http://tinyurl.com/2s3whx Graeme Souness admits he never enjoyed his time at St James' Park, claiming Newcastle United are a club with 'big problems'. The former Scotland international spent 18 months in charge on Tyneside before being dismissed in February 2006. Sam Allardyce has now taken on the job in the North East and Souness has warned the ex-Bolton boss of the perils which lie ahead. "Sam has never managed a big club before and this is his opportunity to be successful," Souness told Sportsweek on Radio Five Live. "You wake up in the morning when you manage a big club and you look to get through the day with the fewest problems. "I didn't enjoy my time up there. It's not the pressure of expectation. I have worked at bigger clubs than Newcastle and expectation you can live with. "It is everything else you have to put up with. It is a very difficult job." Souness also revealed that prospective Newcastle owner Mike Ashley must be ready to dig deep to finance any push for UEFA Champions League qualification. He added: "(Ashley) is obviously a very wealthy individual, but success will depend on how much money he is prepared to spend. "During my time at Newcastle and Glenn Roeder's time we had money to spend, but it was to tart the team up, not to build a team. "It will need big money to bridge that gap into the top four because it is an enormous gap. The top four are so far away from everyone else at the moment. "It's a very, very difficult job. This is a big football club with big problems." ---------------------------------------------------------------- 要不是被你那樣一搞 我們會倒退好幾年嗎....-_- --

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