Friday, 22 September 2017

Mark Sampson rumours were ‘common knowledge’ in game, claims Watford coach

• Watford Ladies’ Keith Boanas critical of FA decision to hire Sampson in 2013
• Pressure mounting on FA pair Martin Glenn and Dan Ashworth

One of Mark Sampson’s former rivals for the England manager’s job has said rumours of his inappropriate relationships with female players at Bristol Academy were “common knowledge” in the women’s game before he was appointed.

Keith Boanas, now Watford Ladies coach, said he “cannot believe” those who recruited Sampson in December 2013 had not heard concerns about the 34-year-old’s conduct at Bristol where he was first a development coach and later managed the first team.

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