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THE fate of Sam Allardyce was sealed when the new owners of Blackburn threw a massive VIP party to watch the Manchester United clash on TV – and saw their prize possession **humiliated 7-1.
The Rao brothers and their sister Anuradha Desai had their doubts about Allardyce from the **moment their Venky’s group **acquired the Ewood Park club.
But the mauling at the hands of five-goal Dimitar Berbatov and his United team-mates – beamed live into family HQ in Pune, India – made Big Sam a dead man walking.
The Venky’s group, which has made millions from the poultry industry, decided they wanted to dump their manager BEFORE the **transfer window **because they want a change of **direction at Rovers.
The Indians want to back young coach-turned-caretaker Steve Kean to build a “new Arsenal” by recruiting young players who perform **better with the ball than without it.
Allardyce was on a loser from the off, as People Sport **revealed in October.
The Raos were not **impressed by the style of football he encouraged or by his signings.
Venky’s looked closely at the men he had brought in – and did not like what they saw.
Big-money buy Nikola Kalinic was not involved in the United game – that was £6million down the drain in their eyes.
And Pascal Chimbonda, a £2m **signing, was at fault for so many goals he has been exiled ever since.
Allardyce’s team reacted by beating Wolves 3-0 in their next game but by then the damage had been done. Faith in the manager had disappeared.
Venky’s consulted Swiss-based **football experts Kentaro and English-based agent Jerome Anderson to discuss alternative targets as club bosses snubbed Allardyce’s list of **possible recruits.**
An Ewood insider said: “Sam **wanted Roque Santa Cruz to come back to the club. Nobody could **understand that – he has hardly played and is at the wrong age and on the wrong wages for what this club should be about.
“There was John Carew at Aston Villa but he is also at the wrong stage of his career. Robbie Keane was also mentioned but salaries like his mean a lot of dead money.”
Allardyce was also lining up moves for Wigan’s Charles N’Zogbia, Blackpool’s Charlie Adam and West Ham’s Carlton Cole but they never got off the ground.
So Allardyce’s job was effectively on the line for the visit to his old club Bolton Wanderers last weekend. And a last-minute defeat gave Rovers **bosses the excuse to fire him.
The top source added: “Venky’s **always intended to shake things up in January and they did not want Sam to do the buying. They have **money but do not want to waste it.
“If Sam had stayed for two home games with West Ham and Stoke it would have been impossible to sack him. There was no point in postponing it.”
Now Kean will get a run as boss **although he needs a good start before the crucial transfer window month.
Kean has impressed the new **owners with his ideas and **enthusiasm. He will also have a say in signings **despite his lack of managerial experience.
The Scot has been haunted by the fact that he is a client of Anderson’s company, but that link is down to his friendship with one of the company’s employees. He is NOT a puppet or a yes-man.
Kean will be encouraged to push through the Rovers kids he has helped, such as Phil Jones and Martin Olsson, and also get Rovers playing in a more expansive way.
Meanwhile, Kentaro are under **orders to come up with young players from around the globe. For the **masterplan to work they will need results or the vultures will be circling.
Anderson will be a key player but his role has yet to be defined.
He prefers to stay behind the scenes, but may move into a more high-profile role if his Kentaro aides deem it necessary.
The well-known wheeler-dealer was the man behind Arsenal’s swoop for Dennis Bergkamp in 1995 and Birmingham City’s season-saving deal for Christophe Dugarry in 2003.
Anderson has been working on younger players in England and abroad, and if the deals are right Rovers could see those chicks hatch very shortly.
The Rao brothers and their sister Anuradha Desai had their doubts about Allardyce from the **moment their Venky’s group **acquired the Ewood Park club.
But the mauling at the hands of five-goal Dimitar Berbatov and his United team-mates – beamed live into family HQ in Pune, India – made Big Sam a dead man walking.
The Venky’s group, which has made millions from the poultry industry, decided they wanted to dump their manager BEFORE the **transfer window **because they want a change of **direction at Rovers.
The Indians want to back young coach-turned-caretaker Steve Kean to build a “new Arsenal” by recruiting young players who perform **better with the ball than without it.
Allardyce was on a loser from the off, as People Sport **revealed in October.
The Raos were not **impressed by the style of football he encouraged or by his signings.
Venky’s looked closely at the men he had brought in – and did not like what they saw.
Big-money buy Nikola Kalinic was not involved in the United game – that was £6million down the drain in their eyes.
And Pascal Chimbonda, a £2m **signing, was at fault for so many goals he has been exiled ever since.
Allardyce’s team reacted by beating Wolves 3-0 in their next game but by then the damage had been done. Faith in the manager had disappeared.
Venky’s consulted Swiss-based **football experts Kentaro and English-based agent Jerome Anderson to discuss alternative targets as club bosses snubbed Allardyce’s list of **possible recruits.**
An Ewood insider said: “Sam **wanted Roque Santa Cruz to come back to the club. Nobody could **understand that – he has hardly played and is at the wrong age and on the wrong wages for what this club should be about.
“There was John Carew at Aston Villa but he is also at the wrong stage of his career. Robbie Keane was also mentioned but salaries like his mean a lot of dead money.”
Allardyce was also lining up moves for Wigan’s Charles N’Zogbia, Blackpool’s Charlie Adam and West Ham’s Carlton Cole but they never got off the ground.
So Allardyce’s job was effectively on the line for the visit to his old club Bolton Wanderers last weekend. And a last-minute defeat gave Rovers **bosses the excuse to fire him.
The top source added: “Venky’s **always intended to shake things up in January and they did not want Sam to do the buying. They have **money but do not want to waste it.
“If Sam had stayed for two home games with West Ham and Stoke it would have been impossible to sack him. There was no point in postponing it.”
Now Kean will get a run as boss **although he needs a good start before the crucial transfer window month.
Kean has impressed the new **owners with his ideas and **enthusiasm. He will also have a say in signings **despite his lack of managerial experience.
The Scot has been haunted by the fact that he is a client of Anderson’s company, but that link is down to his friendship with one of the company’s employees. He is NOT a puppet or a yes-man.
Kean will be encouraged to push through the Rovers kids he has helped, such as Phil Jones and Martin Olsson, and also get Rovers playing in a more expansive way.
Meanwhile, Kentaro are under **orders to come up with young players from around the globe. For the **masterplan to work they will need results or the vultures will be circling.
Anderson will be a key player but his role has yet to be defined.
He prefers to stay behind the scenes, but may move into a more high-profile role if his Kentaro aides deem it necessary.
The well-known wheeler-dealer was the man behind Arsenal’s swoop for Dennis Bergkamp in 1995 and Birmingham City’s season-saving deal for Christophe Dugarry in 2003.
Anderson has been working on younger players in England and abroad, and if the deals are right Rovers could see those chicks hatch very shortly.
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