West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce was well aware of the sack rumours this week.
Allardyce wrote in the London Evening Standard: "The fall-out from our FA Cup defeat at West Brom has been rumbling around this week with me firmly in the firing line.
"There's always someone these days ready to stoke the fire and, while the vast majority of fans are sensible and smart and understand how far this club have come in a relatively short space of time, for a few, one poor performance means the manager is heading for the sack.
"That's life for Premier League managers, though. You have to accept that is the way it is."
