As odious as he is, Allardyce mostly does it to bypass the fact that his teams are almost invariably inferior in quality to the opposition. Mourinho tries to do it with Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United.
Given what he said about Tiote being perfect for us a few months back, I think the time for taking BrickTop seriously has come and gone.
But yeah, Gouffran's been mostly shit. Fortunately he'll be off to Ligue 2 soon.
My ex's dad was from Bearsden, same as Moyes, and he used to give it the 'you'll get a slap' all the time. It's just something they say. Ridiculous it's actually being investigated.
Gayle's contribution to overall play is underrated, mind. He's actually very good at leading the line as this level. The PL is a different ask, obviously.