TNT’S EXPLOSIVE FA CUP DEAL
Mr Motivator has chance to bow out gracefully
There is huge mutual respect and Parish accompanied Hodgson to hospital and has been very clear that he did not want to sack him this season if he could possibly avoid it.
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Back over Christmas and New Year with Palace struggling for results, Hodgson got very tetchy at one press conference when Steve Cooper kept being linked with his job. He called the questions “disrespectful.”
Hodgson still believes in standards and he guided Palace to an upturn, better performances and yet they have slipped again amid an injury crisis which has put him back under the spotlight.
Knowing there was a press conference to be done when more questions would be fired his way about another possible replacement, put him in another difficult position.
Hodgson was “taken ill” on the training pitch yesterday morning and now there is a strong chance he will not take charge again.
The process will need to be accelerated to find his replacement. He has been undergoing checks in hospital and it is not the first time he has been unable to take a Palace game this
TNT SPORTS have agreed a new four-year deal for live FA Cup TV rights.
It will mean armchair fans can see more games than ever because every game outside of the Saturday 3pm blackout will be made available to be shown live.
Traditionalists have already voiced concerns the FA Cup will now go behind a paywall but the FA are stressing that games will still be available free-to-air even if TNT Sports are likely to take the pick of the plum ties.
And TNT Sports have also confirmed they will team up with a free-to-air broadcaster – likely to be ITV or BBC – who will get to
DECISION: Palace boss Roy Hodgson season, having missed their trip to Aston Villa earlier in the season.
Paddy McCarthy and Ray Lewington are likely to be involved at Everton on Monday night but Palace are also talking to former Eintracht Frankfurt boss Oliver Glasner about taking charge on a permanent basis.
Hodgson must surely now see this as an opportunity to bow out gracefully. Palace players still admire him and respect him. They look up to him. show FA Cup games, including the showpiece Wembley final which is protected as one of television’s “crown jewels”.
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The new deal is a massive boost for the FA and the world’s oldest knockout cup.
ITV and BBC currently share live rights but that deal comes to an end at the end of next season and, having secured a stake in the next Premier League deal, this is big statement by TNT Sports.
Mark Bullingham, FA Chief
His work as a manager should never be underestimated or undervalued. He is a brilliant organiser. He has a knack to set up teams to make them hard to beat. Even with a raft of injures against Chelsea on Monday night, they fought and only lost the game in injury time.
That is a tribute to Hodgson as a manager and a motivator. If this is the end of his managerial career, then he deserves to look back upon it with great pride.
Executive, said: “This new partnership will see selected matches shown live on TNT Sports, as well as free-to-air, from the first round of the competition through to the Final at Wembley
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“TNT Sports are an outstanding broadcaster with an impressive record of showing some of the biggest and best sporting events around the world, “We are delighted to be working with them on our shared commitment and longterm vision that will ensure the Emirates FA Cup continues to thrive over the coming year.”