Source: Team_Talk
Big Sam hits out at Benni no show
The South Africa striker has stayed away from training from three days as he tries to engineer a move to West Ham, but Allardyce said Blackburn will not be forced into accepting a low fee for the player.[LNB]Allardyce also warned that if the clubs did not reach an agreement, McCarthy might encounter ill-feeling from the other Rovers players.[LNB]Allardyce said: "What he's done is unprofessional but we will only do what is the best thing for Blackburn Rovers.[LNB]"It shows you that the only loyalty a player has got is to himself.[LNB]"This is what we deal with today in football, there's not such a thing as loyalty as there used to be in the older days when I was a player.[LNB]"It's more about a selfish attitude they have and that's not just about Benni, that's all players today. If they want something they do anything to try and get it."[LNB]Allardyce said McCarthy, 32, may have been badly advised.[LNB]He added: "If he is trying to manipulate a move by staying away, it's not the right thing to do.[LNB]"Sometimes players will get advised wrongly and I think whoever is advising him to stay away is very wrong as he's done himself no favours."[LNB]Asked what his attitude would be to McCarthy if he was not sold this transfer window, Allardyce said several of the squad may have negative feelings.[LNB]He added: "It's not just about whether I would be happy to have him back in the squad it's whether the other players would be happy, because I don't it's right thing to do.[LNB]"We will cross that bridge when we come to it but people forget about things very quickly in football."[LNB]Blackburn have been linked with Turkey international Yildiray Basturk from Stuttgart, Stoke's James Beattie and Eidur Gudjohnsen, once with Allardyce at Bolton and now at Monaco.[LNB]Allardyce hinted at interest in the trio, saying: "If those players are available we may start negotiations but the first thing would be to contact the club."[LNB]McCarthy is, of course, absent from the Blackburn squad for Wednesday's home match with Wigan and Chris Samba is suspended but David Dunn has recovered from a knock and is available.[LNB]Jason Roberts also comes back into the Rovers squad although midfielder Vince Grella is still sidelined with a thigh strain.[LNB]Allardyce wants his players to build on the form that saw them lose 6-4 in the Carling Cup semi-final to Aston Villa despite being reduced to 10 men.[LNB]He added: "If we win, it's back to back victories in the Premier League and that is incredibly important.[LNB]"Wigan are a good side but we were not clinical enough when we played them before and drew 1-1, but we should have confidence to put in a good performance at home.[LNB]"It was very disappointing to go out of the Carling Cup at that stage but now we have only the Premier League to concentrate on."[LNB][LNB]
