[valpayne]

Personally I found some of the football under Hodgson just as bad, but it was a period of stability that allowed the club the grow and become better.

Needless to say big victories such as the Molyneux massacre went a long way to endearing Hodgson to most fans but people are very quick to forget some of the dreadfully boring stuff that we endured along with that too.

you're spot on there Tibby it wasn't that much different and Hodgson was also a very defensive come first manager but that's kinda my point. Unless you're minted you simply have to learn to defend resolutely first and foremost or you will get picked off in this division. There are exceptions I must admit Bournemouth have been a breath of fresh air but until recently they were dicing with relegation and have taken some hammerings to. As for leicester well what can you say? good luck to them. But Ranieri was a very good appointment after all and they've unearthed some real gems that nobody else realised would come good so quick. That said you wait and see if they can hang on to all those players when the money boys come knocking in the summer