Article: BIG SAM STOKES THEM UP; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE BLACKBURN 3 McCarthy 9 (pen), 27, Roberts 18 STOKE 0 Allardyce is off to a flier as Benni's brace boosts Rovers.(Sport)

Article: Big Sam's on Santa cruz control
South Wales Evening Post;  December 22, 2008 ;     377 words ... ... has promised to swiftly deal with Roque Santa Cruz after the striker revealed he would like ... sacked Paul Ince on Wednesday, said the Santa Cruz issue would not let it affect his Saturday ... professionally very quickly. All season Santa Cruz has been linked with a move to Manchester ...

Article: football ROUND-UP: Big Sam's pounds 40m ...
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  January 20, 2009 ;     375 words ... ... price tag on wantaway striker ROQUE SANTA CRUZ. The Paraguay international has publicly ... line is, we don't want to sell Roque Santa Cruz," said Allardyce. "There's pounds ... going to offer us pounds 40m for Roque Santa Cruz."

Article: Football Spy: CROUCH END; EXCLUSIVE TWO TOP TRANSFER STORIES ...
The Mirror (London, England);  January 30, 2009 ;     604 words ... ... striker as the ideal replacement for Roque Santa Cruz and is ready to make a record pounds ... Manchester City push up the bidding for Santa Cruz to pounds 20m. Crouch joined Portsmouth ... as Spurs raise the bar in the race for Santa Cruz. Rovers could have pounds 20m coming ...

Article: Santa won't be a gift, insists Big Sam; NOT FOR ...
The Mirror (London, England);  December 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... offer enough money to land Roque Santa Cruz. The Blackburn boss is determined ... be almost impossible to replace Santa Cruz in January. "For me, any amount ... immediate success." Although Big Sam let Santa Cruz escape with a ticking-off for ...

Article: Football Spy: NO JANKS, BIG SAM.(Sport)
The Mirror (London, England);  January 16, 2009 ;     267 words ...BLACKBURN boss Sam Allardyce is being quoted a staggering pounds 9million for Austrian Marc Janko. Big Sam sees Janko as Roque Santa Cruz's ideal replacement but wealthy Red Bull Salzburg have slapped a king-sized price on their 6ft 5in ...

Article: BIG SAM'S JUST TOO HONEST . . Predator.(Features)
The Mirror (London, England);  April 4, 2009 ;     446 words ... ... foot in it with some of his players. Big Sam spoke frankly about the injuries that have hit pounds 20million-rated Roque Santa Cruz and others, but he did shock the punters ... Paraguayan now has problems in BOTH knees. Santa Cruz, tipped to move in the summer, has ...

Article: BIG SAM SNUBBED BY STARS.(Sport)
The Mirror (London, England);  April 22, 2009 ;     447 words ... ... with their families instead. Transfer-seeking striker Roque Santa Cruz is recovering from a knee op, while Turkish veteran Tugay was left behind to play for the reserves. Big Sam wanted to get his players together away from their normal environment ...