SUNDERLAND HAVE ANNOUNCED the appointment of Sam Allardyce as their new manager.
The former West Ham boss has signed a two-year deal at the Stadium of Light and will be tasked with reversing their fortunes.
The club narrowly avoided relegation under Dick Advocaat last season and are currently 19th in the Premier League table, having failed to win a single game, which led to the Dutchman’s exit last week.
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Allardyce has been out of management since leaving the Hammers at the end of last season, and has already expressed his desire to get back into the dugout.
“I’ve enjoyed my break from football and now I’m raring to get back. I met with Ellis [Short] and we spoke at length about the club and his ambitions and I knew I wanted to be part of that,” he told Sunderland’s official website.
“I hope to be able to help to bring the stability and success that everyone wants. Of course it’s a challenging job, but it’s something I have experience of in the past.
“I’m looking forward to working with the players and of course I will be relying on the help of the Sunderland supporters, whose tremendous passion I have experienced first-hand. I can’t wait to get started.”
Allardyce briefly managed Sunderland’s bitter rivals Newcastle United in the 2007-08 season. Black Cats chairman and owner Ellis Short has expressed his delight at the 60-year-old’s appointment.
“I am very pleased to welcome Sam to our football club,” he added. “Sunderland is a club he knows well and he was the obvious best choice for the job.
“He has vast experience of managing in the Premier League and an understanding first-hand of the north east and the passion of our fans, which will stand him in great stead.”
Big Sam Allardyce is back in Premier League management
SUNDERLAND HAVE ANNOUNCED the appointment of Sam Allardyce as their new manager.
The former West Ham boss has signed a two-year deal at the Stadium of Light and will be tasked with reversing their fortunes.
The club narrowly avoided relegation under Dick Advocaat last season and are currently 19th in the Premier League table, having failed to win a single game, which led to the Dutchman’s exit last week.
Allardyce has been out of management since leaving the Hammers at the end of last season, and has already expressed his desire to get back into the dugout.
“I’ve enjoyed my break from football and now I’m raring to get back. I met with Ellis [Short] and we spoke at length about the club and his ambitions and I knew I wanted to be part of that,” he told Sunderland’s official website.
“I hope to be able to help to bring the stability and success that everyone wants. Of course it’s a challenging job, but it’s something I have experience of in the past.
“I’m looking forward to working with the players and of course I will be relying on the help of the Sunderland supporters, whose tremendous passion I have experienced first-hand. I can’t wait to get started.”
Allardyce briefly managed Sunderland’s bitter rivals Newcastle United in the 2007-08 season. Black Cats chairman and owner Ellis Short has expressed his delight at the 60-year-old’s appointment.
“I am very pleased to welcome Sam to our football club,” he added. “Sunderland is a club he knows well and he was the obvious best choice for the job.
“He has vast experience of managing in the Premier League and an understanding first-hand of the north east and the passion of our fans, which will stand him in great stead.”
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