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Roy Hodgson Named Bristol City Interim Head Coach After Struber Sacked

The veteran is a short-term stabiliser during a wider football overhaul.

Overview

  • Bristol City, which confirmed the change on Friday, said Gerhard Struber and assistant Bernd Eibler were removed after recent performances fell short of expectations.
  • Hodgson will meet the squad on Monday after the international break and take charge for his first match on Good Friday away to Charlton.
  • City are 16th in the Championship with seven games left, well short of the top six and holding a double-digit cushion over the relegation places.
  • Chief executive Charlie Boss said the interim hire is about setting standards for the future as the club recruits a Sporting Director to help appoint a permanent head coach for next season.
  • Hodgson, 78, returns to Bristol City 44 years after a brief 1982 stint and comes back to management two years after leaving Crystal Palace.