Sam Allardyce has managed more than 1,000 games in a 29-year managerial career, passing that milestone during his spell at Crystal Palace in 2017. Born in Dudley, Allardyce’s playing career started at Dudley Town before moving to Bolton Wanderers where he made is professional debut in 1971. He made more than 500 appearances in senior English football, more than 200…
Read MoreDay: 17 December 2020
Sam Allardyce – is he anything more that a short term fix?
A few short hours after the dismissal of Slaven Bilić, the appointment of Sam Allardyce as Albion’s new Head Coach was confirmed. For the reasons I explained in my comment piece yesterday, I think the decision to remove the Croat from his post was the wrong one but, given that has happened, what of his replacement? “Big Sam” as he…
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