Big Sam......To Sunderland?????

Mikk · 07-12-2006, 07:31 AM

From: BBC Sport

Bolton dismiss Allardyce rumours

Bolton say they have received no approach for coach Sam Allardyce, following speculation linking him to the vacant manager post at Sunderland.

Allardyce has emerged as the surprise contender for the job with some bookmakers suspending betting on him.

But a club spokesman told BBC Sport: "We've had no approach - we're treating it just as rumours."

And his agent told the Northern Echo: "We've had no contact with Sunderland and we're not expecting any."
Media reports suggest that Allardyce, who still has four years left on his 10-year contract at Bolton, is one of the names being considered by incoming Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn.

Martin O'Neill, Roy Keane, Alan Curbishley and Alex McLeish have also been linked with the club.

Quinn told Sunderland's website: "The selection of the next Sunderland manager remains a work in progress.

"But the reality is that there are three or four names that are in the frame at the moment and that are being considered."

However, Allardyce's agent Mark Curtis added: "Sam won't be going to Sunderland."

Allardyce, who was overlooked for the England job recently, would have to step down to the Championship if he agreed to the move.

The 51-year-old has guided Bolton eighth, sixth and eighth places in the last three Premiership seasons after engineering their promotion to the top flight in 2001.

But Allardyce has some familiarity with Sunderland, making 26 appearances as a player in 1980-1981 under Ken Knighton and returning briefly as director of youth under Peter Reid.

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Now that would be something if he went to us.

The Phantom · 07-12-2006, 11:42 AM

Dream on... I say you're going to get someone like Brian Kerr

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Big Sam......To Sunderland?????

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