BIG SAM thought the big job might have passed him by. But today Sam Allardyce is set to become the England manager — the realisation of a dream which was crushed ten years ago when he lost out to Steve McClaren. Allardyce passionately believed he should have been installed as the successor to Sven-Goran Eriksson […]
STEVE Bruce has been interviewed for the vacant England manager’s job. The Hull City boss met FA officials to discuss replacing Roy Hodgson in the Three Lions hotseat. Former Manchester United defender Bruce, 55, is the second man to be quizzed about the position after Sunderland chief Sam Allardyce held talks. The FA hope the […]
RIO FERDINAND admits he would jump at the chance of bossing England ‘all day long’. The former Three Lions skipper has helped the FA draw up candidates for Roy Hodgson’s successor. When asked if he would seriously consider taking the job himself, he admitted: “Yeah, all day long.” Ferdinand, 37, added: “When you don’t know […]
SAM ALLARDYCE will stop England ‘hiding’ in big games if he becomes their next boss. Sir Trevor Brooking believes players deliberately took up positions where they could not receive the ball against Iceland. The 2-1 defeat sent England crashing out of the Euros and made them a laughing stock around the world. As the FA’s […]
SUNDERLAND players are bracing themselves for Sam Allardyce’s exit. The Black Cats boss flew home from their Austrian training camp to be interviewed for the vacant England manager’s job. SunSport understands players were called into a meeting by coaches after Big Sam jetted back to the UK on Monday. And they were told then that […]