Roy Hodgson Appointed New Fulham Manager
At 11:30 a.m. CST, 5:30 London, the club announced Roy Hodgson as the new manager of Fulham Football Club.
Hodgson will take over the team on Sunday with a training session. Ray Lewington will remain at the helm for the Birmingham match tomorrow. Hodgson will also be at the game tomorrow, but as an observer. No doubt to start his assessment process.
I am delighted to have been offered this opportunity with Fulham. After long talks with the Chairman and the board I am convinced that we can take the Club to a new level. I am determined that we will overcome the current position, which I understand will be a challenge, but one that I will relish. I am very much looking forward to training with the team on Sunday, and will of course be at St Andrews tomorrow to watch the vital clash against Birmingham City.
-Roy Hodgson-
Roy has immense experience in all areas of football and can drive this club forward for the long term. My commitment to this club has never dwindled and I am more than ever determined that we have the right man to turn round our current predicament and build for a successful future.
-Mohammed Al Fayed-
Al Fayed was also quoted as saying that Hodgson would “return Fulham to its tradition of playing attractive passing football”. A comment on what Sanchez had done to handcuff the creativity in the players at Fulham, perhaps.
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From afar, seems like an inspired choice…
Ilya
28 Dec 07 at 7:45 pm
This is the most positive I’ve felt about the club since we beat Reading. Looking forward to tomorrow and New Years Day agains the Undead.
HatterDon
28 Dec 07 at 8:14 pm
Hodgson sounds like the kind of manager we need, one with experience and a decent pedigree. I wasn’t too keen on John Collins mainly due to his lack of coaching experience. Hopefully MAF will be generous with the purse strings again and we can improve the squad in January.
BC
28 Dec 07 at 9:19 pm
I’m happy with Hodgson. Good pedigree, very cultured, strong tactically, has managed in the Prem, etc…what’s not to like?
It was a good move by MAF to get a permanent mgr appointed quickly. You never know when another mgr or two get sacked over the next few weeks (Newcastle may be back in the market again) and the competition for good candidates could be tougher.
Hopefully, this settles the team down and brings out a good performance at St. Andrews.
George H.
28 Dec 07 at 9:39 pm