WEST BROM boss Slaven Bilic faces the sack within 24 hours despite a stirring 1-1 comeback draw at Manchester City – with Sam Allardyce tipped to replace him.
Baggies’ chiefs reportedly want to give a new manager time to turn things around after the promoted club picked up just seven points from their first 13 games after Bilic took them back up to the Premier League in his first full season.
Former Everton, England and West Brom boss Allardyce would be seen as the nearest thing to a safe bet .
But keeping the Baggies up would be one of his toughest challenges of his 29-year managerial career.
Straight after the comeback point at the Etihad, Bilic insisted he was “not fazed by worries over hsi future.
He said: “I can’t discuss that any more, I’m very calm, I love my job, I enjoy it and I’m working hard for myself and my staff for the club.
“Everything else is out of my control. I’m just doing my best. I’m not bothered what’s happening behind the scenes, I don’t care.”
Former West Brom and Croatia manager Bilic sneaked West Brom into the top flight on the final day of last season.
But he never quite received the financial backing he hoped for this term.
True, £45million was spent – but mainly on turnign loan signings into permanent arrivals.
And £15m ex-Huddersfield striker Karlan Grant has netted just once in ten games.
