please log in to view this image So The Sun thinks it's fine to poke fun at what it calls Roy Hodgson's "speech impediment." Hence today's front page with every R replaced by a W (Euwos, Ukwaine, Fwance). Of course, it has done the same down the years with Jonathan Ross. And in Hodgson's case it sugars the pill by saying the new England manager is "affectionately known as Woy." Is he? The Sun has form when it comes to England coaches. Gentle humour is kicked aside in favour of outright hostility. Affection turns into nasty character assassination. Note that it also calls Hodgson "a shock choice". This is journalistic code for hubris - the paper not only didn't get its own choice - Harry Redknapp was "sensationally spurned" it said the day before - but it also didn't sniff out the real story. The paper's leader, Good luck, Roy, points out that Hodgson "wasn't the nation's choice. But we can't blame him for not being 'Arry." So it offers Hodgson some faint praise: "They [England] need a no-nonsense English boss with motivational and communication skills. Roy has both. "We're not betting the farm on England winning the Euros. But Roy may still surprise us... and good luck to him." It will, however, be no surprise if The Sun dumps on him should his team be defeated. Expect headlines such as "Woy's not the boy - bring on Wedknapp!"
The Sun is appalling apparently FA have complained, I guess it wanted their pundits Dad as manager as it could make more profits for them!
Not my choice - Redknapp is the lowest scum in football, i would have had Pardew any day over Redknapp
discrace why do the media see fit to pile on the pressure on every national manager i swear the dont want them to do well
What a pointless and stupid headline! Who is the editor who goes "great that'll sell papers and who are the muppets who buy it" it contains only gossip, no news is reported!
The mirror had similar headlines talking about our "woy" he may not be first choice but give him a chance
A disgrace, I don't see this as any different from them having a racist headline. Scum. I hope Roy wins the thing and shoves those words right down their throat. I actually think this could be a stroke of genius and he might for once actually be the right man for the job.
If Arry had got the job he would have become the media geezer wot took on the tax man and beated him. In his trial HR said he wasn't no good at spelling and maffs so may he couldn't fill the application form in properly.
The Sun has the worst footie reporting anyway. It's all naff all about the match and all about how the scorer of the winning goal left his lucky boots at home, or some **** like that. Gave up on it years ago...
Think it was meant as fun, but they went over the line with it. They were awful and disrespectful after Hillsborough and if I remember rightly wasn't it them who started off rumours about Gary Speed's death.
It amused me, and I don't think it was malicious. Our country is full of PC ****ing arseholes. That's the story.
