On his office door at West Ham’s rather modest training ground, Sam Allardyce’s coaching staff have placed a small photocopied sign. It reads: Ufficio del Direttore. It’s Italian for ‘Manager’s Office’ and is a play on Allardyce’s quip that foreign coaches get a little more respect in the Barclays Premier League than those born in the UK. What is more important now, though, is that the sign was only stuck on with Blu-Tack. As the summer approaches, Allardyce and West Ham are about to part company. VIDEO: Scroll down to see Sam Allardyce's best bits at West Ham Given the boot: Sam Allardyce will be sacked by West Ham after a disappointing season at Upton Park
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Sam Allardyce is set to be sacked by West Ham
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His style of play has never drawn admirers from the Upton Park faithful
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Precious points and Premier League survival were only buying him time
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Cup thrashings from Man City and Nottingham Forest angered supporters
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