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Given issues Sam warning

17 May 2007 - 08:34:27

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Goalkeeper Shay Given has warned his Newcastle United team-mates that they are playing for their futures at the club following the appointment of Sam Allardyce.

Allardyce replaced Glenn Roeder in the St James' Park hot-seat at the beginning of the week and Given believes the former Bolton Wanderers boss will not tolerate anybody failing to give 100 per cent to the Magpies' cause.

"The job Sam Allardyce did at Bolton was fantastic, and hopefully he can do the same with us and get this massive club moving forward again," he told the club's official website.

"It's been such a long time since we won a trophy and the new manager will know the pressure that he will be under from day one.

"It's a new era again and it's a new start. It's up to every single player to impress the new manager. The players have got to perform for him."

Meanwhile, the Republic of Ireland international has also admitted that Newcastle's 13th place finish in the Premiership this season was not good enough.

"We've had a poor season, there's no getting away from that. It's been disappointing and we've got to improve," he continued.

"It's frustrating that we've not had a manager that has been able to guide us to a trophy in the ten years that I've been here.

"But hopefully they've got the right person in now to move the club forward."