Historically almost every team I’ve managed has returned from even just a five-day break with improved physical output. Sam Allardyce Read Quote
From an early stage in my career, if you’re talking about picking up knowledge, it would have been via Ian Greaves who was involved in my success as a young player at Bolton. And working under managers such as Bobby Gould and George Graham helped me to expand my knowledge at bit more. Sam Allardyce Read Quote
My dad would be down at the social club and my mum would be looking after us. Their time out together was limited to birthdays and, particularly being Scottish, to Hogmanay and Christmas. Sam Allardyce Read Quote
It’s difficult in your life when both parents pass so quickly and you’re not really that old when they move on. There is a big gap in your life. There’s a hole. You learn to live with it but never forget it. Sam Allardyce Read Quote
Mum wasn’t scared of dad but I’m sure she got fed up with him taking her for granted… When I look back it was an empty relationship but I doubt there was ever a question of them splitting up. It wasn’t the done thing. Sam Allardyce Read Quote
Whoever you are playing and whatever you are playing against you have to weigh up tactically how you approach that game. That has always been a part of my make-up, having made my way through every division and finding out what management is all about. Sam Allardyce Read Quote
To say we have to play a certain way, or try to, every game is great in theory, but depending what players you have got you have to play to their strengths and cover up their weaknesses. Sam Allardyce Read Quote