Sam Allardyce Win over Newcastle would be big for Leeds hopes of staying up

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Leeds bo s Sam Allardyce believes his side can take a giant leap towards Premier League safety with victory against Newcastle in Saturdays lunchtime kick-off.Allardyce, appointed by Leeds eight days ago in a last-ditch bid to retain top-flight status, takes charge of his first match at Elland Road for the club, who sit second bottom and two points from safety with three games to go.The former England Solomon Hill Jersey manager said: The biggest thing that can happen is not lose. If we got three points Id be 40 or 50 per cent thinking we could stay safe.We still have to win some games. We wont stay up on 30 points. If we get nine points well stay up, if we get six we might stay up. I want to be still in it when we play Tottenham (on the final day).Allardyce was sacked by Newcastle in early 2008 after just eight months in charge, but insisted that would not give him extra motivation to deal their top-four hopes a blow.Its a long time ago, the 68-year-old said. Was I disappointed? Yes. What did it do to my career? Ma sive knock-back.But I always recover and move on. It was an opportunity, but in the end I couldnt avoid a change of ownership that was unexpected.Mike Ashley had taken control of Newcastle from Freddy Shepherd six months earlier and Allardyce added: It was a blow Stanley Johnson Jersey to my career at that time because I wanted to take Newcastle as far as I could, like theyre doing now.Newcastle lost 2-0 to Arsenal last week, but have won eight of their last 10 league games to stay on course for Champions League football next season.Allardyce said the Magpies transformation this term under manager Eddie Howe was not just down to Tony Carr Jersey the mega-riches provided by current Saudi owners, the Public Investment Fund.If it doesnt all come together, your relationship with the owners and the recruitment and the whole building of a football club is imperative to your succe s, Allardyce said.If you get the right players, as they have doneI think what they have done is theyve not got sucked into the usual hell-for-leather spend, spend, spend like Chelsea.The way they have spent, slowly but surely, position by position, not over-extending the price that they pay and refusing to pay the inflated price that everybody thinks theyre going to get because theyve got a mega-rich owner, theyve resisted all that and now theyve had the benefit.Allardyce, who has three games left to keep Leeds in the top flight for a fourth season, was pleased with their fight and determination in his first match in charge, which ended in a 2-1 defeat at Manchester City.After Newcastles visit they play West Ham away and then host Tottenham in their last match.Allardyce added: It wont be Ike Anigbogu Jersey over if we lose (on Saturday), but to give ourselves the best chance we have to try and at least get a point on the board.Allardyce, still without injured skipper Liam Cooper, does not expect USA captain Tyler Adams to feature again this season after he had hamstring surgery in March.
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