I really want to believe this is a good appointment, but I have read so many bad things about Hodgson's methods and style that I don't think I have ever been more concerned about a new manager.
I understand he is there to do a job - to keep us up.
But I'm concerned that his arrival will signal a shift of emphasis from attractive, positive, possession football, towards style where the business of survival is more important than entertainment.
He was universally despised at Liverpool due to this.
Did I also read that he didn't achieve a single away win in two years managing in Italy?
He doesn't even talk a good game.
In his first press conference he expressed his concerns that we weren't good enough to stay up.
Of course we must all give him and our team 100% support in the coming games - games that might determine our future for years to come.
But if he changes our style and the results don't come, then he will be hounded within weeks.