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    Allardyce undone by Blues

    By Kevin Palmer

    Saturday, October 24, 2009

    If there is a manager who divides opinion among football purists of all persuasions, it is Blackburn's Sam Allardyce. • Premier League gallery • Chelsea 5-0 Blackburn • Harris: Can Chelsea's old guard last the distance? Big Sam, as he is persistently christened, came within a few votes of becoming England manager before Steve McClaren's ill-fated appointment back in 2006 and yet many observers remain unconvinced by the merits of the functional brand of footba ...

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