Big Sam: I won't let game kill me

17 January 2010 09:40
Allardyce spent several weeks away from the club after undergoing an angioplasty to widen one of his coronary arteries two months ago.[LNB]His trademark passionate style on the touchline means fears over his stress levels are never too far away, but he claims he will never take risks with his health.[LNB]The 55-year-old, quoted in the Sunday Mirror, said: "I'm not worried it's going to kill me. If I thought that I would stop.[LNB]"You live in a dangerous world on the touchline and I was the one, along with Dave Bassett, who piloted the scheme to monitor the health of managers. I'm a calmer animal now. You mellow.[LNB]"At the moment I'm not chilling out or de-stressing because we're not getting results (but) jumping up and down and shouting is not really the best way to go about managing today."[LNB]Allardyce also played down the reported scrutiny on his position at Ewood Park, with some reports suggesting Sunday's clash with Fulham could mark his farewell.[LNB]"You can't laugh off something like that because it creates a perception in people's minds that it's true," he said.[LNB]"(But) I've spoken to the board and they've said there's nothing in it so we move on."[LNB][LNB][LNB]

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