Newcastle appoint Allardyce

12 April 2012

Newcastle have appointed Sam Allardyce as their new manager on a three-year contract.

The 52-year-old will be unveiled as Glenn Roeder's successor at a press conference at 1pm.

Allardyce flew in by helicopter on Tuesday morning after attending the League Managers' Association dinner in Nottingham on Monday night

His first port of call was the training ground, where he met those players who have not already started their summer break, but his focus is already on the new season and the task of reviving the club's ailing fortunes.

One of Allardyce's first jobs will be to tackle the dressing room unrest which came to the fore over the weekend when £10million striker Obafemi Martins and French midfielder Charles N'Zogbia were absent from the 16 for the final day clash with Watford.

And perhaps even more pressing is the task of resolving Michael Owen's future at St James' Park, with the England striker having been linked with a £9million exit despite his season being almost completely wiped out by injury.

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