Newcastle assistant manager Kevin Bond became the first casualty from last week’s BBC documentary alleging corruption in English football when he was sacked on Tuesday.
The 49-year-old has hinted he intends to sue the BBC but that did not save him from being axed by Newcastle chairperson Freddy Shepherd.
Bond — a former central defender and son of colourful ex-Manchester City manager John — was sacked after he was secretly recorded saying he would consider receiving payments from an agent.
Bond, who was working alongside Harry Redknapp at Portsmouth at the time of when he was recorded, says he has never been interested in receiving bungs and is expected to sue the BBC for libel.
”Newcastle has terminated Kevin Bond’s contract,” read a statement on the Premiership club’s official website.
Bond joined the club in July at the invitation of Magpies manager Glenn Roeder and had in the long term hoped to become a manager in his own right.
Bond’s camp stated his intention to sue when his solicitor, David Price, said: ”The short extract from my client’s conversation with the reporter was taken out of context and presented in a completely misleading manner.” — AFP
