Sam cools Citizens link
20 Mar 2007 - 12:46:12
Bolton Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce has tried to play down speculation linking him with the manager's job at Manchester City.
The future of Citizens manager Stuart Pearce has been clouded in uncertainty after a poor run of form in recent weeks, with Allardyce mentioned as a possible successor.
However, he told Zoo magazine: "If Stuart Pearce was to leave and Manchester City were to make an official approach, who knows?
"I see I've been linked with the job, but I take all that with a pinch of a salt.
"The only time I really believe anyone wants me is when my chairman rings to say a club has asked for permission to speak to me.
"But I don't like speculating when someone else is still in a job. It's personal and it's unprofessional, but it's a fact of life these days.
"Someone will be linked to my job when we next go through a rough spell. It comes to us all."