West Ham United’s Karren Brady isn’t too impressed with Allardyce.
West Ham United vice-chairman Karren Brady has said that she cannot believe Sam Allardyce has fallen for a newspaper two-card trick and labels the situation as embarrassing, The Sun report.
Allardyce – commonly known as Big Sam – resigned as England manager after just 67 days in the job after undercover investigation by the Telegraph captured him negotiating lucrative speaking engagements in the Far East worth a reported £400,000 and advising supposed investors on how to get around Football Association rules on third-party ownership.
The former Bolton Wanderers, West Ham and Sunderland boss was said to have landed his dream job when he took up the vacant England post, but now he may never work in English football again.
Having her say in the situation, Brady feels that Allardyce boasting on how to cheat the FA rules can only be down to arrogance and greed as she calls the whole ordeal embarrassing and depressing.
“HOW on earth can a man of Sam Allardyce’s experience at every level of the game fall for a newspaper two-card trick?” Brady asked in her column for The Sun.
“Sam the Sucker, I’d never have thought it. Obviously I know Allardyce well from his tenure at West Ham and the idea he should boastfully spout inside knowledge of how to cheat on FA rules can only be put down to arrogance and greed. A self-inflicted tragedy. Sad, embarrassing and downright depressing.”
Following Allardyce’s resignation, the FA have placed Under-21 boss Gareth Southgate in temporary charge for the next four matches while they look for a suitable replacement.
As for Allardyce, it is hard to envisage the once highly-respected boss getting another job in England despite his capabilities of helping teams stave off Premier League relegation against the odds.
Allardyce has most recently been in charge of West Ham and Sunderland, helping the latter preserve their top-flight status last season before taking over the England role in the summer.
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