Allardyce: tension takes the fun away

SAM ALLARDYCE is saddened that football is more about making money than having fun. For the Bolton manager that means there is more pressure on him and his fellow bosses to get results than ever before.

And if ever Allardyce and his club needed to get a positive result it is tomorrow when they take on Middlesbrough in their final match.

Bolton know a victory would condemn West Ham who travel to Birmingham to the Nationwide League. The thought of relegation brings Allardyce out in a cold sweat. "Today's climate for managers is extremely difficult," he said.