Sam Allardyce couldn't stay in England job, claims Martin Glenn
Chief executive Martin Glenn has suggested Sam Allardyce might not have lost his job if the Football Association's sole responsibility was the England team.
Dudley-born Allardyce's spell as the national manager began in July and was over before the end of September following an investigation into corruption conducted by the Daily Telegraph.
Following his departure, Allardyce said he 'made a significant error of judgement', but that 'entrapment had won'.
Glenn, from Aldridge, insists the FA had no other option to let him go and it was the right decision to do so, but said it may have been a different scenario at club level.
"Had we only been responsible for the England team, we might have taken a different decision about Sam," said Glenn. "If we were in a club situation you might say 'well the club is more important, it'll be fine and we'll get over it'.
"But the issue we had with Sam was that in implying he could help people circumvent the rules, because we are in charge of running the game and enforcing the rules of the game and, if you like, the law maker and law enforcer, it would have impaired our ability to do that."
