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Sam Allardyce has struggled to get West Bromwich Albion ticking since coming in to save their Premier League season before Christmas.. Albion boss Sam Allardyce believes his pragmatic approach to management is the reason why he has enjoyed such a long career in the game. 'They've slipped down towards the bottom three and we've been in it for I don't know how long. Unlike with Newcastle, however, Allardyce got results. Heading into the crunch games in mid-week, Allardyce has since admitted he turned down a return to Newcastle in 2019. By Nick Mashiter, Press Association Sport, Published: 19:51 EDT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 19:52 EDT, 5 March 2021, West Brom boss Sam Allardyce has scathingly hit out at the Premier League and feels their scheduling of games is pushing the Baggies towards relegation this season.Â. Step back and maybe she will call you': Thomas Tuchel hands out some VERY different advice to get Timo Werner scoring... after joking horror miss for Germany was down to a bad pass! 04:48 EDT 04 Mar 2021 Allardyce was running out of friends at Goodison. Magpies boss Bruce and Allardyce - who was in charge at St James' Park between 2007 and 2008 - have managed 982 Premier League games between them. That's how it is. Dan Ripley for MailOnline Allardyce's side host Newcastle United on Sunday at midday, just 60 hours after Thursday night's 1-0 defeat to Everton. The comments below have not been moderated. Otherwise though he has an average record against former teams. You can ask for different dates or times but any one we asked for has been completely ignored.'. His unattractive direct style they could stomach while getting results but without them to justify it the pressure was soon on. West Brom 0-1 Everton: Richarlison scores in fourth... 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Allardyce has targeted victory against Steve Bruce's Newcastle to keep their slim hopes of beating the drop alive as he puts his friendship with Bruce on hold. He later said: 'The type of football I played at Everton, the fans said it wasn’t good enough and I would say the same – I knew it wasn’t good enough for Everton – but I knew I had to get them in the position where they were safe. Cristiano Ronaldo's armband he threw to the floor sells for nearly £55,000 at auction to raise money for spinal surgery for baby boy after firefighter working at the match picked it up, Jurgen Klopp welcomes 'security' of massive £543m investment from RedBird Capital because the cash injection into owners FSG can 'give Liverpool consistency in transfer market', Will Atletico hold their nerve with Barca and Real Madrid breathing down their neck, can Suarez pip pal Messi to the Golden Boot, should crisis club Valencia finally relax... and is this Ramos' last hurrah? Allardyce and Steve Bruce have managed 982 Premier League games between themÂ. We're both aware what a victory would mean. 'If a woman doesn't want to go out with you, you cannot force her. After opening with a seven-match unbeaten run, he easily steered them clear of relegation and they finished just shy of a European place in eighth spot. Winning five of his first nine games, that left the Toon just two points off the top four. Now though, not even that was good enough. He was booed by fans following a 2-1 defeat at Burnley late in the season, and was subject of a humiliating club campaign which asked supporters to rate his performance out of 10 - a move the Toffees later apologised to him for. Play at 12 on Sunday. So while the game is going on we won't be friends.'. Allardyce will be out to prove a point in the next two games which come in the space of four days, but not just to silence his doubters in the West Midlands but also his critics on Merseyside and in the North East. Sam Allardyce has struggled to get West Bromwich Albion ticking since coming in to save their Premier League season before Christmas. West Brom's squad value is set to plummet if the club are relegated from the Premier League, according to Football Insider columnist Kieran Maguire. After 13 games they were 16th in the table and just four points off the bottom with David Unsworth struggling as caretaker following the sacking of Ronald Koeman. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Sam Allardyce believes West Brom need to win six of their remaining nine fixtures to avoid relegation back to the Sky Bet Championship. It just wasn't the Everton way. West Brom boss Sam Allardyce has scathingly hit out at the Premier League and feels their scheduling of games is pushing the Baggies towards relegation this season. 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