Sam Allardyce may have left West Ham behind him, but there is one little piece of the club he remains honoured to be associated with.



Allarydce pictured at his Thursday morning presser



Dylan pictured during his time at the club

The 61-year-old has been at the helm of Premier League strugglers Sunderland since the beginning of October, since when he has began to turn their season around with three wins in six games.Yet he was spotted wearing a DT38 shirt during his press conference this morning - the name of the foundation set up in memory of former Hammer Dylan Tombides by his family last year.Allardyce was of course the managerial incumbent when Tombides passed away at the age of just 20, following a long battle against cancer in April 2014. Speaking at the time he described the young Australian's loss as a massive blow "It's been hugely difficult," he said just days after Tombides death. "It's a massive blow to everybody that knew Dylan, because of how many times we've seen him fighting this intolerable illness."We had so much hope [due to] the determination he showed to recover from the treatment he had and recover from the disease he had. It looked so many times like he'd recovered."He was fit and never wanted to miss a day's training, but unfortunately in the end it's been a sad day for all of us, especially for the family."You can find our more about the Dylan Tombides Foundation on their website at www.dt38.co.uk