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Sam Allardyce

Profession : Businessman

Birth : October 19, 1954

One of my best friendships dwindled in the pub business - we still talk, but it challenged that friendship too much - and that taught me to go into football and find people that I can have good relations with but without being overly friendly.

Sam Allardyce

I'm not suited to Bolton or Blackburn, I would be more suited to Inter or Real Madrid. It wouldn't be a problem to me to go and manage those clubs because I would win the double or the league every time. Give me Manchester United or Chelsea and I would do the same, it wouldn't be a problem.

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The bonding of the team is exceptionally important and trying to create a good team spirit and to have some fun.

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I have a great amount of enthusiasm, and I am a man who knows how to do this job inside out because of the experience I've gained over the years.

Sam Allardyce

The vast sums of money that are coming in at the top end of the game are stretching the rest of the sides to try to get as much benefit out of what finance they've got and get the best players they can find for that finance.

Sam Allardyce

Everybody thinks they can do my job better than me, they always feel you've got to throw caution to the wind and that's the way supporters are.

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Defending is an art, everybody has forgotten it.

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Since Newcastle I've had a fantastic time at Blackburn and then here, at West Ham.

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If a better player comes along, I will try to persuade the club to get him in. Sometimes, you can do your business and all of a sudden something appears that you never expected to appear.

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I want to be able to savour life while I'm still relatively young and when I'm still relatively healthy enough to do all the things I want to do, like travel, spend more time with my family and grandchildren without the huge pressure that comes with being a football manager.

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I coach defending an awful lot but I don't think too many teams in the Premier League or in the world of football actually coach defending anymore, certainly not the full-backs.

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People seem to expect when that happens, for players to be brought in that are so much better than the ones that have left. In the end they might be better but in the beginning they might be worse. Because they all have to gel and get to know each other and get to know you.

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I always like working with young people, it keeps you young.

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The more goals you concede ultimately results in the bottom three, not the more goals you score.

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We are in a position where we always have to change more players than we really want to and that brings a lot of instability and makes your job so much harder than it should be, because players come and go almost at the drop of the hat.

Sam Allardyce

There's always that time in football where people say that when you have the dip, it's how well do you overcome it. And when you do overcome it, you then end up being a much better player and generally your career lasts a lot longer after getting through that period.

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I've worked at St James' and in the first game of the season there the fans will lift the players.

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Football today means players stay less now than ever before and you have to accept that. As a manager, a big part of your business is doing far too much business that you don't want to do really.

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In adversity you have to become stronger and make sure you don't make those mistakes again so you learn from it.

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Far too much emphasis on what is deemed the 'wrong' style of football. That's what annoys me. Your style depends on who you're playing and what group of players you have at your disposal.

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