Editing Martin Allen (section)

===Cheltenham Town===
Allen was appointed as manager of [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] on 15 September 2008, on a three-year contract.<ref name="Martin Allen confirmed as Robins boss">{{Cite news |url=http://www.ctfc.com.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10434~1392810,00.html |title=Martin Allen confirmed as Robins boss |date=15 September 2008 |access-date=15 September 2008 |publisher=Cheltenham Town F.C.}}</ref> His father, [[Dennis Allen (footballer)|Dennis]], had been manager at [[Whaddon Road]] between 1974 and 1979.<ref name="Like father, like son">{{Cite news |url=http://www.ctfc.com.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10434~1392827,00.html |title=Like father, like son |date=15 September 2008 |access-date=15 September 2008 |publisher=Cheltenham Town F.C.}}</ref> With financial difficulties hitting the club and an increasingly troubled dressing room atmosphere, the entire Cheltenham squad were put up for sale. Allen allowed key players to leave mid-season either on loan or for reduced prices, contributing to a run of results which left Cheltenham near the foot of the League Two table. On 20 October 2009 and amidst poor results on the pitch, Allen was suspended by Cheltenham Town and placed on [[gardening leave]] pending an internal investigation into allegations that he racially abused a nightclub [[Bouncer (doorman)|bouncer]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/oct/20/martin-allen-cheltenham-league-two Cheltenham suspend manager Martin Allen over alleged racism at nightclub] www.guardian.co.uk</ref> In November [[Gloucestershire]] police announced that no action would be taken against Allen concerning the alleged nightclub incident. He remained on leave whilst Cheltenham Town considered his future at the club.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/nov/09/martin-allen-cheltenham Martin Allen in the clear over 'racism' allegations after police drop case] www.guardian.co.uk</ref> On 11 December it was announced he had left the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/dec/11/martin-allen-leaves-cheltenham|title=Martin Allen leaves Cheltenham despite being cleared of racial abuse|work=The Guardian|date=11 December 2009 |access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> In January 2010 he was appointed part-time [[Scout (sport)|scout]] for Queens Park Rangers.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130505120445/http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/sport/news/Allen-scouts-job-club-Queens-Park-Rangers/article-1678389-detail/article.html Allen scouts out a job with former club Queens Park Rangers] www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk</ref>