Graeme Souness took the flak at St James' Park when he was boss, and although Big Sam was under fire for a while, I don't think he heard it!
Allardyce insisted, until the day he was sacked, he was backed by the supporters.
Perhaps he was hard of hearing, but as for "support", I beg to differ.
Curbishley is feeling the heat at Upton Park, and was hit by fierce criticism from sections of the West Ham support on Saturday (just as in previous weeks).
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But in the wake of Chelsea boss Avram Grant receiving death threats, Curbishley believes the criticism of managers has gone too far.
And the Hammers boss urged fans to stop the vitriolic abuse.
Curbishley: "Letters are one thing - that's the world we live in - but some of the abuse from fans these days is poor."The League Managers' Association have been looking at it and are considering ways of trying to stop it. It has become more prevalent and it seems like people can say what they like to managers.
"I've been in management for 17 years now and that experience has helped. You take it on the chin but sometimes you do need a crash helmet to be able to handle that side of it.
"If we win, we are heroes; if we lose, we are castigated. It's not nice."
"I got shown a letter from a player that was unsigned and anonymous - I used to get them signed so I wasn't too fussed about an anonymous, unsigned nasty letter.
"Some people do write nice things and some people feel free to write what they want. I do write back, but only if I think they have a good point.
"You can't think: 'That's a critical letter, so I'm not going to take on board what they've just said'. Some things are perfectly true.
"The West Ham fans were having a go at me at Charlton - and the Charlton fans were having a go at me as well! That wasn't very nice."