The Dark Side of Football

And this is why i have absolutely no interest in the "game" anymore.

Players cheat by falling over to try and get a penalty, managers are corrupt behind the scenes, FIFA officials buying Countries off to get votes ...... enough said.

What happend to the gentleman's game?  Sky Sports and its millions has a lot to answer

He was actually caught years ago in a television documentary.... So I'm surprised he ever became the England manager...

Oh, so he was!  Then I'm not surprised......   He's now saying he was helping out a friend who'd fallen on hard times.

Very interesting discussion on Sky News this morning about the other past and present Premiership managers who may have done the same thing.  One high-profile Frenchman was mentioned as the most unlikely to participate in such activities.  Perhaps he should be the next England manager.

well on the bright side he does have a 100% record ....Or so I read as I personally have no idea ..Also has he set a record for the shortest span ,again I don't know 

Have just been reading about his pay-off £550,000 for 67 days work or £8284.00 per day and he chucked it all away because of greed. He didn't need the money and he'll never need the money. Was listening to James O'brien on LBC radio this morning... I try and avoid him for the first 15minutes of the show as it's just pure waffle and often nauseating. But he made a very good analogy between the likes of a normal working class person and a super wealthy person. As the working class bod will eventually be content with his/her 3 bed house, car and holiday once or twice a year and will be totally happy with their life. Whereas the multi, multi millionaire who has the private holiday island, the private jets, yachts, numerous homes dotted around the world will never have enough.... And when you look at the most wealthiest people on the planet it is so true.

I'm currently working in Buckinghamshire in a empty 20 bed mansion, with 180 acres of gardens a lodge and an empty private cottage, tennis courts and a swimming pool a greenhouse as large as my entire street, orchards and a private woodland. The owner is a racing driver, his wife goes shopping and they have 2 children.......... They've had this particular property for over 5 years and haven't stayed there once.... And yet they are being really fussy over the style of the radiators, they don't want £200 rads, they want £1500.00 rads..... and £200 radiator valves ...

I listen to him as well when I am near London and yeah agree he can waffle on for ages ... I heard his Thrump episode earlier this week and had to laugh as he kept playing the same clip over and over as listeners tried to explain what he meant by his kid with Pc's etc ...I do like the questions and answers though on a Thursday

you assured me of client confidentiality  Now everyone knows....

Big Sam was already one of my least favourite managers but I won't describe him how I usually do or I'll get banned from the forum 

It does not surprise me in the least that there's so much corruption, I agree that the millions from scummy Sky are mostly to blame. Greed is an ugly, ugly thing!!!