Blackburn Rovers have issued an apology to Sam Allardyce over false comments made by former manager Steve Kean. Blackburn Rovers were on a pre-season tour in Hong Kong in the summer of 2011 when Kean was captured on video in a bar making disparaging comments about Sam Allardyce. When asked why Allaryce was sacked, Kean simply responded "just because he's a fucking crook".
From the Blackburn Rovers website:
During the summer of 2011, Mr Steve Kean was this Club’s manager and accompanied the players of Blackburn Rovers on a pre-season tour of the Far East.
Whilst in Hong Kong, Mr Kean was in a bar and falsely alleged that Sam Allardyce, our previous manager, was sacked by us because he was a crook.
This is completely false and we apologise to Mr Allardyce for the embarrassment and distress caused to him by Mr Kean.
