April 27, 200719 yr According to the Daily Mail he's on his way................. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...d=1779&ct=5
April 27, 200719 yr According to the Daily Mail he's on his way................. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...d=1779&ct=5 has told close friends he wants to take a sabbatical. and they've all told the mail. But of course.
April 27, 200719 yr I'd give you very good odds that Sam Allardyce has never used the word "sabbatical" in his life.
April 27, 200719 yr i would have no problem with sam leaving. he has a done a fantastic job and put a true infrastructure in place, so i would not deny him a greater challenge elsewhere. but if he wants to go and better himself, he needs to say it at the end of the season, and make it a proper announcement. not let the papers pick up on rumours. and none of this curbishly type bollocks about needing a break from football, then a month later taking a job elsewhere. just say it as it is sam, bolton fans will respect you more for it.
April 27, 200719 yr Worse still ......he's already quit http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390...7190619,00.html
April 28, 200719 yr Worse still ......he's already quithttp://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390...7190619,00.html i'll believe it when i hear it from the club or the man himself...
April 28, 200719 yr This is a very sad day for Bolton wanderers football club and fans, I have to admit the style of our play over the last 18 months has been a major disapointment to me, but remember this day in 2-3 years time because we will never be in the same position league wise ever again, Big sam single handedly has slashed our debt, put top class infra structure into the club and paved the way for a state of the art training ground and kids academy, he has left a golden legacy that the club cannot afford to waste, if the right manager is put in place we can survive at the top level but it will be a tall order, the likes of Diouf, anelka, jaaskalinen will be targets for top clubs and we have to do our best to keep them, the time to back the club if you are a true bolton fan is NOW, renew your season ticket and give the club a boost and a positive vibe, next season is going to be monumental in the history of our club we need to support it and show the football world we can survive with out the big man.
April 28, 200719 yr it is at least 24 hours since the mail paod damages for a story that quoted close acquaintances. see the hugh grant stories.
April 28, 200719 yr Think there's something in this. Just heard from a BWFC corporate source it's true.
April 28, 200719 yr Think there's something in this. Just heard from a BWFC corporate source it's true. It's in the Sun too, just seen it in the Barbers, couldn't believe my f?cking eyes We are f?cked, the man is irreplaceable
April 28, 200719 yr I heard this rumour a week or so ago and I get the feeling there is something in it. I agree with what said above Sam should say it like it is ... but I wouldn't be surprised if it dragged on for a few weeks and he slipped out the back door after the season has finished.
April 28, 200719 yr No doubt Sam will have already started his attempts to sign new players in what will be a big spending year for all Prem clubs . If rumours are to be true we will miss the boat again when bringing in new talent even with a new man incharge the attraction for new big players surely wont be there.
April 28, 200719 yr i'll believe it when i hear it from the club or the man himself... According to the BBC this morning, Phil Gartside is refusing to comment on the speculation. To be honest I don't blame him we have have to play Chelsea in 3 hrs and the players don't need the distraction. Lets face it Sam's been touting for an exit for some time now. Any big club will do now, he feels he's finished the job here. His legacy .... consistently higher up the league and a european adventure yet still trophyless. Ultimately I'll judge him on what we've won. 1 FA cup semi-final defeat, 1 FA cup quarter-final defeat, and 1 league cup final defeat, 1 league cup semi defeat. We would never win the league (no matter who is in charge) so no expectation there. Unless Sam was to manage either of the current top 4 he can forget winning it as well. The best any other club (bar those 4) he manages can expect is UEFA Cup or a Domestic Trophy of which both so far have eluded Sam. Before Alex Ferguson became Man Utd manager, I remember what he did for Aberdeen. He turned them into WINNERS .... thats what i call finishing the job you started. When Sam took the role here I remember him telling everyone it was his 'dream' job. By my reckoning he still has 2 years left on a 10 year contract !!!
April 28, 200719 yr According to the BBC this morning, Phil Gartside is refusing to comment on the speculation. To be honest I don't blame him we have have to play Chelsea in 3 hrs and the players don't need the distraction. Lets face it Sam's been touting for an exit for some time now. Any big club will do now, he feels he's finished the job here. His legacy .... consistently higher up the league and a european adventure yet still trophyless. Ultimately I'll judge him on what we've won. 1 FA cup semi-final defeat, 1 FA cup quarter-final defeat, and 1 league cup final defeat, 1 league cup semi defeat. We would never win the league (no matter who is in charge) so no expectation there. Unless Sam was to manage either of the current top 4 he can forget winning it as well. The best any other club (bar those 4) he manages can expect is UEFA Cup or a Domestic Trophy of which both so far have eluded Sam. Before Alex Ferguson became Man Utd manager, I remember what he did for Aberdeen. He turned them into WINNERS .... thats what i call finishing the job you started. When Sam took the role here I remember him telling everyone it was his 'dream' job. By my reckoning he still has 2 years left on a 10 year contract !!! Sorry but that is, well, tosh. You cannot judge a manager outside the top four on 'what they've won', because you'll struggle to find a manager that's won anything in the last five years outside those clubs. Sam 'won' promotion, 'won' us a place in Europe for the first time. This has been our best five years for decades. The game was totally different when Ferguson was at Aberdeen. Forest won European Cups in that era.
April 28, 200719 yr Sorry but that is, well, tosh. You cannot judge a manager outside the top four on 'what they've won', because you'll struggle to find a manager that's won anything in the last five years outside those clubs. Sam 'won' promotion, 'won' us a place in Europe for the first time. This has been our best five years for decades. The game was totally different when Ferguson was at Aberdeen. Forest won European Cups in that era. Agree with all that
April 28, 200719 yr I feel this is a very sad day for our club. If he is going to Man City then he's a red ginger and its embarassing! It brings it home how small a club we really are.
April 28, 200719 yr Sorry but that is, well, tosh. You cannot judge a manager outside the top four on 'what they've won', because you'll struggle to find a manager that's won anything in the last five years outside those clubs. ' League cup winners ... Blackburn 2002 ... Middleborough 2004
April 28, 200719 yr Sorry but that is, well, tosh. You cannot judge a manager outside the top four on 'what they've won', because you'll struggle to find a manager that's won anything in the last five years outside those clubs. ' League cup winners ... Blackburn 2002 ... Middlesbrough 2004 Edited April 28, 200719 yr by photosynth1
April 28, 200719 yr Sorry but that is, well, tosh. You cannot judge a manager outside the top four on 'what they've won', because you'll struggle to find a manager that's won anything in the last five years outside those clubs. ' League cup winners ... Blackburn 2002 ... Middleborough 2004 Ok - what about all our manager prior to Sam? You think they have all been bad, done bad jobs? Your view would justify what I just said
April 28, 200719 yr When you hear the mess the club was in when he arrived what the club has achieved in the past 8 years is even more amazing. No official comment, big new investor possibly at City, comments by "friends" to the media it looks to me like he is on his way. I have this nagging vision of Leicester City; look what's happened to them since O'Neill left Having said that this season hasn't been much fun has it? Two great matches with Arsenal at home, the annual mauling of West Ham at the Reebok and those last couple of minutes at Blackburn but apart from that it has been pretty flat. With the younger profile of the signings made so far for next season I was looking forward to Big Sam building a new team, but maybe, with the board making the right appointment, this could be a step forward for the club.
According to the Daily Mail he's on his way.................
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...d=1779&ct=5