Roy Hodgson has been appointed Bristol Metropolis boss after the Championship membership sacked Gerhard Struber.
The previous England and Liverpool boss, 78, whose final job in administration ended when he left Crystal Palace in February 2024, takes over till the tip of the season.
Hodgson returns to Bristol Metropolis for a second stint after an ill-fated 4 months as supervisor in 1982.
Bristol Metropolis, who’re winless of their final six, say Struber was dismissed together with assistant Bernd Eibler as a result of “recent performances have not met expectations”.
The membership sit sixteenth within the Championship, 9 factors adrift of the play-off locations with seven video games to play.
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Hodgson will meet the squad on Monday and take cost of his first recreation in opposition to Charlton on Easter Friday, dwell on Sky Sports activities.
“I have had great conversations with the board and I am really excited by the opportunity to help until the end of the season,” mentioned Hodgson.
“We will get straight to work and look for a positive performance on Good Friday.”
Hodgson has been introduced in to “set the standards and the values at the club”, in line with Bristol Metropolis chief government Charlie Boss as they seek for a brand new sporting director and subsequent everlasting head coach.
“I would like to thank Gerhard and Bernd for their hard work over the past nine months and we wish them all the best,” Boss mentioned.
“Roy’s appointment is about more than the results of the next seven games. Over the remainder of the season, he will help us set the standards and values at the club that we will need to be successful going forwards.
“Roy is a vastly skilled coach who has achieved and received on the highest stage. He’ll help me, our gamers and our soccer employees as we construct in direction of reaching our potential.
“We are in the process of appointing a sporting director who will have a direct input into the recruitment of a new permanent head coach.”
