Sam Allardyce had his chance with West Ham but has failed to take it . Allardyce 's reputation is that of a man who guarantees top-flight survival . Yet West Ham have been playing relegation football since Christmas . They are bottom of the table and will be relegated if they don't win at least one game in their next four matches.
Sam Allardyce had his chance with West Ham but has failed to take it . Allardyce 's reputation is that of a man who guarantees top-flight survival . Yet West Ham have been playing relegation football since Christmas . They must go to the Olympic Stadium with more than survival as the aim . Napoli manager Rafael Benitez could be persuaded back to English football .