West Ham u-turn: A year after rejecting Allardyce, Gold recommends him for plum job
By Alex Taylor
West Ham co-chairman David Gold believes former Hammers manager Sam Allardyce is perfect for the England job, because he is English.
The top job in English football became available after previous manager Roy Hodgson resigned following England's 2-1 loss to Iceland in the round of 16, at this summers European Championships.
Allardyce has emerged as a potential front runner for the job after both Jurgen Klisnman and Eddie Howe have both been linked to the position.
"I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him," Gold told Sky Sports. "He is determined, he is ambitious. He's been in the business a long time.
"I think the most important thing from my point of view is that he's English."
This comes just a year after the former Bolton manager was told that he wouldn't be offered a new contract with the Hammers.
The 61-year-old boss is not the only former West Ham manager to have been linked with England's top job in recent years after Harry Redknapp was once favourite to land the role before Hodgson.
In other West Ham news, Hammers starlet Reece Oxford is attracting the interest of Premier League heavyweights Manchester United.