Hodgson Loses Cool Over Transfer Questions

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson lost his rag yesterday after questions over his transfer plans.


In the pre-match media conference for their Europa League clash with Rabotnicki, Hodgson was asked about several transfer stories doing the rounds.


When another question was asked about the difficulties of trying to sign English players - to comply with new Premier League squad rules - in the current market, Hodgson decided to make a firm point.


He said: "We're changing the subject. I don't think it's right in a room full of Macedonian journalists to be talking about things like homegrown rules and English players.


"I think we should be talking about the game, because that is what interests people.


"The subjects you are bringing up now are subjects for a future press conference.


"It is quite important in these last seven minutes that the questions I try to answer - and I gladly will for the Macedonians - will be about the football match tomorrow and not things like systems of play and future transfer targets or the long-term future of English football."