AlCapone 7,678 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Big Sam ??? Caught on camera saying how to beat FA rules http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/26/exclusive-how-sam-allardyce-tried-to-make-as-much-money-as-possi/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/26/exclusive-sam-allardyce-mocked-predecessor-roy-hodgson---and-hit/ He had not yet taken charge of his first international match, or even his first training session, but already another pressing matter was on Sam Allardyce’s agenda: how to make as much money as possible from his new status as England manager. The job comes with a salary of £3 million per year, plus bonuses, but as Allardyce sat down to a meeting in a May Fair hotel he was eager to explore ways of earning even more. On the table was an offer for Allardyce to fly to Singapore and Hong Kong four times a year to address investors in a Far East firm that wanted to buy football players. Allardyce, 61, was unperturbed by the fact that the firm – in reality a fictitious company whose representatives were undercover Telegraph reporters – was proposing third party ownership of players, in contravention of Football Association and Fifa rules. During the meeting he remarked that Sir Alex Ferguson gets “four hundred, five hundred grand a pop” for speaking engagements, while Robbie Williams got “£1.6 million for a wedding. Just singing”. Less than 20 minutes into the meeting with total strangers, Allardyce had agreed, in principle, to a £400,000-a-year deal to represent a company he had never heard of. The England manager insisted he would deliver “value for money” in helping to attract investors, boasting of his popularity in the Orient. “It’s not only the England manager,” he said, “it’s the beauty of being a Premier League manager all them years like me… I have more pictures taken over there than I have here.” In return, he wanted £100,000 for each trip to the Far East, a figure that went up to £150,000 after an intervention by his agent, Mark Curtis. Naturally, first-class flights and accommodation would also be provided. The meeting at the May Fair Hotel on August 19 – less than a month after Allardyce was hired as England manager – was arranged by football agent Scott McGarvey, a friend of Allardyce since the days when both were footballers. He, too, thought he was going to be employed by the fictitious Far East firm. Also present was Allardyce’s financial adviser, Shane Moloney, from the chartered accountancy firm Shipleys. Mr Moloney told the undercover reporters: “The way I see it working is this: what you want to do, is to have Sam as the attraction, that brings investors into the fold. So he could talk about football for 15 minutes.” Allardyce agreed: “Keynote speaking, that’s what I’d be doing, keynote speaking. I’m a keynote speaker.” Mr Curtis explained that the role would only conflict with Allardyce’s day job if he was advising on players and transfers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,591 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Money has killed football. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,708 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Oh wi oh wi oh wi chips and macaroni. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 He will surely be sacked for that. I thought he'd do OK as the England boss aswell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 8,293 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Greedy bastards Hope he gets sacked Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedylan 11,555 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Seems 3 million is not enough for the greedy fat no mark cunt,slap it up the FA for even appointing that dullard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanFrontSince96 315 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Exactly, how much is he worth and he is doing shit like this! Deserves to be sacked, will no doubt wriggle out this somehow though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Not sure that's as incriminating as the headlines make out, think he'll survive it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZed 4,510 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Big Sam, the Man doing the FA Scam, Wham Bam thankyou Mam. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamFyfe 1,438 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Sacked Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helicopter Sundae 5,966 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 A typical fucking socialist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,791 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 2 hours ago, simplythebest said: Not sure that's as incriminating as the headlines make out, think he'll survive it It's not but it's still not a good look. There's more in the article where he can clearly see what he's doing is against the rules though. Doing it so soon after becoming England manager is just fucking stupid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thewhitesettler 2,711 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 44 minutes ago, Helicopter Sundae said: A typical fucking socialist. I don't think you've quite got a handle on this socialism lark... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegKuznetsov 10,816 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Daft auld cunt! Had he not made enough from football? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlBear. 8,499 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Makes a mockery of him calling it his dream job. If it was he wouldn't be having meetings with strange 'businessmen' weeks after getting it and offering them info on loopholes to undermine the English FA. Always liked Big Sam, but he has mugged himself off here. Should be sacked, IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BertContraband 282 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Dumberdyce Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehost 11,061 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Big Sam literally is mike bassett a clueless appointment Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluekev 43,645 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Its not the first time hes been in the spotlight for dodgy dealings either. In 06 he was investigated for taking bungs. Hes a dodgy cunt. He comes across as a dodgy second hand car salesman rather than a national team manager. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Avenger 22,567 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Someone at the Telegraph fucking hates him. Can't see the problem in going to a business meeting. His mistake is that he didn't recognise a sting and that he was stupid enough to talk malfeasence in his current role with with complete strangers. It was at that point that he should have realised it was a stitch up. Stupid greedy fuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz52 11,837 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 He'll worm out of this but the FA ought to show some balls and tell him to fuck off to Honk Kong Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeWallaceRFC 3,920 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Fat Sam in being greedy shocker! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz52 11,837 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Imagine all the sausage suppers he can get with £3m per year Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeWallaceRFC 3,920 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 1 minute ago, Gaz52 said: Imagine all the sausage suppers he can get with £3m per year He's bitten off more than he can chew on this occasion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,706 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 What a fucking dumpling.:lol: He's being paid 3 million quid a year to do his 'dream job' and it's still not enough for him. He's fucked himself with his own greed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al 55 9,241 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Only the English press would try and catch their national team manager out in a sting...silly auld cunt falling for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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