Why are people saying Hodgson is the "safe choice"? Because they heard it on the telly??? Picking media darling 'Arry, eveyone's favourite geezer, would have been the 'safe choice.' I think picking Roy against public opinion and because of his greater international experience shows a bit of pluck by the FA. I also think they'll give him time.
Hodgson wasn't the "safe" choice - he was the cheap choice. Redknapp comes with 10m pounds worth of baggage on the fast train to White Hart Lane. Seriously, in terms of English managers, after Redknapp who is there?