There's been some shocks this round, hasn't there?''Īllardyce also believes it wrong that his 18th-placed team have been scheduled to visit Bournemouth in the Premier League on Tuesday evening, so close to the conclusion of the transfer window and all of the potential distractions that involves. Any football that's on I watch the highlights, and the games. "I watch a lot of football of course, in between. "Before you'd have to put them on and leave them for two days before they'd load up now it's two or three minutes. The internet speed has become very nice: I get 75-100 'mega' now. You had to wait a week to watch, unless you went away on holiday and had a load. "If there was a series on the telly it'd be on series link. "At the moment I'm watching 'Killing.' About the girl that's in the boot of the car. "'Scandal.' 'House of Cards.' They're very, very good. I've lost sleep thinking about it because I want to try and get it right as quick as I can, but box sets: I'm a massive fan. "It's very important to try and switch off: It's not easy in this window and it's not easy when you try and take a football club over. The variety throughout those channels can take your mind, and make you relax. "I've got this massive addiction to box sets,'' said the 62-year-old. His experience of the latter may have only been short, but the wider picture has taught him the benefits of turning off by watching "Killing," or "House of Cards." The distraction posed by the transfer window and Palace's busy fixture schedule has also reduced the time he has had to work on organising his team on the training ground, while a hamstring injury to his £12 million recruit Jeffrey Schlupp further threatened to undermine their chances of survival.Īllardyce is more than aware of the stresses of management, however, having worked with struggling Sunderland last season before facing the intense scrutiny posed by the England job. He has overseen only one win from eight since his appointment as the club's manager, been frustrated in his attempts to strengthen his squad and also felt refereeing decisions have gone against his club. Sam Allardyce has revealed his secret to escaping the pressures of the transfer window and Crystal Palace's battle against relegation lies in a "massive addiction to box sets." You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĬrystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce reveals secret to Premier League sanity
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