FA Chance for Roy of the England
Picture the scene: The air of a cold Thursday night in Turin is punctuated by roughly 1800 Fulham fans who burst in to bedlam to celebrate midfielder Dickson Etuhu’s deflected strike with a chorus or two of ‘Woy, Woy, Woy’ in gratitude to their then manager Roy Hodgson. What a truly remarkable job he did with the West London outfit when he reached the 2009/10 Europa League final after overturning a 3-1 deficit against Italian giants Juventus in the second leg of the round of 16 fixture. The fact that Hodgson’s own supporters gently teased their leader with a song that has reference to his slight speech impediment could perhaps be justified as a sign of affection. However, one Sun newspaper headline this week will read ‘Bwing on the Euwos’ in the aftermath of the 64 year olds appointment as England head coach this week. Crude and patronising? Most certainly. A sign of things to come? One can only presume so should the Three Lions fare any less than expected. ...