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- 28 September 2016 at 5:17pm
Phil Brown: Sam Allardyce exit like a bereavement
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Sam Allardyce's former assistant Phil Brown says the end of his brief reign as England boss is like a bereavement.
Brown, who worked under Allardyce for many years at Bolton, told ITV News his former boss could have been a success with the national team.
I was absolutely shocked and surprised, but when the dust settles, it's almost like a bereavement as I really thought he was the man to take England forward.
His style would rustle a certain amount of feathers in the hierarchy.
– PHIL BROWNHis style would rustle a certain amount of feathers in the hierarchy.
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Brown knows Allardyce very well. Credit: PABrown thinks the tactics used by the undercover journalists with Allardyce were "underhand".
"I think it was underhand, the way it was done. I honestly think there should be a law against that, if truth be known.
"But he [Allardyce] knows he's let himself down."
Last updated Wed 28 Sep 2016
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