Sam Allardyce has revealed he quit Bolton because he could not see himself winning major trophies at the club.
The 52-year-old appears set to be appointed Newcastle manager in the near future after holding talks with chairman Freddy Shepherd in the past 48 hours.
Allardyce stood down as Wanderers boss just over two weeks ago, ending an eight-year tenure during which the club reached one major final - in the 2004 League Cup.
'I've had a lot of praise for what I've done, but there's nothing at the end of it,' Allardyce said in the Mail on Sunday.
'I want silverware - and I'm determined to get it before my days as a manager are over.'
He added: 'For me, the level we were at, what was happening, how we were going, I didn't feel comfortable with anymore.
'I needed a change. I started to think about me for the first time in eight years and said it's my time to go.'
Allardyce was on a tight budget at the Reebok Stadium but claims he was used to working under such conditions.
He said: 'I'd been to Limerick, Blackpool and Notts County and the Bolton job was no different in as much as I always has to operate on a restricted budget.'
