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Roy speaks as we near anniversary of his appointment

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Roy Hodgson pleased to have bounced back from Liverpool sacking by 'tasting success' with West Brom
The Baggies boss is pleased to bounce back from poor spell at Anfield by avoiding relegation and says he is ‘saddened’ by dismissal of Carlo Ancelotti from Chelsea

West Brom manager Roy Hodgson says the last 12 months have been "strange" following his unsuccessful reign at Liverpool and subsequent success at The Hawthorns.

Hodgson finished last season by guiding Fulham to the Europa League final before moving to Anfield, but after being sacked in January he joined struggling West Brom.

He told Yahoo!: “It has been strange. We [Fulham] had to go and play in the Europa League Final which we lost in extra time which was disappointing. Then there was the excitement of joining Liverpool and then losing that job early in the new year. I then bounced straight back into the Premier League again and fortunately tasted success again with West Bromwich Albion.”

The 63-year-old joined the club on February 11 with the Baggies sitting in 17th place in the Premier League, but they lost just twice under Hodgson and finished 11th.

But the former Inter coach has played down his influence in the revival, saying: “Sometimes victories and good results generate their own momentum so as a coach I am never 100 per cent sure why a team is having a good run or why a player is in a rich vein of form. You just hope that this form will continue.”

Hodgson was one of a number of high profile managers to lose their job this season, with Carlo Ancelotti's dismissal after a final-day defeat at Everton particularly surprising to the West Brom boss.

He added: “I’m particularly saddened as a coach when you can lose your job now by finishing second in the Premier League and having had a good run in the Champions League. Call me old fashioned but I find it hard to regard finishing second in one of the top leagues in Europe as failure.”
 
"tasted success again"

That's why you're the fucking loser you are you bumbling old cunt. "Success" = not being shit, as opposed to actually winning a fucking trophy.

As long as i live i'll never forget his "winning at Goodison would have been utpoia" comment.
 
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Call me old fashioned but I find it hard to regard finishing second in one of the top leagues in Europe as failure.”
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Says it all really.
 
[quote author=Ryan link=topic=45608.msg1343015#msg1343015 date=1307162583]
"tasted success again"

That's why you're the fucking loser you are you bumbling old cunt. "Success" = not being shit, as opposed to actually winning a fucking trophy.

As long as i live i'll never forget his "winning at Goodison would have been utpoia" comment.
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Before that I was still trying desperately to give him the benefit of the doubt. That comment was what tipped the balance and made it clear to me that he was a lost cause.

Knowing him, he probably did say "utpoia" too.
 
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The guy's a loser.

He probably truly believes that he was hard done by at Liverpool and did nothing wrong, and the problem is that to many he probably comes across as such a nice and honest old chap that people actually believe him and think he is a good manager who has been unlucky/badly treated.
 
He came across as arrogant and completely lacking in self-awareness so it's hardly surprising that he's said what he has.

His comment concerning 'success' is a classic example of being delusional.

He was picked by people who were trying to play safe without regard to the size of the job.
 
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He came across as arrogant and completely lacking in self-awareness so it's hardly surprising that he's said what he has.

His comment concerning 'success' is a classic example of being delusional.

He was picked by people who were trying to play safe without regard to the size of the job.
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It really is funny about tasting success with west broom. Just confirms his mid table managerial mentality. Mr Purslow, any comment?
 
I strongly believe he could have lifted Liverpool to an 11th place as well... Given that some of the players found that form he doesnt know where comes from or the team went on a surprising good run which he neither knows why happens... So I think Roy could have tasted the same success with Liverpool!
 
Well, think we were 12th when he got sacked, so he was very close to tasting success.

localny : As for Purslow, well, that's what happens when a businessman makes football decisions. He wanted a 'safe' option after getting rid of Rafa. It's a bit unfortunate Purslow and Rafa couldnt have tried to work together, but I suspect Purslow's first aim when he got the job was to sack the man who had been instrumental in getting his predecessor sacked.
 
I wonder. Purslow speaks Spanish, and Rafa made encouraging noises about their working relationship early on. The rumours at the time suggested more of a gradual mutual disillusionment than a situation which was dysfunctional from the start.
 
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I wonder. Purslow speaks Spanish, and Rafa made encouraging noises about their working relationship early on. The rumours at the time suggested more of a gradual mutual disillusionment than a situation which was dysfunctional from the start.
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Yes & no, I think Reade hits the nail on the head with his assessment of it. Purslow meant well, unbelievably so, but got both starstruck & then in turn fed his ego too much & got involved with decisions he shouldn't have.
 
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Well, think we were 12th when he got sacked, so he was very close to tasting success.

localny : As for Purslow, well, that's what happens when a businessman makes football decisions. He wanted a 'safe' option after getting rid of Rafa. It's a bit unfortunate Purslow and Rafa couldnt have tried to work together, but I suspect Purslow's first aim when he got the job was to sack the man who had been instrumental in getting his predecessor sacked.
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Yeah Rafa managed to see off Parry, but he ended up with an even less preferable solution with Purslow from rafa's pov. Parry had some interesting things to say in that book on this.
 
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[quote author=Judge Jules link=topic=45608.msg1343387#msg1343387 date=1307268774]
I wonder. Purslow speaks Spanish, and Rafa made encouraging noises about their working relationship early on. The rumours at the time suggested more of a gradual mutual disillusionment than a situation which was dysfunctional from the start.
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Yes & no, I think Reade hits the nail on the head with his assessment of it. Purslow meant well, unbelievably so, but got both starstruck & then in turn fed his ego too much & got involved with decisions he shouldn't have.
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Yes some strange accounts like Purslow wanting to go to the dressing room after a defeat to lift the players. He had to be stopped and told it was the managers job. The players called him Forrest gump apparently because he would show up at big photo op moments and would take bets who he would put his am around.
 
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Yeah Rafa managed to see off Parry, but he ended up with an even less preferable solution with Purslow from rafa's pov. Parry had some interesting things to say in that book on this.
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To be fair the only acceptable solution to Benitez would most probably be Benitez!
 
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Yeah Rafa managed to see off Parry, but he ended up with an even less preferable solution with Purslow from rafa's pov. Parry had some interesting things to say in that book on this.
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To be fair the only acceptable solution to Benitez would most probably be Benitez!
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Indeed he did like to act unfettered- not always a good thing
 
ROY HODGSON reckons the next England manager could be the luckiest of all – ­because he will inherit a new generation capable of lifting the World Cup.

There have been many false dawns since Bobby Moore last collected football’s most ­valuable prize back in 1966, as batch after batch of Three Lions sides have failed to live up to the hype.

But a new crop of talent is now breaking through that Hodgson feels can genuinely challenge the world’s top nations.

Today’s England’s Under-21 clash with Spain will give further insight into our exciting future, with Liverpool’s £20million new-boy Jordan Henderson and Manchester United target Phil Jones on show.

And Hodgson said: “It looks like there are a lot of emerging young players in the English game.

“In the recent matches, I thought Ashley Young did well and Stewart Downing and Adam Johnson gave them something ­different because they can run with the ball.

“That’s something we have ­lamented not having in the past
. We also have the speed of Theo Walcott and Aaron Lennon. It’s looking good that we have different players who can give the coach ­different options.

“As for Jack Wilshere, he’s a very, very talented all-round midfield player. He can ­tackle, shoot, pass.

There are certainly good signs for the future for the next manager, whoever he is. I’ve got a feeling the ­glittering prize is not that far off for the England team – so who knows? The next England manager might be the lucky one.”

Hodgson, of course, is one of the men that will be vying for the job.

It has been a rollercoaster year for the 63-year-old, as he led Fulham to a Europa League final, then quit to take up a dream job at Liverpool, before being fired in January and finishing the campaign as West Brom manager.

Despite that dodgy spell at Anfield, a good season in charge at the Hawthorns is sure to leave him in the frame when Fabio Capello quits after Euro 2012.

But he added: “I don’t think it should be an ambition to be England manager. I don’t think you can make one particular job an ­ambition but, of course, it’s the greatest honour you can be given as a coach.

“But it’s also turned out to be a poisoned chalice because you can be open to ­enormous criticism and ridicule.


“The greatest examples are Sir Bobby Robson and Terry Venables, who did outstanding jobs and got England to semi-finals which they lost on penalties. Both were mercilessly lampooned and ­criticised, only to be welcomed back into the bosom later with everyone saying what good coaches they were.

“If you do the job you have to keep it long enough to get to that stage! It’s certainly a job you’d go into with your eyes wide open.

“There is a chance of success – you could win a World Cup – but there’s also a chance people will speak badly of you because you didn’t win the World Cup. Even Sir Alf Ramsey suffered it. A few years after winning it they were talking about him having no idea because we didn’t win the next one.

“The people who select the manager understand the problem. They need to appoint someone who will do a good job and that will help move the nation forward even if they don’t get the glittering prize.
 
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