Sam: Irons fans websites upset the wife!
Speaking to The Sun he snapped: “”When I was at West Ham my wife, Lynne, would constantly read the supporters’ website to see what new insults were being fired.
“It upset her but she couldn’t keep away from the screen.
“Now she’s been reading the Sunderland fans’ site and she tells me the reaction has been very positive, which makes me feel very excited to get going.
“It’s nice to be loved. But at West Ham and at Newcastle I was faced by passionate fans that made themselves heard if they weren’t happy.
“It wasn’t just me at West Ham, it was every manager that was there. I got it because I was the manager at that time but before that they moaned about Avram Grant, Alan Curbishley, Alan Pardew and Harry Redknapp — look at Alan Pardew now and how his career has transformed.
“They gave him a hard time at Newcastle and he moved to Crystal Palace where the fans love him and the turnaround has been scary.”