Roy Hodgson named West Brom manager

Roy Hodgson has made a speedy return to football by accepting the West Bromwich Albion job.Just a month after leaving Liverpool, Hodgson has taken over from axed Roberto Di Matteo at the Hawthorns.First-team coach Michael Appleton was handed the reins on a caretaker basis while a replacement was sought, and will remain in charge for Saturday's game against fellow strugglers West Ham.He said: 'It was not my intention to return to Barclays Premier League football this quickly. But I was so impressed by the way the chairman (Jeremy Peace) and the sporting and technical director (Dan Ashworth) sold the project to me that I was very happy to accept the offer. Back in power: Roy Hodgson is tasked with keeping West Brom in the Premier League  

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