Fulham need certainty ahead of the final day

Enough is enough.

Another Premier League season is drawing to a close. They go faster and faster every year.

I think this has been one of the least interesting in recent memory.

That’s not a bad thing in the sense that we’ve never been in danger, but it’s not a good thing in that, well, it’s just been a bit boring.

Sammy hit the nail on the head far better than I could when he talked about ‘That Fulham Feeling’ this week, so I’ll not go over well-trodden ground, but that apathy he mentioned? I’m feeling it.

Which brings me to Newcastle United on Sunday. A game with absolutely zero for either team to play for. It’ll be a stroll in the sunshine and all-round pleasant day.

Snore.

But the final day is a time to reflect on the campaign just gone, and a chance to look ahead to the future. What academy starlets will make a cameo and whet our appetites? Will an unsung or maligned player take the game by the scruff of the neck and put a marker down for next term?

But on this final day, all I want is closure.

Last season we were all a bit confused about how to treat Tom Cairney. Was he off? Was he staying? No one had said a word, so we were all left in limbo. Thankfully, TC stayed, but if he’d left it’d have been a rubbish way to bid him adieu.

This season it’s a similar story. Nothing’s been said about the future of Harry Wilson, though we’ve all made an educated guess that the Welsh wizard is off, if not to Villa then some Premier League club a rung or two above us (and, let’s face it, there are a few rungs at the moment). We’ll all gather and say “Thanks for the memories”. And boy has he given us some. All the best, Harry.

Then, there’s goodbye we’ve all been thinking (and talking, and writing, and tweeting) about.

Does Marco not owe it to the fans - and to himself - to say a proper goodbye? If that’s the way he’s leaning (and only he knows), then why not sit down with the family, with friends, take a deep breath and make the call before Sunday?

Genuinely at this stage, what is he waiting for?

Silva’s done fantastic things at this football club during his five-years in the dugout, and he’s helped orchestrate some unforgettable moments. It’ll be a real shame if that contribution to our history isn’t recognised in the proper way.

I don’t want a video of a chair, only for Marco to come into frame and sit on it. I want to be able to sing “He’s a geeeenius” from H5 with tears in my eyes, remembering 2021/22, remembering battering the Bees, remembering Muniz at the Bridge.

Just typing those memories out stokes the lukewarm embers of that Fulham feeling deep within me. Knowing what the future holds ahead of the 2026/27 campaign feels like the least we’re owed as fans.

The season has fizzled out - please Fulham and Marco, don’t let the final day be the wet fart that punctuates it. Use it as a moment to galvanise the fans and give us a platform to jump into what looks to be a summer that could move the needle.

COYW.