Sam Allardyce: "I hope playing at home won't become a problem. I pray and hope it doesn't affect the players.
Last Thing Sam Needed Was Barton's Rant At Toon Fans!
"My job is to say to the players: 'Forget about it, throw it away.' Players should not linger on bad results.
"You can't go out there fearing what the fans are going to do, because you'll get the same sort of performance as against Liverpool.
"The difficulty is it's you, it's aimed at you. You have seen others get it, but it's your turn now.
"While you know it may be coming, you still can't grasp how big it is.
"I never had anything like it at Bolton. There was never 52,000 at Bolton."