Sam Allardyce has ended his eight-year reign as manager of Bolton after resigning with immediate effect.
Allardyce has been linked with several domestic jobs recently including possible management roles at Premier League clubs Newcastle United and Manchester City although no news has been forthcoming on this front … yet
Bolton Chairman Phil Gartside said “His reasons are private, we respect that” although Gartside said he had known about Allardyce’s intentions for the past fortnight, when the subject came up as part of planning discussions for next season.
Gartside explained that “It became clear that he wanted some time with his family and to reflect on his life” ….
So all this seems to make it unlikely that Allardyce would simply be walking into a comparable job at another club … but if that’s the case then why leave now and not at the end of the season?
There’s more to this story than “spending time with the family” … and we will be keeping an eye on it.
April 29th, 2007
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HE’S A KEEPER!
In news that ensures the number of stupid scuffles at corner kicks will remain improbably high next season, Jens Lehmann has announced that he will be staying at Arsenal for at least one more year. The German looked likely to return home to reclaim the ‘Maddest Goalkeeper in the Bundesliga’ title that has been Oliver Kahn’s for so long, but has opted to stay because “I think there is a good possibility to harvest something at this club.” He may get mad and he may make mistakes, but can keeping a clean sheet @ 10/11 against Fulham prove that Lehmann truly is outstanding in his field?
Sun 4pm SS1 – Latest Win-Draw-Win (1X2) odds on site at PaddyPower.com
Arsenal 4 – 11 (1.36)
Draw 10 – 3 (4.33)
Fulham 15 – 2 (8.50)
THE BLAIR NECESSITIES
Winning the SPL is getting too easy for Gordon Strachan. The Celtic manager looks to be eyeing up a move to Downing Street whenever Tony Blair calls it a day as he declared “I do believe if you can manage Rangers or Celtic, you can go on to become Prime Minister of Great Britain.” Well, he probably would have handled the war in Iraq better and certainly wouldn’t have put up with any of George Dubya’s crap. The Bhoys have already wrapped up another league but Hearts are still pushing for a European spot. The 5/1 for an away win looks to be a bit of value and could get the vote for Sunday’s match!
Sun. 2pm Set. – Latest Win-Draw-Win (1X2) odds on site at PaddyPower.com
Celtic 8 – 15 (1.53)
Draw 11 – 4 (3.75)
Hearts 5 – 1 (6.00)
April 29th, 2007