The football fraternity was in shock last week when [b]Sam Allardyce[/b] was sacked from Blackburn Rovers. The question is: why? I mean, be honest, would you want Big Sam in charge of your club?
Admittedly,[b] Blackburn[/b] are not performing as badly as West Ham, Wigan or even Everton just now - and they were unlucky not to squeak at least a point from their match against Bolton last week, but just because Allardyce's departure was unexpected, doesn't mean that it was wrong. The tabloids were just miffed that they didn't get wind of it first.
Don't get me wrong, Big Sam has done a great job at Blackburn, in terms of shepherding them away from the spectre of relegation that was haunting them when he took over two years ago. When Big Sam replaced Paul Ince, his new side beat Stoke ...
The current Premier League campaign may still be in its infancy but, with the exception of Chelsea steaming ahead with ominous efficiency, there is something refreshing about the current campaign.
This Sunday morning the top four places were occupied by the Blues, followed by Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and, most eye-catchingly of all,[b] West Bromwich Albion[/b]. Yes, perennial boomerang side West Bromwich Albion are in Champions League contention (and 50.0 for a top-four finish).
Of course, the Baggies are generally expected to return to the proper way of things, start compliantly getting spanked by those bigger, scarier Premier League prefects and ultimately return to whence they came with their tail between their legs. [b]The question is, will they bend over in time-honoured...