Sam Allardyce has been named as the new manager of West Ham United, replacing Avram Grant, who was sacked after the Hammers’ relegation.
Allardyce comes into the position fully aware that several of the Hammers’ big names, like Scott Parker, Carlton Cole and Robert Green, will be sold this summer. But Allardyce said has been told by the club’s owners that he will have some money to sign new players, as West Ham try and get promoted next season, ahead of their move into London’s new Olympic Stadium.
“At the moment only Matthew Upson has left,” he told BBC Radio 5 live. “It’s likely [other] players may leave but the financial support from the chairman and the board will help me to cover those players. I’m very impressed with the facilities and the determination of the chairman and the board to get back at the first attempt, which will give me the support to try and achieve everybody’s goals.”
It’s an interesting hire by West Ham, a club that has a tradition of playing neat, attractive football, as Big Sam’s philosophy has always been to use long-ball tactics. But Allardyce says his team will play the West Ham way:
“That history that West Ham have I am very well aware of and we will play the West Ham way with the players we have got to achieve the ultimate, and that’s winning football matches. It’s a challenge for me to use my experience to get them back in the Premier League as quickly as possible. It’s a very exciting prospect for me and one I’m looking very much forward to.”
What do you think of the hire West Ham fans? Happy with it?
