I often feel that Sam Allardyce doesn't get the credit he deserves, often cited for his direct 'long ball' approach; what seems to of followed him wherever his has ended up, and considering he's an established top flight manager you would of thought he would of been linked with a top job (no disrespect to my beloved Hammers) by now, Sam is a good manager although I'm pretty sure he'll tell you that.
With that being said I'm under the impression that not everybody is totally convinced that Allardyce is still the right man for the West Ham job. He's approach to the game worked at teams like Bolton and Blackburn and they always seemed to have enough about them to stay just above the rest, but is that enough for us? What we currently have and hope to maintain is stability, if we want to progress we'll need to invest wisely as we look forward to the move into the Olympic Stadium.What will come with moving into the Olympic Stadium is the added pressure and expectancy to succeed, that is where I believe Big Sam could come under some criticism.
Please forgive me for sounding pessimistic but If the worst should happen and we go through a bad sequence of results will some fans quickly lose faith?
Throughout this season I witnessed many 'Allardyce out, Di Canio in' type of chants, and this was when we were fairly comfortable and not too far off of safety, so I dread to think what will happen if things don't start going our way; is it possible that the board will get pressured into acting quickly and replacing Sam Allardyce? Obviously Bolton, Blackburn and Newcastle perished to the Championship after he left and If I'm honest I don't really hold him accountable for that; apart from his time at Newcastle, arguably?
Personally I believe Sam is the right man for us for the time being, I know their are fans that want a manager that endorses the 'West Ham way' but honestly where has the so called West Ham way got us in recent years, nowhere worth bragging about.
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