???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > red devil Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I think that article is spot on, especially > this > > bit... > > > > ''It was success with a small ?s?, a > > by-the-numbers affair which was worth a > handshake > > and a ?well done? rather than rapturous > applause > > and a standing ovation.'' > > > > But BFS didn't even warrant that from the EDF > > Hammers... > > As the article says: > > "Sam Allardyce probably should be more respected > for what he did during those four years, but that > he is not is almost entirely his own fault." I read that as more respected than a handshake/well done, or else why write that in the first place... ETA. The key word is 'more', which says there is some respect to begin with, as opposed to no respect whatsoever as shown by the EDF Hammers.