Allardyce to be named in bung program

[kurtangle01]

Technically it was tapping up. We were discussing signing a player without permission of his club. Mind you it was all very casual in what they showed we offered no money and said we might be interested when he was 17.

Yeah that's how I saw it. It was more of an informal chat about a player wanting to leave a club rather than us making a firm approach. The chavs on the other hand offered cash which will, hopefully, get them the 3 point deduction that they were threatned with.

[kurtangle01]

Boro have just confirmed that an illegal approach was made for porrit and the expert on 5live things chelski might be deducted 3 points this season....

So were we mentioned by Boro on 5 live?

[Tom]

Premier league have said that the suspended points wont apply as it is a different situation with youth players.......different contracts, different infringment of the rules....

[anfieldanfield]

[QUOTE=kurtangle0The chavs on the other hand offered cash which will, hopefully, get them the 3 point deduction that they were threatned with.[/QUOTE]

Highly doubtful.

[Tom]

So were we mentioned by Boro on 5 live?

no/

[kurtangle01]

Premier league have said that the suspended points wont apply as it is a different situation with youth players.......

Now there's a surprise.

[desertscouser]

Boro have just confirmed that an illegal approach was made for porrit and the expert on 5live things chelski might be deducted 3 points this season....

That would be incredible but it's never going to happen.

[Tom]

That would be incredible but it's never going to happen.

Premier league have said that the suspended points wont apply as it is a different situation with youth players.......different contracts, different infringment of the rules....

[Tom]

From the PA:

Chelsea will not face any possible points deduction even if Panorama's claims they made an illegal approach for an England youth player are substantiated.

The Blues were given a suspended three-point deduction by the Premier League following the Ashley Cole 'tapping up' case. Chelsea are currently the subject of a joint investigation by the Premier League and Football Association over claims by Leeds of illegal approaches for three academy players last season.

The BBC's Panorama programme has now alleged Chelsea's director of youth football Frank Arnesen offered Middlesbrough's 15-year-old midfielder Nathan Porritt £150,000 over three years to move clubs. However, even if Chelsea are found to have breached any regulations with regard to the academy players the suspended points deduction from the Cole case will not apply.

It is understood one Premier League regulation covers illegal approaches for contracted players, and a separate regulation covers approaches for academy players.

Chelsea would have to be found guilty of another breach of the rule regarding contracted players for the points deduction to come into force.

With regard to the Arnesen allegations, Chelsea told the BBC no industry rules had been breached. It is understood Arnesen was approached by Porritt's agent Peter Harrison rather than Chelsea making the initial inquiry.

The Panorama programme said: "In a meeting with the agent Peter Harrison he [Arnesen] offers a financial inducement to one of the game's brightest prospects, Middlesbrough's England youth star Nathan Porritt.

"At the meeting, also attended by undercover reporter Knut auf dem Berge, Arnesen says he is willing to offer the Teesside club's 15-year-old £150,000 spread over three years to induce him away."

Porritt's agent also offers the player to Liverpool, and a club official talks positively about signing him when he is 17. Liverpool too have told the BBC they have not breached any industry rules.

[kurtangle01]

Premier league have said that the suspended points wont apply as it is a different situation with youth players.......different contracts, different infringment of the rules....

We're obviously safe then because our approach was minimal compared to the chavs one.

What have they said about fat Sam on 5 live, tom?

[The Glove]

I agree. If we'd offered money they would have shown it.

What were you saying earlier about Allardyce applying for the LFC job?

He applied for the job when Ged left. He didnt get past the first stage. In other words he was ****ed right off. You'll notice he only started hating us once Rafa took over.

[Tom]

They're focusing on Fat Sam and chelski - we haven't even been mentioned. Sam's denying he's done anything wrong. That's about it really. A couple of bolton fans on saying "so what" done nothing wrong.

[kurtangle01]

He applied for the job when Ged left. He didnt get past the first stage. In other words he was ****ed right off. You'll notice he only started hating us once Rafa took over.

You're right there about his hatred of us being quite new and I had noticed that he has a dislike of Rafa. I remeber about the time of Rafas appointment he was moaning to the press that English manager never had a chance to manage to big 4 nowadays.

I've always thought he was a dick and I'm glad that he never came to us and has been exposed for being a bit of a dodgy character.

[kurtangle01]

They're focusing on Fat Sam and chelski - we haven't even been mentioned. Sam's denying he's done anything wrong. That's about it really. A couple of bolton fans on saying "so what" done nothing wrong.

They would say that though wouldn't they! By they I mean Sam and the Bolton fans.

Just think that when we go there in 2 weeks we could be facing a club managerless and in turmoil. It could be a good time to play them!

[The Glove]

They would say that though wouldn't they! By they I mean Sam and the Bolton fans.

Just think that when we go there in 2 weeks we could be facing a club managerless and in turmoil. It could be a good time to play them!

More likely, as usual, we come up against a team who has just appointed a new manager and they **** us over.