Big Sam's unlikely ally

  • by Staff Writer
  • Friday, 17th October 2014

Sam Allardyce's pragmatic style, as witnessed for much of the last season at the Boleyn Ground (less so this year) has long been a bone of contention amongst some West Ham supporters.

However he found himself an unlikely ally today when Burnley boss Sean Dyche insisted that winning a game of football was more important that the manner in which it is accomplished.

"People talk about brands but at the end of the day the best brand you’ll ever have is winning," said former Millwall defender Dyche, speaking to the (local) Telegraph on the eve of West Ham's trip to Turf Moor. "That’s the job and that’s what we’re certainly trying to do.

"If you can do it in beautiful, glorious ways, fantastic. If you can’t, you’ve still got to win. That’s the job, whatever you have to do."

The 43-year-old former centre half, who has been in charge of Burnley for two years this month also revealed he met Allardyce earlier this week - a fellow manager who, Dyche insists, he has the utmost respect for.

"I was with Sam on Tuesday night at a charity event down in London, and I had a good chat with him," he said. "I have a lot of respect for him, as I have for all of the managers.

"His record speaks for itself throughout his career and he's still working at the top level of football and doing a good job. Sam has his beliefs for sure and his record backs up his beliefs. Whatever the perception is, he gets the job done."

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