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Big Sam: Cats can't become complacent
The Journal
|October 02, 2025
FORMER Sunderland and England boss Sam Allardyce has warned against complacency after his former club's “entertaining” start to the Premier League season.
Speaking on Footy Accumulators No Tippy Tappy Football podcast in partnership with BOYLE Sports, Allardyce was joined by former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen, and the pair had high praise for Sunderland's start to the Premier League campaign.
Allardyce stated things are back where they used to be.
And he is excited at the prospect of promoted clubs surviving in the Premier League this season, something which hasn’t been seen for a while. Last season saw the three promoted sides all relegated just as happened 12 months earler.
He said: “At last we're back to how the Premier League used to be.
This story is from the October 02, 2025 edition of The Journal.
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