here s our sports correspondent natalie pirks. he never ruled out a return to the game he loved. and now, even at 7a, it seems the lure of premier league management wasjust too it seems the lure of premier league management was just too strong for roy hodgson. wofford put an end to the ten year of claudio ranieri yesterday after just 1a matches the ten year of claudio ranieri yesterday afterjust14 matches in charge. the club are currently 19th and have lost seven of their last eight matches. hodgson s first match is a crunch came away to fellow strugglers burnley. but sean dyche was once in the wofford heist debacle hot seat and knows better than most about the owner s reputation for hiring and firing. hodgson is the 15th manager since it was taken over in 2012, including a whirlwind 37 day spell in 2014 involving three managers only gianfranco zola made it to 75 games. hodgson is regarded as a safe pair of hands for clubs in trouble. aha,
for roy hodgson. afterjust 14 matches in charge. watford put an end to the tenure of claudio ranieri yesterday afterjust 14 matches in charge. the club are currently 19th and have lost seven of their last eight matches. hodgson s first match is a crunch game away to fellow strugglers burnley. but clarets boss sean dyche was once in the watford hot seat and knows better than most about the owner s reputation for hiring and firing. hodgson is the 15th manager since it was taken over in 2012, including a whirlwind 37 day spell in 2014 involving three managers. only gianfranco zola made it to 75 games. hodgson is regarded as a safe pair of hands for clubs in trouble. a huge stride towards premier league safety. the former england coach took over at palace in 2017 with the eagles rock bottom of the league. hodgson guided them 11th that season, and they finished well clear of the drop zone
afterjust 14 matches in charge, it s all over for claudio ranieri at watford. the former premier league winner with leicester six years ago, has been sacked, with watford in the relegation zone. and it means the club are looking for their 15th manager since the owners took over ten years ago. former england manager roy hodgson has been linked. the clock is ticking on derby county s future. derby county s administrators are expected to hold talks with the english football league later today. they have a week to prove they can find funding for the rest of the season. placed in administration in september, and deducted 21 points, wayne rooney s beleaguered side have so far battled hard to avoid relegation to league one. and in rugby union, george ford is set to replace injured captain 0wen farrell in england s six nations squad, as their injury woes continue. with farrell out of the opener against scotland, head coach eddiejones will turn to ford
hodgson is the 15th manager since it was taken over in 2012, including a whirlwind 37 day spell in 2014 involving three managers. 0nly gianfranco zola made it to 75 games. hodgson is regarded as a safe pair of hands for clubs in trouble. a huge stride towards premier league safety. the former england coach took over at palace in 2017 with the eagles rock bottom of the league. hodgson guided them 11th that season, and they finished well clear of the drop zone in the next three seasons. he also already knows the family, having worked for them before during a brief spell at udinese. they sacked him afterjust 17 matches. he ll be hoping history doesn t repeat itself. natalie pirks, bbc news. to the africa cup of nations now, and senegal have booked their place in the quarterfinals after beating cape verde 2 0, who really gave themselves the steepest of hills to climb with two players sent off. liverpool s sadio mane suffered a concussion when he clashed