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‘Sam Allardyce usually promises solidity and safety, nothing more, and rightly or wrongly some clubs set their sights higher than that.’ Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

Sam Allardyce: The Formidable Firefighter Cursed By Unrealistic Expectations

by Paul Wilson | Apr 15, 2017 | Sports

Queuing up for some liquid refreshment at one of the country’s overcrowded beauty spots at the weekend, it was impossible not to overhear the excitable football chatter of a couple of Crystal Palace supporters nearing the bar. This was a day before the prodigious...

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After guiding Leicester City to the Premier League title in his first season with the club, Claudio Ranieri is in danger of taking them down in his second. Photograph: Ashley Crowden/CameraSport via Getty

Dilemmas Mount for Clubs Engaged In Premier League Relegation Dogfight

by Louise Taylor | Feb 24, 2017 | Sports

Sack the manager? Keep the manager? Sell your best player and import seven new ones, five on loan? Go warm‑weather training in Dubai? Cancel the Gulf trip? Switch to a sweeper system? Revert to a flat back four? Play two up front? Keep the faith with a lone striker?...

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Sam Allardyce, who left the England job after 67 days in September, is expected to succeed Alan Pardew as manager at Crystal Palace. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters

England Furore will Follow Sam Allardyce Around but He is too Good to be Jobless

by Paul Wilson | Dec 25, 2016 | Sports

There will be no need for a public outcry should Sam Allardyce, as is widely anticipated, return to management with Crystal Palace before the year is out. The same year when his long-held ambition of becoming England manager was realised and then curtailed a mere 67...

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England manager Sam Allardyce gestures during a visit to the stadium in Trnava in Slovakia September 3, 2016. – Reuters

Six Problems Facing England: from a Lack of Goals to Leadership Questions

by Dominic Fifield | Oct 20, 2016 | Sports

Scoring Gareth Southgate was widely described as courageous for demoting Wayne Rooney to a place on the bench against Slovenia. Yet the bolder move would have been to promote Marcus Rashford to the starting line-up. England have managed four goals in their last five...

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Football Soccer – Manchester United v Chelsea – Barclays Premier League – Old Trafford – 28/12/15
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney applauds their fans as he looks dejected after the game
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Wayne Rooney Says Allardyce Left Him ‘Battered’ with Carte Blanche Remark

by Daniel Taylor | Oct 8, 2016 | Sports

Wayne Rooney has accused Sam Allardyce of allowing him to be “battered” and being responsible for what the England captain considers some of the more unjust criticism he can remember during his 13 years with the national team. Rooney, who revealed his dissatisfaction...