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# Big Sam

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2023
# Big Sam
Leeds part company with director of football amid Javi Gracia sacking reports
Sam Allardyce is understood to be among the names in the frame to come in as the new boss.
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# Big Sam
Sam Allardyce decides to leave West Brom at end of club’s relegation season
The manager declined the Baggies’ ‘generous offer’ to stay on ‘after serious consideration’.
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May 19th 2021, 11:01 PM
# reloaded
Arsenal plough through West Brom at snowy Hawthorns
The resurgence continues as Mikel Arteta’s men secured a third win on the trot.
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Jan 2nd 2021, 10:10 PM
# Concern
Allardyce calls for 'circuit break' as positive Covid tests rise in Premier League
The Premier League returned its highest number of positive Covid-19 tests this season on Tuesday.
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Dec 29th 2020, 11:00 PM
# Premier League
Struggling West Brom sack Bilic amid reports of role for Sam Allardyce
Big Sam has cancelled his upcoming media work as he is being linked to fill the vacancy.
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Dec 16th 2020, 12:22 PM
# Big Sam
Exeter Chiefs forward Skinner ruled out of Scotland's World Cup campaign
Sam Skinner won’t be travelling to Japan after sustaining a hamstring injury in Saturday’s win against France.
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Aug 27th 2019, 3:31 PM
# Big Sam
Allardyce turns down offer to return as Newcastle manager
The 64-year-old claims he was approached to replace Rafa Benitez.
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Jul 11th 2019, 9:20 AM
# little sam
Sam Allardyce - grandson of the man himself - signs for League One side Oxford
The club say that the 18-year-old is an ‘old-school defender’.
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May 22nd 2019, 2:03 PM
# bossman
Hughton dismisses link to vacant Ireland job but Big Sam declares his interest
Both men have been linked with the position following the departure of Martin O’Neill yesterday morning.
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Nov 22nd 2018, 3:25 PM
# The Gaffer
Wenger, Big Sam and Rodgers: 5 outside candidates to take over as Ireland manager
Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane left by mutual consent this morning.
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Nov 21st 2018, 3:55 PM
# Big Sam
Warburton overwhelmed by support following shock retirement announcement
“Never in a million years expected this much support. I cannot put into words how much it means to me.”
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Jul 19th 2018, 9:45 AM
# Big Sam
'I'm surprised how it came about. It seemed to be done and dusted through the media'
Sam Allardyce reflects on how his Everton reign ended yesterday.
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May 17th 2018, 11:53 AM
# Big Sam
Allardyce sacked as Everton boss after just 6 months in charge with Silva tipped to take over
The former England boss took over last November at Goodison Park.
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May 16th 2018, 10:33 AM
# Big Sam
'I was sitting at home, probably feeling sorry for myself': Arnold boosted by Schmidt's call
The centre was reeling from the red card picked up in the loss to Ulster when a strange Dublin number popped up on his phone.
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May 3rd 2018, 6:46 AM
# a win is a win
'What is entertainment?' - Allardyce confident of staying as Everton manager
He has been criticised for his playing style by fans, but is remaining defiant at Goodison Park.
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Apr 27th 2018, 1:21 PM
# Big Sam
Allardyce upset by Everton survey asking fans to rate his performance as manager
Big Sam isn’t happy.
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Apr 19th 2018, 4:39 PM
# absentee
Big Sam will miss Everton's Europa League match due to a medical appointment
Everton face Apollon Limassol in Cyprus on Thursday.
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Dec 6th 2017, 7:02 PM
# Round-Up
Big Sam off to winning start, Tottenham drop more points while Stoke earn crucial win
Elsewhere Alan Pardew earned a point in his first game as West Brom boss while Swansea are condemned to bottom of the Premier League.
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Dec 2nd 2017, 5:31 PM
# Proper football man
Struggling Everton are bringing in Big Sam to steady the ship
David Unsworth will be in charge for tonight’s league fixture with West Ham, however.
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Nov 29th 2017, 2:28 PM
# Big Sam
Former England boss Allardyce admits interest in Everton and USA posts
The experienced coach said he would be open to holding talks regarding two vacant positions.
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Oct 30th 2017, 4:59 PM
# out for 67
'It was a gut-wrencher that': Allardyce says Ferguson helped him get over pain of England debacle
The Palace boss also admits that he has not yet apologised to Roy Hodgson for mocking his speech impediment.
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May 20th 2017, 1:42 PM
# allardici
Another great escape on for Big Sam as win takes Crystal Palace out of relegation zone
Middlesbrough replaced them in the bottom three following their 2-0 loss at Stoke this afternoon.
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Mar 4th 2017, 4:54 PM
# Frenemies
From bogey team to just another game: How the Wenger and Allardyce rivalry is no more
The two managers have endured a frosty past but Wenger now appears to have backed his peer by calling him ‘intelligent’ and ‘competent’.
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Jan 1st 2017, 9:27 AM
# Well read
Sympathy for Sam, KD is a villain and all this week's best sportswriting
Plus, Cruyff on Cruyff and a frightening tale of a pre-match fire.
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Oct 2nd 2016, 8:42 AM
# Out the door
'Entrapment has won on this occasion' - Big Sam admits 'error of judgment' after England sacking
The former Bolton and Sunderland boss hasn’t ruled out a return to football in the near future, however.
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Sep 28th 2016, 10:36 AM
# stinger
Sam Allardyce loses England job after one game in charge, FA confirm
The former Sunderland boss was caught in a newspaper sting.
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Sep 27th 2016, 7:39 PM
# Big Sam
Sam Allardyce scandal: FA to investigate allegations against England manager
The Telegraph says it has footage of the football manager negotiating a £400,000 deal.
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Sep 27th 2016, 7:52 AM
# Sting
England manager Sam Allardyce filmed in newspaper sting
Allardyce met with undercover reporters, posing as businessmen from the Far East.
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Sep 26th 2016, 11:09 PM
# Sam Old Story?
Big Sam's England bailed out by 95th-minute Adam Lallana winner
Underwhelming England get out of jail against Slovakia with last kick of the game.
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Sep 4th 2016, 7:20 PM
# big sam allardici
Allardyce admits nerves ahead of first England game
The former Bolton boss is eager to be able to focus on the match against opponents the Three Lions failed to break down just a few weeks ago.
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Sep 4th 2016, 1:17 PM
# big sam little change
Allardyce set to keep eight players from the side that lost to Iceland for his first game in charge
England take on Slovakia tomorrow night in a World Cup qualifier.
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Sep 3rd 2016, 6:49 PM
# road to russia
West Ham's Michail Antonio the only new name as Sam Allardyce names his first England squad
Jack Wilshere and Ross Barkely fail to make the 23-man selection.
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Aug 28th 2016, 7:57 PM
# no no dandruff
Allardyce: I'll talk to Guardiola about Hart
The goalkeeper has been left out of Manchester City’s first games under the Spanish coach and the England boss is eager to discover the reason for it.
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Aug 23rd 2016, 9:43 AM
# Looking Back
His LOI background with Father Joe and more facts about incoming England boss Sam Allardyce
The experienced coach won the 1992 League of Ireland First Division title as player/manager of Limerick City.
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Jul 21st 2016, 9:55 AM
# big man in town
From Limerick to the Three Lions: Big Sam to be named England boss imminently
The 61-year-old could be confirmed as early as tomorrow.
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Jul 20th 2016, 7:35 PM
# In a hopeless place
Big Sam dancing to Rihanna in Marbella is the best thing you'll see today
The Sunderland boss has been busting a move on holidays.
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May 29th 2016, 2:02 PM
# the safety dance
Big Sam Allardyce threatened to tear off his jacket in safety celebration
He had us worried there for a sec.
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May 11th 2016, 10:42 PM
# Tweet Elite
Big Sam's a Beyonce fan, Frampton's pizza agony - it's the sporting tweets of the week
Bryan Sheehan, Jay Baruchel and Steve Collins also make the cut.
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Feb 21st 2016, 10:30 AM
# Hitting Out
'It's diabolical. We're flogging the lads' - Big Sam not happy with midweek Premier League schedule
Sunderland face a Premier League clash four days after this weekend’s FA Cup tie.
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Jan 5th 2016, 11:27 AM
# Stay Classy
Big Sam told he is out of job just seconds after the final whistle
West Ham aren’t renewing the 60-year-old’s contract and released a statement announcing the news this afternoon.
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May 24th 2015, 5:20 PM
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