Topic: Owlez, Owlez, Owlez - The Roy Hodgson Appreciation Thread.

[BabuYagu]

Must be gutted that Pennant & Konchesky are signed up to Billeracy .

[rafathegaffa83]

Palace are now the second team in the PL era to have lost their opening seven games. The other was Portsmouth in 09/10, who started the season with a nine point deficit after being placed in administration. They're still the only side to go their first seven games without scoring

[Brian Blessed]

All smiles after watching his team lose 4-0.

[Davidbowie]

All smiles after watching his team lose 4-0.

Was gonna say the same. Saw him grinning as he shook Valencia's hand at the end. 

[El Lobo]

What an absolute c*nt of a manager

If the Palace fans had any sense they’d be all over the owner to sack the useless mouse hunting bastard

[pyroparty]

I cant wait to hear him hail the performance and the honour of playing at the home of "Sir Alex". He's a spineless shithouse, the same as he's always been.

[Butcher Knife Roberto]

Upcoming fixtures - Chelsea, Newcastle, West Ham, Spurs, Everton, Stoke, Brighton, West Brom. It's not inconceivable that they might not get a sniff of a goal until they get Bournemouth at home on 9th December. Is it also not entirely obvious now that the owl is the worst ever Premier League manager?

[TepidT2O]

Loss, draw, draw, loss, win, loss, draw, loss

6 from 24 I reckon.

[jillcwhomever]

Shocking that he stands there smiling, when he's seen his side lose 4-0. I wonder if the Palace fans are already beginning to see the light about their new manager yet?

[ChrisOH]

Not only smiling and acting like best pals with that prat, he basically wrote his own team off before the game by saying at least he won't have to play both Manchester teams in the next few weeks. Infuriating that watching that game reminded me how small time he is, and was with us.

[Oddball]

Upcoming fixtures - Chelsea, Newcastle, West Ham, Spurs, Everton, Stoke, Brighton, West Brom. It's not inconceivable that they might not get a sniff of a goal until they get Bournemouth at home on 9th December. Is it also not entirely obvious now that the owl is the worst ever Premier League manager?

Loss, draw, draw, loss, win, loss, draw, loss

6 from 24 I reckon.

I'll go

L L L L D L W D

5 from 24.

[Red Beret]

Not seen his post match interview but I can pretty much guess his comments:

"Credit where credit is due.  Manchester United ran out worthy winners; it's what you can expect from a quality manager like Jose Mourhino.  It was a fine win for them.  They played some outstanding football today and left us chasing shadows.  But that's United for you.

"For ourselves, it just highlights how much work we still have to do.  The team is in a very difficult place, but I'm not terribly disappointed by this result.  The first few games were always going to be a mountain to climb, and I took the job with that understanding in mind.  We still have time to build a match winning side and get some points on the board.

"I see many areas for improvement and I think we have a lot of potential here. I wouldn't have taken the job if I didn't think we could avoid relegation, so there's no need to panic yet.  The goals will come soon enough - the fans just need to show a little bit of patience and have some faith.  I'd say top 12 could well be within reach."

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Roy Hodgson

"That is the best performance that you will see from a Palace side. The boys have done very, very well. But you must understand that we have faced a juggernaut of the game today and the best manager to ever grace football after Mr. Ferguson. I said to the boys before we came out that if we can keep the opposition goals to under 7 or 8 then we've done enough to be very proud. I beamed at them in the changing room afterwards and the mood was very, very good. They know they've done well against such a formidable club."

[TepidT2O]

Roy Hodgson

"That is the best performance that you will see from a Palace side. The boys have done very, very well. But you must understand that we have faced a juggernaut of the game today and the best manager to ever grace football after Mr. Ferguson. I said to the boys before we came out that if we can keep the opposition goals to under 7 or 8 then we've done enough to be very proud. I beamed at them in the changing room afterwards and the mood was very, very good. They know they've done well against such a formidable club."

I’ve got to be honest, I didn’t know that was a joke until it got to 7 or 8

[BabuYagu]

I’ve got to be honest, I didn’t know that was a joke until it got to 7 or 8

It's a joke? I'm still googling to find a link to the interview. I want to hear more.

[Zlen]

He fucking steadied that ship. It's sinking with such grace and balance.

[BlackandWhitePaul]

Dozy old shithead has got a slate loose     

[Terry de Niro]

Not seen his post match interview but I can pretty much guess his comments:

"Credit where credit is due.  Manchester United ran out worthy winners; it's what you can expect from a quality manager like Jose Mourhino.  It was a fine win for them.  They played some outstanding football today and left us chasing shadows.  But that's United for you.

"For ourselves, it just highlights how much work we still have to do.  The team is in a very difficult place, but I'm not terribly disappointed by this result.  The first few games were always going to be a mountain to climb, and I took the job with that understanding in mind.  We still have time to build a match winning side and get some points on the board.

"I see many areas for improvement and I think we have a lot of potential here. I wouldn't have taken the job if I didn't think we could avoid relegation, so there's no need to panic yet.  The goals will come soon enough - the fans just need to show a little bit of patience and have some faith.  I'd say top 12 could well be within reach."

Roy Hodgson

"That is the best performance that you will see from a Palace side. The boys have done very, very well. But you must understand that we have faced a juggernaut of the game today and the best manager to ever grace football after Mr. Ferguson. I said to the boys before we came out that if we can keep the opposition goals to under 7 or 8 then we've done enough to be very proud. I beamed at them in the changing room afterwards and the mood was very, very good. They know they've done well against such a formidable club."

Almost spot on lads.     http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41454580

[Gerry Attrick]

Only Hodgson could take over a team that hadn't scored in their first 4 games and make them worse

[elsewhere]

They should bring Frank De Boer back

[DHKopper]

Hate this fucker, worse than useless.  He doesn't give a shit though he's earning a fortune for failing time after time.

[Red Beret]

Almost spot on lads.     http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41454580

[kevlumley]

His interview is up on the bbc

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41370357

[McSquared]

Only Hodgson could take over a team that hadn't scored in their first 4 games and make them worse

Fucking right!

[BabuYagu]

His interview is up on the bbc

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41370357

Hodgson's worked hard - you can see that from the shape of their team - but they had a terrible start and their heads dropped.
- Chris Waddle

If a teams shape looks good = they worked hard. He has taught 11 men how to stand near each other. What more can he do? I mean if that doesn't stop teams scoring I don't know what will.

[elsewhere]

"No team in 129 years of the Football League had ever lost their first six league games without scoring - until Palace reached that landmark last week. That record is now extended to seven matches."

[Nick110581]

Fraud.

[kennedy81]

He's a fucking fraud and a job thief.

[kennedy81]

Fraud.

haha beat me to it.

[jillcwhomever]

He could hardly have been more respectful of Mourinho, just pathetic. Teams who get new managers usually at least manage a couple of good performances, but you look at Palace and think they're done already. Great decision this you idiots.

[Iska]

Palace are now the second team in the PL era to have lost their opening seven games. The other was Portsmouth in 09/10, who started the season with a nine point deficit after being placed in administration. They're still the only side to go their first seven games without scoring

I was chuckling away at that, until I got to this:

"No team in 129 years of the Football League had ever lost their first six league games without scoring - until Palace reached that landmark last week. That record is now extended to seven matches."

and realised it was utterly, massively understated.  To put it in its proper context, that's getting on for 10,000 league seasons played and Palace's, so far, is out on its own as the worst out of all of them.

[Floydy]

Roy Hodgson

"That is the best performance that you will see from a Palace side. The boys have done very, very well. But you must understand that we have faced a juggernaut of the game today and the best manager to ever grace football after Mr. Ferguson. I said to the boys before we came out that if we can keep the opposition goals to under 7 or 8 then we've done enough to be very proud. I beamed at them in the changing room afterwards and the mood was very, very good. They know they've done well against such a formidable club."

thought they were playing yernited not Northampton Town

[kevlumley]

He set the team up so well, such fantastic expectations, keep it under 7 or 8 let in and we've done well. Well done lads. No way is that how it works. What a fool

[Gerry Attrick]

“I don’t want to criticise my players in any way, but we are taking a few blows to the chin,” the Crystal Palace manager said, as his team remain without either a goal or a victory. “We are without Zaha, Benteke and Loftus-Cheek and we lost Scott Dann the day before the game. We are playing with a winger from Wolves at centre-forward. Add all those things together and we have to accept we are the boxer fighting in a weight class he is not able to handle at the moment. We are taking the blows and getting knocked down, but we are attempting to respond and not stay on the canvas.”

“We are in a difficult situation but at least we know we are not going to have to play 38 games against City and United,” he said. “If we can stop the players doubting themselves too much then who knows, we might look back on this terrible spell and say it helped us build the character to stay in the league. The lessons we are learning at the moment could stand us in good stead later in the season.”

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/sep/30/roy-hodgson-crystal-palace-jose-mourinho-marouane-fellaini-manchester-united

Classic Hodgson 

[elsewhere]

at this point they will keep him if they score every match and lose 5-1,6-1.

[MrGrumpy]

Owl is he still in a job?

[Crosby Nick]

Haha perfect.

[BabuYagu]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/sep/30/roy-hodgson-crystal-palace-jose-mourinho-marouane-fellaini-manchester-united

Classic Hodgson 

Why? Why are you playing with a winger from Wolves as striker? What about Ladapo? He is on the bench. He's a striker. Use him. Or any other striker in the squad. You don't HAVE to pick that winger from Wolves. And why is the fact he is from Wolves important? Is it to demonstrate he isn't Premier League quality? Why denigrate your own players like that? Is it possible it's comments such as that which have your players doubting themselves? If you point out he isn't Premier League quality, logically he might feel out of his depth playing in the Premier League. In the wrong position as you also kindly pointed out, publicly. You twat!

Not to mention pointing out the entire team is in the wrong weight class. You have already effectively labelled them Championship level players - of course they fucking doubt themselves. Not least because now they have the tactical insights of an actual Owl trying to steer them through games. They are fucked. They already know it. You keep reminding of this at every opportunity.

[Samie]

Classic from the owl. "We are using a player from Wolves". The fuck has that got to do with anything you dinosaur?

[Iska]

He might want to take a look at where Wolves and Palace stand in the pyramid right now.  I mean if there's one player at Palace who's got a shot at being in the premier league next season ...