Sam Allardyce

Sam Allardyce recalls Gladiator speech to motivate Blackburn players vs Man Utd before losing 7-1
Sam Allardyce has recalled the time he used clips from movies such as 300 and Gladiator to motivate his Blackburn Rover players...
Former England boss thinks Man Utd will struggle to finish top six this season
Former England manager Sam Allardyce believes Manchester United and Chelsea will both struggle to finish in the top six this season. The...
‘Have to be ruthless’: Solskjaer urged to send warning to underperforming Man Utd star
Former England manager Sam Allardyce says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must be ‘ruthless’ in his handling of Jesse Lingard. The United midfielder has...
(Video) Former England manager compares Man Utd target to Virgil van Dijk
Former England boss Sam Allardyce thinks that Harry Maguire could be to Manchester United what Virgil van Dijk has been to Liverpool...
Ex-PL manager questions Rio Ferdinand as sporting director, thinks Man Utd should appoint different club legend
Appearing on talkSPORT radio this morning, Sam Allardyce gave his views on reports that Rio Ferdinand is a strong candidate to become...
How caretaker managers worked out for other clubs, while Man Utd consider Solskjaer for full-time job
The mindset of a caretaker manager is quite curious. On one hand, you usually given the job in extremely testing circumstances. The...
Video: Sam Allardyce jokes about putting £1 on himself at 100/1 to takeover at Man Utd
Sam Allardyce has launched a passionate defence of Jose Mourinho following Manchester United’s 3-0 defeat to Tottenham – saying Spurs were outplayed...
The Return of the Chosen One
“I’m sorry.  It’s just not working out.  I have been thinking about this for quite some time and it is better we...
Big Sam can only reflect on what might have been
No, no, Big Sam. You went about it all wrong, son!
More than once I’ve wondered whether Foghorn Leghorn was Big Sam Allardyce’s boyhood hero. They’re so much alike, nonsensical, larger than life...
Lvg's face after Sunderland defeat says it all
Sleepwalking in Sunderland
I live in what is usually balmy South Florida, although this morning was a brisk fifty-eight degrees Fahrenheit. It could have been worse....
A Week in Football – Big Sam Allardyce defying popular opinion with high flying West Ham
Sam Allardyce. Big Sam. He’s a route one man, a master of direct football. Hitting it long to Andy Carroll/Kevin Davies/Generic Targetman...
Sympathy levels for could – have – been King Ravel are at zero
In a parallel universe we would now be upon Ravel Morrison’s breakout season at Manchester United. His new boss is a world...