Hodgson - I dont know why I'm here; smint?

[Exiled_red]

Hes a jumped up prick.

Maybe he'd be a half decent manager if he'd forget the do you know who I am bull**** and just focussed on the bloody game.

If he can see how the players are performing he as all that is required.

I will ****ing end him !!!



What a classless individual.

[MrMichael]

How ridiculous, story now in the broadsheets. Total storm in a teacup, does he really expect (and get) red carpet treatment everywhere he goes? And the press lapping it up "remarkable snub"? Really?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/10280049/England-manager-Roy-Hodgson-snubbed-by-former-club-Liverpool-at-Anfield-as-James-Corden-handed-seat.html

England manager Roy Hodgson snubbed by former club Liverpool at Anfield as James Corden handed seat



England manager Roy Hodgson was left to fume in the stands at Anfield, after being refused entry to the directors' box - where comedian James Corden was allowed to sit, in Sunday's game between Liverpool and Manchester United.

The former Liverpool manager, who spent an unhappy six months at the club in the 2010-11 season, was furious after the remarkable snub.

Upon his arrival at the stadium on Sunday, Hodgson was unhappy to discover he had not been offered the courtesy of a ticket to the directors' lounge - usually be customary for an England manager.

He was then less than impressed to discover his seat for the game was in a row he believed was reserved for scouts rather than in the main area of the directors' box, where comedian Corden was among the guests.

Liverpool later claimed this was not the case and Fabio Capello had sat in exactly the same place when he visited Anfield.

However, they acknowledged a ticketing mistake, for which a club official apologised to Hodgson directly at half time.

Evidently though, this did not appease the England chief. Instead of heading to the directors' lounge following the club's intervention, Hodgson opted to sit on his own in the main entrance area at the interval.

He then abandoned his post-match plan of meeting England assistant Gary Neville, who had been commentating on the game, to leave five minutes early and head straight to St George's Park where he will be preparing his squad this week for the World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine.

To make Hodgson's day even worse, both Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson and Manchester United defender Phil Jones suffered ankle injuries that forced their withdrawal from England's squad.

Hodgson had already been informed Wayne Rooney would not be fit after suffering a nasty gash on the head during training on Saturday, but it is now Liverpool's match-winner Daniel Sturridge could be doubtful, .

"We just need to assess it," said Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers about his striker, who has suffered a groin strain. "We weren't sure he was going to make it but he put himself out there and we will see.

"We need to think of Liverpool first. The priority will be with Liverpool. If he is okay, then he will go."

[McDermotX]

Evidently though, this did not appease the England chief. Instead of heading to the directors' lounge following the club's intervention, Hodgson opted to sit on his own in the main entrance area at the interval.

Gonna need a picture of that.

[Neil Young]

He's a massive bellend.

[RichC]

So a 70 odd year old man sulks and sits in a lobby Grow the **** up you massive fraud.

I've also read somewhere that the seating area he occupied was standard for visiting England managers

[Fernandinho]

I hope Sturridge has a slight niggle which keeps him out and they lose now.

[Stanbull]

I don't know what he is moaning about his seat was front row in the press part of the directors box, if he stepped 2 feet to his left he would be in the directors box!!

I sit in front of this seat in the Paddock and i have seen numerous England / Premier league managers sitting in that seat over the years, it's a great seat

What a knob

[kris90210]

He clearly doesn't get that he's an utter joke as far as the fans of this club are concerned. He probably thinks the 'Hodgson for England' chants were complimentary, the daft prick. I hope he's so pissed off that he doesn't visit the stadium again - seeing his jowly, ****ed old face does nothing but remind everyone that him spending 6 months as Liverpool manager wasn't some ****ed up dream. Out of sight, out of mind sounds pretty good to me where Roy Hodgson is concerned.

[Exiled_red]

Gonna need a picture of that.

So a 70 odd year old man sulks and sits in a lobby Grow the **** up you massive fraud.

I've also read somewhere that the seating area he occupied was standard for visiting England managers

[Leyton388]

Shaggy you've got to make a video about this saga. It would be bloody funny.

[peekay]

They were furious that Fabio Capello kept a star with injury issues on too long, particularly in a non-competitive game.
There were dark mutterings at Anfield about Capello’s failure to communicate with them properly, about the need for the England manager to have a better understanding of their situation. A Football Association insurance cheque for £250,000 was scant consolation.
Liverpool’s manager at the time was a certain Roy Hodgson, who was inevitably annoyed that the flow of information between England and Anfield was not better.
Capello was undeniably culpable for not withdrawing Gerrard earlier and also for not being more assiduous in building relations with clubs. He did travel to games but needed to be in more boardrooms on match-day, talking to directors and afterwards with managers. He needed to be backstage more, chatting to medical staff.
Capello’s successor, Hodgson, is far more attentive in attending matches, watching players and also seeking to strengthen fragile bonds between club and country.
So Hodgson could have been forgiven for standing on the main landing at Anfield, noting sponsors and owners’ guests swarming past into the boardroom and then the directors’ box, and pondering why he had been excluded from those areas.
He knew at first hand how annoyed Liverpool were by an England manager’s inability to have real communication with them in 2010. Now he found himself being denied that opportunity.
Some observers suggested that as he was scouting players, Hodgson should be billeted with the scouts, naively ignoring that assessing players is only part of his match-day mission.
Hodgson knows the qualities of the Liverpool and Manchester United contingent anyway; it possibly helped having a chance to catch a few minutes of Andre Wisdom, well regarded in the England age-group system, while Daniel Sturridge showed why he should start against Moldova and Ukraine (if fit).
For Hodgson, there is also an ambassadorial element to these trips, improving contacts, trying to avoid the sort of anger Liverpool felt in 2010, and even talking with Liverpool’s medical staff about how they “manage” Gerrard’s condition.
Liverpool were contrite about the ticket mix-up and apologised to a miffed Hodgson. John W Henry and Tom Werner, the club owners, are known to be sticklers for respect and were mortified by the accidental snubbing of Hodgson.
Liverpool also have a well-founded reputation for looking after former players and managers, even one like Hodgson whose tenure is not remembered fondly.
The unfortunate incident, and particularly the negative reaction in some quarters to Hodgson’s desire to be in the boardroom talking to key Liverpool officials, reflects an alarming trend towards the attempted downgrading of England.
Hodgson, whether he is rated or not as a coach, deserves the respect and assistance of Premier League clubs. He is the most important manager in the country, the man whose strengths or weaknesses will define whether this is a season of sunshine or sorrow.
If England fail to qualify for the World Cup, leaving the nation with the prospect of a barren summer, Premier League self-interest will be vilified as well as Hodgson’s limitations.
England matter. This will be the fundamental message of a keynote speech given on Wednesday by Greg Dyke.
The FA’s new chairman will be addressing a room-full of England correspondents and sponsors, which is all very nice for us, but really he should be delivering it in Richard Scudamore’s office at the Premier League with all the club owners, managers and Academy directors listening in on speakerphone.
Clubs must to do more for England, releasing players more freely, considering a gentleman’s agreement on overseas quotas (Dyke’s hope) and agreeing to a winter break between rounds three and four of the FA  Cup to ensure players are fresher for the summer.
Clubs are investing in youth development, crucially so. If they do not nurture English talent then the identity of clubs will be diluted, the influence will be lost of the likes of Gerrard from Huyton’s Bluebell Estate on Liverpool.
Liverpool should ask their captain about the significance of the national team. Gerrard was obsessed with England as a youngster, even wearing a Manchester United No 7 shirt because he so admired Bryan Robson’s performances for England.
He still is determined to achieve things with England, saying that “you want to make your own history, have your own memories’’. Liverpool also benefit commercially from having the England captain in their midst.
Or just listen to another at Anfield on Sunday, the United coach Phil Neville, who represented England Under-16s 10 times, “playing against top-class players like Francesco Totti and Boudewijn Zenden in front of huge crowds [at Wembley] and it was vital for my development”.
Sturridge has been so keen to return to the England reckoning that he made a point of having a quiet word with an FA official before Gerrard’s testimonial at Anfield.
Those clubs who swiftly withdraw players or snub England managers must appreciate that England retain an emotional hold on players and public.
Even the Under-21s regularly boast the top gates in Europe. Even the struggling seniors remain box-office, pulling in the largest crowds across the planet.
When 2.3 million applications were made for World Cup tickets within 24 hours of their release by Fifa, England were amongst the top five supporter groups along with hosts Brazil, two other South American nations in Chile and Argentina, and the United States, who are far closer to qualifying than Gerrard’s side are.
When Rickie Lambert, a couple of years below Gerrard in Liverpool’s youth system, signed for Southampton in 2009 and related the story of working in a beetroot factory early in his career, news crews were not scrambled to the factory in Scarisbrick.
When he scored on his England debut, everyone wanted information on his £20-a-day shifts at Red Velvet (which they soon discovered was no more). Lambert achieved the almost impossible of making beetroot trendy (and he does not even like the stuff).
That is life under the England microscope. Even a strip of elasticated cloth, the armband, dominates phone-ins.
As for viewing figures, a peak BBC audience of 23.2 million tuned in to Gerrard and company’s Euro  2012 quarter-final shoot-out defeat by Andrea Pirlo’s Italy.
Liverpool’s remarkable Gerrard-inspired triumph over Pirlo’s AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League final peaked at 14.6 million viewers. England matter.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/10282370/Roy-Hodgson-snub-at-Anfield-reflects-alarming-trend-towards-attempted-downgrading-of-England.html

[Yozza]

Greg Dyke sets England 2022 World Cup target

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23963416

By Richard Conway
BBC Sport

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke says the England team should aim to reach the semi-final of Euro 2020 and win the World Cup in 2022.
But in a wide-ranging speech, Dyke warned that England may not be able to compete seriously on the world stage without changes in the domestic game.
"English football is a tanker that needs turning," he said.
Dyke will set up an FA commission to ask key questions on how England can change its long-term prospects.

The commission will ask why England are in this situation, what could be done and how any changes can be implemented.

The chairmen of the Premier League, Football League, Professional Footballers' Association and League Managers' Association have been invited to join the commission to start this month and Dyke has urged all in the game to come forward to give evidence.

England have not gone beyond a World Cup quarter-final since they reached the last four in 1990 and have only won it once, in 1966. They have little chance in the future as long as Roy Hodsgon remains in charge
The 2020 European Championship is due to be held across Europe with the FA having already submitted Wembley as one of the potential venues.

However, the 2022 World Cup is set to be in Qatar, with Dyke saying temperatures of 50C will make it "impossible" to hold the tournament there in summer.
Dyke said: "No doubt some will say these targets will burden the players with more pressure. I don't see it in that way. Top players must be able to handle pressure if they want to be winners. We want to be winners."

His speech comes amid a backdrop of foreign influence in the top division, with many believing it is having an adverse effect on England teams.
Last season, the number of English under-21 players competing in the Premier League dropped to its lowest level. In the summer, the England Under-21 side crashed out of the European Championship in Israel without winning a point.
Dyke, 66, accepted that the FA "had not done as well as we should" in building a successful England team over the years.
He warned that the England set-up had been weakened rather than strengthened after 20 years of the Premier League but said his speech was "not designed to start a blame game".

During the summer transfer window, there were 137 Premier League signings but only 25 (or 18.2%) of those were English.
Financial analysts Deloitte said £60m of the gross £630m summer spending was on English players. This is just under 10%.
"We want to work hand in hand with the [Premier] League," added Dyke, who started in the FA role on 13 July.
He also highlighted the huge investment that Premier League clubs had made a huge investment in academies but so far the game had not seen "a huge return on that investment".

The FA chairman pointed out the difficulties in getting clubs to release players to join up with England squads at all levels.
He also spoke strongly about the limited playing opportunities that eligible English players receive at club level, saying there were issues getting players out of academies and into first-team line-ups.
"If the best of our emerging young players can't get a game here, then we have a serious problem," he said.

[Mattimetal]

Couldn't help but notice this Dyke has a speech impediment as well...! Is this part of the FA's recruitment criteria?

[Boogs]

Couldn't help but notice this Dyke has a speech impediment as well...! Is this part of the FA's recruitment criteria?

Well if he thinks England will win the World Cup in the next 10 years he's clueless as well. There seems to be a pattern forming

[spud_gun]

Dyke's speech was akin to a child just before Christmas who'd gotten hold of his mothers Great Universal catalogue and spent the last couple of hours going through the toy section highlighting what toys they wanted.

I want a semi-final of the Euro's in 2020 and to win the World Cup in 2022 and then i want He-Man and Skalator figures as well as a Millennium Falcon.