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Allardyce resigns as Bolton boss


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Sam Allardyce has ended his eight-year reign as manager of Bolton after resigning with immediate effect.

He has been linked with the manager's role at Manchester City and refused to attend the post-match press conference after Saturday's 2-2 draw with Chelsea.

He said: "This has been one of the hardest decisions I've ever made but it's time for a new exciting era for Bolton under different leadership."

Chairman Phil Gartside added: "His reasons are private, we respect that."

Allardyce has spent over 18 years at the club, as both player and manager.

He was interviewed for the England manager's position following Sven-Goran Eriksson's departure after the World Cup last year, but was beaten to the job by Steve McClaren.

He pledged to focus on Bolton after missing out on a role he publicly stated he would "love", but steps down with two matches of the current campaign still to play.

The Trotters are currently in fifth spot and chasing Uefa Cup qualification.

"It was mutually decided that I step down now rather than at the end of the season," said Allardyce in a statement on the club website.

"That will give my successor the ideal opportunity to experience the preparation and build up of matchday in readiness of next season.

"After guiding the team into a position where the club is on the verge of qualifying for European football for the second time in three years, I feel it is the right moment to step down.

"I feel the club is in a great position to continue its upward trajectory with a talented squad supported by an excellent Academy programme under the guidance of a highly-skilled management team.

"The foundations for the next phase is well and truly in place. It is with this knowledge that I feel confident that I am moving on with my life content with a legacy that I have tried to create for this special club.

"I wish the owner, chairman, staff, players and all the fans every success in the future."

Meanwhile, Gartside paid his own tribute to Allardyce, saying: "I have reluctantly accepted Sam's resignation after eight years of unprecedented success at the club.

"Since joining the club as manager in 1999, he has helped lead a fantastic transformation of this famous Lancashire club.

"He has helped design and build an infrastructure that will enable the club to continue the progress we have undoubtedly made during his period of office."

Credit - BBC Sport

Bolton will really miss big Sam, being honest I can actually see them finding it hard to survive next season without him. He has been manager there for so long that I can't help wonder if he has been offered a job elsewhere... Man United maybe?

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God

The only way i see Ferguson leaving/retiring is if Utd win the treble. I dont think Utd would be all that intrested in Sam anyway. The style of football he had his team playoing was dull and long balls. Utd always try to play football the way it should be played.

The reason Sam stepped down in my opinion is the lack of money. Despite being a top 8 side for the last few seasons, he still got very little money to work with.

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Dmac

My dad says that he reckons he might takeover at Newcastle... Roeder isn't too well and it is just down the road from big Sam.

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God

Unless McClaren is on his way out, Newcastle or Man City seem the most likely. Roeder, you already said and City arent too happy about Pearce taking the england job and possible new owners also come into it.

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Crocker

You mention his boring style, but the reason he plays that way his to get the best out of his players, with more resources, which he would get at another club, we might see a better brand of football

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Dmac

With the players that Newcastle have big Sam could lead them to the top easily, they have to many excellent players, I can honestly say that I would love to see most of their players come over to Merseyside.

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Crocker

Newcastle have a lot of excellent players, maybe a few but your making them out to a better team than they actually are

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Tyler Durden

Newcastle have some attacking talent in their squad from the midfield forward, but their back four are a joke. Allardyce would correct this I'm sure and, coupled with his "sports science" approach to management he could probably keep some of their players out of spending so much time in the physio room too.

I don't really want Pearce to lose his job, so I'd prefer he went to the North East. Pearce has, for me, done a fair job on hardly any funding. He has the first part of the team functioning (the defence) but just needs to find a goalscorer or two to make them a pretty decent side.

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Crocker

Stuart Pearce's signings have been shocking(the only defender he has bought who his in the team regular is Micheal Ball), he spent £6 Million on Samaras at the same time he could have Nugent for half of that.

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Tyler Durden

Nugent won't cost any less than £5m (and probably more now since £5m was the price last summer when we were after him) and would be just as much a risk at the top level of English football as Samaras was. Besides, Samaras is only about 21 or 22 isn't he. Bit rich to be blaming a young player new to the English game for the shortcomings of the whole attack.....it wasn't him that decided his transfer fee.

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