Poll: FA approach Hodgson for England job.

Would you be happy to see Hodgson as England manager

  • I would be happy with Woy as England manager

    Votes: 128 59.3%

  • I would rather decapitate myself with a rusty scythe

    Votes: 88 40.7%
  • Total voters
    216
  • Poll closed .
The problem with Roy is that (like Liverpool fans) the England fans wont appreciate his honesty about how **** the team is and as such wont appreciate his interviews and opinions.

After sacking El Tel, it would be difficult to appoint Arry and as such a good hosnest alternative has to be found.


BaZ87 said:
If you're writing off our chances of winning the Euros then appoint somebody that can/will build for the longer term. As I said above, Hodgson's a short-term manager that makes decisions for the here and now, not with a few years down the line in mind.
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Is this based on his last few seasons at Fulham/West Brom or are you looking at his international career?

BaZ87 said:
Hodgson's record and managerial approach is no better than Fat Sam's and I'm sure nobody wants him anywhere near the England side.
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Who has tournament experience aside from Woy and Pearce?
 
Pigeon_Killer said:
Honestly don't know why we got rid of Cappello if Roy gets the job. They're both defensive managers, they both favour experience over youth and they both play 4-4-2. Roy's the English equivalent of Cappello just without the success and ability. The only reason I could see for employing Roy over Cappello would be if we were entering in a European Owl Lookalike contest.
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I think you're being harsh on Capello there. I didn't think he was overly defensive, he started bringing younger players through and he wasn't rigid with his system either. You are right about him being much more successful and able than Hodgson though.

divaboy said:
We tried that with Sven I liked him but the media and folks on here knocked him. For me he did very very well. Capello did an above average job as well. Hell even hoddle did a good job........ Or is that my rose tinted glasses taking effect :p
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That's not a reason for giving it to Hodgson though. If we're accepting that we're not good enough to win the Euros and possibly even the World Cup in 2 years time then make an appointment with 4+ years in mind. Hodgson certainly isn't the man for that job.

If on the other hand you're hoping to challenge for the Euros this summer then make an appointment to get the best out of what we've got this summer and then possibly appoint somebody to take on the 4 year plan after the Euros. Hodgson again shouldn't be the man for the (Euros) job. Like Pigeon said, he's a manager that you appoint to get you out of a relegation battle, not somebody to win you something.
 
BaZ87 said:
That's not a reason for giving it to Hodgson though. If we're accepting that we're not good enough to win the Euros and possibly even the World Cup in 2 years time then make an appointment with 4+ years in mind. Hodgson certainly isn't the man for that job.

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Agreed in principle but can you really see a England manager been given 4 years plus to succeed the pres would have a field day.

I think what I'm trying to say unlike euro96 , France 98 and arguably 2002 we simply aren't good enough so whoever you put on charge isn't going to make one **** of difference! It's sad but true.

Who in this thread honestly thinks we have a chance ?
 
Honestly I'd be more hopeful if the FA just went to the squad #$%& it lads, just sort it out between you and see how you get on - that's basically how they play regardless of manager anyway :p
 
dilated said:
Is this based on his last few seasons at Fulham/West Brom or are you looking at his international career?
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It's based on what I've seen from Hodgson over the last 5 or so years. I can't really comment on his time as the Swiss manager (he was only there for 3 years though so hardly long-term) as I was 5 when he got that job.

He favours experienced players over younger players and makes decisions with his immediate future in mind at the expense of the clubs long-term future. Liverpool are still paying the price for his (poor) short-sighted decisions.

dilated said:
Who has tournament experience aside from Woy and Pearce?
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It depends on how you look at it. Redknapp (for example) has recent Champions League experience if that counts. Hodgson's tournament experience amounts to 4 games 18 years ago. Which is more relevant?

There's no good English candidate but Hodgson is about as bad a choice as we could make.
 
divaboy said:
Agreed in principle but can you really see a England manager been given 4 years plus to succeed the pres would have a field day.

I think what I'm trying to say unlike euro96 , France 98 and arguably 2002 we simply aren't good enough so whoever you put on charge isn't going to make one **** of difference! It's sad but true.

Who in this thread honestly thinks we have a chance ?
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The point I was trying to make was that whichever route you go down (hoping to win the Euros or building for the future), Hodgson isn't the man for either.

I don't want to sound too anti-Hodgson, he has his uses but managing a side with any expectations isn't one of them.

If we're accepting that we're **** and don't believe that any manager will be given time to build a side for the future then we may as well give up all hope. But even then, don't give it to Hodgson. I'd rather give it to Keegan and be hopeless but entertaining than hopeless and boring under Hodgson.
 
BaZ87 said:
There's no good English candidate but Hodgson is about as bad a choice as we could make.
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exactly and it looks like they have bowed to pressure to fnd one, looks like Harry turned them down and they panicked, now we end up with an English Muppet rather than a decent foreign mamager :mad:
 
Isn't Joe Kinnear available right now? Has international and topflight experience! :p

I wouldn't mind Chris Hughton even, Hodgson is just so utterly uninspiring. - much like the England team to be fair

Poll needs a third option - MEH :p
 
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Tom84 said:
In what way? :confused:
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Literally speaking, we're still paying (or had to pay them a lump sum) part of Poulsen & Konchesky's wages :p

What I was actually referring to were the decisions like forcing Insua out on loan, giving up 2 of our promising youngsters and paying £4-5m (when money was extremely tight) all so we could sign Paul Konchesky. I'd argue that Insua is/was a better LB than Konchesky to begin with and he certainly was a better long-term prospect so any scenario where we ended up with Konchesky over Insua was a bad decision. To pay £4-5m and lose 2 decent youngsters too, took the **** though. All that because that because Hodgson thought Konchesky was a safer bet for the season or so he expected to be at Liverpool for. Loaning out Aquilani, signing Poulsen & Jones were all similar deals; bad long-term moves for Liverpool but deals Hodgson thought were best for the 1-2 years he was going to be there.
 
I still struggle to understand the Poulsen signing. We sold Sissoko because he was kept out the team by Mascherano. Sissoko in turn kept Poulsen out of the Juventus team but we ended up signing Poulsen to replace Mascherano :o
 
If we kick up a big enough fuss, he might turn the job down. I've seen somebody else mention, that when asked about the England job last year Hodgson said that he'd want the fans and media's backing before he'd take the job.

If I cared enough about England, I'd be outside the FA's hq with a Hodgson out sign tomorrow.
 
I know he was acquitted or whatever but I do wonder whether (bearing in mind recent controversies with Terry etc) the FA want to steer clear of Redknapp and his dubious reputation. You can bet your bottom dollar that should Redknapp become England manager the scrutiny into his dealihns would increase 10-fold, and the FA may be wary of any skeletons in this closet.

I wouldn't give Hodgson the job but having stated that they want an Englishman in charge the FA have left themselves with very few viable options.
 
Rotty said:
exactly and it looks like they have bowed to pressure to fnd one, looks like Harry turned them down and they panicked, now we end up with an English Muppet rather than a decent foreign mamager :mad:
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I don't think Redknapp would have turned them down. Like HangTime mentions, it looks like they were scared of appointing Redknapp.

One thing this does do is highlight how few decent (or even average) English managers there are. I'm really struggling to think any English manager that wouldn't be a bad choice.
 
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