Source: Daily_Mail
Bung to rights: BBC to name and shame top football bosses in Bond court case
The BBC is set to name three top football managers who have been accused of taking bungs.
Tottenham assistant manager Kevin Bond is due in the Royal Courts of Justice Queen's Bench Division on Monday after bringing a libel case against the BBC programme Football's Dirty Secrets, which was first screened in September 2006. The programme inferred that Bond would consider taking undisclosed payments from football agents.
The BBC, which will be protected by legal privilege at the hearing, is preparing to show 50 hours of undercover footage - most of which ended up on the cutting-room floor - as part of their explosive defence.
Sportsmail is unable to disclose the names of the three managers for legal reasons but the judge could force them to give evidence.
Bond's solicitor, David Price, confirmed that his client is pursuing the action, which has already cost him a fortune in legal fees. 'It's going ahead on June 15,' he said. 'I've got no further comment to make.'
Bond was assistant manager to Harry Redknapp at Portsmouth when Football's Dirty Secrets was made, but had moved to Newcastle when it was aired. Newcastle fired Bond, who claimed in his initial writ against the BBC that the filming had 'a catastrophic effect' on his career.
