Big Sam was sacked as Newcastle manager after barely 6 months but he is holding no grudges against his former side.
“There has been a lot of water under the bridge since then,” said Sam. “It’s far more important for Kevin and Andy than it is for me. Life moves on. I don’t live in the past. I can only look to the future as best I can.
“It’s a piece of history in my career that didn’t quite work out as well as I’d liked it to. For me, it wasn’t me getting bad results at Newcastle - it was a change of ownership and a decision made at the time that they wanted their own man in. I accepted that at the time and since that time has drifted by, I have no animosity towards Newcastle United at all.”