*a guest post from mike carrighan*

RUMOURS ARE SWEEPING THE FOOTBALL WORLD THAT THE PANORAMA EXPOSEE ON THE “BUNG” CULTURE WILL BE FAR MORE REVEALING THAN WAS FIRST THOUGHT.

A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE CLUB HAS TOLD US THAT THE TURKS HEAD ARE BRACING THEMSELVES FOR THE NEWS THAT FORMER MANAGER KEVIN JACKSON WILL BE HEAVILY IMPLICATED. THE ALLEGATIONS ARE BASED ON THE CONTROVERSIAL SALES OF MIDFIELDER ANDY NUTTALL AND WINGER LEE PROCTOR WHO BOTH LEFT THE CLUB EARLY LAST SEASON.

AT THE TIME JACKSON WAVED AWAY CRITICISM SAYING HE WOULD RATHER GIVE PLAYERS AWAY FOR SMALL FEE’S THAN KEEP UNHAPPY PLAYERS BUT AN UNNAMED EMPLOYEE AT SOMERFIELD’S SUPERMARKET IN ROYTON HAS SINCE POINTED OUT THAT AROUND THAT TIME HE STARTED BUYING THE FAMILY SIZE BOXES OF PERSIL; WASHING POWDER, LARGE BOTTLES OF KETCHUP AND CHANGED TO MCVITIES CHOCOLATE BISCUITS FROM HIS USUAL VALUE ONES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BBC SHAOW PANORAMA STATED THAT NO COMMENTS WOULD BE MADE BY ANYONE CONNECTED TO THE BBC UNTIL THE SHOW HAD ACTUALLY AIRED. MR JACKSON WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR COMMENT DUE TO A PROLONGED APPOINTMENT AT VIDAL SASSOON, DEANSGATE.

BBC PROGRAMME PANORAMA: “TIGHT LIPPED”
EX-TURKS MANAGER JACKSON: “LOOSE BOWELLED”

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