Hodgson for England Manager

I've been saying it for months: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17888928

A far better appointment than Redknapp would have been for two reason:
1. The England manager has to work with English players - you can't sign passports Harry, unless it's an autograph.
2. Hodgson has a great reputation as a footballing turd polisher, which is essentially the England manager's job.

The only problem will be the press who have lauded Redknapp because Tottenham had a good run of results, not because he's the best man for the job. I just hope that Hodgson is given a fair crack of the whip and he doesn't get sacked when England don't do brilliantly in the Euros.

 Redknapp's record isn't actually that good either having under-achieved at Southampton and West Ham as well as being the manager just before certain clubs have gone into administration, although that may be coincidence!

Roy Hodgson - great record at club level (except for at Liverpool where no-one seems to be able to manage at the moment) and has international experience on his CV. A no-brainer.

Players Make or Break Managers

It's pathetic really isn't it, but I reckon that the greatest British managers of all time, Alf Ramsey, Brian Clough, Bob Paisley to name but a few would not cut the mustard in the current times.

Why?

Players in the "good old days" would do what their manager told them to, no questions asked. Discipline was key to success. Nowadays players hold all the power and if the manager asks them to do something they don't like, they sulk and refuse, seemingly content to pick up their six figure wage bill without any qualms at all.

We are seeing it regularly with Liverpool, where the players have managed to get rid of Roy Hodgson, a great manager with a good CV, and are now doing their best to get rid of "King" Kenny Dalglish by costing the club a huge amount of money and performing like a pub player. Roberto Mancini will have the same problem at Manchester City, certainly having been undermined  in selecting Carlos Tevez because he costs the club too much money not to pick him.

The quicker that the money drops out of football, the better it will be for the game. The current situation isn't sustainable.