Allardyce

[oxford_fan]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/5172318.stm

why the hell would he bother?

the bbc are turning into the tabloids with these bollocks stories.

[Danjackson10]

because he used to play for them and i belive he is a fan of sunderland!

[DMR]

Over-rated long ball merchant

[red macca]

Over-rated long ball merchant

i used to think that myself dave.until last years opta stats proved that they were in the top 4 for having the most successful pass rates .i agree with you for once though i dont think its pretty but i suppose its effective.he has done a good job at bolton in all honesty

[Simon Pieman]

They kill a game off good and proper, but given the resources it's pretty damn good. Given more playing talent he wouldn't necessarily play like that I think

[oxford_fan]

definitely si, he can only work with what he's got and considering bolton's limited budget they play some decent stuff. it wasn't too long ago they were a div1 side.

£400k for hamann too!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/5177222.stm

[Ben Wah Balls]

Allardyce is a top manager, to do as well as he's done consistently at a club as small as Bolton is very impressive. I don't even think the football they play is particularly unattractive compared to most premiership sides, they're very physical but it works well for them. Shame he's not the new England manager.