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12-15-2010, 05:06 PM
Blackburn Rovers' owners have denied the club's transfer policy is being set by sports agency Kentaro and that was why manager Sam Allardyce sacked.
Less than a month after Indian poultry firm Venky's had bought the club for £43m, Allardyce was fired amid claims he no longer controlled transfers.
"Kentaro are our main consultants but Sam had the final call," the group's chairwoman Anuradha Desai said.
"But we didn't even get as far as discussing any names with him."
After Allardyce was dismissed by the club on Monday, Steve Kean was placed in temporary charge of the first team.
"We were looking and consulting people but we weren't ready to do anything," added Desai.
"And that's the same situation for (caretaker manager) Steve Kean. He's the hands-on guy, he knows the players best and he'll have the final decision on who we bring in.
"As for Kentaro, they introduced us to the club in August and continue to advise us, but we are talking to a lot of people and we certainly don't have an exclusive deal with (Kentaro). All our transfers don't have to go through the
The whole thing sounds dodgy to me, foreign owners of English football club's being advised on transfers by a sports management agencies instead of an actual football manager is very typical of the modern game.
Less than a month after Indian poultry firm Venky's had bought the club for £43m, Allardyce was fired amid claims he no longer controlled transfers.
"Kentaro are our main consultants but Sam had the final call," the group's chairwoman Anuradha Desai said.
"But we didn't even get as far as discussing any names with him."
After Allardyce was dismissed by the club on Monday, Steve Kean was placed in temporary charge of the first team.
"We were looking and consulting people but we weren't ready to do anything," added Desai.
"And that's the same situation for (caretaker manager) Steve Kean. He's the hands-on guy, he knows the players best and he'll have the final decision on who we bring in.
"As for Kentaro, they introduced us to the club in August and continue to advise us, but we are talking to a lot of people and we certainly don't have an exclusive deal with (Kentaro). All our transfers don't have to go through the
The whole thing sounds dodgy to me, foreign owners of English football club's being advised on transfers by a sports management agencies instead of an actual football manager is very typical of the modern game.