by . mail on sunday reporter . published : . west ham manager sam allardyce has defended nigel pearson and admires the leicester city boss for being ` his own man . ' allardyce had pearson on his coaching staff when he was newcastle united manager in 2007 , and the pair will be reunited when west ham face leicester at the king power stadium on saturday . pearson has been involved in several controversial incidents this season , including grabbing crystal palace 's james mcarthur by the throat and losing his cool with a reporter during a press conference . leicester city boss nigel pearson -lrb- left -rrb- has been involved in a number of controversial incidents this season . however , west ham manager sam allardyce has defended pearson and says that he is ` his own man ' in february , pearson was involved in an altercation with crystal palace midfielder james mcarthur . it has added to speculation pearson will be sacked by leicester with the club sitting bottom of the barclays premier league , but allardyce feels his former colleague has done an ` unbelievable job ' . ` he 's his own man . he has his own methods and believes in not only himself but what he is doing , ' allardyce said . ` occasionally as we all get under pressure , we may make odd comments or the odd mistake , but we 're human beings like everybody else . ` he 's done an unbelievable job , not just at leicester but as a manager . ' leicester are seven points from safety , albeit with a game in hand against leaders chelsea , but allardyce feels pearson will be frustrated because their performances do not warrant their lowly position . leicester defender robert huth -lrb- centre -rrb- in action during the club 's session at belvoir drive training ground . ' i think overall nigel must be pulling out his hair , ' allardyce added . ` why have those performances not given them more results ? that 's the cruciality of the premier league . an israeli tourist captured the hilarious moment a group of baboons robbed a supply truck of its snacks . ` on occasion his team have been in the ascendency . they have not taken advantage of it by not scoring or converting chances . they 've paid the ultimate price in the end . that 's this level for you . ` there are critical moments and if you do n't take them , they 're very costly indeed . performances are always important , but in the end it 's a results business . ' west ham scored with their only two shots on target against leicester when they beat them 2-0 in december , and pearson will try to end a goal-drought at the king power stadium that is five hours and 15 minutes long . leicester 's danny drinkwater -lrb- left -rrb- and david nugent -lrb- right -rrb- are put through their paces in training . pearson talks to his leicester squad ahead of their premier league game against west ham on saturday . it 's going to be a whopper . joel burger , 24 , and proposed to his 23-year-old girlfriend ashley king . and she said yes - paving the way for a burger-king wedding . what a combo ! joel burger popped the question to ashley king - paving the way for a burger-king wedding . 17:00 est , 15 december 2012 . | . updated : . 17:26 est , 15 december 2012 . she cheered him on during the olympics . but come january , presenter clare balding will go head to head with tom daley as the sporting duo host rival reality tv shows . the 40-second-video recorded by haim kaplan at the ngorongoro conservation area in tanzania , shows the driver of a supply truck standing next to his vehicle as a group of baboons approach . having it their way ... the couple revealed they plan to serve drinks in personalized burger king cups . friends since kindergarten , the pair from new berlin , illinois , went through high school together but did n't start dating until they were about to part ways for college - ashley to the university of illinois springfield , joel to monmouth . but even now , after at least five years together , the ribbing has not subsided . ` we have yet to escape the teasing , ' ashley told the state journal-register , ` but we have fully embraced our nickname . ' making an attempt to scare them away -- in an entirely tongue-in-cheek way -- the man is forced to retreat as one makes a lunge at him and another jumps into the back of the truck . the driver makes an attempt to scare the baboons away but is forced to retreat as one makes a lunge at him . the large monkey stands guard as its partner in crime jumps into the back of the truck to search for supplies . laughter can be heard from behind the camera as the two monkeys who helped with the distraction scarper . looking towards the camera , the driver laughs as another man comes around towards the back of the truck to survey the situation . the driver then makes an attempt to remove the baboon from the truck and begins banging on the side of the vehicle in the hope of scaring it away . the man remains good humoured throughout the 40-second-clip as another man comes around to the back of the truck to survey the situation . the man bangs on the side of the truck in an attempt to scare the baboon away and eventually it re-emerges . before long the monkey re-emerges and to the surprise of everyone watching carries snacks in both its hands and its mouth . they were in fifth grade when a motivational speaker visited their school and , after meeting the children , noticed how well their names worked together . getting a ribbing : they have known each other since kindergarten but their friends are still teasing them . ` he started to laugh out loud and pronounced we were `` burger king '' . ' it seems they are more than happy to laugh along . and they 're having it their way : the couple posed for an informal engagement photo outside their local burger king , before taking a set of professional shots for their family . diving heartthrob tom , 18 , who won bronze at london 2012 , will star in a new itv reality show , splash ! the five-part series , hosted by vernon kay and gabby logan , pitches 15 unlikely celebrities against each other in a series of dive-offs . as it jumps from the truck it momentarily turns to look at the driver , as if taunting him . before securing more of the snacks , by placing them in its mouth , and running away from the scene of the crime . the monkey appears to taunt the driver before scarpering with more than a handful of snacks from the truck . the group of thieves reconvene and run off together into the bushes to the sound of spectators laughing . the other monkeys run towards it to greet it and the group , clearly pleased with their haul , disappear into the shrubbery . people standing around watching the drama unfolding can be heard laughing even louder than before . head-to-head : clare balding , left , will go up against tom daley , right , in a reality tv war . but it will be in direct competition with britain 's brightest - 41-year-old clare 's new reality series for the bbc . the knockout tournament hosted by the olympic commentary queen will see 24 contestants tackle a variety of challenges and puzzles . shows in the six-part series will start five minutes before splash ! they even revealed they plan to serve drinks in burger king cups , with each guest 's name on the side - if the international eatery will let them . meanwhile in splash ! stars trained by tom will attempt to impress the judges with backflips , somersaults and pike dives . rumours : towie 's joey essex and girls aloud star cheryl cole are both rumoured to be taking part in splash ! itv bosses last night remained tight lipped over the show 's celebrity line-up , but towie star joey essex , stand-up comedian omid djalili , eddie ` the eagle ' edwards and even cheryl cole are all rumoured to be taking part . cheryl famously asked tom to teach her how to swan dive in a tweet last august . training has begun in earnest and tom has been seen at work with his proteges at a plymouth swimming pool .
joel burger and ashley king have known each other since kindergarten . they started dating five years ago , friends having stopped ribbing them . insist they are embracing the playful nickname ` burger-king ' plan to serve drinks at wedding in personalized burger king cups .
paces in training . pearson talks to his leicester squad ahead of their premier league game against west ham on saturday . it 's going to be a whopper . joel burger , 24 , and proposed to his 23-year-old girlfriend ashley king . and she said yes - paving the way for a burger-king wedding . what a combo ! joel burger popped the question to ashley king - paving the way for a burger-king wedding . 17:00 est , 15 december 2012 . | . updated : . 17:26 est , 15 december 2012 . she cheered him on during the olympics . but come january , presenter clare balding will go head to head with tom daley as the sporting duo host rival reality tv shows . the 40-second-video recorded by haim kaplan at the ngorongoro conservation area in tanzania , shows the driver of a supply truck standing next to his vehicle as a group of baboons approach . having it their way ... the couple revealed they plan to serve drinks in personalized burger king cups . friends since kindergarten , the pair from new berlin , illinois , went through high school together but did n't start dating until they were about to part ways for college - ashley to the university of illinois springfield , joel to monmouth . but even now , after at least five years together , the ribbing has not subsided . ` we have yet to escape the teasing , ' ashley told the state journal-register , ` but we have fully embraced our nickname . ' making an attempt to scare them away -- in an entirely tongue-in-cheek way -- the man is forced to retreat as one makes a lunge at him and another jumps into the back of the truck . the driver makes an attempt to scare the baboons away but is forced to retreat as one makes a lunge at him . the large monkey stands guard as its partner in crime jumps into the back of the truck to search for supplies . laughter can be heard from behind the camera as the two monkeys who helped with the distraction scarper . looking towards the camera , the driver laughs as another man comes around towards the back of the truck to survey the situation . the driver then makes an attempt to remove the baboon from the truck and begins banging on the side of the vehicle in the hope of scaring it away . the man remains good humoured throughout the 40-second-clip as another man comes around to the back of the truck to survey the situation . the man bangs on the side of the truck in an attempt to scare the baboon away and eventually it re-emerges . before long the monkey re-emerges and to the surprise of everyone watching carries snacks in both its hands and its mouth . they were in fifth grade when a motivational speaker visited their school and , after meeting the children , noticed how well their names worked together . getting a ribbing : they have known each other since kindergarten but their friends are still teasing them . ` he started to laugh out loud and pronounced we were `` burger king '' . ' it seems they are more than happy to laugh along . and they 're having it their way : the couple posed for an informal engagement photo outside their local burger king , before taking a set of professional shots for their family . diving heartthrob tom , 18 , who won bronze at london 2012 , will star in a new itv reality show , splash ! the five-part series , hosted by vernon kay and gabby logan , pitches 15 unlikely celebrities against each other in a series of dive-offs . as it jumps from the truck it momentarily turns to look at the driver , as if taunting him . before securing more of the snacks , by placing them in its mouth , and running away from the scene of the crime . the monkey appears to taunt the driver before scarpering with more than a handful of snacks from the truck . the group of thieves reconvene and run off together into the bushes to the sound of spectators laughing . the other monkeys run towards it to greet it and the group , clearly pleased with their haul , disappear into the shrubbery . people standing around watching the drama unfolding can be heard laughing even louder than before . head-to-head : clare balding , left , will go up against tom daley , right , in a reality tv war . but it will be in direct competition with britain 's brightest - 41-year-old clare 's new reality series for the bbc . the knockout tournament hosted by the olympic commentary queen will see 24 contestants tackle a variety of challenges and puzzles . shows in the six-part series will start five minutes before splash ! they even revealed they plan to serve drinks in burger king cups , with each guest 's name on the side - if the international eatery will let them . meanwhile in splash ! stars trained by tom will attempt to impress the judges with backflips , somersaults and pike dives . rumours : towie 's joey essex and girls aloud star cheryl cole are both rumoured to be taking part in splash ! itv bosses last night remained tight lipped over the show 's celebrity line-up , but towie star joey essex , stand-up comedian omid djalili , eddie ` the eagle ' edwards and even cheryl cole are all rumoured to be taking part . cheryl famously asked tom to teach her how to swan dive in a tweet last august . training has begun in earnest and tom has been seen at work with his proteges at a plymouth swimming pool .
by . mail on sunday reporter . published : . west ham manager sam allardyce has defended nigel pearson and admires the leicester city boss for being ` his own man . ' allardyce had pearson on his coaching staff when he was newcastle united manager in 2007 , and the pair will be reunited when west ham face leicester at the king power stadium on saturday . pearson has been involved in several controversial incidents this season , including grabbing crystal palace 's james mcarthur by the throat and losing his cool with a reporter during a press conference . leicester city boss nigel pearson -lrb- left -rrb- has been involved in a number of controversial incidents this season . however , west ham manager sam allardyce , not just at leicester but as a manager . ' leicester are seven points from safety , albeit with a game in hand against leaders chelsea , but allardyce feels pearson will be frustrated because their performances do not warrant their lowly position . leicester defender robert huth -lrb- centre -rrb- in action during the club 's session at belvoir drive training ground . ' i think overall nigel must be pulling out his hair , ' allardyce added . ` why have those performances not given them more results ? that 's the cruciality of the premier league . an israeli tourist captured the hilarious moment a group of baboons robbed a supply truck of its snacks . ` on occasion his team have been in paces in training . pearson talks to his leicester squad ahead of their premier league game against west ham on saturday . it 's going to be a whopper . joel burger , 24 , and proposed to his 23-year-old girlfriend ashley king . and she said yes - paving the way for a burger-king wedding . what a combo ! joel burger popped the question to ashley king - paving the way for a burger-king wedding . 17:00 est , 15 december 2012 . | . updated : . 17:26 est , 15 december 2012 . she cheered him on during the olympics . but come january , presenter clare balding will go head to head with tom daley as the sporting duo host rival reality tv shows . the 40-second-video recorded by haim kaplan at the ngorongoro conservation area in tanzania , shows the driver of a supply truck standing next to his vehicle as a group of baboons approach . having it their way ... the couple revealed they plan to serve drinks in personalized burger king cups . friends since kindergarten , the pair from new berlin , illinois , went through high school together but did n't start dating until they were about to part ways for college - ashley to the university of illinois springfield , joel to monmouth . but even now , after at least five years together , the ribbing has not subsided . ` we have yet to escape the teasing , ' ashley told the state journal-register , ` but we have fully embraced our nickname . ' making an attempt to scare them away -- in an entirely tongue-in-cheek way -- the man is forced to retreat as one makes a lunge at him and another jumps into the back of the truck . the driver makes an attempt to scare the baboons away but is forced to retreat as one makes a lunge at him . the large monkey stands guard as its partner in crime jumps into the back of the truck to search for supplies . laughter can be heard from behind the camera as the two monkeys who helped with the distraction scarper . looking towards the camera , the driver laughs as another man comes around towards the back of the truck to survey the situation . the driver then makes an attempt to remove the baboon from the truck and begins banging on the side of the vehicle in the hope of scaring it away . the man remains good humoured throughout the 40-second-clip as another man comes around to the back of the truck to survey the situation . the man bangs on the side of the truck in an attempt to scare the baboon away and eventually it re-emerges . before long the monkey re-emerges and to the surprise of everyone watching carries snacks in both its hands and its mouth . they were in fifth grade when a motivational speaker visited their school and , after meeting the children , noticed how well their names worked together . getting a ribbing : they have known each other since kindergarten but their friends are still teasing them . ` he started to laugh out loud and pronounced we were `` burger king '' . ' it seems they are more than happy to laugh along . and they 're having it their way : the couple posed for an informal engagement photo outside their local burger king , before taking a set of professional shots for their family . diving heartthrob tom , 18 , who won bronze at london 2012 , will star in a new itv reality show , splash ! the five-part series , hosted by vernon kay and gabby logan , pitches 15 unlikely celebrities against each other in a series of dive-offs . as it jumps from the truck it momentarily turns to look at the driver , as if taunting him . before securing more of the snacks , by placing them in its mouth , and running away from the scene of the crime . the monkey appears to taunt the driver before scarpering with more than a handful of snacks from the truck . the group of thieves reconvene and run off together into the bushes to the sound of spectators laughing . the other monkeys run towards it to greet it and the group , clearly pleased with their haul , disappear into the shrubbery . people standing around watching the drama unfolding can be heard laughing even louder
by. mail on sunday reporter. published :. west ham manager sam allardyce defended nigel pearson admires the leicester city boss for ` his own man. ' allardyce had pearson on his coaching staff when newcastle united manager, the pair will when west ham face leicester the king power stadium saturday pearson has involved several controversial incidents this, grabbing crystal palace 's james mcarthur by losing a reporter leicester city boss nigel pearson -lrb- left -rrb- has involved this. however, west ham manager sam allardyce defended pearson says ` his own man in february, pearson involved crystal palace midfielder james mcarthur it has added speculation pearson will sacked leicester with sitting bottom the barclays premier league, but allardyce feels his former colleague an ` unbelievable job. ` he. he has his own methods believes not only himself what, ' allardyce said ` occasionally as we all get under pressure, may make odd comments the odd mistake 're human beings like everybody ` he done an unbelievable job, not at leicester as. ' leicester are seven points, albeit against leaders chelsea, allardyce feels pearson will frustrated because their performances do warrant their lowly position leicester defender robert huth -lrb- centre in during the club 's session belvoir drive training ground. ' i think overall nigel must pulling, ' allardyce added ` why have those performances given more results that 's the cruciality the premier league. an israeli tourist captured the hilarious moment baboons robbed a supply truck its snacks. ` on occasion his team have in the ascendency. they not taken advantage by not scoring or converting chances. they 've paid in. that 's this level for you. ` there critical moments and if do n't take, they 're very costly indeed performances are always important, in 's a results business ' west ham scored with their only two shots against leicester when beat them december, pearson will try end a goal-drought at the king power stadium that five hours and long. leicester 's danny drinkwater -lrb- left -rrb- and david nugent are put through training. pearson talks his leicester squad west ham saturday. it 's going a whopper. joel burger, 24, and proposed his 23-year-old girlfriend ashley king. and she said yes - paving a burger-king wedding. what a combo! joel burger popped the question to ashley king - paving a burger-king wedding. 17:00 est, 15 december. |. updated :. 17:26 est, 15 december. she cheered during. but come january, presenter clare balding will go head tom daley as the sporting duo host rival reality tv shows. the 40-second-video recorded haim kaplan the ngorongoro conservation area tanzania, shows the driver a supply truck standing baboons approach. having it their... the couple revealed plan serve drinks personalized burger king cups. friends since kindergarten, the pair from new berlin illinois went but did n't start to part for college - ashley to the university illinois springfield joel monmouth. but even now, after at together the ribbing ` we yet escape the teasing, ' ashley told the state journal-register fully our nickname. ' making an attempt scare them -- in an entirely tongue the man forced retreat as one makes another jumps. the driver makes scare the baboons but forced as one makes. the large monkey stands guard as its partner crime jumps search supplies. laughter can heard behind the two monkeys who helped with the distraction scarper. looking towards the camera, the driver laughs another man comes towards to survey the driver then makes remove the baboon begins banging in scaring. the man remains good humoured throughout the 40-second-clip as another man comes survey. the man bangs in scare the baboon eventually it re. before long the monkey re to watching carries snacks both its hands. they in fifth grade a motivational speaker visited, after meeting noticed how well their names worked together getting a ribbing : they known kindergarten but their friends teasing. ` he started laugh out pronounced we `` burger king ''. ' it seems they more laugh along. and they 're having : the couple posed an informal engagement photo outside their local burger king, before taking a set professional shots for their family. diving heartthrob tom, 18, who won bronze london 2012 will star a new itv reality show splash! the five-part series hosted vernon kay and gabby logan pitches 15 unlikely celebrities against dive-offs as it jumps the truck it momentarily turns, taunting. before securing more of the snacks, by placing its mouth running away the monkey appears taunt the driver before scarpering with more snacks from. the group thieves reconvene and run off together into the bushes the sound spectators laughing. the other monkeys run towards it to greet the group, clearly pleased their haul disappear people standing watching the drama unfolding can even. head : clare balding, left, will go up against tom daley in a reality tv war. but will in direct competition britain 's brightest - 41-year-old clare 's new reality series for the bbc. the knockout tournament hosted the olympic commentary queen will see 24 contestants tackle puzzles. shows in will start five splash! they even revealed plan serve drinks burger king cups, with each guest 's name - if the international eatery will let meanwhile in splash! stars trained tom will attempt impress the judges backflips, pike dives rumours : towie 's joey essex and girls aloud star cheryl cole are both taking splash! itv bosses last remained,, stand-up comedian omid djalili eddie ` the eagle ' edwards. cheryl famously asked tom teach a tweet last august. training has begun earnest tom has seen work with his proteges a plymouth swimming pool.
paces in training . pearson talks to his leicester squad ahead of their premier league game against west ham on saturday . it 's going to be a whopper . joel burger , 24 , and proposed to his 23-year-old girlfriend ashley king . and she said yes - paving the way for a burger-king wedding . what a combo ! joel burger popped the question to ashley king - paving the way for a burger-king wedding . 17:00 est , 15 december 2012 . | . updated : . 17:26 est , 15 december 2012 . she cheered him on during the olympics . but come january , presenter clare balding will go head to head with tom daley as the sporting duo host rival reality tv shows . the 40-second-video recorded by haim kaplan at the ngorongoro conservation area in tanzania , shows the driver of a supply truck standing next to his vehicle as a group of baboons approach . having it their way ... the couple revealed they plan to serve drinks in personalized burger king cups . friends since kindergarten , the pair from new berlin , illinois , went through high school together but did n't start dating until they were about to part ways for college - ashley to the university of illinois springfield , joel to monmouth . but even now , after at least five years together , the ribbing has not subsided . ` we have yet to escape the teasing , ' ashley told the state journal-register , ` but we have fully embraced our nickname . ' making an attempt to scare them away -- in an entirely tongue-in-cheek way -- the man is forced to retreat as one makes a lunge at him and another jumps into the back of the truck . the driver makes an attempt to scare the baboons away but is forced to retreat as one makes a lunge at him . the large monkey stands guard as its partner in crime jumps into the back of the truck to search for supplies . laughter can be heard from behind the camera as the two monkeys who helped with the distraction scarper . looking towards the camera , the driver laughs as another man comes around towards the back of the truck to survey the situation . the driver then makes an attempt to remove the baboon from the truck and begins banging on the side of the vehicle in the hope of scaring it away . the man remains good humoured throughout the 40-second-clip as another man comes around to the back of the truck to survey the situation . the man bangs on the side of the truck in an attempt to scare the baboon away and eventually it re-emerges . before long the monkey re-emerges and to the surprise of everyone watching carries snacks in both its hands and its mouth . they were in fifth grade when a motivational speaker visited their school and , after meeting the children , noticed how well their names worked together . getting a ribbing : they have known each other since kindergarten but their friends are still teasing them . ` he started to laugh out loud and pronounced we were `` burger king '' . ' it seems they are more than happy to laugh along . and they 're having it their way : the couple posed for an informal engagement photo outside their local burger king , before taking a set of professional shots for their family . diving heartthrob tom , 18 , who won bronze at london 2012 , will star in a new itv reality show , splash ! the five-part series , hosted by vernon kay and gabby logan , pitches 15 unlikely celebrities against each other in a series of dive-offs . as it jumps from the truck it momentarily turns to look at the driver , as if taunting him . before securing more of the snacks , by placing them in its mouth , and running away from the scene of the crime . the monkey appears to taunt the driver before scarpering with more than a handful of snacks from the truck . the group of thieves reconvene and run off together into the bushes to the sound of spectators laughing . the other monkeys run towards it to greet it and the group , clearly pleased with their haul , disappear into the shrubbery . people standing around watching the drama unfolding can be heard laughing even louder
 The article discusses how Joel Burger, 24, proposed to his girlfriend Ashley King, 23, with a personalized burger king cup. The couple met in high school and have been together ever since. They share a love for burgers and have even started a burger-themed Instagram account.