Friends of Fulham

You saved us from oblivion.

You took us to places we could only dream of previously.

You gave us belief.

You behaved with dignity.

Thanks for all the memories you leave behind, and (gritted teeth) best of luck with that lot up there.

:sir_roy:

Quote from: Burt on July 01, 2010, 10:41:59 AM
You saved us from oblivion.

You took us to places we could only dream of previously.

You gave us belief.

You behaved with dignity.

Thanks for all the memories you leave behind, and (gritted teeth) best of luck with that lot up there.

:sir_roy:

What he said  :045:

I hope he has two nightmare games, one on Dec 18th and the other on May 7th

And you left us hanging in the dark by not making a decision until Capello decided that he will at least try to stick with his job.
We will be losing several of our key players.
We are now unable to sign anyone but Teddy Sheringham, Gordon Banks and Alan Mullery.
Back to relegation battle, which is exactly where we were when you came.
You leave us in the same sorry state as when you came.

I will not wish you good luck at all, because you may have been the best manager we ever had but you walked out on us in the worst possible time. Roy you are selfish, which explains why you never stay at any job, but always go for the next highest bidder. So much for being honest and just let everyone know what your real intentions are.

I used to respect you Roy, now I don't. You left the club in a hole, and for that I will never forgive you.

Quote from: finnster01 on July 01, 2010, 10:50:28 AM
And you left us hanging in the dark by not making a decision until Capello decided that he will at least try to stick with his job.
We will be losing several of our key players.
We are now unable to sign anyone but Teddy Sheringham, Gordon Banks and Alan Mullery.
Back to relegation battle, which is exactly where we were when you came.
You leave us in the same sorry state as when you came.

I will not wish you good luck at all, because you may have been the best manager we ever had but you walked out on us in the worst possible time. Roy you are selfish, which explains why you never stay at any job, but always go for the next highest bidder. So much for being honest and just let everyone know what your real intentions are.

I used to respect you Roy, now I don't. You left the club in a hole, and for that I will never forgive you.

Are you serious? Really? This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. The man worked wonders for Fulham and you can't even muster up  a thankyou?

I stand by every word.

I'm not sure how I feel...it's kinda like when you were a kid at the underage disco, kissing a bird on the dance floor then she leaves with your best mate.

I will always be in dept to Roy for what he did for our club. He saved us and took us places id never dreamed of going. Thank you Roy x

I think he's made a massive mistake..  but i wish him well.

Quote from: finnster01 on July 01, 2010, 10:50:28 AM
And you left us hanging in the dark by not making a decision until Capello decided that he will at least try to stick with his job.
We will be losing several of our key players.
We are now unable to sign anyone but Teddy Sheringham, Gordon Banks and Alan Mullery.
Back to relegation battle, which is exactly where we were when you came.
You leave us in the same sorry state as when you came.

I will not wish you good luck at all, because you may have been the best manager we ever had but you walked out on us in the worst possible time. Roy you are selfish, which explains why you never stay at any job, but always go for the next highest bidder. So much for being honest and just let everyone know what your real intentions are.

I used to respect you Roy, now I don't. You left the club in a hole, and for that I will never forgive you.

I agree with that.

Quote from: finnster01 on July 01, 2010, 10:50:28 AM
And you left us hanging in the dark by not making a decision until Capello decided that he will at least try to stick with his job.
We will be losing several of our key players.
We are now unable to sign anyone but Teddy Sheringham, Gordon Banks and Alan Mullery.
Back to relegation battle, which is exactly where we were when you came.
You leave us in the same sorry state as when you came.

I will not wish you good luck at all, because you may have been the best manager we ever had but you walked out on us in the worst possible time. Roy you are selfish, which explains why you never stay at any job, but always go for the next highest bidder. So much for being honest and just let everyone know what your real intentions are.

I used to respect you Roy, now I don't. You left the club in a hole, and for that I will never forgive you.

What an utterly ridiculous thing to say. Roy got us to a European final. a EUROPEAN FINAL! He got us to 7th in the Premier League. The 7th best team in the country. This is stuff we could only have dreamed of a few years ago. And what's more he's done it with no money and proved he's a great manager. He has his flaws. But he has put this club on the map the way nobody else could have done.

Roy hasn't left us in the lurch. If you believe that the club haven't known Roy was going to Liverpool the day his contract expired then you are surely mistaken. The club will have known the whole time and he has given us adequate time to draw up a list for replacements. The season isn't over yet with the World Cup going on.

I'm sad he's gone, but can you blame him? Liverpool are a club steeped in history with a massive fan base and there is no way he could ever top what he has achieved with us these last two years. There is no way we could compete with the top 6 in this country so he really has taken us as far as we can go.

Like I say, i'm sad he's gone but I'm actually really excited for what the future brings. Some new players, a new style of football. A manager who might get us winning away from home. Just not Curbs or Sven please!

Im more of the opinion of Finn here. I hope Liverpool go down and hes out by December 2nd. I just hope we continue to play sexy football, and dont become route one garbage Pulis style.

For once I must strongly disagree with mr Finn but respect his vviewpoint, plus one from me to the sentiments of burt, it hurts but thanks mr hodgson for the best of times

Thank you Roy. I had me some good times this season and last.   :047:

Must admit I'm sort of feeling the same as Finny now. If he was going he should have gone much earlier.

Maybe he should have made a quicker decision but I still appreciate the things that he did for Fulham and wish him good luck.

Thanks for your time and achievements at FFC......DEFINITELY YES.

Good Luck with Liverpool.....NEVER.

Bottom line for me is he has left in a dignified way, no contractual rubbish, and he is going on to a bigger opportunity (not the Bullard version - Liverpool genuinely are a bigger club, with a great heritage).

Not sure he could have made the decision any quicker given the situation with England also bubbling around.

So fair play to him. He kept it quiet and didn't play this out via the media, or through his agent, etc. etc.

I for one will applaud him when he comes back to the Cottage, and remember last season in particular for all the highs.

Good luck Roy and thank you for everything! You are a class act my friend!!!  :54:

I feel a little cheated to be honest,first club that came knocking he jumped at it,a club with a lot of fans,no money, no new stadium,in need of a new owner,so they won some cups a while a go,so did Notts Forest-thats not doing them a whole lot of good now is it,so did Leeds,so did Derby,just because they have "history" it doesn't make them more valid as a club,Roy was loved here,respected here and he's passed that up for what? a few pieces of sliver and a bigger reputation??

I respect everyone's opinion on here and can see that none of us wanted him to leave. I wish him well personally but not the club he is going to. Roy's record for us has been good bar the away results and he has got the players thinking Team spirit and not selfish prim a dona's. I liked the way he did things and believe the club knew long ago that he was on his way.

NEXT FULHAM MANAGER PLEASE STEP UP, THE KING IS DEAD LONG LIVE THE KING!

Quote from: SuffolkWhite on July 01, 2010, 07:46:15 PM
I respect everyone's opinion on here and can see that none of us wanted him to leave. I wish him well personally but not the club he is going to. Roy's record for us has been good bar the away results and he has got the players thinking Team spirit and not selfish prim a dona's. I liked the way he did things and believe the club knew long ago that he was on his way.

NEXT FULHAM MANAGER PLEASE STEP UP, THE KING IS DEAD LONG LIVE THE KING!

Hear Hear, Thank you for my day in Hamburg Roy COYW

Thanks for the memories Roy, a true gentleman

I appreciate what Hodgson did up to the Europa Cup Final. Thanks for that, and the seventh-placed finish in a season when we could so easily have been playing in the championship.

But let's be objective. Make of it what you will, but Hodgson's managerial record is hardly big league. It's solid and shows a deal of success in some unlikely places - but gold-plated it certainly ain't.  His previous foray in the Premiership with Blackburn ended in tears - on both sides - so it could be argued that we gave him the chance to establish some sort of credential here.

He took the chance big time on a well-paid contract. FFC fans in turn received an experience the likes that die-hards never expected to see this side of the veil.

So I have no hesitation in thanking him for that.

But thank him for the shenanigans that have ensued since Europa? He knew he was going from the get-go. But it's been dragged out to an unacceptable degree while he's guarded his options viz England.

So here we are, facing the new season with Lewington at the helm (asprins, Shady?).

So thanks, Roy.

But I wish you no more luck than you presumably wish us. :dft003:

Quote from: mrska on July 01, 2010, 11:17:28 AM
I will always be in dept to Roy for what he did for our club. He saved us and took us places id never dreamed of going. Thank you Roy x

I think he's made a massive mistake..  but i wish him well.

I think this sums up perfectly how I feel

From the great escape to the Europa league final, I have to say thanks. Time to move and focus on our future, COYW!

One of the most difficult days on the message board..... you can almost touch the unrest Roy's decision has left us with.
Just watching his sure touch and dignified presence at his first press conference has not helped my personal feeling of regret.

Must admit feel a little disappointed with some posts today, especially two mammoths of board in Corked Hat and Finnster a little more grace could have touched their last goodbyes.

CH did start his post "It would be churlish to start criticising Roy Hodgson now" but the rest of the text did feel churlish.
Finster meanwhile is particularly upset with Roy's behaviour over the past week or so which I find inexplicable.   

My own feelings are more akin to posters who have wished him well with no malice aforethought.

There are heaps on this board that are FTID, and will welcome the new manager when the time comes, but today is a time see off one who will always be considered with respect and some awe considering where he took us to..

I have stood and wondered at my team in the pouring rain beating Ipswich 10-1.
Hopelessly adored Johnny Haynes – my hero
Despaired at non league Yeovil losing in the cup
Left breathless by some of the football played by Malcolm Macdonald's and Jean Tigana's team.
Despaired at non league Yeovil losing in the cup.

BUT
 
Anyone who attended the Juventus game and experienced those overwhelming feelings of pure joy can do nothing but wish this particular manager farewell and the very best of luck.

Roy gave us something special, after eons without it –

Respect of the football world

Thanks Roy, hope we beat you by 6 when we meet.

I have just heard the Murphy radio interview on Talk Wart and also watched the press conference on Sky Web Site. Roy makes a point as does the Chairman of Liverspew on thanking Fulham and Roy saying that he hopes the Chairman of Fulham will someday forgive him.

That is my view as well. You did a great job Roy. But you have left us with many problems and you clearly fancy a go at the big time. I hope you fall flat on your face and Liverpool with you. You did a great job while you were here and we have thanked you enough.

I don't wish you any luck at all when you ask Gerrard and other players to stick with Liverspew. You will not be able to use the loyalty card there will you. So thanks but it will take time to forgive you.

so gutted he's gone and I wish him the best of luck, in his two and a half years he's acted with dignity and respect and given us the best 2 seasons of our lives so let's not turn him to zero from hero overnight eh? you can't blame the speed of appointment on roy, considering liverpool interviewed other candidates and had to negotiate contracts and compensation packages, not to mention roy said that he wanted to go as soon as he heard of their interest (big difference between that and not wanting to stay at fulham though), nor can you blame anyone for not saying anything, any comment that any party says makes the situation complicated and roy's position untenable one way or another. and to say that he's left the club in as bad a state as he came here is a joke, i dunno how you can come to that conclusion considering the improvements in our players, coaching, youth set up and reputation. we are in the best position we have ever been in to appoint a new manager, and to be in a position where some fans can say 'sven goran eriksson isn't good enough for us' is proof of that.
Obviously there have been some complications considering roy resigned instead of left mutually and that he had a dodgy phone call with al fayed, but he should leave with the good wishes of all fulham fans, and those that say he's a slimey old codger (or words to that effect...) sound pathetic to be quite honest.

I'm sorry to see him go and I wish him luck 36 times next season. In the 4 year cycles that is football & with the England job apparently not available, Roy is likely on his last. I hate to say it but Demps is 27 and will never be worth more then he is at the moment. With Roy gone, I'd expect Dempsey to take the big payday. Please Clint, not to the floppers league. Those snobs won't give him a fair shot. If he followed Roy how would we greet the two of them when they come to the cathedral?