MANAGER ROY HODGSON TO LEAVE CRYSTAL PALACE
Tue May 18, 2021 12:50 pm
Crystal Palace have announced Roy Hodgson will leave the club at the end of the season and the veteran boss says he will not manage in the top flight again.
The current terms of the 73-year-old's deal will expire in the summer and he will depart Selhurst Park after the final match of the campaign against Liverpool on Sunday.
Hodgson, who started out as a manager in 1976 with Halmstad in Sweden, has overseen top-flight stability since he was summoned by the Eagles in September 2017 and has helped Palace become an established member of the Premier League.
"After more than 45 years of coaching I have decided that the time is right for me to step away from the rigours of top-flight Premier League football, so our final two matches will be my last ones as manager of Crystal Palace," Hodgson said.
"It's been a particularly rewarding period of my football life and career to have been able to spend these last four seasons with Palace. I feel now that at the end of another successful season, in which we have secured our Premier League status, the moment is right for me to step down from my responsibilities of being a full-time manager.
"I have had so much support from my wife and family throughout my career and I have been contemplating this decision for some time, and now I believe the time is right to consider them and to see what the future holds for me."
When Hodgson was appointed early in the 2017-18 campaign, Palace were pointless and had failed to score during their opening four league games after a disastrous start to life under Frank De Boer.
Premier League safety was eventually secured and 11th, 12th and 14th-placed finishes have followed to help the club enjoy their longest consecutive spell in the top flight, with another mid-table finish to be confirmed.
Chairman Steve Parish said: "It has been an absolute privilege and pleasure to work alongside Roy, who is both a magnificent human and an outstanding football manager. I know how much it has meant to Roy managing the club he supported as a child, adding to his distinguished and unparalleled career in football management.
"His record with us simply cannot be overstated, he is the only Palace manager to secure four years in the Premier League and he has helped give us stability in the most turbulent of times. We will be forever grateful for his immense contribution and I am delighted that we will have the opportunity to show our appreciation at Selhurst Park after the Arsenal match, alongside 6,500 supporters.
"Roy will leave us after our final Premier League match of the season with our enormous thanks for his incredible contribution to our club, and with our very best wishes for the future."
Eddie Howe, Sean Dyche and Frank Lampard are among those linked with the soon-to-be vacant role at Selhurst Park, with the club hopeful Hodgson's successor can tap into the talented youth set-up at the club and bring down the average age of the squad.
The current terms of the 73-year-old's deal will expire in the summer and he will depart Selhurst Park after the final match of the campaign against Liverpool on Sunday.
Hodgson, who started out as a manager in 1976 with Halmstad in Sweden, has overseen top-flight stability since he was summoned by the Eagles in September 2017 and has helped Palace become an established member of the Premier League.
"After more than 45 years of coaching I have decided that the time is right for me to step away from the rigours of top-flight Premier League football, so our final two matches will be my last ones as manager of Crystal Palace," Hodgson said.
"It's been a particularly rewarding period of my football life and career to have been able to spend these last four seasons with Palace. I feel now that at the end of another successful season, in which we have secured our Premier League status, the moment is right for me to step down from my responsibilities of being a full-time manager.
"I have had so much support from my wife and family throughout my career and I have been contemplating this decision for some time, and now I believe the time is right to consider them and to see what the future holds for me."
When Hodgson was appointed early in the 2017-18 campaign, Palace were pointless and had failed to score during their opening four league games after a disastrous start to life under Frank De Boer.
Premier League safety was eventually secured and 11th, 12th and 14th-placed finishes have followed to help the club enjoy their longest consecutive spell in the top flight, with another mid-table finish to be confirmed.
Chairman Steve Parish said: "It has been an absolute privilege and pleasure to work alongside Roy, who is both a magnificent human and an outstanding football manager. I know how much it has meant to Roy managing the club he supported as a child, adding to his distinguished and unparalleled career in football management.
"His record with us simply cannot be overstated, he is the only Palace manager to secure four years in the Premier League and he has helped give us stability in the most turbulent of times. We will be forever grateful for his immense contribution and I am delighted that we will have the opportunity to show our appreciation at Selhurst Park after the Arsenal match, alongside 6,500 supporters.
"Roy will leave us after our final Premier League match of the season with our enormous thanks for his incredible contribution to our club, and with our very best wishes for the future."
Eddie Howe, Sean Dyche and Frank Lampard are among those linked with the soon-to-be vacant role at Selhurst Park, with the club hopeful Hodgson's successor can tap into the talented youth set-up at the club and bring down the average age of the squad.
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Re: MANAGER ROY HODGSON TO LEAVE CRYSTAL PALACE
Tue May 18, 2021 1:07 pm
So Palace following our ground breaking mantra of concentrating on lowering the squads playing age...
Re: MANAGER ROY HODGSON TO LEAVE CRYSTAL PALACE
Tue May 18, 2021 5:23 pm
Well done Roy.. gweat service to football fair play
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Tue May 18, 2021 6:11 pm
rumpo kid wrote:Well done Roy.. gweat service to football fair play
Hats off to a tactical genius...losing to Iceland.
Re: MANAGER ROY HODGSON TO LEAVE CRYSTAL PALACE
Tue May 18, 2021 8:42 pm
rumpo kid wrote:Well done Roy.. gweat service to football fair play
Re: MANAGER ROY HODGSON TO LEAVE CRYSTAL PALACE
Tue May 18, 2021 8:49 pm
This reminds me of when Curbishley left Charlton, because they thought they could do better than just surviving in the Premier League.
Didn't work out on that occasion, and I won't be surprised if it doesn't this time.
Didn't work out on that occasion, and I won't be surprised if it doesn't this time.
Re: MANAGER ROY HODGSON TO LEAVE CRYSTAL PALACE
Tue May 18, 2021 8:57 pm
Dyche, Lampard, Howe on the short list. It will be interesting to see the type of manager that job commands.
Re: MANAGER ROY HODGSON TO LEAVE CRYSTAL PALACE
Tue May 18, 2021 10:33 pm
Enjoy your time off Roy 
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Wed May 19, 2021 8:21 pm
Come here and vbe director of football Roy. You'll love it here.lol.
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Wed May 19, 2021 9:14 pm
The Jacks Manager is now the bookies favourite. Crystal Palace finished 20 points behind us when Malky’s team won the Championship but have stayed in the Premier League by choosing the right Managers. Pullis saved them when they were bottom of the League at Christmas and Roy has done an excellent job!