“Moving on for me is taking this job,” said Allardyce, who replaced the sacked Alan Pardew on Friday.
The former Bolton, Blackburn, Newcastle, West Ham and Sunderland boss takes charge of his first game for the struggling Eagles against Watford on Boxing Day (12:30 GMT) – with a remit of keeping his new club in the Premier League.
He told Sky Sports: “The first four weeks after Englad's job was something that was one of the darkest moments in my career, certainly the early reaction which was a bit hysterical to say the least, looking back on it. “I’m talking about me and my wife and my family, we all had to deal with that problem – my children, my grandchildren at school. “But eventually time passes by, you overcome those adversities and you move on.”
Allardyce left the FA by mutual agreement after only one match in charge of the national side, following a Daily Telegraph investigation claiming he offered advice on how to “get around” rules on player transfers.
The FA said Allardyce’s conduct “was inappropriate”. The 62-year-old did apologise but also said “entrapment had won”.
Allardyce had been appointed England manager after saving Sunderland from relegation last season, while his new side Palace are 17th – one point outside of the relegation zone after a run of one win in 11 games.
“You’ve got to do it, it’s part of the quick process to try to turn around a difficult situation at the moment,” he added. “It’s not as difficult as the position Sunderland were in.”
The FA said Allardyce’s conduct “was inappropriate”. The 62-year-old did apologise but also said “entrapment had won”.
Allardyce had been appointed England manager after saving Sunderland from relegation last season, while his new side Palace are 17th – one point outside of the relegation zone after a run of one win in 11 games.
“You’ve got to do it, it’s part of the quick process to try to turn around a difficult situation at the moment,” he added. “It’s not as difficult as the position Sunderland were in.”
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