Category Archives: Roy Hodgson

Inside Croydon 2012: what our loyal reader’s been reading

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

The following is the Inside Croydon 2012 Hit Parade, and needs to be read in the “voice” of Alan “Fluff” Freeman. For younger readers, think Smashy and Nicey… It’s the top 20 posts published on this site in the past … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s list of great residents omits David Lean. Why?

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

The saddening/maddening thing about Croydon Council is that, when given some of the simplest of tasks in their attempt to promote the borough, they still manage to balls it up. Take, for example, this week’s half-cocked announcement on the council … Continue reading →

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Roy Hodgson, Croydon and the “impossible job”

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

A former Crystal Palace youth player appointed as England manager? ED AARONS delves back more than 40 years to outline Roy Hodgson’s childhood in Selsdon Roy Hodgson, England manager. It’s a sentence that even the 64-year-old son of a Croydon … Continue reading →

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