Crystal Palace-focused Twitter account @PalaceEaglesc0m recently posted a tweet stating that it has now been three years since Sam Allardyce saved them from relegation.
This post caught the attention of plenty of Eagles fans and many of the Palace supporters who have been responding to this post have taken this opportunity to praise Allardyce for the work that he did at Selhurst Park during the 2016/17 campaign, with one Palace fan crediting their ex-manager with getting the best out of Christian Benteke.
Read the responses of some Palace fans to this post about Allardyce in the tweets below.
Do you rate Sam Allardyce as a manager?YES, HE'S A GREAT MANAGER
NO, HE'S AN AWFUL MANAGER
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3?? years since Big Sam saved us from relegation
What did you think of his style of football during his time at the club? #CPFC
— PalaceEagles (@PalaceEaglesc0m) May 15, 2020
Palaces best manager since coppell . He would have had us playing in the Europa league for sure .
— Eastern Eagle (@umdarbo) May 15, 2020
I thought he was a great fit for us – spoke up well for Wilf, and giving Punch the armband was a masterstroke. 3-0 v Arsenal at home a highlight. Gutted when he left.
— a breck (@drbafc) May 15, 2020
Great manager for us. Love his passion. He also got Benteke firing.
— AwayDayEagle (@AwayDayEagle) May 15, 2020
I honestly believe if he had stayed we would have won a cup or challenged for a europa place
— Big-Griff (@paul72870582) May 15, 2020
We played our best football in recent years under this guy
— Mr T (@machutuck) May 15, 2020
First class manager. Shame he left so soon.
— Michael D Middleton (@maximus2uk) May 15, 2020
Liked big Sam hugely! A fantastic manager. He will, be remembered???
— Jacqueline Williamson (@mashupgal) May 15, 2020
Wish he had stayed
— Mark Davros Dalek (@MarkAsh27654411) May 15, 2020
My favourite manager since Coppell.
— Surreyite (@SurreyStandards) May 15, 2020
What do we think?
As per the BBC, Allardyce replaced Alan Pardew as Eagles boss with the club sitting just “one point above the relegation zone” and went on to lead the club to eight wins in 21 games, subsequently helping them to achieve a 14th placed finish on the Premier League table, before resigning after five months in charge.
Additionally, Football.london explains that Benteke scored “seven goals between the end of January and the end of the season” under Allardyce, enjoying the “most prolific spell” of his Eagles career under the 65-year-old.
With all of this in mind, it may be understandable why these Palace fans have some positive memories of Allardyce’s time at the club and the manager may deserve credit for helping the Eagles to enjoy a positive spell of form during his tenure at the club.