Roy Hodgson is giving Euros a miss
Albion boss Roy Hodgson today revealed he has turned down a job at Euro 2012 – after promising his wife a holiday.
Albion boss Roy Hodgson today revealed he has turned down a job at Euro 2012 – after promising his wife a holiday.
Hodgson has opted out of regular duties with UEFA's technical study group in order to take a summer break with wife Sheila.
The Hawthorns head coach is a regular UEFA representative at top European matches and has worked at previous international tournaments but he is ready to give this year's Euro finals a miss.
He said: "It's OK when you are working for national teams and you have plenty of time.
"But at club level it can be difficult. For Euro 96 I was at Inter and, after spending a week's holiday here in England, I was back in for pre-season.
"It was the same at Fulham. After the 'Great Escape' year, I had a week's break then spent the whole summer in Austria and Switzerland for the Euros.
"That's one of the reasons why this year when I discussed it we agreed it might be my year to step back and have a few weeks' holiday."
Hodgson has been tipped as a potential candidate to manage England at Euro 2012 – an appointment that would force him to reassess his plans for a summer break.
But he has insisted he will not be heading for Poland and Ukraine with the UEFA delegation headed by his friend and former Scotland boss Andy Roxburgh.
