Allardyce officially resigns from Bolton; Lee new manager, Speed assistant

[Guest WalkervilleMag]

Breaking News  Big Sam has quit Bolton.    Us or Man city then ??

[matta]

us please!

[GeordieDazzler]

Wheres this then?

[Guest WalkervilleMag]

sky sports news now

[PM]

Bolton's official site aswell.

[Guest redmayne]

on sky sports new now....

[Dave]

Got to have something lined up, Shirley?

[midds]

Get the fucker in asap.  blueyes.gif

[Guest redmayne]

please come to newcastle

at least he'd sort the backroom stuff out...

[Dave]

Won 153 of 370 games with Bolton.

[Cajun]

Please be us and please bring all your staff!

[Sparks]

Predictably messy end.

[nazza06]

fuck :'(

[Dave]

'Private reasons'.

[Guest Geordiesned]

Official Statement From Sam Allardyce

[Paulie Walnuts]

got to be Man City - would love it to be us though.

[Dave]

Official Statement From Sam Allardyce

 

You have to log in to read that?

 

I thought our official site was shit!

[Ritchie]

Massive blow for Bolton, like.

[Guest triggy99]

hope we dont get him even thought id rather have him than roeder

[Guest Geordiesned]

Official Statement From Sam Allardyce

 

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I thought our official site was shit!

 

Mmm, strange I didn't. As it's the some company who run our website (premiumtv) you should be able to get in straight away I would have thought.

 

Ok to post it here then since it is an official statement?

 

AFTER nearly eight privileged years with Bolton Wanderers Football Club, I would like to announce that, after careful consideration and dialogue with my close family and senior officials within the football club, I will be resigning as manager of the Club with immediate effect.

 

It was mutually decided that I step down now rather than at the end of the season, to give my successor the ideal opportunity to experience the preparation and build up of matchday in readiness of next season.

 

The decision to leave the football club, which has been my spiritual home for over 18 years, as both player and manager, is one of the hardest decisions I have had to make in my life.

 

However, after guiding the team into a position where the Club is on the verge of qualification for European football for the second time in three years, which has been the accumulation of almost seven years of strategic building and hard work across all areas of the football club, I feel it is the right moment to step down from my duties and welcome a new exciting era for the Club under different leadership.

 

I feel the club is in a great position to continue its upward trajectory with a talented internationally recognised squad, supported by an excellent Academy programme across all ages working under the guidance of a highly-skilled football management team.

 

I believe the foundation of the next phase for the next development stage of the Club is well and truly in place. It is with this knowledge that I feel confident that I am moving on with my life content with a legacy that I have tried to create for this special club and I wish the owner, chairman, staff, players and above all the fans every success in the future.

[Guest WalkervilleMag]

allardyce comming in as Director of Football

[Superior Acuña]

We need him.  Send roeder back to the academy and bring in sam.

[chicago_shearer]

This will be interesting. 

[Minhosa]

Bolton gonna struggle next season. Nailed on.

[Mick]

I think the Man City/Ray Ranson story looks like the reason he's left, that's just a guess though.