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'You have to stay strong and try and get on with it': West Ham owners David Sullivan and David Gold 'bully' managers into buying players, claims former boss Sam Allardyce

Sam Allardyce believes West Ham owners David Sullivan and David Gold 'bully' the club's managers into buying players of their choice.

The Hammers boardroom have felt the wrath of the fans already this summer, with a lack of activity in the transfer market following years of wasteful spending, with Sullivan admitting on Wednesday they had bought 'a pile' of players who have flopped.

Now former West Ham boss Allardyce, who was in charge from 2011-2015 and guided the club to promotion, has described the way in which the owners dictate who comes in - but wasn't full of criticism for the pair.