Sam Allardyce reveals he knew about Everton sacking TWO months before club finally brought down the axe: ‘I’m too old and too wise not to know what is going on behind the scenes’
- Sam Allardyce has opened up on his sacking from the helm at Everton
- The former England man was brought in to replace Ronald Koeman
- Allardyce struggled to make improvements and the fans quickly got on his back
- Speaking recently he revealed he was aware of the sacking two months prior
Former Everton manager Sam Allardyce has sensationally revealed he knew that the club were going to axe him from his position at the helm two months before they did so.
Allardyce was brought in last season to save the club which had entered freefall following a poor start to the season by Ronald Koeman and little improvement under caretaker manager David Unsworth.
The former England boss endured a difficult time at Goodison however, and has now opened up on the whole affair which eventually saw him sacked from the position he admitted was his biggest in club football.
Sam Allardyce has revealed he knew that the club were going to axe him two months before
Speaking to Goals on Sunday, Allardyce revealed: ‘ I went to Everton, not to do a ‘save me’ job, but to go and build a big club like that to greater things.
‘With good finances behind it, which has been what Everton have been short of for a number of years, would’ve been the right way but it was not to be.
‘In the end, I knew I was leaving about two months before I left.’

Speaking to Goals on Sunday Allardyce was forthcoming about his time on Merseyside
Unrest had grown around Allardyce, with sections of the fan base calling for his departure.
The 63-year-old says his vast experience in the game helped him pick up on the various signs that the end was near.
‘I’m too old and too wise not to know what is going on behind the scenes,’ Allardyce added.
‘If they thought they were keeping it quiet they don’t know how many people I know and what was going on behind the scenes but I kept professional.’
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