Absolutely spot on. The recruitment is amateur. January signings are non existent, as you say. Marco asked for signings last January to push for Europe, he got nothing. Then, big money spent on a player in late August that is way off being ready(Kevin). Tony Khan's order of priority is his wrestling franchise, then their NFL team, then Fulham.
I think the Khans are realizing that we could get relegated and are - having just spent a ton of cash completing the Riverside - freaking out. I hope this means they do what it takes to keep Marco and not fire him, but we will see. They don't seem to really have a plan for post Marco for how to win with the players we have and that is not very reassuring.
What if - and I remember someone speculated about this on the pod last season - the Khan's are bent on selling this season? The stand is fully open now (isn't it?) and you have a manager spot available, a squad you can revamp as you see fit as they haven't bought much the past 12months. Wouldn't that be good conditions for a sale? Not too many long term commitments that are costly to undo if you as new owner wants something else. No statue to promise to keep either, despite plenty of newly constructed room for it in the new stand.
There is absolutely zero succession planning. That is not Marco’s fault. Anyone know who our assistant manager is? We really do make things difficult for ourselves.
They have to keep him, sacking him would be bad. The board have to think of ways to make him stay, and he has to be willing to commit to Fulham.
Absolutely spot on. The recruitment is amateur. January signings are non existent, as you say. Marco asked for signings last January to push for Europe, he got nothing. Then, big money spent on a player in late August that is way off being ready(Kevin). Tony Khan's order of priority is his wrestling franchise, then their NFL team, then Fulham.
I think the Khans are realizing that we could get relegated and are - having just spent a ton of cash completing the Riverside - freaking out. I hope this means they do what it takes to keep Marco and not fire him, but we will see. They don't seem to really have a plan for post Marco for how to win with the players we have and that is not very reassuring.
What if - and I remember someone speculated about this on the pod last season - the Khan's are bent on selling this season? The stand is fully open now (isn't it?) and you have a manager spot available, a squad you can revamp as you see fit as they haven't bought much the past 12months. Wouldn't that be good conditions for a sale? Not too many long term commitments that are costly to undo if you as new owner wants something else. No statue to promise to keep either, despite plenty of newly constructed room for it in the new stand.
But would have to stay in the Premier
Top two managers? Not even close. Under Tigana Fulham played the best football I’ve seen in 60 years of supporting them, and then there’s Sir Roy…..
There is absolutely zero succession planning. That is not Marco’s fault. Anyone know who our assistant manager is? We really do make things difficult for ourselves.