The appointment of Roy Hodgson as Fulham Manager on 28th December 2007 will surely be remembered as one of the most inspirational in Premier League history.
With only two wins in 20 games during the first half of the 2007/08 season, Fulham resided at the foot of the Premier League table when Hodgson arrived.
He immediately set about reviving the fortunes of the Club, drafting in several new players during the January transfer window and re-branding Fulham’s style of play during his intensive daily training sessions at Motspur Park.
Whilst points proved hard to come by in the first two months of Hodgson’s reign, the drastic improvement in the team’s performances inspired hope amongst the Fulham ranks.
By spring 2008 the Whites were firing on all cylinders and achieved an incredible haul of 12 points from their last five games to secure an eighth-successive season in the top flight.
Hodgson’s team then defied all expectations by securing a highest ever seventh-place finish and guaranteed European football at Craven Cottage in 2009.
Hodgson guided Fulham to new heights the following season, delivering victories in SW6 over the cream of European football in the UEFA Europa League as the Whites reached the Final only to lose to a late goal against Atletico Madrid.
However, on Thursday 1st July 2010, Hodgson resigned from his position at Fulham to take over at Liverpool.
