"FILE - In this Sunday, May 24, 2015 file photo, Sam Allardyce waits at the start of the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and West Ham United's at St James' Park, Newcastle, England. Former England manager Sam Allardyce has arrived at Crystal Palace's training ground and says he will ""complete talks"" with the club's chairman regarding its managerial vacancy. Allardyce is the favorite to take over at Palace following the firing of Alan Pardew on Thursday Dec. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, file)"