Sam allerdyce on Alan Brazil show

[toonfalifekevbrown]

Just watched it on YouTube
He was talking about why he left Bolton
They were third at the time and playing in Europe
He asked the club to buy 2 players to push them in to champions League spot
That was his goal and he thought it was very achievable
The board told him they didn't want to be in the champions League
So he wrote out his letter of resignation
They came to an agreement where he would stay till the end of the season but it was leaked so he parted company
Weird how the owners didn't want that for their club

[usedtobeshearer]

Sounds like something Ashley would do.

[toonfalifekevbrown]

2 players he asked for
The league position at the time would have paid for them

[toonfalifekevbrown]

He said they set the target at 10th

[Jammy89]

I'd guess they were worried about future cost?

Had Leeds done a Leeds at that point?

But yes, it sounds bizarre that an owner wouldn't want that and yes, I agree it sounds like Ashley.

[ghostrider]

It can be looked on as a massive negative of course but the longer term bigger picture could easily create a real time
disastrous negative for the future of a certain club, depending.

Going the extra mile to gain the spoils of something like the champions league sounds like a no brainer but failure to achieve it can create a spiral downwards, in short order.
However, if the extra mile was taken and champions league was achieved...this alone could be the cause and effect of a club taking a massive downward spiral due to everything being ramped up to all hell in terms of transfers and fees, plus wages going past the sensible post.

Add to that the expectation of the fans being ramped up and you could very well be on deadly ground, kind of thing.
Very few clubs seem to be able to keep up that stance and those clubs are stood out like a beacon for all to see.

We're all playing a game of Russian roulette. I say all.....I mean all those clubs that try to push way beyond their means.
West ham is classic example of a club pushing way beyond its means.

Many clubs try it and suffer the consequences where there's no immediate way back.

[tinostongue]

It can be looked on as a massive negative of course but the longer term bigger picture could easily create a real time
disastrous negative for the future of a certain club, depending.

Going the extra mile to gain the spoils of something like the champions league sounds like a no brainer but failure to achieve it can create a spiral downwards, in short order.
However, if the extra mile was taken and champions league was achieved...this alone could be the cause and effect of a club taking a massive downward spiral due to everything being ramped up to all hell in terms of transfers and fees, plus wages going past the sensible post.

Add to that the expectation of the fans being ramped up and you could very well be on deadly ground, kind of thing.
Very few clubs seem to be able to keep up that stance and those clubs are stood out like a beacon for all to see.

We're all playing a game of Russian roulette. I say all.....I mean all those clubs that try to push way beyond their means.
West ham is classic example of a club pushing way beyond its means.

Many clubs try it and suffer the consequences where there's no immediate way back.

Could you explain to me what you mean by "in short order" you use it quite often, and I don't get what it means,sorry.

[ghostrider]

Could you explain to me what you mean by "in short order" you use it quite often, and I don't get what it means,sorry.

In fairly quick time.

[malamoto]

It can be looked on as a massive negative of course but the longer term bigger picture could easily create a real time
disastrous negative for the future of a certain club, depending.

Going the extra mile to gain the spoils of something like the champions league sounds like a no brainer but failure to achieve it can create a spiral downwards, in short order.
However, if the extra mile was taken and champions league was achieved...this alone could be the cause and effect of a club taking a massive downward spiral due to everything being ramped up to all hell in terms of transfers and fees, plus wages going past the sensible post.

Add to that the expectation of the fans being ramped up and you could very well be on deadly ground, kind of thing.
Very few clubs seem to be able to keep up that stance and those clubs are stood out like a beacon for all to see.

We're all playing a game of Russian roulette. I say all.....I mean all those clubs that try to push way beyond their means.
West ham is classic example of a club pushing way beyond its means.

Many clubs try it and suffer the consequences where there's no immediate way back.

And going the way Bolton did has worked out well for them has it?

[ghostrider]

And going the way Bolton did has worked out well for them has it?

How many years ago are you talking?