There aren’t any good English managers about (we realised too late that Roy Hodgson was a secret genius).

The Argentinian's imminent departure, combined with fabio aurelio being released after his contract expired, means manager Roy Hodgson's priority is finding a new left-back as soon as possible.

Roy Hodgson today revealed he isn't surprised by David Ngog's early-season scoring spree - because he tried to take the striker on loan to former club Fulham last season.