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Category Archives: Roy Hodgson
At 78, Palace hero Roy becomes Bristol City caretaker boss
At 78, Roy Hodgson, the holder of the Freedom of the Borough of Croydon, is about to embark on his 21st managerial job. The former England manager and twice boss at his hometown club Crystal Palace, has today been announced … Continue reading
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Hodgson ‘steps aside’ in a Palace farewell tinged with regrets
Crystal Palace go into tonight’s “relegation six-pointer” at Everton with Roy Hodgson no longer the manager of his boyhood club. The Eagles issued a statement this afternoon to confirm that 76-year-old Hodgson, now out of hospital following his collapse at … Continue reading
Tributes paid to Hodgson: ‘A superb manager, a superb person’
Roy Hodgson spent the night recovering in a south London hospital after being taken ill while overseeing a Crystal Palace training session on Thursday. After undergoing tests, it has been said that Hodgson, the former England manager, 76, was “walking … Continue reading
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Tagged Crystal Palace FC, Ed Aarons, Henry Winter, Oliver Glasner, Roy Hodgson, Selhurst Park, Steve Parish
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Hodgson’s absence fuels Glasner speculation at Palace
Might the Glaziers be about to get Glasner as their latest manager? Speculation over Roy Hodgson’s future at Crystal Palace cranked up a gear when the veteran manager failed to appear for a scheduled press conference at lunchtime today, with … Continue reading
Palace confirm Hodgson as manager for one more season
Crystal Palace have confirmed that Roy Hodgson, who will be 76 when the new Premier League season kicks off next month, will be the club’s manager for 2023-2024. The one-year extension of Hodgson’s second spell in charge of the club … Continue reading
Veteran boss Hodgson set to stay on for one more season
Roy Hodgson is expected to accept a proposal to stay on as head coach at Crystal Palace for another season. The former England boss will celebrate his 76th birthday just days before the new season kicks off on August 12 … Continue reading
Ex-Brighton boss tipped to become new Palace manager
Graham Potter, who was sacked as Chelsea manager last month after the lowest points-per-game return of any coach at the club in the Premier League era, is reportedly being considered to become the new boss at Crystal Palace. As poor … Continue reading
Palace fans prepare to bid farewell to all-time great Zaha
How a £200,000 per week contract offer, the Premier League’s oldest manager and a hamstring injury could all be inter-woven into the future plans of one of the greatest players ever to strut his stuff on the Selhurst Park turf … Continue reading
It’s a case of Hodgson’s choice for Palace fans as Roy returns
With an announcement that confirmed that the directors at Crystal Palace had no “Plan B” for the replacement of sacked boss Patrick Vieira, it is a case of Hobson’s, or Hodgson’s, choice as the club set another record with the … Continue reading
Croydon 2021: Where Eagles care and people power takes hold
DID WE HAVE NEWS FOR YOU: In the second part of our review of the year, loyal readers step up to report raptor sightings, there’s the retirement of a much-admired Palace manager, worrying election results for Labour and the council … Continue reading
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Southgate and Hodgson honoured at British Sports Awards
Former Palace manager’s career recognised with prestigious award – ‘He made football better’ Gareth Southgate and Roy Hodgson, two Crystal Palace all-time greats, were among the award winners at the 2021 British Sports Awards on Thursday. England manager Southgate was … Continue reading
Hodgson rules himself out of the running for ‘impossible job’
By our Town Hall correspondent, PEARL LEE Roy Hodgson, Croydon lad, Freeman of the Borough and all-round local hero, has firmly ruled himself out of the reckoning to become the first directly-elected mayor of Croydon next year. Hodgson was at … Continue reading
Favre’s 11th-hour U-turn leaves Palace fans with questions
Even by Crystal Palace standards, the excitement and anticipation over the news that Lucien Favre was set to sign a three-year contract to manage the football club was extremely short-lived. Little more than 24 hours after reports that the former … Continue reading
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Parish gets his man as Palace agree three-year deal with Favre
What could possibly go wrong? Crystal Palace have agreed a three-year appointment for their new manager, and just need the government to issue a work permit… There was palpable excitement among Eagles fans last night when the news emerged that … Continue reading
Palace confirm Hodgson to retire after last games of season
Roy Hodgson’s final home game as Crystal Palace manager will be tomorrow night at Selhurst Park. At least Eagles fans will be able to give their veteran manager a proper send-off, as some spectators will be allowed in for the … Continue reading
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Veteran Palace boss Hodgson heading towards his final game
It seems a foregone conclusion: after nearly four years of steady, mid-table safety, and 162 games in charge, Roy Hodgson’s last match as manager at Crystal Palace will come on the final day of the season at Liverpool, one of … Continue reading
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I don’t want to see a headline saying “Hodgson must go”
EXCLUSIVE: As part of a wide-ranging interview about his new book and football, one of Palace’s best-known fans, Kevin Day, says it could be time for change. By ELLA HOPKINS Roy Hodgson, the Crystal Palace manager, has said ahead of … Continue reading
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Fanatics’ latest campaign helps raise Palace players’ game
Crystal Palace go into their final four games of the strangest of Premier League seasons, beginning behind-closed-doors at Aston Villa tomorrow, safe in the knowledge that they are secure in the division for a record-breaking eighth season, and with the … Continue reading
Hodgson calls for better government support for the NHS
Veteran football manager praises Crystal Palace players and club for their generous work in the community during coronavirus emergency Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has called for the NHS to be given more, and better, resources from government, rather than … Continue reading
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Without a win in 2020, Eagles fans are feeling on edge
Even the shock of striker Christian Benteke scoring on Saturday – albeit because Everton’s England keeper had a bit of a ‘mare – is not enough to disguise the growing unease being felt by Crystal Palace fans. On the face … Continue reading
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The A to Zaha of Palace’s problems for new football season
A Croydon councillor has called for Wilfried Zaha to “knuckle down” and honour his recently signed five-year contract with Crystal Palace. As well as being a councillor for Fairfield ward, Chris Clark also happens to be a trades union workplace … Continue reading
Burnley beware: Fanatics are back at Selhurst in full voice
The Holmesdale Fanatics are back. The large group of ardent Crystal Palace supporters who in previous seasons have provided so much of the noise, colour and vibrancy at Selhurst Park, this morning announced that they are to return to their … Continue reading
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Speculation mounting over future of £70m transfer target Zaha
For Crystal Palace fans, that World Cup euphoria could be short-lived, as the optimistic It’s Coming Home theme of the past four weeks has segued into a version of the old Clash number: Should He Stay Or Should He Go? … Continue reading
‘Sir Roy of Croydon’ handed the Freedom of the Borough
Roy Hodgson, who came out of enforced retirement last September to salvage Crystal Palace’s Premier League status, has been nominated for a Freedom of the Borough. The council press release states that Hodgson, “has been recommended for the honour in … Continue reading
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Palace’s relegation battle won, now fight starts to keep Zaha
It was the side’s finest performance of the entire Premier League season, rattling five goals past the recent past champions. Even Christian Benteke – renamed for the day Pen-teke – managed to score at Selhurst Park. With two games of … Continue reading
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