Saturday, 23 May 2015

Big Sam not in for revenge

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce says he is not
interested in relegating his former club Newcastle
United on the final day of the Premier
League season.
The 60-year-old was sacked by the Magpies in
2008 just months after taking charge at St James'
Park and he could relegate his former employers
with victory on Sunday.
"It's not about what happens to Newcastle for me.
Some have suggested that I'm all up for us
winning to send them down, but it's far too far
down the road for any of that stuff," Allardyce said.
"It's been a long time since we parted company
and looking back to the past is never what I've
been about because you can't affect what happens
in the past. You learn from it and move on to the
future.
"Since Newcastle I've had a fantastic time at
Blackburn and then here, at West Ham. It's nearly
seven years since I left Newcastle.
"I'm up for winning on Sunday for West Ham
because that's where I work and we want to finish
with the 50 points we targeted at the start of the
season. Hopefully we can achieve that goal.
"We're all disappointed that we haven't achieved
more than we have done.
"We could have had a great season and matched,
with a bit more luck, the best season West Ham
have had.
"That was fifth, which would be very difficult in the
current climate, but we did have the chance after
Christmas. We haven't achieved the results our
performances deserve."
Allardyce, 60, is expected to find out his fate at
Upton Park on Monday, when talks will be held
between his agent and the London club

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