{"id":1097749,"date":"2019-07-11T15:58:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T14:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1097749"},"modified":"2019-07-11T15:58:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T14:58:40","slug":"sam-allardyce-newcastle-united-manager-approach","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/sam-allardyce-newcastle-united-manager-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Allardyce &#8220;surprised&#8221; by Newcastle managerial approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sam Allardyce has revealed he was surprised Newcastle United approached him for their vacant managerial job.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Magpies recently parted company with Rafael Benitez following a three-year spell after failing to agree a contract extension.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7311398-alexander-arnold-s-perfect-mentor-the-goat-right-back-is-available-for-free<\/p>\n<p>With pre-season underway, the managerless club are looking to appoint their seventh permanent head coach under controversial owner Mike Ashley and the 11th overall including interim bosses.<\/p>\n<p>One of Ashley&#8217;s first decisions after acquiring the club in 2007 was sacking the unpopular Allardyce, who joined before his takeover was completed. Renowned for his pragmatic approach, the much-travelled coach would oversee 24 matches in all competitions, winning just eight of them.<\/p>\n<p>His successor, club legend Kevin Keegan \u2013 returning for a second managerial stint after establishing them as England&#8217;s second-best team in the mid-1990s \u2013 was a popular choice. However, he&#8217;d suffer empty promises from Ashley, which future Newcastle coaches would deal with \u2013 most notably Benitez, who has since taken charge at Chinese Super League outfit, Dalian Yifang.<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, on their shortlist to replace Benitez was Allardyce, who has to date managed seven Premier League clubs \u2013 most recently Everton\u00a0\u2013 and never suffered the ignominy of relegation, but the approach befuddled the one-time England manager, who politely declined.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul Pogba, Neymar, Matthijs de Ligt TRANSFER NEWS w\/Squawka\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CTMFBdS-T8Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was very flattered that I was considered but it\u2019s that thing\u2026 don&#8217;t go back,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/571347\/sam-allardyce-exclusive-why-newcastle-united\/\" rel=\"noopener\">talkSPORT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It never got to the type of talks people are suggesting but it wasn&#8217;t for me. I politely said &#8216;no&#8217;. I never got to talk to Mike Ashley. My agent contacted me, I had a think about it and a quick look at the situation and thanked them very much but it\u2019s not for me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe if it was the first time around I would have jumped at it. I appreciate the offer but I was surprised, I&#8217;ve not worked for a full season. It wasn&#8217;t something I thought about for too long. I thought it\u2019d be better to make a quick decision for everyone. We&#8217;re in pre-season now and they&#8217;re back in training.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why did Newcastle approach Allardyce? 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