(28 Sep 2016, 11:27 am)MrFozz wrote I thought he did a good job at Sunderland given the resources he had at the time and with everything going with Adam Johnson

Still, he leaves the job as Englands most successful full time manager with a 100% win rate

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I think he was lucky at Sunderland. His win ratio is average at best (33%) and his time at Sunderland was even lower than that.
He achieved the sort of win record that normally sees teams relegated.
Fortunately for him, there were three poorer teams (or just poorer managers) and one of those  teams (Villa) in total disarray off the field - going through three managers over the course of the season.

The rumours about Allardyce's off the field activities have been doing the rounds for years and I think it was only a matter of time before he was rumbled once and for all.
Apparently the Telegraph investigation had been going on for a good while and it was just a case of getting it all on film. Obviously the paper got this and as England manager (who needs to be whiter than white), it was enough.

I think the attitude shown by Allardyce and his contrition in blaming the paper, sums the guy up. He held his hands up about being caught, but is blaming the paper for setting him up. 
He shouldn't be going down that route at all in my opinion. Regardless of being set up or not.

I honestly think this is the tip of the iceberg and there will be other things emerge about him and others of his ilk. The Panorama investigation and police investigations later on couldn't find owt conclusive - but both the BBC and police obviously had something or someone to tip them off initially.