Roy Hodgson as England manager?

[popside_yidlad]

With hodgson to be interviewed today it looks like he is set to be appointed sooner rather than later.
As a spurs follower I will be seriously annoyed but relieved if thats the case. The FA have rocked the spurs boat, unsettling them and causing dramatic loss in form. It appears that after all this it now wont be harry which on a long term basis could be good for spurs. Hodgson is a good proven manager whilst not spectacular. He has done well in previous international jobs and in european football.

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So how does everyone feel about it?

[Southampton Gull]

How have the FA done that then? They haven't even approached Spurs so any talk of them unsettling Spurs is total cobblers. Perhaps if Harry had said he wanted nothing other than to concentrate on his current job it wouldn't have transpired the way it has. Of course, his much publicised court case was the FA's fault too was it?

Self-induced by a manager that doesn't know when he's well-off.

[popside_yidlad]

Not suprised to see your not a harry fan (as southampton based) but people with more info than us found him.....NOT GUILTY.
I dont completely blame England role for lack of form its 50/50 with lennon not being fit so shape unbalanced. Maybe im harsh at sayin FA its probably fairer to say the British press.

[Aussie]

I`m absolutely delighted to see that the F.A have appointed yet another total joke as the England manager, never fails to make me laugh my arse off!

[Plymouth Gull]

Hodgson will do a good job.

[Dave]

For a start this whole thing with Harry was nothing to do with the F.A , media speculation and fan power created that, and Harry like any Englishman would no doubt have wanted the job, whilst not be able to rule himself in as he is contrated to Spurs, he didn't want to rule himself either.

Everyone wanted some pride restored the the England team, with the appointment of an English manager, and here lie's a massive problem, infact bigger than massive.

A point missed by many right up and down the country, thier are only 4 English manager's in the premiership.

Spurs,Newcastle,West Brom and Stoke, not counting Terry Connor at Wolves for obviuos reasons.So if not Hodgson,who else?

We have gone the road of appointing good club managers before, Taylor and Keegan spring to mind, when it came to England both were clueless, and turned the England team into a joke,

Atleast Hodgson has managed at international level before, and knows what is required, what the F.A need to focus on is getting more English managers up to the highest level of the game.

[AustrianAndyGull]

Agree with Dave (SG) , if Harry ( and people in general actually SAY what they really think then life would be a whole lot easier for them and everyone else ). Harry should have said YES I WANT THE JOB if he wanted it or NO I DON'T WNAT THE JOB I'M HAPPY AT SPURS. How effing difficult is that for Christs sake?!! There's always a hidden agenda or something or other going on in their heads. JUST SAY WHAT YOU MEAN YOU LETTUCE!!

Anyway with regards Hodgson, IMO i think the England team will go downhill faster than Hermann Maier which will make me laugh with great merriment as i always like it when the England team struggle, ( i've loved the last 20 years!). Sorry England fans! I actually like Roy and think he's a good bloke and a good manager but the Liverpool job was way too big for him to handle and dealing with the ultimate in pressure and players who have big egos will not see him at his best again like with Fulham. Yes he has had stints at Finland and Switzerland as international boss but there wasn't really any pressure there PLUS the Finns and Swiss aren't overpaid, whining, self centred imbeciles and they actually care about their country and have national pride. Roy is a top bloke but not for England i'm afraid. The sad thing is that after Roy and Harry - who else could England choose? It's an embarassment really when you think about it.

[usagullmichigan]

For a start this whole thing with Harry was nothing to do with the F.A , media speculation and fan power created that, and Harry like any Englishman would no doubt have wanted the job, whilst not be able to rule himself in as he is contrated to Spurs, he didn't want to rule himself either.

Everyone wanted some pride restored the the England team, with the appointment of an English manager, and here lie's a massive problem, infact bigger than massive.

A point missed by many right up and down the country, thier are only 4 English manager's in the premiership.

Spurs,Newcastle,West Brom and Stoke, not counting Terry Connor at Wolves for obviuos reasons.So if not Hodgson,who else?

We have gone the road of appointing good club managers before, Taylor and Keegan spring to mind, when it came to England both were clueless, and turned the England team into a joke,

Atleast Hodgson has managed at international level before, and knows what is required, what the F.A need to focus on is getting more English managers up to the highest level of the game.

IS Pulis not Welsh?

[SteveDeckchair]

Some of the replies on here hint at similar comments made about Martin Ling in the summer. Strange really, because he was on a hiding to nothing at Liverpool and has been proven to be a quality manager in the premier league at both Fulham and West Brom.

I think Roy will do fine as England manager. Let's face it, he won't be any worse than some of the previous incumbents!

Similar to Di Matteo who has come in at Chelsea as a stop gap and is now looking good for the elusive Champs League, Hodgson has no expectations or pressure. We don't need a top four manager with umpteen trophies, it's an entirely different job. Capello proved that means nothing.

As for yidlad compaining about the FA, I would say it was more about Spurs over-achieving in the first half of the season and not being able to sustain it. Modric and Bale will be off if you don't finish fourth and then you will turn into an upper mid-table side. Harry will kick himself that he didn't throw his hat into the ring on this one.....

[Dave]

IS Pulis not Welsh?

Sorry my bad, however that only makes my point about the lack top flight English managers more valid.

[popside_yidlad]

The more I think about this the more I think its likely that he will get it for euros and see from there. Although I think when we do appoint anyone whoever it is it should be on a rolling 2 year deal

[bruciesbootcleaner]

so there you have it, the F.A. have plumped for a "yes man cheap option"
in appointing that clown hodgson, i`m not kidding martin ling would be a better choice,
than "oh look i`ve been sacked again hodgson"
just as years ago the best manager around i.e. "old big head clough" was thought not to be the right candidate at that time,
(when to any sane english football supporter, he most certainly was,) the good old F.A. astound everyone with their choice,
of this man.
i`m not in the "lets av honest arry redknapp" camp, the man`s got baggage, so was never really being considered by the F.A.
but are we really saying that hodgson is the best around, pull the other one!
hope i`m proved wrong, but somehow i don`t think so,
remember steven gerrards comment when he got the bullet from liverpool - " roy is one of lifes gentleman, but maybe the liverpool job at this time was a little to big for him"

[Dave]

Their's already a thread going on this.............http://torquayfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=4181" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In answer to your question however, no Martin Ling would not be a better choice, everyone want's an English, England manager, if not woy, and not arry..who else?

[AustrianAndyGull]

Martin is an honest and decent chap like Roy. Can't really say i think that about the 'other' England candidate though.

[Southampton Gull]

Not suprised to see your not a harry fan (as southampton based) but people with more info than us found him.....NOT GUILTY.
I dont completely blame England role for lack of form its 50/50 with lennon not being fit so shape unbalanced. Maybe im harsh at sayin FA its probably fairer to say the British press.

Where do you draw the inference that I'm not a Harry Redknapp fan?

As it happens I think he's done a great job at Spurs and I love watching them play. What I am saying is that all the "uncertainty" was a misnomer, he was never approached by the FA so how can they be at fault? If he had said right from the off that he had a job to do and would be concentrating on that then there wouldn't have been any fuss.