But still he says: "If I was manager of Man Utd I'd win the Premiership every season".
Keep taking the tablets Sam.
Now the former Toon boss believes an unknown third party played a part in his sacking at Blackburn by making "derogatory" comments about him to the club's owners.
Sam Allardyce: "I really can't get it out of my mind. I can't put my finger on it, I think that's one of the problems.
"Having never really met the new owners and had little dialogue, somebody somewhere has obviously said something derogatory to get me out of this job.
"That's the one thing I want to find out because I want to find out why. If I can, I will; if I can't, I'll just have to move on with my life."