With a career spanning more than 45 years as a player and manager, Sam Allardyce is a well-known and highly-respected figure in the football world. Former Bolton striker, Kevin Davies... “He’ll try to instil a bit of confidence – I think that’s one of his best assets. Obviously he’ll assess his group and see what the strengths and weaknesses are, devise a plan of trying to win some games, to get the confidence up, and just try to build it up from there.
Naturally, he has been quoted on a wide range of topics, while he has earned plenty of plaudits from his counterparts and former colleagues.
Here we look back at some words from Allardyce’s past.