Sam Allardyce's pal who made him loose his England managerial job reveals he was offered £218,000-a-year job,Range Rover and company credit cards

The agent who set up the meeting that led to Sam Allardyce losing his job as England manager has revealed he was offered '£218,000 a year, a Range Rover, a company credit card' and a ticket to 'the big time' by Daily Telegraph reporters who convinced him to work for a fictitious company.

Scott McGarvey, 53, a former professional player who began his career at Manchester United, has broken his silence to reveal his regret over the affair. He introduced Allardyce to undercover reporters whom he believed were businessmen representing a sports management group - 'Meiran Sports' - who he believed had employed him in the job of his dreams.

The former Sunderland boss attended two meetings as a favour to McGarvey, a friend since their playing days in the early Eighties, but it backfired in spectacular fashion when the sting was revealed, costing Allardyce his job after he was filmed offering advice on how to get around FA rules regarding player transfers.

McGarvey told The Times: ‘It kills me. It’s the worst feeling in the world. I’ve got my own situation, but the real travesty is Sam.

‘If he had lost his job at Crewe Alexandra, I would be gutted for him. But he’s lost his job as England manager, the job he built himself up for. For Sam to lose that job, because of this, honestly, it kills me. Kills me.’

McGarvey said that the undercover Telegraph reporters had been in contact with him over three months, starting on June 28 - and he had been in contact with Allardyce over meeting his new contacts when Allardyce was still Sunderland manager.

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