Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce
Samuel "Sam" Allardyce, known as "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player who is manager of the English national team...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth19 October 1954
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The deal with Jussi is very close now. I would have thought it will be done by the back end of this week or the beginning of next at the latest.
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Where our finishing was very, very good last weekend it let us down tonight. We really should have put the game away in the first 90 minutes and we haven't done that and have paid a heavy price for it. We are extremely disappointed.
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Kevin has led the team with passion and professionalism. Each week he gives you everything and he has the ability to be a top player for years to come. One of his main attributes is his ability to score goals on a regular basis. If he continues to progress, he'll go close to earning a seat on the plane to Germany in June.
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Incredibly average, ... There wasn't much entertainment today but necessity overrules entertainment and necessity's money these days. You'll keep your job by winning, not by going out and playing fancy football and losing 5-4. The object is to try and keep your progress going, however you can.
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I have no doubt El Hadji Diouf will be here next season. But he is finished for this one.
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Not at all. Like everything else in this country, every job that becomes available is a worldwide attraction, not just confined to Europe or the British Isles.
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It's an area we've been trying to address for a long time.
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This was perfect example of what happens when you do not take advantage of the chances you create. We had 17 attempts on goal to their three yet ended up losing the game.
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El Hadji is on the mend and it is possible he could play. The surgeon has done the job as we expected, they were a tremendous find by our backroom staff because their expertise has helped cut the recovery process by two or three weeks.
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El Hadji is on the mend and it is possible he could play at Newcastle.
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Everyone tried their best to get that all-important 1-0. It's going to be very difficult now, but we've got a chance.
looking next
At the moment, I'm looking at being here next season.
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At this level all matches will be hard but we are here on merit and we look forward to seeing where we might be travelling in Europe.
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They (Senegal) filled him with pain killers to get him to play and we might have to pay the price.