But while there are some things he doesn't recall, Harford definitely remembers his famously brutal clashes with Sam Allardyce. Now chief recruitment officer in his sixth stint on or off the pitch ...

A nurse once cried when she saw what football had done to Mick Harford’s face. An errant Sam Allardyce elbow had left him with more than 100 stitches inside his mouth and out. And a tooth poking ...

These were the words that greeted Sam Allardyce’s ascension into Bolton ... He recalls knocking hard-man Mick Harford unconscious with a flying elbow, whose busted face required 70 stitches ...

Whether it be tough Croatian Igor Stimac or striker Mick Harford who formed a reputation ... He still has a scar on his face from a skirmish with Sam Allardyce during his time with Birmingham ...

Sunderland have made a dog's dinner of their Premier League campaign so far but Sam ... Allardyce was brought back in for Sunderland’s final four matches of that season by caretaker boss, Mick ...