Goal.com · Nov 25, 2019
Allardyce: If I was called 'Allardicio' I could have managed Man Utd
According to the logic of 'Big Sam', the only thing that stood between him and a spell at Old Trafford was his lack of a foreign-sounding surname
Sam Allardyce has suggested that if he had a foreign name like "Sam Allardicio" he could have managed Manchester United.
Back when he was West Ham boss, Allardyce was ridiculed by rival fans for saying: "I won't ever be going to a top-four club because I'm not called 'Allardici', just Allardyce."
He has now doubled down on that claim while making an appearance on the Alan Brazil's Sports Breakfast on TalkSPORT.
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