BREAKING: FA APPROACH ROY HODGSON

Reebok Trotter wrote:

doffcocker wrote:It worries me what happened at Liverpool.

He had them playing negative, defensive, cautious football when they needed to be setting out to score goals and win games.

Isn't England exactly the same?

The FA are their own worst enemies. If they just went with the candidate that the majority of the country want for once, it's not them that look like the idiots at the end of it.

It's easy to criticize Hodgson's tenure at Liverpool but it's as if the dice was loaded from the start. Dalglish has spent in excess of 100 million ( 35 mill on Carroll ) and they wont even qualify for the Europa League. West Brom are only 3 points behind Liverpool so who is the better manager?

RT, Liverpool are in next season's Europa League, already, by winning the League Cup!

Always thought this was on the cards but the timing is excellent. Spurs form dipped when 'Arry was in the frame - maybe the Baggies form will dip too?

Let's bloody well hope so!

What i find most amusing about this story, is not Roy being looked at, it's the english media.

They really are hilarious.

If you'd come from space and knew nothing about Football you'd assume England had dominated world football for the best part of 100 years and had 11 of the worlds best players in every position.

They're obsessive about making any Englishman under the age of 24 "one of the worlds best young players" Downing, Smalling, Jones, Wilshere, Ashley Young, Aaron Lennon and so and so on.

Once an Englishman reaches peak age of 26-29 the move from they worlds best YOUNG player to the worlds BEST player in that position.

Ashley Cole, Steven Gerrard, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney.

utterly laughable.

Looking increasingly like a done deal. Let's hope the Baggies go to pieces.

Hodgson has already got his team named for the first game..........

Hawt
Wichards
Wio
Tewwy
Bwidge
Bawwy
Gewwawd
Cawwick
Wodwell
Cwouch
Wooney

Done Deal.

Due to be announced in a press conference at 6pm tonight.

Hipster_Nebula wrote:Done Deal.

Bugger me, what's that giant knob protruding from his head ? He looks like he is sat on the other end of it.

aaron_bwfc wrote:Due to be announced in a press conference at 6pm tonight.

4pm according to Sky Sports News

Some images of Roy to wet peoples appetite.

One of the most ridiculous appointments of all time. Roy Hodgson is a decent PL manager, nothing more. When he was at a big club, Liverpool, he failed because he couldn't deal with the big name players and their egos.

Harry knows how to deal with these players and isn't scared to leave them out. And more importantly, he'd have got the best out of the talent we do have - with Hodgson it'll be more defensive displays just like under Capello.

Now official that he IS the England manager for the next 4 years.

Think I will buy the new Dutch top for this years Euro's!!! Better chance than England in winning it!

Natasha Whittam wrote:One of the most ridiculous appointments of all time. Roy Hodgson is a decent PL manager, nothing more. When he was at a big club, Liverpool, he failed because he couldn't deal with the big name players and their egos.

Harry knows how to deal with these players and isn't scared to leave them out. And more importantly, he'd have got the best out of the talent we do have - with Hodgson it'll be more defensive displays just like under Capello.

My thoughts entirely!

He's got far more experience at many different levels than Droopy has.

Which puts him a cut above.

Natasha, who would you have offered the job to? Droopy with his one FA Cup win?

Hipster_Nebula wrote:

Excellent!

I think what ARRY brings (apparently) is his man management, and lets be honest the England job is less about stats, and cups and experience and more about managing a bunch of pampered tossers.

these players have been told they're the best in the world from an early age and have huge huge ego's.

I'm not sure Roy will be able to manage the clowns honestly.

So Happy that Woy has got the job