Allardyce has also had to cope with mounting speculation that former Newcastle legend Alan Shearer is being lined up to replace him should his side fail to beat Arsenal at St James' Park. But he remained defiant, saying: "If Alan decides to take my job, I hope it'll be when I've decided to leave because I've made the club successful. "And he'll be taking over a club that I've improved significantly, like what happened with Sammy Lee and Bolton, but if it's the other way then you have to live with it." Allardyce brushed off suggestions he has been confronted by a group of senior Newcastle players who were unhappy with his methods. He said: "My private discussions with players and staff are exactly that. "Players are not happy about a lot of the stuff I do because they're players and I'm the manager. "I'm the man who knows what's right for them and I know it more than they do. That's why I sit in this chair. It's immaterial. "When you're having a bad time there are always elements and factors trying to make a big deal of things. "Today's politically correct society believes that that's a disruption, but that's an everyday occurrence as a manager. "Somebody will have a problem with something or other, whether it's how you go about the week, wanting to play, off the field. There's always something a player doesn't like. Some of it sneaks into the papers. "Whoever did it might think it's making a point, but it will only make me more resilient and stronger. I just find it disappointing it ends up in the paper, but that's life."
Source: BBC Sport
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