England

Former England boss Graham Taylor wants Roy Hodgson stay

By Christopher Dodd, Reporter | 06 June 2015

Former England manager Graham Taylor says that he would like to see current boss Roy Hodgson remain in the job for as long as possible.

Former England manager Graham Taylor has revealed that he wants current boss Roy Hodgson to remain in his position for as long as possible.

Hodgson's current contract runs out after Euro 2016, with the manager making clear several times that he will only remain in the job beyond the tournament if he feels wanted by the Football Association.

"I have great respect for Roy. Roy is the only England manager that has ever been appointed that has previous experience of World Cup tournaments with Switzerland," Taylor told Perform, as reported by Four Four Two.

"I think Roy has done well in what was a trying time for English football because so much is expected of us and we haven't delivered in terms of how we should have done. I do think that Roy has done a very good job and part of me hopes that he does well and probably stays a bit longer in the job.

"It'll be down to him. There's always people wanting to change manager for one reason or another. So I hope Roy and the team do very well and let's hope it might be down to him whether he stays on or not."

England are next in action on Sunday afternoon when they face the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.