EPL: Sick! You just stepped in bung!
In less than a week, I've learned a new British slang word! A "bung" is an illegal payment; a bribe. Used in a sentence: "Bolton manager Sam Allardyce has been accused of taking bungs from agents in exchange for helping transfers go through."
I totally missed the BBC special last night that busted this story open, but here's the write up on bbc.co.uk. I'm going to break it down into three main components:
First, there is the accusations against Big Sam, who happens to be my second favorite coach in the EPL and who was my pick for the England vacancy this past summer. Seems like his son, Craig Allardyce, has a lot of shady dealings and he's been dragged down into it. My guess at this point is if things go bad, Craig will take the fall for his dad and we'll never be quite sure how free from taint Sam really is.
Second, Portsmouth Coach Harry Redknapp has been caught on tape discussing an illegal approach to buying a player, and his assistant was filmed talking about receiving payments from an agency. This is no surprise. Harry Redknapp is pure sleaze. For some reason though no one in England is willing to admit this, and he'll probably find some way to come out of this completely clean.
Third, Chelsea's directory of youth was filmed "tapping up" a 15-year-old Middlesbrough player. You're not allowed to talk to a player who is under contract with another team without that team's permission. (Here is a great explanation.) Chelsea is already under investigation by claims from Leeds that three of its young players were tapped up last season. AND they were busted in the most famous tapping up case over Ashley Cole last year. Basically, this last revelation is the least surprising. Chelsea is all about tapping up. If I had a 15-year-old, I wouldn't let anyone from Chelsea near, especially if she was a girl.
I totally missed the BBC special last night that busted this story open, but here's the write up on bbc.co.uk. I'm going to break it down into three main components:
First, there is the accusations against Big Sam, who happens to be my second favorite coach in the EPL and who was my pick for the England vacancy this past summer. Seems like his son, Craig Allardyce, has a lot of shady dealings and he's been dragged down into it. My guess at this point is if things go bad, Craig will take the fall for his dad and we'll never be quite sure how free from taint Sam really is.
Second, Portsmouth Coach Harry Redknapp has been caught on tape discussing an illegal approach to buying a player, and his assistant was filmed talking about receiving payments from an agency. This is no surprise. Harry Redknapp is pure sleaze. For some reason though no one in England is willing to admit this, and he'll probably find some way to come out of this completely clean.
Third, Chelsea's directory of youth was filmed "tapping up" a 15-year-old Middlesbrough player. You're not allowed to talk to a player who is under contract with another team without that team's permission. (Here is a great explanation.) Chelsea is already under investigation by claims from Leeds that three of its young players were tapped up last season. AND they were busted in the most famous tapping up case over Ashley Cole last year. Basically, this last revelation is the least surprising. Chelsea is all about tapping up. If I had a 15-year-old, I wouldn't let anyone from Chelsea near, especially if she was a girl.
posted by Prof. A at 6:39 AM
2 Comments:
how'd it go last night?
well, we tapped each other up for a bit, then i bung'd her.
From Soccernet's pre-match story on the Chelsea-Fulham game this week:
Chelsea are riding high in the league, having only lost once in the Premiership this season, but will be missing Michael Ballack after his red card against Liverpool earned him a three match ban. However, with Dutch international Arjen Robben his most likely replacement, Chelsea's strength in depth remains self evident.
I got goosebumps when I read that. I cannot believe how much talent Chelsea has. Wow. What's funny is that I'm not even remotely embarrassed. I'm just pumped.
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