Mr Allen leaves Barnet for Notts County. (19 days)

[readingbedding]

Allen walks out on doomed Barnet after 19 days for League One strugglers Notts County.

What a ridiculous chap he is.

[Alan Partridge]

Allen walks out on doomed Barnet after 19 days for League One strugglers Notts County.

What a ridiculous chap he is.

He was on the managers scrap heap, given a chance by Barnet and leaves them in the $hit for Notts who are rubbish and going down anyway. Very disappointing from MA.

[Bandini]

Joke of a man. He was doing a good job at Barnet, and should have seen it through to the end of the season.

[Big Foot]

Wanted Barnet to stay up as a result of him being there - can't believe he's left them up shit creek !

[Row Z Royal]

I think this is out of order myself. Barnet gave him an opportunity and he's spurned them.


But you can see why he's done it, so Notts Co. are by no means blameless.

[Big Foot]

Just read online that he was working at Barnet on a non-contract basis which changes my opinion. Fair play to him.

[Nick Shorey my Lord!]

Just read online that he was working at Barnet on a non-contract basis which changes my opinion. Fair play to him.

This.

[roadrunner]

Joke of a man. He was doing a good job at Barnet, and should have seen it through to the end of the season.

'greed, and he's joined a joke club. He wont last 12 months there.

[Bandini]

Barnet haven't got any money. He came back to the club in the spirit of someone with old Barnet connections coming back to have a good go at saving the club, and had an 8 game contract with them (of which he's seen out 3 games).

For the past few weeks he's been banging out all kinds of shit about Barnet's chances of staying up and how much it has touched him to have so many messages of support for the club. And now he's shat all over that for cash from Notts County.

Football's built on emotion, and a former manager coming back to save a club is quite powerful. He's played into all that with everything he's said since he came back (after being out of management for a year and a half following his hopelessness at Cheltenham) and now he's fucked off, leaving the club in the lurch.

[Royal Rother]

As I told Spacey many years ago, during his last season at Reading he was regarded as a joke by the team of the time. He can certainly have a very positive impact when he first arrives, can't take that away from him, but his aggressive style loses him respect after a while.

His average time in a managerial job (excl Notts Co of course) is now less than 10 months so he will do very well to last the 12 months roadrunner suggests.

I suppose he has some slight entertainment value but personally speaking I think the guy's a Grade 1 pillock.

[TBM]

Just read online that he was working at Barnet on a non-contract basis which changes my opinion. Fair play to him.

This.

This (again)

Would you take a job offering you a 1 year rolling contract........or no contract from a company with no money?

[SpaceCruiser]

As I told Spacey many years ago, during his last season at Reading he was regarded as a joke by the team of the time.

So you were on first name terms with the players in the team at that time? Huh? Somehow I don't believe it. You carry on believing in your own importance.

[Royal Rother]

Just the one. No other claims of similar knowledge made at any time in the 9 years since. Why you would choose to disbelieve me is something only you can answer.

[Ian Royal]

Just the one. No other claims of similar knowledge made at any time in the 9 years since. Why you would choose to disbelieve me is something only you can answer.

Care to say which one... curious nothing more. PM if you're willing to tell me but not post it. If nto no probs.

[SpaceCruiser]

Just the one. No other claims of similar knowledge made at any time in the 9 years since. Why you would choose to disbelieve me is something only you can answer.

Well, you're no different to the countless number of people who say "my friend's brother is mates with player x....". Whether you believe that yours is more important than others is up to you.

[Row Z Royal]

Just read online that he was working at Barnet on a non-contract basis which changes my opinion. Fair play to him.

This.

This (again)

Would you take a job offering you a 1 year rolling contract........or no contract from a company with no money?

Yep, fair play.


RL-style conclusion jumping all round, it seems.

[readingbedding]

Still no 'online' non-contract basis link.

[southbank1871]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13036140.stm

"Allen, who becomes the club's eighth manager in 18 months, leaves League Two side Barnet where he was working on a non-contract basis."

[readingbedding]

Barnet say Allen had agreed a short-term contract at Underhill until the end of the season but he insisted nothing was signed.
Allen said he had nothing to feel guilty about. "Barnet are now set up to not get relegated," he said. "I've got to look after myself and my family and I've got bills to pay.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011 ... tts-county

[Bandini]

Barnet say Allen had agreed a short-term contract at Underhill until the end of the season but he insisted nothing was signed.

Well, that's not a denial from Allen that there was something agreed.