14 October,2016 08:05 AM IST | | AFP
The football agent who set up the meeting that led to Sam Allardyce losing his job as England manager has labelled the decision to sack him a joke
Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce
London: The football agent who set up the meeting that led to Sam Allardyce losing his job as England manager has labelled the decision to sack him "a joke".
Scott McGarvey, a longstanding friend of Allardyce, yesterday said he felt "devastated" to have set in motion a train of events that led to the former Bolton, Newcastle, West Ham and Sunderland boss being sacked by the Football Association after just one game in charge of England.
Allardyce, 61, was sacked following the publication by the Daily Telegraph last month of controversial comments made to undercover reporters.
"I'm devastated for him (Allardyce)," McGarvey told Sky Sports.
"I can't think of anything worse that could have happened. He's got to feel I'm responsible because I'm the one who's brought him to the meeting, but he's only come for me. He's never once spoken about money. He's never once said anything about money. It was only, 'Are you okay, lad? I'll help you'."
McGarvey insisted he had no knowledge either he or Allardyce were being set-up in a newspaper 'sting' until long after the meeting.
