You can see it in his interviews today. Why is he shitting it? Here's why:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/homepage/int/sp/shdr/hs1/t/-/news/1/hi/uk/5357822.stm

 

He can't watch it with the rest of us because Bolton are playing tonight. Maybe his son Craig, a former football agent, can keep him abreast of juicy developments by text message :lol:

I think the man doth protest too much!!:rolleyes:

hmm. Interesting programme ;)

Fat Sam for the first premiership manager to leave this season.

http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/19092006/1/fa-set-probe-panorama-programme.html

 

FA set to probe Panorama programme

Tue 19 Sep, 11:45 PM

 

The Football Association will investigate any evidence of alleged wrongdoing provided to them by the BBC's Panorama programme.Bolton manager Sam Allardyce was at the centre of allegations about illegal payments made by the programme, 'Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets'.

 

The programme alleged that Allardyce and his son Craig, a football agent, received illegal payments and also made other accusations of wrongdoing by several other figures in the game.

 

The Allardyces and all those named in the programme issued statements to the BBC denying they had done anything wrong.

 

An FA spokesman said: "We have watched the programme with great interest and have asked the BBC if they will share the findings from their investigation with us.

 

"If we have evidence of possible breaches of rules and regulations we will of course investigate that."

 

The Premier League have already instigated an inquiry into illegal payments in the game and Lord Stevens is due to reveal his findings on October 2.

 

Stevens, formerly the Metropolitan Police commissioner, has been auditing all 362 transfers conducted by 26 clubs between Jan 1, 2004, and Jan 31, 2006.

 

Sports minister Richard Caborn called on Panorama to hand over evidence to the Stevens inquiry to back up their claim that 18 Premiership managers past and present had been named as having taken illegal payments.

 

Caborn said: "The integrity of sport needs to be upheld and there are proper rules for managers and agents. These allegations damage the integrity of football and need to be looked at properly.

 

"The programme alleged they had names of 18 managers who had received illegal payments, and I think they should give all their findings over to the Lord Stevens inquiry.

 

"This reinforces what I have been trying to do to bring in greater regulation into football through the European Football Review."

 

The Premier League have asked for the BBC to make their evidence available to the Stevens inquiry.

 

A statement said: "The Premier League takes all allegations of this nature seriously, which is why we launched an inquiry into alleged irregular payments in transfers back in January of this year.

 

"As we have made clear any evidence from any source is welcomed. Indeed when the BBC initially approached us regarding Panorama's findings we requested they be submitted to Lord Stevens for investigation.

 

"We hope now the BBC has had the opportunity to broadcast that their documentary evidence and filming will be made available to Lord Stevens and his team.

 

"There are allegations concerning other potential breaches of industry rules in the programme that fall outside the terms of reference of Lord Stevens' inquiry.

 

"Again we request the BBC pass on their evidence in order that the FA and ourselves can examine all aspects of these allegations in order to determine the most appropriate course of action that each body should take."

 

Mel Stein is legal advisor to the recently-established Association of Football Agents.

 

He firmly believes the industry can be self-regulated.

 

Stein stated that none of the agents named in tonight's Panorama programme were members of the AFA.

 

Stein, who was agent to one-time England footballer Paul Gascoigne, said: "We intend to try to self-regulate.

 

"We think we understand the commercial issues involved in the game.

 

"However, we can only actually sensor people if they are subject to our rules - and they are only going to be subject to the rules if they are members."

 

Stein believes the Football Association must "police the game" more efficiently.

 

He added on BBC Radio Five Live: "I think it is a sad day

*Double Post*

Fat Sam for the first premiership manager to leave this season.

 

Or first to be banged up??:stunned:

zoinks!

Didn't see this at first. Heads will definitely roll.

:lol:

The FA has cleared 'Arry of any wrong-doing because of the 'evidence' didn't mount up to launch a tapping up claim.