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I could have been a travel agent by now but this job gives me sadistic pleasure... Roy Hodgson on the latest chapter of his eclectic career

If plans made early in life had panned out, Roy Hodgson would have been a travel agent.

‘My friend Bobby Houghton and I were coaching in Scandinavia and we were just under 30,’ Hodgson recalled this week.

‘We said, “Wouldn’t it be great for us to do this for 10 years, save a little money and start a travel business together?”

Roy Hodgson has enjoyed a rich and varied career with Crystal Palace his latest destination
Roy Hodgson has enjoyed a rich and varied career with Crystal Palace his latest destination
The former England boss still has the drive and passion to succeed in the gameu00a0
The former England boss still has the drive and passion to succeed in the game

‘That was the plan.