What's wrong with that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Magic
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What's wrong with that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Magic
Lol. :console:Quote:
Originally Posted by Boydy
Lol yourself, this is another one of your trying to hard to be middle class things whereas really someone with class wouldn't give a shit.
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Ten points if you can spot the link, Magic.
Floyd's mate has offered the definitive inside view on this:
Heh, who really gives a fuck? Football in being a bit bent shocker.
He probably talked to Prince William.
I don't see how he's 'used his position as England manager', other than to maybe up his personal fee. But it's bad no doubt, I'd be surprised if he survived.
Who would they replace him with?
:arry:
Steve Bruce :cool:
Who was the last manager that came out of the England job without their career prospects being in tatters?
So Big Sam said something that everybody already knows, and what we all know still happens.
Shocking stuff.
Quality journalism, too. It must be fucking awful training to be a journo and then just ended up working on sting cases like this.
Venables?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spikey M
I'd say it's more the fee discussed for being an advisor rather than just 'saying something'.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Arne
The video I watched cuts in a Sam is talking about a hypothetical fee (talking past tense - also not sure why the video starts at that point) - but I didn't hear anything about Sam charging or proposing a charge to give advice. Is their another video doing the rounds?Quote:
Originally Posted by Giggles
He literally tells them how to circumvent and ignore the FA's (his actual employers) own "ridiculous" rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Arne
More than anything, what it shows is that Big Sam is thick as shit.
He's right about Wembley though
Ok, I've just seen the whole video (for some reason, The Guardian only posted a second 30 version). Yes, it's clearly dodgy. However, it would be interesting to see the full unedited clip. We see Sam agreeing to go to HK/SGP for hundred grand a visit- but it doesn't really say what for - just for "a keynote speech", and some "meeting". I'm pretty sure manager's and CEO's are constantly topping up their coffers with side gigs like this.
I'm not saying he is completely innocent, I just doubt that it's that big of a story, all told. Though outlining the process with regarding the taking 10% of the players economic rights from the contract, rather than a fee is pretty damning.
What I find most astonishing is that Big Sam or his agent didn't do their research on these representatives before actually meeting them.
Oh yeah I don't think it's quite the huge expose the Telegraph think it is but it's embarrassing enough for the FA to bin him.
If they're starting a series of splashes on various football figures being dodgy, which it looks like they are, makes sense to start with the biggest name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Max Power
Yeah I suppose. I just can't get fully behind these stings when there's not a FAKE SHIEKH involved tbh
I predict they'll have an Amir-style 'Can you miss a penalty for £200k?' style effort in the series.
https://m.facebook.com/OliverKayTime...38983192820289
A "Pull your head in you drongo" from the FA probably suffices as a first and only warning.
Still clearly reeling from being shown up a few years ago.
Lol thought this. Sam still owned him.Quote:
Originally Posted by SvN
It was a 10-month Telegraph investigation. I doubt they've used even 5% of their ammunition yet. This was just the headline grabber.
/journo itk.
Every manager / agent / chairman in the land is probably quaking in their boots waiting for a grainy photo of themselves in Telegraph Sport tomorrow. I imagine there are very few people in football who aren't corrupt. That number drops firmly to zero in some countries.
Why do you imagine that?
Apparently they approached 10 managers with several of them leaving the room almost immediately thinking it was a sting.
:D
If that's true then bigger lols to be had.
Because there's silly amounts of money sloshing around and almost no effective governance whatsoever. The sort of environment that attracts crooks like an unguarded platter of sausages in the middle of the floor attracts my dog.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reg
The number of cheats/crooks, call them what you will, that you find in any sport is directly proportional to how hard you look and the more money there is the more there will be.
Nigel Pearson suspended so that's clearly another one.
Nigel Pearson clearing his name. You could make money streaming that press conference.
This person thinks that his real crime is referring to his predecessor as 'Woy', which is apparently as bad as racism.
Nwaf
I imagine he'll be sacked, the massive fucking twat.
The Mirror have him offering his resignation and he'll be gone by the end of the day.
Lol. Just lol.
Another five year contract for Hodgson, please.
And about Hodgson.Quote:
Originally Posted by Max Power
You can't really have any sympathy for him, but at the same time it's a shame because he seemed like the man for the job.
He's sacked :D
Well that was all a massive pile of lol.
Sunderland must be loving their end of the deal.
:D
Fucking love it. Hang on let me bump my thread.
Actually this is bad news. But bigger lol when they appoint Redknapp/Pardew/Southgate/Pulis/someone equally as shit.
Nigel Pearson sacked tonight too. :sherlock: