In an interview with West Ham's official club website, Sam Allardyce has revealed that he has not had any discussions with regards to his position at the club:
"I wouldn't have thought I'd need a discussion with the owners, they're either going to stick with me or they aren't. It's entirely up to them and how they see the situation at West Ham at the moment."
"When I look at the history, the board have always been patient to try to overcome difficult sitituations."
"At the end of the day, it is all about getting results in order to alleviate the pressure from ourselves."
"Hopefully we can sustain the results and keep the pressure off us all for a while. We have to keep focused on our own job."
"It's the first time that we've had a bad run during my tenure. It happens, we've got to make sure we're determined enough and have the right desire to overcome it."
Ahead of his side's fixture at home to Sunderland, Allardyce made explicit the importance the game against the team currently at the foot of the Premier League table:
"Sunderland is another massive game for us, another massive three points that we need to stay in touch with the teams above us.
