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it would have to be something very interesting to tempt me.
“I’m spending time with my wife and family and we’re very happy and comfortable with life.”
Allardyce, 63, has also been strongly linked with Everton, a job which would interest him if the terms and length of contract were right from his point of view.
He would also be tempted by every minute of the fairytale journey.
He said: “We know it’s a long season and that we will probably have spells where it is not going for us.
“But we will enjoy it as we know we are playing well.
“We have no fear, we just go out and try to play our football.
“We try to find a way to win.
“That is what we do and at the moment everything is working fine. There’s a great team spirit and no big egos here – just people who want to play football and work for each other. Nobody is bigger than the team and that is what team sport is about.
“We don’t have the biggest budget in the league but the team spirit can be powerful.
“You don’t have to have the most expensive team to do good things and we have shown that this season.
“It’s about getting the right characters in the dressing room. The gaffer and everyone in the recruitment system do a good job of picking the right players to come to the club.
“It’s just great characters coming together.” an international role and there are jobs available with USA, Australia, Wales and Scotland.
Former Newcastle and Palace boss Alan Pardew, 56, is favourite to take over at The Hawthorns.
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