http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6632667.stm Sam Allardyce is the favourite to take over as Newcastle manager following Glenn Roeder's resignation on Sunday. Bookmakers Ladbrokes have suspended all betting on Allardyce's appointment. Allardyce, who resigned from his position as Bolton boss on 29 April, turned down the chance to manage the Magpies just under three years ago. (三年前Big Sam拒絕來接Newcastle，然後就是索內斯的黑暗時代。) Roeder's number two Nigel Pearson, who will be assisted by Lee Clark and Terry McDermott, will take charge of Sunday's final game of the season at Watford. Last year Allardyce was interviewed for the England managerial position following the exit of Sven-Goran Eriksson after the 2006 World Cup. However, he was beaten to the job by Steve McClaren. (去年Big Sam想要英格蘭主教練的職位，總之，他被比他更遜的賽車人打敗了。) Allardyce pledged to focus on Bolton after missing out on a role he publicly stated he would "love", but resigned with two league games of the season remaining. Under Allardyce, Bolton reached a League Cup final and in the past he has also guided the club to European football. Allardyce's decision not to take the Newcastle job three years ago led to Roeder's appointment but since then the Magpies have languished in mid-table anonymity. Roeder resigned on Sunday after he and chairman Freddy Shepherd had come under fire from fans after the home defeat by Blackburn on Saturday. The 2-0 defeat by Rovers also meant Newcastle had the unenviable record of failing to score in a fifth successive home league game for the first time since 1951. Newcastle, a club with debts of around ￡80m, are currently 13th in the Premiership. Other candidates for the managerial position include former skipper Alan Shearer, although he has still to obtain the required coaching badges that the Premier League now insists managers must have before they can manage a club. Blackburn manager Mark Hughes, Eriksson and Sevilla's Juande Ramos have also been linked with the vacancy. (除了Big Sam外，課本教練馬克休斯以及手機人、現在歐協盃衛冕冠軍主教練也都與這 個目前的空缺聯繫起來。) --

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