Bielsaball to Big Sam in just over a year.

Source: https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/sam-allardyce-reveals-thinking-behind-leeds-united-legends-recall-as-manager-demands-aggression-4160626

"Big Sam" is the latter, a bear of a man with a Midlands accent tinged with Lancastrian who likes a pint (of wine) or three.

Source: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-exclusive-rare-insight-in-the-sports-science-mind-of-sam-allardyce-4132037

"It's a bit of a pinch yourself moment because growing up they were such a massive Premiership team with Big Sam Allardyce and Jay Jay Okocha and the like.

Source: https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/23568842.jack-iredale-former-morton-man-targets-success-bolton/?ref=rss

That's according to The Sun journalist Alan Nixon, who wrote on his that 'Big Sam' was keen to carry on at Elland Road as either a 'general manager' or as a 'director of football'.

Source: https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/leeds-united-news-amid-sam-27051850