175 Quotes by Sam Allardyce

Since Newcastle I've had a fantastic time at Blackburn and then here, at West Ham.

It's never just about talent, it's about a lot more than that.

I coach defending an awful lot but I don't think too many teams in the Premier League or in the world of football actually coach defending anymore, certainly not the full-backs.

I want my team to win.

My time at Bolton was fantastic. I didn't want to go. It's a fantastic stadium with fantastic fans, but I want to disappoint them.

My parents are from Scotland and my sister and brother were both born in Scotland so my heritage is from there.

Have transfer prices in England surprised me? No. Are the prices over-inflated? Yes. But there is no surprise now.

I have always said that managers stay in a job when they win football matches.

Expectation builds the one thing you must have when you get to a new stadium when it's built, which is a winning team.