After two years out of the game, ‘Big Sam’ is back. Tasked with keeping Leeds in the division, Sam Allardyce will be looking to use some of his survival expertise to save his new employers from the drop.
His start to life at Leeds, however, did not go to plan, with his first game against title-chasing Manchester City ending in defeat at the Etihad on Saturday afternoon. Next up? Newcastle United.
Allardyce of course knows Newcastle very well having previously managed the Magpies back in 2007. It what was a rather turbulent period for the club as Allardyce failed to really make a mark on Tyneside – only lasting eight months at the club before being replaced by Kevin Keegan in the early months of 2008.
