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Everton to name Allardyce new manager

By Daily Sports on November 30, 2017

Former England boss Sam Allardyce will be appointed Everton manager on Thursday after finalising an 18-month deal with the struggling Premier League club.

Allardyce watched from the stands as Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick in Everton's 4-0 thrashing of West Ham United on Wednesday and will be in place for the weekend's home clash against Huddersfield Town.

"Sam has my full backing, the board have made their decision and, like any manager, he needs to be afforded time, patience and given the chance and the backing from the whole football club and he certainly has my full backing," caretaker boss David Unsworth said after signing off with a smile on his face.

Unsworth, who will return to his job with the under 23s having taken charge of the first team since Ronald Koeman's sacking in October, said he had spoken to Allardyce at the club's training ground on Wednesday.

"I had 10 minutes with him this afternoon at Finch Farm, he came in with Steve Walsh and had a quick look around," he said.

The 63-year-old Allardyce, who has had stints at Sunderland, West Ham United and Crystal Palace after an impressive eight-year stay at Bolton Wanderers, takes over with Everton 13th in the table, five points above the relegation zone.

Allardyce has never been relegated from the Premier League and stepped in to rescue struggling Crystal Palace midway through last season. He resigned, however, before the start of the current campaign.

Everton sacked Koeman last month and placed Unsworth in temporary charge, but results did not immediately improve.

Allardyce, who has a reputation for building direct, defensively solid teams, has been out of work since leaving Palace in the close season. © Reuters

•Photo shows Sam Allardyce.

Source Daily Sports

Posted November 30, 2017