Roy Hodgson briefly managed Bristol City in the early 1980s
Roy Hodgson's idea of celebrating 50 years in management is not to sit back reflecting on a career of highs and lows with both clubs and countries - it is to return to the dugout at Bristol City.
The 78-year-old former England boss left his last job at Crystal Palace in February 2024, riding off into what everyone presumed would be the sunset of a career that began at Halmstad in Sweden in 1976.
And yet, in a move that proved once again that football's capacity to surprise must not be under-estimated, Hodgson is back at another one of his former clubs 44 years after being sacked by them.
Instead of poring over his beloved books, as an avid reader of Milan Kundera, John Updike and Philip Roth, Hodgson is back in business
