Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce has had his
mobile telephone confiscated by his wife to prevent him ringing his
stand-in during matches while he prepares for heart
surgery.
"Sam and I have been keeping in touch and he'll pick the team
and sort out the tactics again," assistant manager Neil McDonald
told The Sun newspaper ahead of Blackburn's Premier League
game at Fulham on Wednesday.
"We'll talk just before the game and after it - but he won't be
able to speak to me during the match. His wife confiscated his
phone on Sunday.
"She will do the same this time probably."
Allardyce missed Blackburn's 2-0 win at Bolton Wanderers on
Sunday and is also expected to be absent for Saturday's home game
against Stoke City.