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Post by sid on Sept 27, 2016 19:20:01 GMT
How much more of a laughing stock can the national team become?
Sam Allardyce has left his post as England manager by mutual agreement with the Football Association after one match and 67 days in charge.
It follows a newspaper investigation claiming he offered advice on how to "get around" rules on player transfers.
Allardyce, 61, is also alleged to have used his role to negotiate a deal worth £400,000 to represent a Far East firm.
An FA statement said Allardyce's conduct "was inappropriate" and Gareth Southgate will take temporary charge.
"He accepts he made a significant error of judgement and has apologised," the FA said.
"This is not a decision that was taken lightly but the FA's priority is to protect the wider interests of the game and maintain the highest standards of conduct in football.
"The manager of the England men's senior team is a position which must demonstrate strong leadership and show respect for the integrity of the game at all times."
Allardyce succeeded Roy Hodgson in July following England's disastrous performance at Euro 2016 in France and becomes the national side's shortest-serving full-time manager.
The Daily Telegraph said Allardyce met with undercover reporters posing as businessmen before he took charge of his first England training session.
During the meeting, which was recorded on camera, it is alleged Allardyce said it was "not a problem" to bypass rules on third-party player ownership and claimed he knew of agents who were "doing it all the time".
It was further alleged that a £400,000 deal was struck for him to represent the company to Far East investors and to be a keynote speaker at events.
In the meeting, Allardyce also referred to Hodgson as "Woy", making fun of his predecessor's manner of speaking, and criticised Gary Neville, one of Hodgson's assistants.
Allardyce met FA chairman Greg Clarke and chief executive Martin Glenn on Tuesday to offer what he called a "sincere and wholehearted apology for my actions".
He explained it had been "a great honour" to be appointed England manager in July and that he was "deeply disappointed at this outcome".
"Although it was made clear during the recorded conversations that any proposed arrangements would need the FA's full approval, I recognise I made some comments which have caused embarrassment," he added.
"As part of the meeting, I was asked to clarify what I said and the context in which the conversations took place. I have co-operated fully in this regard.
"I also regret my comments with regard to other individuals."
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Post by John tuthill on Sept 27, 2016 20:18:04 GMT
How much more of a laughing stock can the national team become? Sam Allardyce has left his post as England manager by mutual agreement with the Football Association after one match and 67 days in charge. It follows a newspaper investigation claiming he offered advice on how to "get around" rules on player transfers. Allardyce, 61, is also alleged to have used his role to negotiate a deal worth £400,000 to represent a Far East firm.
An FA statement said Allardyce's conduct "was inappropriate" and Gareth Southgate will take temporary charge. "He accepts he made a significant error of judgement and has apologised," the FA said. "This is not a decision that was taken lightly but the FA's priority is to protect the wider interests of the game and maintain the highest standards of conduct in football. "The manager of the England men's senior team is a position which must demonstrate strong leadership and show respect for the integrity of the game at all times." Allardyce succeeded Roy Hodgson in July following England's disastrous performance at Euro 2016 in France and becomes the national side's shortest-serving full-time manager. The Daily Telegraph said Allardyce met with undercover reporters posing as businessmen before he took charge of his first England training session. During the meeting, which was recorded on camera, it is alleged Allardyce said it was "not a problem" to bypass rules on third-party player ownership and claimed he knew of agents who were "doing it all the time". It was further alleged that a £400,000 deal was struck for him to represent the company to Far East investors and to be a keynote speaker at events. In the meeting, Allardyce also referred to Hodgson as "Woy", making fun of his predecessor's manner of speaking, and criticised Gary Neville, one of Hodgson's assistants. Allardyce met FA chairman Greg Clarke and chief executive Martin Glenn on Tuesday to offer what he called a "sincere and wholehearted apology for my actions". He explained it had been "a great honour" to be appointed England manager in July and that he was "deeply disappointed at this outcome". "Although it was made clear during the recorded conversations that any proposed arrangements would need the FA's full approval, I recognise I made some comments which have caused embarrassment," he added. "As part of the meeting, I was asked to clarify what I said and the context in which the conversations took place. I have co-operated fully in this regard. "I also regret my comments with regard to other individuals." 1. In a word-GREED 2."S*d it I got caught out"   |
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Post by RT3062 on Sept 27, 2016 20:35:23 GMT
Couldnt agree more on the wage he was getting just pure greed. Surely he wont get another club job after this
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 20:37:36 GMT
Not that I condone what he was trying to do, it just shows our media has fallen to a new low, obviously they had nothing else to publish.
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Post by RT3062 on Sept 27, 2016 20:50:46 GMT
Not that I condone what he was trying to do, it just shows our media has fallen to a new low, obviously they had nothing else to publish. i think there was an element of entrapment but really he should know better. Not hard to record peoples conversations nowadays |
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Post by snoggle on Sept 27, 2016 21:09:59 GMT
Who cares? It's only football.  We should be well used to looking like a bunch of clowns led by incompetent "managers" by now.   |
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Post by vjaska on Sept 27, 2016 23:43:03 GMT
Not that I condone what he was trying to do, it just shows our media has fallen to a new low, obviously they had nothing else to publish. Has it? He should know better, simple as. This made my day - England lurching from crisis to crisis lol. |
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Post by thewintersoldier on Sept 28, 2016 3:40:21 GMT
1 game
1 goal
100% win ratio
He's a record breaker.
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Post by sid on Sept 28, 2016 6:28:28 GMT
Not that I condone what he was trying to do, it just shows our media has fallen to a new low, obviously they had nothing else to publish. How are the media to blame? Surely that's like blaming a detective for unearthing a crime? Surely the media should be bringing things like this to the publics attention and it's seems this isn't the end of the matter, "more back handers than Wimbledon" was one quote. As far as I'm concerned Big Sam has nobody but himself to blame and it looks like that's his career over? I can't see him getting another club job. Good luck to Gareth Southgate! |
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Post by snoggle on Sept 28, 2016 7:42:08 GMT
Not that I condone what he was trying to do, it just shows our media has fallen to a new low, obviously they had nothing else to publish. No no no. What it shows is that some people are too greedy and too stupid to realise they might get caught. For people earning large sums of money and with key jobs and a national profile they should absolutely expect the media to be digging around. If they don't then they are doubly stupid and certainly ill advised. Everyone else is subject, whether they like it or not, to rules on honesty and ethics in their job from the humblest cash till operator to a managing director. The only difference is that someone stealing from a till in a shop is unlikely to have the press digging around until the case comes to court. People like MPs, Mr Allardyce and others should absolutely expect it. I'm often very critical of sections of the press but when they dig out corrupt, stupid loons like this they are doing us a service. When they hack innocent people's phones and cause distress to bereaved families then by all means call the press a bunch of scumbags. |
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Post by mondraker275 on Sept 28, 2016 15:44:04 GMT
The thread title should be changed. There is no way he resigned, he got kicked out (by mutual consent obviously..). I hate the term 'mutual consent', its nonsense. A bit like when they use'undisclosed fee', and add that 'we believe it in the region of...' Just tell us.
I dont mind these 'entrapment stings' after what happened in the cricket in Lords. That was amazing, and eye opening. This is possibly as corrupt but seems not to be on the same level of crime to me.
Who are these 8 Premier League managers also mentioned but unnamed. I guess they are Koeman (He seems evil and knows the hidden secrets), Mourinho (What made that Pogba deal take so long?), All the Italian managers (Serie A has all this 3rd party ownership nonsense), Mark Hughes (How has he got half of ex Barcelona players at Stoke, I mean Stoke), Mauricio Poccettino (How Tottenham bus garage is thriving and Edmonton is suffering, one explanation - Corruption)
Definitely is not Eddie Howe, as he is inexperienced and in his second year placement of his degree course at Bournemouth.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 16:13:44 GMT
Not that I condone what he was trying to do, it just shows our media has fallen to a new low, obviously they had nothing else to publish. How are the media to blame? Surely that's like blaming a detective for unearthing a crime? Surely the media should be bringing things like this to the publics attention and it's seems this isn't the end of the matter, "more back handers than Wimbledon" was one quote. As far as I'm concerned Big Sam has nobody but himself to blame and it looks like that's his career over? I can't see him getting another club job. Good luck to Gareth Southgate! The Media is muck raking pure and simple. It won't change a single thing, and it's not going to alter any of our lives one bit. |
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Post by sid on Sept 28, 2016 16:17:09 GMT
How are the media to blame? Surely that's like blaming a detective for unearthing a crime? Surely the media should be bringing things like this to the publics attention and it's seems this isn't the end of the matter, "more back handers than Wimbledon" was one quote. As far as I'm concerned Big Sam has nobody but himself to blame and it looks like that's his career over? I can't see him getting another club job. Good luck to Gareth Southgate! The Media is muck raking pure and simple. It won't change a single thing, and it's not going to alter any of our lives one bit. The media are doing their job and it obviously has changed things already, Sam Allardyce has gone! How else do you think this would have been bought to the publics attention? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 18:22:12 GMT
The Media is muck raking pure and simple. It won't change a single thing, and it's not going to alter any of our lives one bit. The media are doing their job and it obviously has changed things already, Sam Allardyce has gone! How else do you think this would have been bought to the publics attention? It doesn't need to be brought to our attention it's just filling pages of paper with unnecessary rubbish! |
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Post by sid on Sept 28, 2016 18:31:22 GMT
The media are doing their job and it obviously has changed things already, Sam Allardyce has gone! How else do you think this would have been bought to the publics attention? It doesn't need to be brought to our attention it's just filling pages of paper with unnecessary rubbish! What on earth are you talking about? In case you haven't noticed it's not only in newspapers it's all over the internet as well. |
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