Southend United boss Phil Brown says West Ham United fans will miss Sam Allardyce when he's gone.

Brown admits he cannot understand why Allardyce has not been given a new contract at Upton Park.

Former Hull City boss Brown said: "Sam has done a fabulous job. He's always been a manager who does what it says on the tin. He's bold, brash, hard and he's fair. He tells you what he's going to do and he does it.

"You can't argue that he's done anything else at West Ham. Whether you like him or loathe him, it doesn't matter. He's done exactly what he said he would do - get them promoted, keep them in the Premier League and then challenge. He's done it.

"For him not to be rewarded with another contract is just beyond me. I think that's the reason why the season has begun to peter out and taper off.

"I don't think we do appreciate him enough. He's probably looked at by a lot of people as the manager of a Premier League club who needs to stay there rather than being seen as a successful manager who has achieved an awful lot."