The New Manager Thread

[Shaggy]

When Rafa took over at LFC, Roy was manager of the United Arab Emirates

[Rich]

Balls, all this talk of Inter. That's over 10 years ago.

[Pablo]

Balls, all this talk of Inter. That's over 10 years ago.

Last 10 years:
FC Copenhagen
Udinese
UAE National Team
Viking FK
Finland National Team
Fulham

As this makes him the stand out candidate for the Liverpool job how?

Oh and that story of Lippi being the "fall back guy" , has the world gone completely backwards!

[Shaggy]

Blackburn Rovers

In the 1997 close season, Hodgson was tempted by Jack Walker to become manager of Blackburn Rovers. Rovers had finished 13th the previous season – only 2 seasons after winning the title—and had been in danger of relegation.

Manager Ray Harford had quit on 25 October 1996 with Blackburn winless, bottom of the Premier League and just knocked out of the Football League Cup by Division Two underdogs Stockport County. Coach Tony Parkes had been put in charge for the rest of the season and overseen an improvement in league form to secure survival, but it was clear that chairman Walker wanted a more experienced man to build a side capable of regaining the form of a few years earlier[citation needed] (when Blackburn had been league champions), and Hodgson accepted the offer to take over.

In the 1997–98 season—his first season in charge – Blackburn finished 6th, qualifying for the UEFA cup and appeared to be in the ascendancy. However, Hodgson's second season with Blackburn would prove to be disastrous, both for the club and for his personal reputation within English football. Hodgson spent £20m in the summer of 1998 to strengthen the Rovers side[8]. A succession of poor buys – notably the £7.5 million Kevin Davies—coupled with injuries and dressing room unrest led to a disastrous start to the season. He was sacked in December 1998 with Rovers at the bottom of the league table.[9] His final game was a home defeat to Southampton.[9][10]


Return to Inter, Grasshopper

In 1999, he had a brief second stint as caretaker at Inter Milan before returning to Switzerland to coach Grasshopper for a season. In 2000, Hodgson was one of three candidates to take over as England manager. However, his failure with Blackburn and subsequent damage to his reputation in England counted heavily against him[11] and the job went to Sven-Göran Eriksson.

Copenhagen, Udinese

Hodgson moved to Denmark and became manager of Copenhagen. Hodgson was an instant success, taking a team that had finished 7th and 8th in the two previous seasons, and winning the Superliga championship in the 2000–01 season. In 2001, he left Copenhagen to move to Serie A side Udinese. Despite a successful start, he was fired after just six months after allegedly stating that he regretted taking up the post.[12]

United Arab Emirates

Hodgson took over as manager of the United Arab Emirates in April 2002, managing the senior and Olympic sides. He was sacked in January 2004 after a disappointing fifth placed finish at the 2003 Gulf Cup.[13] Speaking of his time as manager of the United Arab Emirates, Hodgson said: "That was a period where I didn't know where my career was going. But all these experiences enrich you and it was good to know I could get my message to players who many say are uncoachable. It's hard work; they're basically lazy. But I had them drilled and pressuring opponents almost like an English team. Most coaches who go there are just fannying around, but it's not my nature."[4]

Viking

In May 2004, he moved to Norwegian club Viking. The club had been stuck in the relegation zone before Hodgson took over, but finished ninth under Hodgson in its first season in its new stadium, Viking Stadion, qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Following a spell at the top of the table, Viking finished fifth in the 2005 season. 2005 was also a good year for Hodgson and Viking in the UEFA Cup, with victories against Monaco and Austria Wien as the highlights. On 15 August 2005, he agreed to take over as coach of the Finnish national team for the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.

Finland

Hodgson narrowly failed to reach Euro 2008 with Finland (Finland attained 24 points and coming fourth in their group). Hodgson's Finland were praised for well organized defending but criticized for inefficient attacking. Finland played five 0–0 draws in 14 qualification games. However, Finland still had a chance to qualify in their last match. Hodgson's contract expired at the end of November, and although the Finnish FA expressed their willingness to extend it, Hodgson decided to move on.[14] Prior to taking up an ambassadorial role at Inter Milan, Hodgson was linked with the vacant Republic of Ireland managers job.[15] He was also considered an outside candidate to replace Steve McClaren as England manager,[16] having been linked to the job after the departure of Glenn Hoddle and Kevin Keegan[17] and given his international management record and nationality.



Sacked by UAE

[dww]

I'm still not a massive fan but there are hard won successes on that list. We are in a **** situation and we need someone who has dealt with those sorts of problems before. I hate the fact we are in that situation but we have to make the best of it.

I'm not at all sure how to feel about the season until we get our transfer dealings complete and I know what is happening with our youth system. There is nothing on Hodgson's CV that suggests he will be here for the long haul and I really hope we have some plan to put an infrastructure in around him that lasts longer than he does.

[Pablo]

5th place in the pinnacle of footballing competitions that is the Gulf Cup!

[dww]

5th place in the pinnacle of footballing competitions that is the Gulf Cup!

I think we missed a trick in not going for Bruno Metsu who won it with the very same nation.

[Kenneth]

It's hard work; they're basically lazy. But I had them drilled and pressuring opponents almost like an English team. Most coaches who go there are just fannying around, but it's not my nature.

That's a quality quote.

[lickedlollipop]

I think I'm Gonna Throw Up

[Kenneth]

Well I think it's quite exciting, even if it does mean going backwards

[Pablo]

Well I think it's quite exciting, even if it does mean going backwards

Sometimes I like to walk backwards at rapid foot speed, it's quite exhilarating

[Fierce]

Sometimes I like to walk backwards at rapid foot speed, it's quite exhilarating

Do you peek behind you? Or leave it to chance?

[Pablo]

Do you peek behind you? Or leave it to chance?

I'm going to have to leave that to your imagination, you naughty little scamp

[Fierce]

Matron!!

[Neil Young]

Matron!!