Fulham manager Roy Hodgson says he hopes to remain at the club until he retires.

Hodgson says he would like to emulate former Newcastle manager Sir Bobby Robson, who was in the job until age 72.

The Cottagers boss, who is 61, said: "When I came I knew I was taking on a difficult task and that the odds of failing were greater than the odds of success, but the players and the staff backed me so well during that time and we were lucky enough to get the big prize - another crack at the Premiership.

"Everything about Fulham has more than matched my expectations and the club matches my ambitions. I don't dream of bigger and better things as I think I have a very good thing at the moment.

"I think I would like to keep going. I have never contemplated retirement and I really do enjoy the day-to-day work, the day-to-day coaching.

"So for me the situation I find myself in at the moment is as optimum a situation as I could wish for. All I hope is that we as a team and a club are good enough to keep going and I shall be more than happy where I am."