Big sam | Sam Allardyce

Over the summer he played 11 games in the for the , a club that shared facilities with the 's	Ten games into the season, however, Chapman was sacked and Allardyce was appointed
He was offered the chance to return to Bolton Wanderers, but manager was only able to offer 50% of Allardyce's wages at Sunderland	Blackburn Rovers Allardyce top as manager of Blackburn Rovers in 2009 On 17 December 2008, Allardyce was appointed as manager of on a three-year contract, succeeding who left the club in 19th place with just three wins from 17 games

Over the summer he played 11 games in the for the , a club that shared facilities with the 's

Ten games into the season, however, Chapman was sacked and Allardyce was appointed

He was offered the chance to return to Bolton Wanderers, but manager was only able to offer 50% of Allardyce's wages at Sunderland

Blackburn Rovers Allardyce top as manager of Blackburn Rovers in 2009 On 17 December 2008, Allardyce was appointed as manager of on a three-year contract, succeeding who left the club in 19th place with just three wins from 17 games

Sam Allardyce

Chairman Alan Thorne offered Allardyce the vacant management position, but Allardyce rejected the offer as he felt that at aged 28 he was far too young to enter management.

Sam Allardyce: As a result, he left his job as England manager by mutual agreement with the FA after just one game in charge
Home — Big Sam's Funky Nation: It took until his sixth game in charge for West Brom to record a victory, when they won 3—2 away at rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers
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The final report of the published in June 2007 expressed concerns regarding the involvement of Craig Allardyce in a number of transactions, stating that: "The inquiry remains concerned at the conflict of interest that it believes existed between Craig Allardyce, his father Sam Allardyce—the then manager at Bolton—and the club itself	Career statistics Club Source: Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 7 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 Second Division 18 3 0 0 0 0 18 3 Second Division 40 5 6 1 1 0 47 6 Second Division 41 6 0 0 13 0 54 6 Second Division 41 4 4 0 6 1 51 5 20 1 0 0 5 0 25 1 First Division 17 2 4 1 2 2 23 5 Total 184 21 15 2 28 3 227 26 First Division 25 2 0 0 2 0 27 2 36 1 4 2 1 0 41 3 Third Division 27 1 1 0 8 0 36 1 Total 63 2 5 2 9 0 77 4 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1 First Division 28 1 1 0 3 0 32 1 Second Division 37 0 3 0 2 0 42 0 Bolton Wanderers Third Division 14 0 0 0 3 0 17 0 37 2 5 0 7 1 49 3 Third Division 39 0 2 0 5 1 46 1 Third Division 14 0 2 0 5 0 21 0 Total 90 2 9 0 17 2 116 4 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 3 0 0 0 0 23 3 Preston North End Second Division 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 Career total 479 32 35 5 64 5 578 42 Allardyce as manager of West Ham United in 2014 As of match played 23 May 2021 Managerial record by team and tenure Team From To Record Ref
Bolton struggled all season, but managed to avoid relegation with a final day win over Middlesbrough	Premier League survival Building for the Premier League campaign, Allardyce signed international defender from in a loan deal which was eventual made into a permanent one after Ngotty established himself as a key first team player

The final report of the published in June 2007 expressed concerns regarding the involvement of Craig Allardyce in a number of transactions, stating that: "The inquiry remains concerned at the conflict of interest that it believes existed between Craig Allardyce, his father Sam Allardyce—the then manager at Bolton—and the club itself

Career statistics Club Source: Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 7 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 Second Division 18 3 0 0 0 0 18 3 Second Division 40 5 6 1 1 0 47 6 Second Division 41 6 0 0 13 0 54 6 Second Division 41 4 4 0 6 1 51 5 20 1 0 0 5 0 25 1 First Division 17 2 4 1 2 2 23 5 Total 184 21 15 2 28 3 227 26 First Division 25 2 0 0 2 0 27 2 36 1 4 2 1 0 41 3 Third Division 27 1 1 0 8 0 36 1 Total 63 2 5 2 9 0 77 4 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1 First Division 28 1 1 0 3 0 32 1 Second Division 37 0 3 0 2 0 42 0 Bolton Wanderers Third Division 14 0 0 0 3 0 17 0 37 2 5 0 7 1 49 3 Third Division 39 0 2 0 5 1 46 1 Third Division 14 0 2 0 5 0 21 0 Total 90 2 9 0 17 2 116 4 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 3 0 0 0 0 23 3 Preston North End Second Division 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 Career total 479 32 35 5 64 5 578 42 Allardyce as manager of West Ham United in 2014 As of match played 23 May 2021 Managerial record by team and tenure Team From To Record Ref

Bolton struggled all season, but managed to avoid relegation with a final day win over Middlesbrough

Premier League survival Building for the Premier League campaign, Allardyce signed international defender from in a loan deal which was eventual made into a permanent one after Ngotty established himself as a key first team player

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Former Newcastle player defended Allardyce from criticism of his tactics and said that Allardyce was right to work hard on set-plays and on the organisation of his team.

Sam Allardyce: He signed defender , midfielder and spent a club record £245,000 on , who Allardyce described as a "horrible in-your-face" centre-back and a "complete nutter"
Home — Big Sam's Funky Nation: Allardyce focused on spending money to improve the club's facilities and backroom staff, believing that money spent in these areas would allow Bolton to compete with clubs who had bigger budgets and paid bigger wages than Bolton could afford
Home — Big Sam's Funky Nation: In October 2014, Allardyce claimed his reputation for playing long ball football was "not founded in fact" and had been used as an excuse by opposing managers such as , , and following defeats by sides managed by Allardyce