Snapshot: The Sun Welcome Roy Hodgson By Cheerfully Mocking His Speech Impediment

By Chris Wright

Charming…

The humour’s a little subtle, so we’ll explain: Basically, Roy Hodgson has a speech impediment and can’t really pronounce his R’s. The Sun, therefore, have substituted W’s in in their place. Ukraine = Ukwaine, etc, etc.

I’ll freely hold my hands up and admit to having referred to Hodgson as ‘Woy’ before (never maliciously), but it’s pretty insensitive and something I knocked on the head years ago. It’s certainly not something I’d stick on the front page of my national newspaper.

*Sigh*

To quote Pies’ pal, football scribe Matthew Stanger (@MatthewStanger) on Twitter: “I’d rather have a speech impediment in five languages than be a bunch of pricks in one.”

Hear hear.

Image: Jon Slattery

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12 Comments

  1. Tom says:

    so it begins

  2. The Weasel says:

    Vile rag.

  3. Dan says:

    The Scum living up to their name yet again. Absolute odious excuse for a paper.

  4. chimpo says:

    so he’s managed UAE, Switzerland and Finland- about our level- sure he’ll do well

  5. Mr. Sparkle says:

    I detest this shite. Not even worth serving my backside as toilet paper.

  6. Stewart says:

    I think the fact that The Sun is the paper that Murdoch is most proud of says it all.

  7. Dave says:

    Cheap dig at a guy whose never done anything to harm anyone. Good luck Roy.

  8. KingEric7 says:

    I think Roy’s the perfect man for England, he’s had a lot of experience managing shit teams so we should do well!

  9. Mr. Sparkle says:

    @KingEric7

    For the first time in my life, I agree with you.

  10. Stewart says:

    Unlike everyone’s favourite, Harry Wideboy, who has loads of experience of top domestic and international teams. And Spurs.

  11. Rob says:

    This is the nation’s best selling paper? Who is buying this crap?
    I hope England win it just so Roy can rub everyone’s face in it. (and his own too)

  12. DJ says:

    The paper’s seem to be crying out for a ‘top name’ without realising in the grand scheme of things at International level England are fucking shit. Hodgson does seem to get the best out of average players and thats exactly what we are on the International stage.

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