Football: Allardyce eyes fresh upset.SAM ALLARDYCE <noinclude></noinclude> Samuel "Sam" Allardyce (born October 19 1954 in Dudley, West Midlands) is an English former professional football player and current football manager. He is currently the manager of Newcastle United of the English Premier League. has urged his Bolton heroes to battle through the pain barrier and secure another momentous Premiership scalp tomorrow. Kevin Nolan Kevin Nolan (born June 24 1982 in Liverpool) is a former England Under-21 international footballer who currently captains Bolton Wanderers of the FA Premier League. Career Nolan was brought up in a football playing family, and wanted to be a footballer from a young age. grabbed the Trotters' second consecutive victory at Old Trafford on Wednesday night to send them into their Reebok Stadium showdown with Liverpool brimming with confidence. But Allardyce admitted the success of his small squad was coming at a price, with injuries threatening to derail de·rail intr. & tr.v. de·railed, de·rail·ing, de·rails 1. To run or cause to run off the rails. 2. their rise. ``The ultimate test for us now is to repeat the performance at Old Trafford in such a short space of time against a team equally as good as Manchester United,'' Allardyce said. ``We've got one or two more injuries and a bit of a selection problem and only time will tell if the lads have got the legs for it again. ``They raised themselves to a level way above one that they're used to and put in a huge effort and pulled off an unbelievable performance.'' Allardyce will be without Bernard Mendy, Bruno N'Gotty and Jay-Jay Okocha tomorrow, while Paul Warhurst's comeback could be prematurely ended by a recurrence of his groin strain. |
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