🎧'I don't really get the purpose of Hodgson coming in'

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72+ EFL Pod: Hodgson returns & Vale fixture concerns

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"I thought it was a terrible decision and I think the manager has been hung out to dry.

"It screams to me of an owner trying to deflect from the decisions they've had to make instead of standing by them.

"I don't really get the purpose of a Roy Hodgson coming in for the last seven games who then also says he's not here for anything longer than this. If I were a Bristol City fan, I'd be scratching my head."

The 72+ team are joined by Middlesbrough loans manager Tommy Smith to chew over Bristol City's decision to dismiss boss Gerhard Struber and replace him with veteran 'short-term' manager Roy Hodgson - and if the problems actually lie elsewhere...

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