Sam Allardyce may face a second investigation after it emerged Cardiff City found evidence of unexplained payments regarding the loan move of Ravel Morrison from West Ham in 2014.
The Telegraph is responsible for the story reporting that Cardiff launched their own investigation into the move after questions were raised over fees relating to Morrison’s loan.
The concerns were not reported to the Football Association – which is a breach of FA rules – nor the police, but the Championship club have confirmed that an investigation did take place at the time.
An agent is alleged to have told the club that a payment had been agreed with Allardyce, with the report adding that the agent in question is believed to be disgraced Italian Pino Pagliara.
They paper reports that the agent is banned from any football-related activity after his involvement in the Genoa-Vincenzi scandal of 2005, but he is believed to use intermediaries to conduct his business.
The report claims that despite the investigation, Cardiff failed to put the allegation to Allardyce. A Cardiff spokesman confirmed to The Telegraph: “Mr Pagliara was not paid by the club. We investigated the matter thoroughly.”
The financial arrangements regarding Morrison’s move to Cardiff prompted a club official to launch an investigation, with a conversation between the official and Mr Pagliara being relayed to the Cardiff City board where the allegation of a payment was made. Cardiff then employed an external company to investigate the matter, though The Telegraph adds that there was not any evidence of the alleged payment to Allardyce or a direct one to Mr Pagliara.
Mr Pagliara, who is also at the centre of The Telegraph’s latest revelations that eight Premier League managers past or present have received alleged bungs said: “I never paid any payment to Sam Allardyce.”
Allardyce has previously denied taking bribes for player transfers, and after resigning as England manager on Tuesday, he has confirmed his intention to return to football management once he returns from a short break out of the country.
This is one that the Telegraph looks set to allow to run and run!
Agents are part of the bigger problem,they earn money by inflating player prices so they get a nice pay day,but what annoys me right now is,its like West Ham are the only club that have walked the line NO! every club uses these transfer loops n hoops and everyone knows it.We are being hung out here.COYI
Please stop all these articles on BFS.It will upset grey cat man on Wetlands.He is struggling to come to terms with his hero not being Snow White lmao
its like everyone is out to get West Ham at the moment. There’s always a bit of corruption in business though even if it’s just bending the rules a little bit like investing money into the British film industry to avoid paying tax for instance. But we are not the only club. Another 8 premier league managers soon to be revealed by the telegraph for taking transfer bungs.
Assistant manager to be named by Telegraph this week? I’m guessing Wally Downes and Sammy Lee’s ass cheeks are twitching like they’ve just eaten a chicken vindaloo right about now 🙂
More & more revalations with be coming out on a daily basis now.The media have their teeth sunk into this.Couldnt happen to a nicer man.
I see unsurprisingly he is leaving the country on a family holiday abroad.He must have been on a last minute flights sites lastnight or maybe the fa have paid him to vanish for a few weeks Lol
It wouldn’t surprise me if his minions elsewhere on the site of choice have clubbed together to pay for his flights while defending his honour in his abscence because they feel sorry for him being caught.
Whats to feel sorry about.The chap messed up.When all said & done he is still a pigging multi millionaire who will continue to live a fantastic lifestyle.
Feel sorry for him,dont make me laugh.Money got the better of him.He didnt need it.Whats to feel sorry about!
If he valued his job as England Manager so much he would have been content with his 3 million a year wages & done his job.Greed got the better of him,plain & simple.
He messed up yes ?? But didn’t get away with it , did he, redknapp did though ??
Anyone who feels sorry for him needs their bumps felt.I was never a big anti BFS fan but at the very very least he has been stupid.I wonder how many more revelations will need to come out before people stop feeling sorry for him.
Maybe it willing take a story involving our club that could lead us into hot water to stop them feeling sorry for him.
Morrison didn’t sign with Curtis and surprise surprise he was on his way but the rest of the Curtis crew played week in week out whether in form or not and don’t even get me started on the 6 year 100k a week contract for our resident injury prone China doll that the slug wanted so desperately over Bony even though he was injured when he signed 🙂
Is the new buzz word on Wet Wipes now ‘Toxic’.Tell you what if they think that the atmosphere at the London Stadium is ‘Toxic’ they aint ever lived.They clealy dont know what a real toxic atmosphere feels like.Bloody clowns wind me up harping on about toxic atmospheres.
You know them they love to make everything that little bit more dramatic than it needs to be.Flowery words & sentences & maximum drama thrown in for the added effect lmao.
They are all old fogies on there aren’t they? If they aren’t they do a good impression of them.
We are just delusional West Ham fans you must remember.I bet some of our support wouldnt feel so sorry for him if they were to ever hear his true views on us.
It looks like there could be plenty more skeletons coming out of the cupboard over he coming days.I bet there are a few people in football whos assholes are twitching at the moment.
Yes?? Redknapp is one.
I make no secret of the fact that I have some satisfaction about this situation… the most overrated and arrogant manager reaps what he has sown… a pile of s#it and national headlines just like he always dreamed… congratulations Sam, you deserve the success you achieved… lol 😉
BFS is fine.He still has his lover on Wet Pants defending him all the way loool 🙂
Haha Hippo is holy, Rick… he is the lost little lamb, the little helpless martyr… lol 😀
It is good to know there are still some Samerettes about who worship at The Church Of The Holy Hippo 🙂
Its weird how some people will go out of their way to defend Allardyce.Sometimes i wonder if they are just looking for an arguement rather than actually care about Fats 😉
Very fishy.
Haha… yes Rads, it’s very good… but I think Samarettes never disappeared, they had to wear the mask of Slav over their heads so to avoid insults… lol 😉
F@ck off Cometh the fishy moment 247.Go p!ay your lame games somewhere else..
Yeah……you can only comment on here with the permission of JB now apparently. Lol
Fobyac you aint got a clue what youre on about..or maybe you do.That idiot has used three different accounts over the last year to stir things on here.So instead of mouthing off know what the story is.Unless of course you just like stirring it up as well???!!!
Ever the gentleman
Ever the multi accounted sh1t stirrer Cometh the fish 247!!
See the dung beetles minions are still hovering over him and defending him to the hilt like small flies round a pile of ****! Obviously there hippo shaped world still exists where they can wear there onesies and listen to his after match press conferences while eating a pot noodle and reminisce about the good old days when he led us to eternal glory blindly forgetting he did sod all for 3m a year 🙂
I would rather read their lame attempts at letting Fats off the hook than f@cking FnCs bullsh1t.What was that email address Hugh gave us,i have had enough of the sh1t stirrer.
Don’t let him or Floppy get to you JB they could be the same person you never know 🙂
Hugh of Sean can you set up a post to have a minute in the Boro match where all the fans are allowed to cup an ear a la Allardici followed by a chant of what’s that coming over the hill it’s a hippo, it’s a hippo!!
God I hope not……..a bit childish.
And then maybe all sing ‘The wheels on the bus go round and round’ and then we can all stop for some jelly.
Well it would be pretty funny, cupping his ear to us was pretty childish, we could all do with a good laugh to raise the spirits 🙂
How the hell can he stand there & say it was the media’s fault? A carrot was dangled in front of his face & he went for it. No one made him agree to anything, he is a greedy corrupt slug & got what he deserved. He also mocked another manager, laughed at his own employers & slated a young coach (the fact it was neville doesn’t matter. He was meant to be the top man in english football. Always the same with him, never his fault.
Be a man, stand up & say “I admit I fkd up, no one else to blame but me”
That’s pretty much what he did say though ain’t it?
I’m sure I heard him accepting the blame this morning, mind it’s not like he had any choice is it lol
And then says ‘entrapment won the day’, no being a greedy grubby cnt & being caught out won the day
True……….failed to mention that entrapment only works if you’ve done something to be trapped with.
This is.what happens when you give too much power to a bloke like Sam,who is Bolton’s answer to del boy.COYI
I think you have it about right there hehe