Allardyce explains top jobs claim

Published : 21 Sep 2010 12:16:41Rss feed

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has insisted claims he made about being more suited to managing top European clubs were "tongue in cheek".Allardyce, 55, said that winning titles for clubs such as Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Manchester United or Chelsea "wouldn't be a problem for me". But he has now stated that, although ambitious, he was happy at Ewood Park and his remarks were not serious. "I didn't think it would create quite as big a stir as it has," he commented. "Somebody asked me if I had.... read more