Sam Allardyce

“If a player digests his own statistical information in his own time, on his own laptop, tablet or whatever, without a coach standing over him, it makes it easier for him. It helps with the p...”

“Now astronomical wages are making it very difficult to take somebody who might not even have a transfer fee attached to them, because of the net value that they want and the net value that t...”

“As much as I liked Wolves as a boy and it was a childhood dream to play and perhaps manage for the club, I've come to Bolton and this is where I want to stay.”

“I have to remind Arsene about his team, which used to win the league, that was the dirtiest team in the league. If you cast your mind back to when they were winning the league, they had more...”

“I'm hardened over many years. You toughen yourself for whatever job. You either take the good with the bad or don't bother.”

“Since Newcastle I've had a fantastic time at Blackburn and then here, at West Ham.”

“If I got sacked because my results weren't good enough at Everton, I accept it, but getting sacked when they finish eighth, it is ridiculous. In fact, it is ludicrous.”

“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...”

“The bonding of the team is exceptionally important and trying to create a good team spirit and to have some fun.”