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Two years ago today: Hodgson joins Crystal Palace

On this day two years ago, Roy Hodgson took over as Crystal Palace manager, returning to the club in which he began his professional football career after 51 years.

When he put pen to paper with Palace, Hodgson said: "This is very much the club of my boyhood and I remember in my youth watching the club from the terraces at the Holmesdale Road end which gave me such fond memories. In those days I had dreams of playing for the team, then as a coach you think about coaching the team and a lot has happened in between times.