green genie Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 https://www.sportbible.com/football/man-city-sam-allardyce-548731-20230301 "Allardyce was well in the frame to take over from Stuart Pearce back in 2007, having just ended a superb nine-year spell in charge of Bolton Wanderers. 'Big Sam' had guided Bolton into Europe and had the likes of Nicolas Anelka, Ivan Campo, Fernando Hierro and Jay-Jay Okocha in his talented squad. John Wardle and David Makin, who founded JD Sports, owned City at the time and had an agreement with Allardyce, according to the man himself." Dont recall this before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Yeah it was all done and dusted apparently. Sure it was his plan all along untill they sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 ... & why not ! Citeh were a shit-show for a couple of decades till bought out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter RONNIE PHILLIPS Posted March 2, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2023 It's all on his podcast.... No tippy tappy football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 12 hours ago, Dr. Feelgood said: ... & why not ! Citeh were a shit-show for a couple of decades till bought out. They had a moneybags foreign takeover and still fucked it up until the current lot came in. 8-1 at Middlesbrough etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Kim hell I don’t remember Eriksson at city. 😩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted March 3, 2023 Moderators Share Posted March 3, 2023 heard a few other nearly stories from him recently nearly signed Guadiola for us nearly signed Lewandowski for Blackburn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 I would have loved BFGDCS at our dump when he left Bowton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted March 3, 2023 Moderators Share Posted March 3, 2023 i wish the fat cnut would shut his fat mouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1969 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 9 minutes ago, Casino said: i wish the fat cnut would shut his fat mouth Absolutely spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Casino said: i wish the fat cnut would shut his fat mouth Sam was brilliant for us but wish he’d just retire and keep quiet gracefully… methinks he’s looking to remain relevant and fishing for another pay day. Like he ain’t got enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burndens Bogs Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 (edited) Sam was always motivated by money & massaging his inflated ego. He’s a dinosaur now in football terms, thanks for the memories an’ all that, but sometimes it would be better to keep a dignified silence. Edited March 3, 2023 by Burndens Bogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Egg Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 4 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said: Sam was brilliant for us but wish he’d just retire and keep quiet gracefully… methinks he’s looking to remain relevant and fishing for another pay day. Like he ain’t got enough. Sam's just one of those types- he'll never have enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeep Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 50 minutes ago, Burndens Bogs said: Sam was always motivated by money & inflating his already sizeable ego. He’s a dinosaur now in football terms, thanks for the memories an’ all that, but sometimes it would be better to keep a dignified silence. He fuckin loves money..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Steejay Posted March 3, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted March 3, 2023 43 minutes ago, jeep said: He fuckin loves money..... and gravy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeep Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 18 minutes ago, Steejay said: and gravy... and pints of wine...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 He's now posting that Evatt’s doing a good job, will get offers from bigger clubs and when he gets them he should take them. There's a logic, but maybe he should keep that to himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted March 4, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted March 4, 2023 37 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said: He's now posting that Evatt’s doing a good job, will get offers from bigger clubs and when he gets them he should take them. There's a logic, but maybe he should keep that to himself. To be fair, whilst it isn’t what we want to hear, it’s great career advice. Managers usually leave a club for one of three reasons: retirement, onwards and upwards or sacked. If sacked by Bolton his suitability to be employed by a bigger club would be questionable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Leyther_Matt said: Scraps as well ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 23 hours ago, Zico said: heard a few other nearly stories from him recently nearly signed Guadiola for us nearly signed Lewandowski for Blackburn There seems to be a lot of nearlys with Sam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted March 4, 2023 Moderators Share Posted March 4, 2023 Just now, mickbrown said: There seems to be a lot of nearlys with Sam. Aye And when he for the biggest gig of them all, he blew it Must be entering a regretful period of his life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Bolton were loyal to Sam. Bolton have already shown their loyalty to Evatt, by not sacking him before now. Not many clubs would have given Evatt those two terrible starts to runs of form. Sam can fuck off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted March 6, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 03/03/2023 at 16:30, Mounts Kipper said: Sam was brilliant for us but wish he’d just retire and keep quiet gracefully… methinks he’s looking to remain relevant and fishing for another pay day. Like he ain’t got enough. He's currently sueing some property fella for over £800,000 for money paid that didn't yield any work. Maybe he's a bit skint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter desperado Posted March 14, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted March 14, 2023 Taken some stick on here recently, which always surprises me. I get that some of the stuff he’s said and done since leaving are arguably controversial - but that was him! He wouldn’t have had the success he had with us if he wasn’t opinionated, stubborn, passionate with the ultimate self-belief that what he was doing/saying was right. You only have to look at all the superstars he managed with us - all of them speak really highly of him as a manager. Still the best for me - loved him and still do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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