I think Hodgson probably only succeeds at the smaller clubs in the short term. His methods are so regimented that, after the initial relegation battle is over, boredom and resentment will surely soon set in. He only had a year at West Brom. He's in his first year at Palace. Did he have two years at Fulham? Something like that. Left at the perfect time. He's like a less positive Pardew, before Pardew got even worse than Pardew. Really, he and Allardyce and Pulis should team up, like some Anglo-special Marvel super group, and pool all of their horribleness into one team. Probably Stoke. With a new crest for the shirt: a baseball cap, a pie and an expensive watch, all perched on top of a turd. They could then tour the world, teaching all countries how dull, awful, depressing and soulless football can be if you really put your mind to it.