Big Sam’s arrival instilled instant confidence into the fanbase due to the fact that the manager simply never gets relegated. Whilst many would have had concerns about his style of football in general, it could never be questioned that he was capable of getting results – and that was exactly what Sunderland needed.

Former manager Sam Allardyce believes Chelsea signed someone who has proven to be a top player in the summer window.The Blues were busy over the summer signing some new players in and selling a whole

Allardyce has reflected on his nine-month spell on Wearside and admitted that he wasted £14 million on a signing in the 2015 January transfer window. When speaking on the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, Allardyce revealed the time he told Sunderland’s £14m acquisition Wahbi Khazri that he was a waste of money.

Scotland have been handed a bad omen for the World Cup qualifier against Greece after controversial Norwegian referee Espen Eskas, who has already been in charge of dismal European nights for Celtic and Aberdeen this season, was appointed. (The Herald)

While Anfernee Simons is arguably the most logical trade candidate due to his expiring contract and $27.6 million salary, Sam Hauser has also been mooted as a potential trade candidate. Hauser joined the Celtics as an undrafted rookie in 2021 and has developed into one of the best spot-up and movement shooters in the NBA.

With that in mind, Sam Allardyce believes that Mateta would’ve fit in well at Arsenal, in a discussion on the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast. He said: “Man United should have bought him [Mateta] without a doubt. “Arsenal could have bought him, you know what I mean? And he would have flourished, you know what I mean? I mean, look at Crystal Palace.

At this rate, NFL teams might start to prefer finding reclamation project quarterbacks rather than trying to grow and develop their own franchise starters. In recent years there has been an explosion of previously written off QBs making massive break-throughs and turning into stars.