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

[Shaggy]

"Just ****ing launch it!"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/apr/20/roy-hodgson-west-brom-liverpool

But it was not Ferguson, Dalglish, divisive owners, Poulsen, a media agenda or small-time comments that did for Hodgson. No, it was the worst football witnessed at Anfield in half a century, a Carling Cup third-round exit at home to Northampton Town and a return of seven wins in 20 league games that left the club four points above the relegation zone when his reign was brought to an end. The style was encapsulated one afternoon when Daniel Agger tried to play his way out of defence. "Just ****ing launch it!" came the rebuke from the technical area.

[Bender]

Ha ha ha - just saw the it on SSN and it was!!!

Cheers

Rach

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[sean_lfc]

"Just ****ing launch it!"



http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...brom-liverpool

That is quite funny to be fair LOL. Thank **** he's gone. I can't believe it might have happened, but imagine if he had stayed on and ours possibly having been relegated! Doncaster away followed by Millwall at home.

[Daniel 7]

He's clearly the cheap option for the FA after the billions they have spent on Capello and Sven in the past.

Great thing is, when this all ends in disaster, there will be a huge outcry from the Ingerlund fans wanting a foreign manager with a proven European pedigree, because English managers aren't really that good after all, haha. Then we'll hear how the FA are going to have a root and branch review of their whole setup

(Then when the new foreign manager with a proven European pedigree gets sacked after it all goes wrong in the World Cup in Brazil, Ingerlund fans will cry out for an English manager because the funny speaking foreign fella couldn't communicate in English adequately and didn't get what it is to be the manager of England. Then we'll hear how the FA are going to have a root and branch review of their whole setup)

[Lecter]

He's clearly the cheap option for the FA after the billions they have spent on Capello and Sven in the past.

Great thing is, when this all ends in disaster, there will be a huge outcry from the Ingerlund fans wanting a foreign manager with a proven European pedigree, because English managers aren't really that good after all, haha. Then we'll hear how the FA are going to have a root and branch review of their whole setup

(Then when the new foreign manager with a proven European pedigree gets sacked after it all goes wrong in the World Cup in Brazil, Ingerlund fans will cry out for an English manager because the funny speaking foreign fella couldn't communicate in English adequately and didn't get what it is to be the manager of England. Then we'll hear how the FA are going to have a root and branch review of their whole setup)

[dww]

I actually think he is at least as good a choice as Redknapp.

[Lecter]

The easiest solution would be to kick off all the ****wits on the various FA boards and actually get people in who know a bit about football

[PTP]

[sean_lfc]

The easiest solution would be to kick off all the ****wits on the various FA boards and actually get people in who know a bit about football

This is the sole reason England have not and never will win anything ever again.

Look at Germany, where Beckenbauer and sorts are there.

[tsb]

He's clearly the cheap option for the FA after the billions they have spent on Capello and Sven in the past.

Great thing is, when this all ends in disaster, there will be a huge outcry from the Ingerlund fans wanting a foreign manager with a proven European pedigree, because English managers aren't really that good after all, haha. Then we'll hear how the FA are going to have a root and branch review of their whole setup

(Then when the new foreign manager with a proven European pedigree gets sacked after it all goes wrong in the World Cup in Brazil, Ingerlund fans will cry out for an English manager because the funny speaking foreign fella couldn't communicate in English adequately and didn't get what it is to be the manager of England. Then we'll hear how the FA are going to have a root and branch review of their whole setup)

The grass on the other side is always greener

[dom9]

From the beeb.

Hodgson has extensive international experience, having managed Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Finland, and domestic teams in Sweden, Italy and England.

I guess when you compare that to Redknapp, Pardew, Allardyce, Curbishley et al, it is quite extensive isn't it. On a par with Shteve McClaren.

[Lecter]

From the beeb.



I guess when you compare that to Redknapp, Pardew, Allardyce, Curbishley et al, it is quite extensive isn't it. On a par with Shteve McClaren.

When you actually look at his CV in detail it doesnt make good reading. Yes he has had a lot of jobs but thats more an indictment of his lack of ability more than anything else

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Roy Hodgson's route to talks for the England manager's job
Domestically, Roy Hodgson has come from non-league as a player to the Premier League as a manager. Internationally, his coaching career has taken him from Europe to the United Arab Emirates and back again.

His has been a wide-ranging and cosmopolitan life in football. Here BBC Sport looks at how Hodgson's 47-year journey has taken its course.

1947: Born on 9 August in Croydon.

1965-75: Player with Crystal Palace, Gravesend and Northfleet, Maidstone and South African side Berea Park.


1976: Started managerial career with Halmstads in Sweden, aged 28, and won two league championships.

1980: Joined Bristol City as assistant manager.

1982: Appointed manager at Ashton Gate but dismissed within four months after poor run of results.

1982: Returned to Sweden to lead Orebro.

1984: Took over at Malmo FF and led club to top of Swedish league for five consecutive seasons, but only won title twice due to temporary play-off system. Won Swedish Cup twice.

1990: Left Sweden for Switzerland, taking over at Neuchatel Xamax.

1992: Became Switzerland manager, taking them to the 1994 World Cup Finals in the United States. They finished second behind Romania in Group A, losing 3-0 to Spain in the last 16. Led Switzerland to qualification for Euro 96.

1995: Appointed manager of Inter Milan. In first season, finished seventh in Serie A and reached semi-finals of Italian Cup. In second season, Inter lost to Schalke in the Uefa Cup Final on penalties. Record (all competitions): Pld73 W 38 D 26 L19.

1997: Joined Blackburn Rovers and led them to sixth in Premier League and qualification for Europe.

1998: After just nine points from 14 games, he was sacked on 21 November with Rovers bottom of the league. Record (all competitions): Pld 63 W22 D18 L23.

1999: Shortlisted for Austria job. Returns to Inter on 27 April as technical director until the end of the season. Record: Pld 6 W2 L4.


1999: Joined Swiss side Grasshopper, with a league record of: Pld22 W9 D7 L6.

2000: Appointed coach of Danish side FC Copenhagen. Linked with England job after resignation of Kevin Keegan.

2001: Took Copenhagen to the Superliga title, with a record of: Pld33 W17 D12 L4, then took over as coach of Serie A club Udinese in August - but parts company with them in December.

2002: Appointed manager of the United Arab Emirates.

2004: Sacked in January after leading side to fifth place at the Gulf Cup then joined Norwegian side Viking FK in May.

2005: Agreed to take over as boss of Finland national team in August.

2007: Quit Finland on 30 November after failing to secure qualification for Euro 2008. Appointed Fulham manager two months later.

2008: Fulham won four of their last five Premier League games of the season to stave off relegation.

2009: Guided the Cottagers to their highest ever top-flight finish, seventh, and ensured Europa League qualification.


2010: Oversaw a stunning second-leg comeback against Juventus in the Europa League quarter-finals on the way to losing 2-1 against Atletico Madrid in extra-time in the final in Hamburg. Record (all competitions): P171 W64 D50 L57. Announced as new manager of Liverpool on a three-year contract in July.

2011: Liverpool announce Hodgson has left the club on 8 January. Record (all competitions): P31 W13 D9 L9. Took over as West Brom coach on 11 February after the Baggies parted company with Roberto Di Matteo and led them to 11th after a strong end-of-season run.

2012: West Brom granted the Football Association permission to speak to Hodgson about the vacant manager's position on 29 April. Record (all competitions): P43 W20 D14 L19.

[Lecter]

Hodgson managing in England
38.64% - Roy Hodgson's win percentage while managing top-flight clubs in England. In total, he has been in charge for 308 games - leading Blackburn, Fulham, Liverpool and West Brom - and won 119 of them.

[Lecter]

“There are too many sackings in Asian football. You cannot expect the coach to wave a magic wand and everything will be all right when you have the same players”

Hodgson on his UAE dismissal

[ChesterDave]

Roy Hodgson is unique. He has achieved things no other England manager past, present, or future will achieve...

Lead a team to WC94