Roy Hodgson

[CJ]

I think people are being rather unfair portraying him as a useless manager. Not good enough (nor a good fit) for us but that doesn't mean he is incompetent. I also think that when the pressure is less intense to win games then his teams are more aesthetically pleasing - they do keep it on the deck deep on the pitch. The problem is that his plan is/wasn't progressive/attacking enough for us and so we ended up hoofing it to get the ball forward quicker in an effort to win games (he also wasn't helped by an absence of the sort of wide players he deployed at Fulham).

[Bender]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeqiLAM7ujA&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube - Roy Hodgson: Motivation Man[/ame]

[Rudo]

In the wake of this news, can we be expecting a new Roy Hodgson video, Shaggs?

[lickedlollipop]

wow, they didnt get houghton? maybe he didn't want to ...

anyway, fans seems to be delighted.. that just shows you what club they are

[The Erectile Banana]

Our match away to West Brom just got a lot more interesting.

[little dave hedgehog]

no it didn't

[BobTheCharmer]

Holy face rubbing Batman!!

How can they give him a job after watching him this year??

because he did a great job at fulham less than 12 months ago. he wasn't for us and we weren't for him. He's still a good manager and I hope he does well.

[Daniel 7]

He might set them to push up to half way up their own half. Thats nosebleed giddiness. Look out Liverpool.

[Rudo]

Our match away to West Brom just got a lot more interesting.

Hope he gets the respect he deserve by way of banners and songs. I'm sure the travelling Liverpool fans will do the Club proud.

[BobTheCharmer]

WTF, SSN reporter was just asked if the West Brom fans will be pleased:

"Yes, he had a torrid time at Liverpool but West Brom fans will remember what he did before. They don't like long ball football so they'll be delighted they're getting a man who likes to play football on the ground"

at no time under Roy did we revert to being ****ing Wimbledon. He's not Big Sam. Yes we did resort to a few more higher balls than we'd like at times, mainly due to lack of confidence in themselves and also his methods, but we did the same with Houllier. Long ball after long ball. I remember watching plenty of games under Rafa where Torres was chasing endless long balls on his own. Whilst he was at Fulham they kept it mainly on the deck did they not?

He maybe no forward thinker with regards to attacking play but he's certainly no John Beck.

[The Erectile Banana]

Roy's back! West Brom unveil Hodgson just a month after his split from Liverpool

By Sportsmail Reporter
Last updated at 2:06 PM on 11th February 2011

Roy Hodgson has made a speedy return to football by accepting the West Bromwich Albion job.

Just a month after leaving Liverpool, Hodgson has taken over from axed Roberto Di Matteo at the Hawthorns.

A Baggies statement read: ' West Bromwich Albion are delighted to announce they have appointed Roy Hodgson as the club's new head coach.

'The 63-year-old former Orbero, UAE, Viking and Liverpool boss has this morning committed himself to the club until June 2012.

'Hodgson was voted Manager of the Year by the League Managers' Association last season after guiding Fulham to the Europa League final.

'Michael Appleton, who was appointed caretaker head coach on Sunday after Roberto Di Matteo was relieved of his duties, will remain in charge for the West Ham game.

'The club are now channelling all of their efforts into supporting Appleton, his assistants Keith Downing and Dean Kiely and the players as they prepare for Saturday's vital game.'

Last weekend's defeat to Manchester City left Albion only two points clear of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone.

First-team coach Appleton was handed the reins on a caretaker basis while a replacement was sought, and will remain in charge for tomorrow's game against fellow strugglers West Ham.

Hodgson's appointment comes just over a month after his departure from Anfield - and he will not have to wait long to face his former club, with Kenny Dalglish's Reds due at The Hawthorns on April 2.

Liverpool's owners New England Sports Ventures put an end to Hodgson's miserable spell on Merseyside on January 8 and immediately installed club legend Dalglish to take over in the interim.

Although the Reds' statement at the time said Hodgson's departure was by mutual consent there is no doubt the club's American owners pulled the trigger - especially as less than a fortnight earlier the manager insisted he was living in an Anfield utopia and had no intention of resigning.

Former Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce ruled himself out of contention for the vacancy at The Hawthorns, but ex-Newcastle boss Chris Hughton had been widely tipped as a strong candidate while Shteve McClaren, former Albion skipper Derek McInnes and ex-West Brom player Martin Jol were also linked with the role.

Appleton - at 35 the youngest man ever to be put in charge of a Premier League team - had also spoken of his hopes of smashing the chance to earn himself the job on a permanent basis.

But Albion have instead opted to give Hodgson a swift return to top-flight management.
Hodgson's name had been linked with England in the summer in the wake of the national team's woeful performance at the World Cup under Fabio Capello.

The former Viking and UAE boss's stock may have fallen due to his disappointing spell at Liverpool but he has proven himself in a host of countries over 30 years and is good mates with Paddy Barclay.

He took over at Fulham in December 2007 and led the club to survival that season before a seventh-place finish in 2008/09 secured the Cottagers a place in Europe.

An unlikely run to the Europa League final followed, where they were beaten by Atletico Madrid, with Hodgson leaving for Anfield soon after.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1355908/Roy-Hodgson-named-West-Brom-manager.html

[Daniel 7]

at no time under Roy did we revert to being ****ing Wimbledon. He's not Big Sam. Yes we did resort to a few more higher balls than we'd like at times, mainly due to lack of confidence in themselves and also his methods, but we did the same with Houllier. Long ball after long ball. I remember watching plenty of games under Rafa where Torres was chasing endless long balls on his own. Whilst he was at Fulham they kept it mainly on the deck did they not?

He maybe no forward thinker with regards to attacking play but he's certainly no John Beck.

Tell that to Fernando Torres.

[cannotmakeit]

They are down then.

[BobTheCharmer]

Tell that to Fernando Torres.

I've watched 95% of the games this season. The football was at times dire and the passing poor, but it wasn't long ball ala Wimbledon or Stoke. Not even close.

[The Erectile Banana]

no it didn't

Not even a little bit?