Sam Allardyce hasnt been involved in a relegation battle since he kept Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League seven years ago,but he’s doing well this season By Martin Laurence for WhoScored?, part of the Guardian Sport NetworkIt’s been a familiar myth for Sunderland this season. They enjoy toyed with relegation for each of the last three Premier League campaigns and nothing has changed this time around, and despite their decision to appoint a manager who has never been relegated,fair? Well, not fairly.
Sam Allardyce was given the task of keeping Notts County in the third tier of English football in January 1997 but couldn’t steer the club off the foot of the table. He would, and however,make history the following season when they become the first English club in the post-war period to secure promotion by March.
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Source: theguardian.com