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West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce said on Thursday (21st August) that he was looking to take advantage of a turbulent week for managerless Crystal Palace when the two clubs meet in the Premier League this weekend.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Allardyce, West Ham United manager (on Crystal Palace losing their manager):

"I just think they need to appoint whoever they think is the right man as quickly as possible. I think Keith (Millen) judging by the performance at Arsenal, has them in good standing. He's done it before and has been with them all pre-season so that's fine. It might not be beyond the chairman of Crystal Palace to let him have a go, you've seen that happen before if gets a couple of results. It's a difficult situation to be in at the start of a season if you lose your manager, but it's something you have to face and the players have to do the job. They're professionals and they want guidance from the manager, that's very important, but I think for a short period of time they can do and use what they got during pre-season to go and get results."