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5 oldest managers in Premier League history as veteran Roy Hodgson takes Watford job
Premier League returns next month after Roy Hodgson has been hired at struggling Watford.Hodgson has been handed an unenviable 'great escape' task with the Hornets languishing near the bottom of the pile.At 74-year-old the veteran is the top flight oldest manager, but some gaffers aren't too far behind.Last season, at 29, Ryan Mason became the Premier League's youngest boss, but he still had some lessons to learn from his veterans.And with that in mind, Daily Star Sport looks at the Prem's oldest boss'.The 74-year-old first took to a dugout in 1976 when he took charge of Swedish side Halmstads BK, and he even had relative success in Scandinavia.Hodgson has seen it all from the dugout: he was at the heart of Serie A's 1990s boom with Inter Milan, there was a trip to the UAE, and that infamous night in Nice with England against Iceland.Amazingly, Hodgson's spell at Watford will be his tenth season in the Premier League.Pulling it one season clear of the other league he's spent the most time in, the Swedish Allsvenskan. Can Hodgson steer Watford of relegation? Let us know in the comments section At 71-years-old, Bobby Robson took to the St James' Park dugout for one last time in a clash with Aston Villa.Despite being two games into the 2004/05 campaign, Robson was sacked, and he never returned to management.The Englishman is best remembered for his spells with England, and the failure of Italia 90, as well as his short spell at Barcelona.Robson died at the age of 76 in 2009.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only
