SAM ALLARDYCE HAS left his job as England manager, it has been confirmed tonight.
The FA say ‘Big Sam’ has left by mutual agreement.
The former Sunderland boss gave advice on how to circumnavigate transfer rules, mocked his England predecessor Roy Hodgson and said Gary Neville should have been told to sit down and shut up while being secretly filmed by Daily Telegraph reporters posing as Far East businessmen.
“Allardyce’s conduct, as reported today, was inappropriate of the England manager,” an Fa statement reads.
“He accepts he made a significant error of judgement and has apologised. However, due to the serious nature of his actions, The FA and Allardyce have mutually agreed to terminate his contract with immediate effect.
“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.”
Gareth Southgate will oversee England’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Malta, Slovenia, Scotland and Spain.
In his own statement which was released separately, Allardyce expressed regret and disappointment. He said:
Further to recent events, The FA and I have mutually agreed to part company. It was a great honour for me to be appointed back in July and I am deeply disappointed at this outcome. This afternoon, I met with Greg Clarke and Martin Glenn and offered a sincere and wholehearted apology for my actions. 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. As part of today’s 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.”
The only English boss with a 100% win ratio. What a legend!
That fact will feature in many a pub quiz
Maybe they can get Woy back !
Whisper it…….Davey Fitz. The planets are aligned.
Given that what he done wasn’t illegal will they have to pay him out?
I think he resigned so I suspect not.
England Soccer Aid manager for life now.
Allardici and Bocelli Time To Say Goodbye Christmas no.1 2016.
Both saved face by resignation so no doubt money will change hands !!
His greed has bit him on the a**, Greedy Bas*** deserves to be sacked
Sky sports will still use that as a statistic
Forgot the previous carry on he was at with his son as an agent. Not the first mind you. I still his think his Sunderland attitude playing against Chelsea would have served England well playing against Spain.
This unfortunate incident will blow over in a few months and he’ll be back in Premiership by Christmas. The mind-boggling money clubs receive for staying in the top flight will dictate the owners decision to bring Sam in because he gets the job done and will avoid relegation.
The more you have the more you wanting
What a plonker
The Chilean Miners lasted longer.
#mayo4sam
Delighted for him. How he ever got the job in the first place i’ll never know. Terrible manager. Absolutley delighted for the fat b@stard.
If he has broken terms of his contract through misconduct then they could avoid paying him off. I’d guess he will get some money though not all his contract.
Haven’t heard that one yet…
What an idiot..He waited 10 years to get that job and goes and blows it…Id say Steve Bruce is sitting by the phone expecting a call..
Don’t think they’d ever give it to Bruce..which is a pity. .
They may as well give it to Mike Bassett at this stage.
Big Sam falls on his arse
Big Sam is as close to Mike Bassett as they come.
What an idiot. Only himself to blame
Mutual agreement my b*llocks!
Southgate wins 4 games, given job, knocked out of Group in World Cup by Honduras . Repeat.
Feel sorry for him in a sense but at the same time what a total langer
How greedy and stupid can a person be?
Typical of the English media. Campaign for a manager to get the job and then do their best to derail him. In saying that, he’s some fool for falling into that trap
@Patrick Ward: trapped yes. but all the same effectively failed a character test. it was the total lack of respect for the FA rules on the transfer/player ownership that did him in. You work(ed) for the FA you Muppet
What a fool can’t believe it , a part of me feels sorry for him and the other part can’t help but think he’s a greedy muppet
Not one iota of me feels sorry for him.
Arrivederci Allardici
Greed is a terrible thing so it is, he was hardly that stuck for the money.
The proposed scam appears straight forward; private interest held in players through agents. I hope the press keep pulling this thread and the police seizes some agents accounts on the back of these comments.
The head of the FA released a statement a few hours ago saying he wanted to have all the evidence before him and hear all sides out in full before taking any decisions. That didn’t take long.
The evidence went like this:
Press play on sting video.
Ring board members.
Ring Sam.
That’s about 12 minutes.
Absolute muppet..3million a year and it wasn’t enough..delighted for him..
Sunderland will be looking to get him back, moyes to get sacked by Monday and Sam to be new Sunderland manager within 3 weeks.
Oh well at least he has that Nigerian lottery to fall back on , When the prince gets back in touch.
Saved himself 2 years of absolute stress and ridiculous questions about winning the world cup and where to play rooney. Worst job in football id say
A will paid “worst job in football.”
Well at least he had a 100% record 1 match, 1 win!
Chico is loving it! #justiceforsam
Couple of heads getting in good and early with gags whipped straight off twitter.
Big Sam the Big Ham
If his name was Allardicci he would have gotten away with it
I didn’t realise Spain were in England’s qualification group??? Oh and ha ha Big Sam you silly fool. You’re dream to manage England and you balls it up like that for money you don’t even need. Well at least you depart with a 100% record.
Your
Wasnt Sam once victim of scurrilous unfounded allegations bout “bunging”?
He was out so outraged he threatened to sue the BBC and then didn’t for some reason…
Always was a dodgy character, so not really surprised. What a moronic way to blow something that you were lucky to get in the first place. The comedy gold that is the England team continues…
@Karl Cranny: a fooking shambles. you couldn’t make it up.
Wait now fergie might help him … no he is as bent as sam
Will sam make a return to limerick then
English football- don’t ever change..
I would back one of the newer crop of English managers like Eddie Howe for that job. Hodgson, Allardyce etc are all dinosaur journeyman coaches . Howe is young, ambitious and has achieved great things at Bournemouth.
What have they won ?
The only thing I would say is that there are probably plenty of managers out there up to this kind of thing, he was targeted, given his recent appointment. Ah well, so long Sam.
What a clown – crooked and greedy – he’d make a fine politician.
Steve Bruce is behind all this
Big Sam, important man, had smoke blown up his h**e and couldn’t resist the temptation, he’s the author of his own downfall, not about the money I’d say, just the Importance. Fool. Turnip.
The gift that keeps giving-the english fa!!!
What a twit Sam Allerdyce is! It appears that despite his bravura about wanting the England job, so badly, as an Englishman, he only really wanted it for his own financial gain, not to serve his country. For England’s sake, it would be good if they now find the best person for the job (regardless of where they come from in the world), and not merely a local boy who has never actually won any major trophies as a manager and was not the best person for the job.
The poison challis takes another victim!
Greed makes them stupid!
Daily telegraph are a disgrace.
Big Sham Allardyce
Give it to Giggseh!
Typical low life journalists – and not slow about taking freebies themselves how many pay to see football matches oh yeah sports journalists free passes
Agreed lowlife journalists, however people in all walks of life through being stung one way or another have learned the art of keeping stum especially when speaking to someone you don’t know.He was singing like a canary, the wally. I think the FA were secretly glad as they were starting to realise he is not their type of manager.They Could have stood by him but git rid on the first opportunity. Don’t think anybody credible wants that poisonous job.
At the daily torygraph! Surely not! Didnt even knw telegraph cared about soccer!
Only one man for the job. Step forward big Mick McCarthy
He can send Rooney home once and for all…..no better man
Most successful England Manager in history. Unbeaten under his watch so hard act to follow. Might I suggest they try Harry Rednapp as he can always blame the Mrs or the Dog.
What a langer since tw#t not allowed.
Sam Alladyce
Threw a dice
It cut no ice
Now he’s paid the price.
Looks like there is a football God after all. Long ball merchant.
What an idiot.
I kind of feel sorry for him. Papers actually got him fired. Set him up and got him fired so they got a story.
what a greedy bas**td!!
Haha – What a plonker!!
Rumour has it he was getting the sack anyway as rumours circulated he may be thinking about considering weighing up the options of possibility but probably not dropping Wayne Rooney from the England team.
Inwas thinking that myself. Make Rooney player manager. He might gwt confused and drop himself.
Then Rooney would get the sack for dropping himself. And rightly so.
Whats the point in getting rid of him he did not break any rules by talking about thrid party circumventing, unless he went to the fa and said there may be worse to come then he should be staying on , pearson is proably done at Derby too , as for the England job it has to be either eddie howe or Steve Bruce considering he was interviewed in July
Some PL manager to be sacked next week to make way for this clown… there is no other job or industry around where failure is rewarded with another highly paid job. Meery go round
Another greedy ego maniac… the list goes on…
They are all at it. He is just a fooking eejit
An error of judgment. Stupid maybe. But nothing illegal
Always liked Sam, spent his life working with struggling teams. Them he hits the top job, even doe he was set up he blew it. The Football Press are mercenaries!
What an idiot! On a side note, with all the hype around northern Irish managers at the moment, I wonder will there be any particular manager on high alert, with the phone in hand?
Big Sam “he did a munstin”
The monkey is off Schteeve McClarens back
Or maybe Bertie Bassett, im sure he could do better than big sam.