I'm not normally someone who criticises potential managerial appointments before they even happen but I have a nagging doubt about Hodgson.
He strikes me as one of those managers who is superb at getting the best out of 'non-superstar' players, which is why he has excelled at Fulham and WBA. His international appointments were also for lower profile nations.
The one high profile job he's had was Liverpool and his style didn't seem to mix well with a team of egos.
I can see Hodgson turning into a Taylor or McClaren - the press will see to this the moment results don't go our way.
As I say, it's out of character for me to pre-judge a situation like this but my gut feel is that this would end in tears, so to speak.
I obviously hope I'm spectacularly wrong if he is appointed as I have a lot of respect for Hodgson.