Sam Allardyce Quotes

We had a chance to win it at the end and 1-0 would have been a major result for us. As it is, it is going to be very difficult for us. If we can nick a goal I would fancy our chances but we will have to weather the storm for 15 to 20 minutes, as they did tonight.

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From the referee's position, there was no chance he was obstructed, so we simply cannot understand why he didn't give it.

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There's a worry that the season could just peter out. I expected the players to know by now what they have to do to get a result away from home and sadly today they lost those basic values.

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I am sure he is very disappointed but it does give him an opportunity to play for us on a more regular basis given that we will be down on numbers.

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Jay-Jay just needs to play better when he gets the opportunity - it's that simple.

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Not at all. Like everything else in this country, every job that becomes available is a worldwide attraction, not just confined to Europe or the British Isles.

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They (Senegal) filled him with pain killers to get him to play and we might have to pay the price.

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At this level all matches will be hard but we are here on merit and we look forward to seeing where we might be travelling in Europe.

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The defeat is still pretty much fresh in our minds and considering we got back from 3-1 down to make 3-3 only to lose in the final minute makes us want to win the game even more.

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You don't want to waste knocking the Cup holders out.

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It is true we have not resolved our contract negotiations with Jussi. Jussi is a valuable asset and if he isn't going to sign his contract, then the club may wish to cash in at some stage.

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I have no doubt El Hadji Diouf will be here next season. But he is finished for this one.

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It's just what we deserved today. Not only a great result but a terrific performance.

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There are a number of players that interest us and it would be foolish to name our targets.

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I do not like being linked to a club where another manager is in the job.

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We gifted the game to Newcastle, really, with not much between the two sides in the first half. They capitalized on what we should have done better with.

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From what I can understand, Jussi is close to agreeing his deal.

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After getting back to 3-3 there only looked like one winner. We only have ourselves to blame.

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Hopefully if all goes to plan, the formalities will be done later today in time for Derby's match against Coventry tonight.

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You don't want to waste knocking the cup holders out, certainly not in the next round. We put so much effort into achieving that feat and want to go as far as we possibly can in the competition.

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It is not settled yet but we are still talking and want the matter settled sooner rather than later. I am quite confident about the outcome. He has always been very comfortable at the club and always enjoyed his football here.

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His focus and belief in himself and his talent will be a great addition for us in the Premiership. His focus is only to play Premiership football.

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The post-match reaction doesn't help, but it doesn't make the England job an impossible one. If you know what you are going into, you accept it before you go into it.

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But if he didn't give the first one, he wasn't going to give anything.

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It's an area we've been trying to address for a long time.

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