Allardyce goes
Discussion
birdcage said:
He hasn't actually done anything wrong and the part they chose to show from a 2 hour conversation was the most damning when in fact he talks about his current employers and running things past them.
If you asked me how to open a safe and I told you you couldn't call me a safecracker...
Except in Allardyce's case he was employed by the company that designs the safes.If you asked me how to open a safe and I told you you couldn't call me a safecracker...
Football. Yawn. Who cares? 
A corrupt, boring game run by corrupt people. I simply cannot understand the fuss. The national team is absolutely dire, and every English football fan I talk to still harps on about 1066, or whenever it was.
What is the price of a ticket at a match nowadays? I've not been to one since I was at secondary school.
A corrupt, boring game run by corrupt people. I simply cannot understand the fuss. The national team is absolutely dire, and every English football fan I talk to still harps on about 1066, or whenever it was.
What is the price of a ticket at a match nowadays? I've not been to one since I was at secondary school.
Otispunkmeyer said:
I know little of football but why do we seem to have the same 5 old guys doing rotation as England manager? Do we not have any young up and coming guys with new ideas to bring?
I guess Terry Venebles will be getting a call?
Ha! You clearly don't know much about football as you say.I guess Terry Venebles will be getting a call?
We don't have any guys doing rotation as England manager.
We had Venables, Keegan, Hoddle, McLaren, Sven, Capello, Hodgson, Allardyce. Never rotated.
Thankyou4calling said:
Ha! You clearly don't know much about football as you say.
We don't have any guys doing rotation as England manager.
We had Venables, Keegan, Hoddle, McLaren, Sven, Capello, Hodgson, Allardyce. Never rotated.
well they all failed and all walked of with a sWe don't have any guys doing rotation as England manager.
We had Venables, Keegan, Hoddle, McLaren, Sven, Capello, Hodgson, Allardyce. Never rotated.
t load of moneyThankyou4calling said:
Otispunkmeyer said:
I know little of football but why do we seem to have the same 5 old guys doing rotation as England manager? Do we not have any young up and coming guys with new ideas to bring?
I guess Terry Venebles will be getting a call?
Ha! You clearly don't know much about football as you say.I guess Terry Venebles will be getting a call?
We don't have any guys doing rotation as England manager.
We had Venables, Keegan, Hoddle, McLaren, Sven, Capello, Hodgson, Allardyce. Never rotated.
They haven't all been "Old geezers" though.
The England Manager is never going to be someone in their 30's. Even 40's is young.
The job doesn't involve working with the players on a daily basis, coaching, motivating etc. it's a TOTALLY different role to club management.
You are the top person in the countrys national sport so there has to be an element of maturity and old school.
The England Manager is never going to be someone in their 30's. Even 40's is young.
The job doesn't involve working with the players on a daily basis, coaching, motivating etc. it's a TOTALLY different role to club management.
You are the top person in the countrys national sport so there has to be an element of maturity and old school.
Smollet said:
Yes. You know. Got caught. That sort of thing 
Nicked is usually reserved for The Sweeney or similar. What exactly did he get nicked for in your opinion?The discussion he was having, whilst daft, did actually get covered off with him saying that he would have to run everything past the FA before he did anything.
Gavia said:
Nicked is usually reserved for The Sweeney or similar. What exactly did he get nicked for in your opinion?
The discussion he was having, whilst daft, did actually get covered off with him saying that he would have to run everything past the FA before he did anything.
He got nicked for being greedy and being somewhat dubious. He was always known for being so. What exactly are you having a problem with? I quite liked the bloke. The discussion he was having, whilst daft, did actually get covered off with him saying that he would have to run everything past the FA before he did anything.
funkyrobot said:
Football. Yawn. Who cares?
A corrupt, boring game run by corrupt people. I simply cannot understand the fuss. The national team is absolutely dire, and every English football fan I talk to still harps on about 1066, or whenever it was.
What is the price of a ticket at a match nowadays? I've not been to one since I was at secondary school.
So a non football fan doesn't like football?A corrupt, boring game run by corrupt people. I simply cannot understand the fuss. The national team is absolutely dire, and every English football fan I talk to still harps on about 1066, or whenever it was.
What is the price of a ticket at a match nowadays? I've not been to one since I was at secondary school.
Thanks for that.
Dr Murdoch said:
funkyrobot said:
Football. Yawn. Who cares?
A corrupt, boring game run by corrupt people. I simply cannot understand the fuss. The national team is absolutely dire, and every English football fan I talk to still harps on about 1066, or whenever it was.
What is the price of a ticket at a match nowadays? I've not been to one since I was at secondary school.
So a non football fan doesn't like football?A corrupt, boring game run by corrupt people. I simply cannot understand the fuss. The national team is absolutely dire, and every English football fan I talk to still harps on about 1066, or whenever it was.
What is the price of a ticket at a match nowadays? I've not been to one since I was at secondary school.
Thanks for that.
Smollet said:
He got nicked for being greedy and being somewhat dubious. He was always known for being so. What exactly are you having a problem with? I quite liked the bloke.
Ironically, I don't have a lot of time for him and agree that he's most likely corrupt. However, the hyperbole around this is quite bizarre. The business side was irrelevant. He didn't do anything, or get paid and he stated that he would have to run everything past the FA. He got sacked for taking the Micky out of Woy and the rest is just an opinion on what an assistant should do and why a royal should turn up.
Gavia said:
Smollet said:
He got nicked for being greedy and being somewhat dubious. He was always known for being so. What exactly are you having a problem with? I quite liked the bloke.
Ironically, I don't have a lot of time for him and agree that he's most likely corrupt. However, the hyperbole around this is quite bizarre. The business side was irrelevant. He didn't do anything, or get paid and he stated that he would have to run everything past the FA. He got sacked for taking the Micky out of Woy and the rest is just an opinion on what an assistant should do and why a royal should turn up.
Smollet said:
Gavia said:
Smollet said:
He got nicked for being greedy and being somewhat dubious. He was always known for being so. What exactly are you having a problem with? I quite liked the bloke.
Ironically, I don't have a lot of time for him and agree that he's most likely corrupt. However, the hyperbole around this is quite bizarre. The business side was irrelevant. He didn't do anything, or get paid and he stated that he would have to run everything past the FA. He got sacked for taking the Micky out of Woy and the rest is just an opinion on what an assistant should do and why a royal should turn up.
The Telegraph has teased more revelations but not provided any and what they've teased is the testimony of a disgraced football agent and little more.
I don't think he deserved to lose his job for this.
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