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Sam Allardyce is the new manager of West Ham United and cannot wait to get
down to work
01.06.2011
West Ham United are delighted to confirm the appointment of Sam Allardyce as
manager. One of English football's most prominent managerial names,
Allardyce has taken charge with immediate effect and spoke straight away of
his desire to get the Hammers back into the Barclays Premier League as soon
as possible. With full backing from the Board, he intends to sign several
players to achieve that ambition and has pledged to instil "a winning
mentality" from day one at the Boleyn Ground.
He said: "It is an honour to be the new manager of West Ham United. It is a
fantastic club with a great tradition and loyal supporters who deserve to be
in the Premier League. I can't wait to begin pre-season training as I am
determined to get this club back where it belongs."
Pride and passion will be watchwords for the new Hammers boss, the 14th man
to take charge of the club, with Allardyce saying there was no job out there
"that excites me like the prospect of managing West Ham". The 56-year-old
added: "I wouldn't have taken this job if I didn't think we could bounce
straight back into the Premier League. More than that, I wouldn't have
contemplated the job if I didn't think there was the opportunity to build
something substantial at West Ham."
The former Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers manager forged his strong
reputation during eight highly successful years at Bolton Wanderers. A
tough-tackling defender with more than 400 appearances from his own playing
days, he has also been talked about as a future England manager with his
vast knowledge of the game, respected coaching credentials and innovative
approach to sports science. After winning promotion in 2000/01, Allardyce
firmly established Bolton as a Premier League club including regular
top-eight finishes and also took them all the way to the League Cup final.
He also guided Bolton to their first UEFA Cup campaign and followed that up
with another European adventure as he made the club an established
top-flight force used to looking up rather than down. His shorter spells at
Newcastle and Blackburn also saw him leave both clubs in safe mid-table
positions. Allardyce will spend the next month honing his new squad and
identifying players that can help him achieve his aims. He is committed to
using the best Academy talent in tandem with high-quality experienced
performers that will be up for the battle ahead in a competitive
Championship. "There is a core of very talented young players at the club
who've come up through the youth system, have West Ham in their blood and
who I know I can build a successful team around. "That's what I'm looking
forward to, managing a club that wins more games than it loses and competing
at the top of the table. We need to create a winning mentality and give the
fans a team they can be proud to watch."
Allardyce explained the club needed to move on quickly from the pain of
relegation and think for the future on and off the field, with the exciting
prospect of the Olympic Stadium in 2014/15 also a positive incentive.
Mindful of the club winning just two of the last 37 away league fixtures,
Allardyce will naturally focus all of his attention on playing matters. He
is determined to make the Hammers successful wherever and whenever they play
- but will not sacrifice the club's traditions in the process. "I know there
will be West Ham fans asking whether I'm going to abandon the style of play
that's been the club's heritage over the years. All I'll say is it will be a
tale of home and away. "At Upton Park we'll attempt to play the kind of
passing game the fans want. We will aim to continue in the same way on our
travels but we'll also be tough, hard to beat and utterly resilient."
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Carr on Allardyce arrival
WHUFC.com
Academy Director Tony Carr has welcomed the appointment of new manager Sam
Allardyce
01.06.2011
Academy Director Tony Carr has welcomed new West Ham United manager Sam
Allardyce to the club. The experienced Carr has overseen the development of
a large number of the first-team squad, many of whom could play a big part
under Allardyce over the coming season. With the likes of Mark Noble, Jack
Collison, James Tomkins, Freddie Sears, Junior Stanislas and Jordan Spence
all expected to be involved in West Ham's challenge for promotion from the
Npower Championship in 2011/12, the long-serving Academy chief has praised
Allardyce's appointment and wished the manager all the best in his new role.
"The most important thing is that this restores the pride back into West Ham
United Football Club. If we can have a successful season next year with a
team built around the homegrown youngsters and some experienced players,
then that can only be good for the club. "I wish Sam success and I look
forward to meeting and working with him."
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Parker eyes England chance
WHUFC.com
Scott Parker is hoping to start again when England host Switzerland at
Wembley on Saturday
01.06.2011
Scott Parker is determined to cement his place in England's starting XI by
producing another performance in Saturday's EURO 2012 qualifier with
Switzerland. The West Ham United midfielder has starred for Fabio Capello's
side in recent months, catching the eye in the friendly victory in Denmark
and EURO 2012 Group G qualifying win in Wales. Now, the Hammer of the Year
is eyeing another start when the Swiss - including former West Ham team-mate
Valon Behrami - visit Wembley on Saturday evening. A victory for England
would all but end Switzerland's qualification hopes, while strengthening the
Three Lions' hopes of reaching next summer's tournament in Poland and
Ukraine.
Should Parker appear, he will earn a sixth full cap and his third as a West
Ham player. "I've had a taste of England now and obviously I want to be
involved in that," said the 30-year-old. "I think my main aim is just to
keep performing as well as I can and what comes from that is going to be a
plus. "My aim is to be there come this time next year [at the UEFA European
Championship finals]. I know there is a long way to go and things can change
but if I can help in any way, that is what I will try and do. "I never felt
like quitting England. My mentality was always to work hard and force my way
in. It was quite difficult not to be selected for the World Cup. After that
I thought my chances would have been limited. "But the Wales game was a
massive chance for me. I felt if I didn't perform in that game I would not
have pulled on an England shirt again. In football, especially at
international level, when opportunities come along you have to grab them."
Concentrating on club matters, Parker admitted the shock of relegation from
the Barclays Premier League had yet to fully set in. "It's still early days
and we've literally been relegated just two weeks ago, so everything is new
and fresh. We'll see what happens over the next coming months, really."
Saturday's EURO 2012 Group D qualifier between England and Switzerland
kicks-off at 5.45pm and will be screened live by ITV.
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Sam Allardyce appointed West Ham United manager
BBC.co.uk
Page last updated at 08:22 GMT, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 09:22 UK
Sam Allardyce has taken over as manager of West Ham following the club's
relegation to the Championship. The ex-Blackburn, Newcastle and Bolton boss
replaces Avram Grant, who was sacked after the Hammers' relegation from the
top flight with one game left. "It's a fantastic club with a great tradition
and loyal supporters," said 56-year-old Allardyce. "I wouldn't have taken
this job if I didn't think we could bounce straight back into the Premier
League."
West Ham caretaker manager Kevin Keen, who took charge for the last game of
the season, a 3-0 home defeat by Sunderland, had stated his desire to lead
them in the Championship. However, Keen has no formal managerial experience,
apart from looking after West Ham's reserve team. Allardyce wants to sign
several players in an attempt to gain promotion at the first attempt and has
pledged to install a "winning mentality" at Upton Park. "I couldn't have
contemplated the job if I didn't think there was the opportunity to build
something substantial at West Ham," he added. Allardyce was surprisingly
sacked from his role as Blackburn manager in December after three defeats in
five games and with Rovers 13th in the Premier League - five points above
the relegation zone. The Lancashire club slipped deeper into the battle to
avoid the drop following Allardyce's exit and were only guaranteed another
season in the top flight by beating Wolves 3-2 at Molineux on the final day
of the campaign.
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West Sam United: A Premier League manager for a Championship team
KUMB.com
Filed: Wednesday, 1st June 2011
By: Staff Writer
Sam Allardyce has been officially unveiled as the 14th full-time manager of
West Ham United FC. Following weeks of speculation, the 56-year-old former
Blackburn and Bolton manager was finally confirmed as West Ham's new boss
this morning. Allardyce, a Wolves fan who enjoyed a playing career that
spanned 11 clubs over the course of 19 years - including 63 appearances for
Millwall between 1981 and 1983 - first entered management in 1992 with
League of Ireland outfit Limerick, having spent two years as assistant to
Brian Talbot at West Brom. His first full-time appointment in England was
with Division Four side Blackpool. After two years learning his trade with
the Tangerines, Allardyce - who was sacked despite reaching the play-offs -
moved to Notts County in January 1997 with the club in deep trouble at the
foot of the (old) Second Division.
He arrived too late to save the club from the drop and County were relegated
having won just seven of their 46 league matches, finishing bottom of the
table. However the following season - 1997/98 - Allardyce led the Magpies
back to Division Two, winning the league by a massive 17 points having
secured the title by March of that year - a feat not achieved since the
Second World War.
His success at County alerted Bolton, managerless following Colin Todd's
resignation in the Autumn of 1999. Allardyce was delighted to accept
Wanderers' offer to succeed Todd, having spent two seperate spells with the
Trotters as a player between 1973-1980 and 1985-86.
His eight years at the Reebok Stadium were an unprecedented success,
beginning when the Trotters gained promotion to the Premier League at the
second attempt having made the play-offs in Allardyce's first season back at
the club.
A 3-0 play-off final win over Preston in 2001 signalled a return to the top
flight where Wanderers went on to finish in the top eight of the Premier
League in four successive seasons. Allardyce's success at the Reebok led to
him being linked with the England job on several occasions.
After eight years in the North West, and having taken the club as far as he
felt was possible given their limited resources, Allardyce decided to move
to pastures new in 2007 and attempted to recreate his Bolton success at
Newcastle - a poisoned chalice for many managers over the years. His tenure
on Tyneside was to last just seven months; having failed to meet unrealistic
expectations, Allardyce was fired in January 2008.
Later in the year, Big Sam was appointed manager of Blackburn Rovers after
former Hammer Paul Ince was sacked. Despite rallying his troops to a
tenth-place Premier League finish he was fired for a second time, two years
into a three-year contract by new owners Venky's. The circumstances
surrounding his departure remain shrouded in mystery.
Since then Allardyce has been linked with a number of vacant positions and
was initially considered a front-runner for the West Ham job back in
January, when Avram Grant's job was first considered untenable by West Ham's
owners David Sullivan and David Gold.
With a botched move for Martin O'Neill behind them West Ham's board finally
sacked the hapless Avram Grant two weeks ago, since when Allardyce has been
hotly tipped as the Israeli's replacement.
Although it is now ten years since he has managed in England's second tier,
Allardyce's extensive CV was enough to tempt West Ham into selecting him to
be the man to bring about an immediate return to the Premier League.
Big Sam's managerial record
Limerick (player/manager): 1991/92 League of Ireland First Division: 1st
(promoted).
Preston (caretaker manager): 1992.
Blackpool: 1994/95 Division Two (third tier): 12th; 1995/96 Division Two
(third tier): 3rd (play-off semi finalists) - fired May 1996.
Notts County: 1997 Division Two (third tier): 24th; 1997/98 Division Three
(fourth tier): 1st (promoted); 1998/99 Division Two (third tier): 16th.
Bolton: 1999/2000 Division One (second tier): 6th (play-off semi finalists);
2000/01 Division One (second tier): 3rd (play-off winners); 2001/02
Premiership: 16th; 2002/03 Premiership: 17th; 2003/04 Premiership: 8th;
2004/05 Premiership: 6th.
Newcastle Utd: 2007/08 Premier League - fired January 2008.
Blackburn Rovers: 2008/09 Premier League: 15th; 2009/10 Premier League:
10th; 2010/11 - fired December 2010.
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The Best of Luck to Sam Allardyce
June 1st, 2011 - 10:55 am by Iain Dale
West Ham Till I Die
So it's happened. The one thing I thought never would. West Ham have
apointed Sam Allardyce as manager. I'm not going to bore you all together
with my views on this appointment. You know from what I have written
previously. I really do hope Sam pulls it off and is an incredible success.
Those of us who are sceptics should now shut up about it and let him get on
with the job and prove us wrong. And no one will be more delighted to eat
humble pie than me if he does so. Truly.
In an earlier post I threatened not to renew my season ticket if Sam was
appointed. Some of you criticised me for that, saying it was a bit odd for
someone who runs a blog called West Ham Till I Die to threaten such a thing.
Not at all. West Ham will always be my club. It would be my club if we were
in the Blue Square Premier League. But I support West Ham for many reasons,
one of which is that I always look forward to watching them play. I have
never seen a Sam Allardyce team that I would want to pay money to watch.
Now, in his statements today he has come out with all the right sentiments
about playing the West Ham way in home matches. Good on him. Let's hope he
lives up to his promise. I want a winning manager just as much as anyone
else, but not at any cost. I'm not interested in the centre backs hoofing
the ball upfield to a donkey of a centre forward. It's not the kind of
football I will pay £795 a year to watch.
So I'm going to bide my time and look very carefully at the players
Allardyce manages to keep, and the ones he manages to sign. That will by and
large determine whether I am to be seen at Upton Park at every game next
season.
But OK, we all know I'll relent and renew don't we? There's only so much
grandstanding a boy can do…
So, let's all wish Sam Allardyce all the best and hope he delivers what we
all want and our supporters deserve – Premier League football in 2012-13.
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New boss Allardyce expecting Hammers stars to leave
Published 10:44 01/06/11 By MirrorFootball
The Mirror
New West Ham boss Sam Allardyce admits he is unlikely to be able to prevent
an exodus of the club's best players. Goalkeeper Robert Green, striker
Carlton Cole and player of the year Scott Parker are all expected to quit
Upton Park over the summer. "That's probably going to be the case for
financial reasons," Allardyce told talkSPORT. "When a club is relegated it's
a massive loss of revenue and you have to adjust. "But for me, whatever
happens, the basis is there of a very good squad and some good young
players."
On the future of England midfielder Parker, he added: "I don't know yet,
we'll have to wait and see. From a distance it looks very difficult, but
there is no indication of any bids for Scott yet." Allardyce confirmed he
has brought in Neil MacDonald, his assistant at Bolton and Blackburn, to the
backroom staff.
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West Ham confirm Sam Allardyce as manager
By Andy Sims, PA
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
The Independent
Sam Allardyce was today confirmed as the new manager of West Ham. Owners
David Sullivan and David Gold have turned to the former Bolton, Newcastle
and Blackburn boss to guide them to promotion back to the Barclays Premier
League at the first attempt. The 56-year-old replaces Avram Grant, who was
axed minutes after West Ham's relegation was sealed by a 3-2 defeat at Wigan
a week before the end of the season. "It's a fantastic club with a great
tradition and loyal supporters," said Allardyce. "I am determined to get
this club back up."
Allardyce, who has been out of work since his surprise sacking by
Blackburn's new owners in December, has reportedly been offered a huge bonus
if the Hammers are promoted next term. The appointment will not be met with
much enthusiasm with many West Ham fans turned off by his direct style of
play. But Sullivan and Gold have opted for pragmatism over sentiment with
Allardyce having taken Bolton from the Championship into Europe during his
spell at the Reebok Stadium. Allardyce added on the club's official website,
www.whufc.com: "I wouldn't have taken this job if I didn't think we could
bounce straight back into the Premier League. "More than that, I wouldn't
have contemplated the job if I didn't think there was the opportunity to
build something substantial at West Ham. "I know there will be West Ham fans
asking whether I'm going to abandon the style of play that's been the club's
heritage over the years. "All I'll say is it will be a tale of home and
away. At Upton Park we'll try to play the kind of game the fans want. "We
will aim to continue in the same way on our travels but we'll also be tough,
hard to beat and utterly resilient."
Allardyce admits he is unlikely to be able to prevent an exodus of the
club's best players. Goalkeeper Robert Green, striker Carlton Cole and
player of the year Scott Parker are all expected to quit Upton Park over the
summer. "That's probably going to be the case for financial reasons,"
Allardyce told talkSPORT. "When a club is relegated it's a massive loss of
revenue and you have to adjust. "But for me, whatever happens, the basis is
there of a very good squad and some good young players." On the future of
England midfielder Parker, he added: "I don't know yet, we'll have to wait
and see. From a distance it looks very difficult, but there is no indication
of any bids for Scott yet." Allardyce confirmed he has brought in Neil
MacDonald, his assistant at Bolton and Blackburn, to the backroom staff.
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Exclusive - Allardyce vows to deliver Premier League football before Olympic
Stadium move
TalkSport
By Ian Cruise
Wednesday, June 1
Sam Allardyce has vowed to get West Ham back into the Premier League by the
time they move into the Olympic Stadium. The Hammers are set to re-locate to
their new ground for the start of the 2013-14 season, and Big Sam is the man
tasked with the challenge of getting them back into the top-flight by then.
And, after signing a two-year deal at Upton Park, he told talkSPORT he's
aiming to achieve that ahead of schedule. He told the Keys and Gray Show: "I
have to deliver Premier League football by the time we reach the Olympic
Stadium. I've got to go in and get the job done. "I've got two years to do
it but the ambition is to do it in year one . With the experience I've got,
my relationship with the players and the support from the board, hopefully
we'll achieve that in the first year." Allardyce, who has been out of
football for six months following his sacking from Ewood Park, admits the
challenge of reviving the Hammers' fortunes was one he couldn't turn down.
He added: "There's a big job to be done, but it's one that excites me a
great deal because of the status and history of the club. It's one of the
biggest clubs I've managed. "There's great potential and an opportunity to
further my career and do my best in the first year to get back in the
Premier League and then the move to the Olympic Stadium, which is very
exciting indeed."
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