Roy Hodgson says he would like to open negotiations with Fulham over a new contract.
Hodgson says he has yet to hold any talks over extending his current deal, which is due to expire at the end of the season, and nobody can argue with his assertion that he’s taking the club in the right direction. When the former Inter Milan boss replaced Lawrie Sanchez in December 2008, Fulham were in the relegation zone and their prospects for survival looked bleak well into the new year. Not only did Hodgson guide them to safety courtesy of an improbable late run of form, but he led Fulham to seventh last season and into the Europa League.
Those achievements make these quotes seem very modest indeed.
I would like to think the job that I have done here, and am doing here, is a good one. We are all working hard and getting the best out of the players and doing the best job we can so long may that continue.
If a new contract offer comes up then I’ll consider it. Every week things change, your position is stronger and weaker week by week dependent on whether you have won a game or lost a game.
It boggles the mind why Fulham havent offered Hodgson a new contract yet. What could be the logic behind this decision, do they believe that interest in Hodgson is low after what he has achieved? Is he pulling a Hangeland and wants to be paid a top salary? Too many questions to an easy answer.
I sincerely doubt Hodgson will be trying to engineer a significant wage increase. The likelihood is that these rolling contracts have an extension agreed in principle that will be offered and signed at a time when Hodgson’s not got too much Fulham to concentrate on (maybe around December). Mackintosh has been on holiday for the last couple of weeks so no negotiations could have taken place in that period of time.
Thanks for the info Dan. It would be a shame for us to lose such a great manager so soon.
Keep up the good work you do on this site of yours.
No worries – not so sure it’s info as much as well-meaning speculation.
Thanks for your kind words about the site. It makes the hard work worthwhile.