Hodgson v Redknapp: what the stats say

The "Country" wanted Keegan, the "Country wanted Venables....got them but didnt do us much good. Redknapp's past record isnt too good, and if you remove Spurs from the equation, its pretty dismal apart from FA Cup, which is the only thing he has won. He has shown this season that the pressure is just too much for him to handle, plus his health hasnt been the best. I would like to see Pearce for a long term solution as he has the youth so would stay the course. Hodgson has a decent record at International level with teams that are, or were, considered inferior to England. Maybe give him a couple of years and see what happens, cant be any worse than the last decade can it?.

Hodgson's overall record for Switzerland is pretty good (51% wins). If he does that for England he'll have a lot of success. Not that Switzerland won anything. And any manager can only make the most of the team that's there. On that basis, neither man can expect to be a big success as (a) their team may not have what it takes and (b) as this trail of comments shows, they will be condemned before they even get started!

At last a logical decision from the FA. Roy is a proven quantity and above all he had Fulham playing like Liverpool under Paisley/ today's Barcelona/ Rinus Michels' Ajax.

 

Remember the FA didn't even reply to Jack Charlton's application and look what he did with Ireland. Now they have a manager who's done it at many levels,  

 

Finally, if the discredited UK Press don't like something, it must be the best.

Being a Spurs supporter i would of loved it to have been Harry but then spurs would have suffered ,I'mglad Roy got the job and i hope England will go from strength to strength with a British manager running the shhow again good luck Roy may the force be with you

As a Spurs fan I would be happy if Arry didn't get offered the job but I am not sure bumbling Woy is the answer. Would he get the 100% respect that job needs from the senior players? Really not sure about that. On the other hand, he IS experienced and he IS English so why not! Just as long as he gives the younger players a fair crack and doesn't just roll out the same old has beens who have consistently failed to deliver.

Harry should be given a chance to manage England one day dispite his "dodgy dealings". Like Terry Venables he is able to get a team together and make them perform. However  I am a huge Roy Hodgeson fan and think that if he is able to deal with the prima donas he will probably go further in competitions than Harry because he is far more tactically astute. As a Fulham fan I could not believe how he was able to get some of the results he got, but he did, and  against some very good European sides..

At Liverpool he was on a loser from day one, the players didn't like his style of play and soon the fans were calling for Kenny to come back. How could he be expected to manage the club with Kenny sitting over his shoulder. He had to make do with the poor Liverpool sqad he inherited and was not given the cash to buy who he really wanted unlike Kenny.

Having said all that there is only one manager in England who I believe is up to the job of winning and he is Irish. I wish the FA were talking to Sunderland and not WBA.

 

 

Once again it appears the FA have gone for the more safer bet. Much as they have done in the past and it has to be said, without much success. I wonder after they have had time to sit down and reflect upon Harry,s Tax problems, has that had anything to do with it and of course he has difficulties reading and writing and that may be a problem for the hierarchy at the FA !

I believe England have the right man for once, his cv over Rednapp is far superior and I for one will be right behind Roy let's hope he takes on the old guard and gets rid off.time for youth give them a chance 

blah blah blah, we havent won owt since 66' FACT. give roy a chance but we must re build

or it,ll be another 46 years of sweet f.a.!!! 

what has harry exactly won.nothing.hes not the best man for the job .thank god the f.a. has a mind of its own.by the way its the footballers that kick the ball.hes the best man available,mind oyr players are just not good enough to win anything so whoever gets it we wont win.realistic not pessimistic.