Original sentence: After the resignation of Glen Roeder, manager of Newcastle United, on the May 6 2007, Allardyce immediately became the leading contender with bookmakers and the media for the resulting vacancy
Edited sentence: After the resignation of Glen Roeder, manager of Newcastle United on the 6th of May 2007, Allardyce immediately became the leading contender with bookmakers and the media for the resulting vacancy.Fans of Newcastle United (the Toon Army) were more ambivalent about his appointment, citing concerns about his style of play, his connections with local rivals Sunderland and the allegations described below.Many observers also believed that Allardyce may have suspected or even known about the upcoming vacancy at Newcastle, a club with potentially greater access to financial resources and a larger fanbase, and that this therefore had to be a key factor in his departure from Bolton