Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
Except, whether he said that or not, he was sacked for something completely different that was investigated by the FA 3 years ago - and no further action was required then.

This is a real mess.

It looks as if the FA has boxed itself into a corner with the Aluko allegations and so has decided to sack Sampson for something unrelated. But something they had already looked into and given him an amber if not green light. Claiming that further details of this historic event have now come to light is desperate. The FA are in a hole and still digging - and making themselves look more stupid and incompetent by the day.

Sampson may or may not be a wrong 'un - but this sacking looks 100% political to get the media and others off the FAs back.
That sums it up pretty well. This is like a David Brent moment blended into The Thick of It via the world of women's football.

Speculation here, but I just wonder if the player herself might have boxed herself in to once an accusation was made? We'll never know I guess.

Surely the media and social media have made this ten times worse also. The polarised views are the voices we here the most because they garner the strongest reactions. This seems to be what qualifies as "newsworthy" in this era. Even though the extreme ends don't really represent the majority point of view.