was caught on tape.<\/p>\n
Macklin departed the League Two side earlier this month, with no reason for his exit given at the time. A shock report from The Times claims it was because of comments he allegedly made about head of supporter services and ticketing, Rebecca Markham.<\/p>\n
A recording device was planted in his office at the Cherry Red Records Stadium. In released audio clips, Macklin can allegedly be heard calling Markham a "s**t" and a "s**g", going on to say "I f***ing want to murder her".<\/p>\n
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He was secretly recorded by Matthew Wells, a British army veteran who worked part-time for the club as a security officer. He was said to be concerned about the alleged abuse of staff.<\/p>\n
On one occasion, Macklin allegedly said: \u201cI f***ing want to put her through a f***ing window. I\u2019ve never wanted to kill someone, but I\u2019d like to kill her. F***ing s**t. I don't think I've ever hated anyone more in my life. Someone's got to punch her in the face."<\/p>\n
He later continued: \u201cAh, s**t… f***ing bitch, I\u2019d like to put her through a f***ing window. "I f***ing want to murder her… I f***ing hate her… f***ing s**g.\u201d<\/p>\n
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When Wimbledon announced Macklin would be leaving his position on September 4, a short and sweet statement read: \u201cWe appreciate the hard work that he has done, as well as his commitment to the club, and wish him all the best for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
In response to the alleged reason for his resignation being made public, they said: "The club is aware of a report today in the national press about AFC Wimbledon and we therefore issue the following statement in response.<\/p>\n
"AFC Wimbledon strives to be a responsible, inclusive and modern fan-owned club. As such, it takes its obligation to act properly and set an example, as well as its duty of care towards employees and fans, extremely seriously.<\/p>\n
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"Behaviour such as that being alleged was and is not tolerated, nor is it representative of the culture at AFC Wimbledon. <\/p>\n
"Once we became aware of the matter we acted appropriately in accordance with our responsibilities and values to promptly resolve it. For legal reasons we are not able to say more."<\/p>\n
Macklin, who was previously chief executive of Leyton Orient and commercial director at Southend United, declined to comment, telling The Times: "For legal reasons I make no comment."<\/p>\n