Good post Tot - i agree!
posted by Cod (Guest) - Friday 30th July 2010, 1:55 PM agree with you about Bellamy and Ireland, both good footballers. I'd be concerned about Santa Cruz coming in though. How many games has he been a 100% fit and able to play for City?

Also with Bellamy and Ireland we'd have to either break our wage structure, potentially upsetting the team morale, or they'd have to take a huge wage cut. With Tottenham interested in Bellamy i see the lure of Champions League football, and a lot more money, winning out over affection for Hughes.

What about Michael Johnson? Talented player and a more realistic target if the other aren't willing to accept lower wages.
posted by fortressfulham (Guest) - Friday 30th July 2010, 2:03 PM Michael johnson i believe is unattainable with all the high price foreign players city are bringing in the need to keep some of their homegrown talent to abide by the new premier league regualtions
posted by TOT (Guest) - Friday 30th July 2010, 3:04 PM

what the hell are you on about?
posted by jimjim (Guest) - Friday 30th July 2010, 2:36 PM
Sorry its an in blog !!!
posted by smoggie3 (Guest) - Friday 30th July 2010, 9:06 PM

Are you kidding me!?? You want Bellamy and not Stephen Ireland because of his attitude?!? Are we talking about the same Craig Bellamy?? As a Irishman, as much as I hate Stephen Ireland and hope he never kicks a football again in his career - Craig Bellamy is 10 times worse!! The man has been thrown out of every club he has ever been with. If anyone will wreck the bond it will be him and not Ireland!!
posted by Colm O'Donnell (Guest) - Thursday 29th July 2010, 3:13 PM Have you ever heard of any of Bellamy's last clubs supporters who would say they wouldnt have him back? (even Newcastle)

posted by GB (Guest) - Thursday 29th July 2010, 3:39 PM I'd say none of them want him back!! Including players and managers!! The man is a nightmare to deal with and comparing Stephen Ireland to him is wild!!
posted by Colm O'Donnell (Guest) - Thursday 29th July 2010, 3:54 PM If he turns up, I suppose Hughes would be the exception to the rule..............
posted by GB (Guest) - Thursday 29th July 2010, 4:05 PM

definitly hope he stays in some capacity, we'll have to wait and see though
posted by fortressfulham (Guest) - Thursday 29th July 2010, 11:45 AM He's apparently been told there's still a place for him at Fulham. Great news, things are looking up!
posted by Rohan (Guest) - Friday 30th July 2010, 10:43 AM

I think he will do a fine job. I do think he is a bit over rated, but thst being said, he is a quality manager. Maybe now Fulham can get busy in the transfer market. The squad could use some strengthening. Time to get a mid table, between 8 and 11, finish started.
posted by caliyank (Guest) - Thursday 29th July 2010, 1:02 AM I recall a lot of people being underwhelmed by Roys appointment so it will interesting to see how this one is regarded. To be honest I hadn't even considered he would be the choice. He was one of my favourite players and he did a pretty good job with Blackburn so I am hopeful he will be goos for Fulham. I don't think we was given a proper chance at Man City so he has gor something to prove. Fingers crossed.
posted by Hints (Guest) - Thursday 29th July 2010, 8:36 AM Gutted. Miserable welsh git who will impose unattractive style of play and fill the team with heavies. Terrible record in transfer market and will waste alfayed cash. Anyone want to buy a season ticket half price?
posted by tom (Guest) - Thursday 29th July 2010, 9:38 AM Oh cheer up Tom you miserable git. It could have been Sven... or Curbishley... Or Jones...

I'm quite hopeful about this, Hughes seems to always command the respect of his players (he handled Bellamy well, that's evidence enough!). And it's not just because I'm welsh.
posted by Optimist Prime (Guest) - Thursday 29th July 2010, 9:56 AM actually his transfer deals at Blackburn were pretty good if i recall correctly. And although Hughes can get his team to win dirty when required he also had them playing a decent standard of football. They played us off the park on one occasion. I think his rep for ugly football comes from games against the likes of Arsenal and in fairness if you're a Blackburn you're not going to go out and try and play one touch flowing football against the top teams.

I'm don't think we'd have done better from whats available. Considering that are last three managers were Coleman who was cheap but did a decent job, Sanchez who no more need be said about, and Hodgson who was amazing for us but was completly left field, this is actually a big step forward for the club. We're not that big a team but we've got one of the brightest young British managers going even if he is a miserable tosser in interviews.
posted by fortressfulham (Guest) - Thursday 29th July 2010, 11:44 AM have we officially confirmed hughes is to be our boss yet? Nothing on the website so i assume not. looks like it is him just wondering why we haven't announced anything.

Decent manager, wouldn't have been my first choice but who cares as long as we can actually start planning for this season. COYW!
posted by WeWonItOneTime (Guest) - Thursday 29th July 2010, 1:02 PM

I don't think it will happen but we've been linked with worse
posted by fortressfulham (Guest) - Sunday 25th July 2010, 11:23 PM what about martin oniel
posted by fulham fan (Guest) - Tuesday 27th July 2010, 11:18 AM Are you referring to Martin O'Neil the Aston Villa manager? I only ask because it's such a ludicrous suggestion. Villa are already established as a top team and have the players and money to push on again this year, why would O'Neil swap that for Fulham?
posted by Eric Miller (Guest) - Tuesday 27th July 2010, 12:24 PM well he is bound to get rid off some of his good players like milner young agbonlahor
posted by fulham fan (Guest) - Tuesday 27th July 2010, 9:07 PM Yes Milner seems likely to go, but O'Neil will then have at least £24 million, anyone else leaving will be for around the same figure. Even if O'Neil doesn't get all of that money to spend on bringing players in he will probably be allowed to retain an amount above our potential transfer budget and with a vastly higher wage budget. Even supposing that he would be leaving Villa why would he choose to come to Fulham? If he was even contemplating leaving his agent would have been putting the word out so wouldn't Liverpool have gone for him?
posted by Eric Miller (Guest) - Tuesday 27th July 2010, 10:47 PM

hughes has done nothing to make him a in demand manager his blackburn side were a bunch of heavies and in his time at man city he acheived sod all .good players dont become good managers often
posted by jim (Guest) - Thursday 22nd July 2010, 6:49 PM Hughes, although he is a good manager, is probably the wrong type of manager if we're looking to maintain soem continuity with Hodgson's regime. Personally i wouldn't go for hughes but the options are getting fewer.

Lewington hasn't had any great success as a manager, although it must be admitted that he has usually had to operate on a tight budget.

We need to maintain our current setup and if we're looking to progress we need someone who can identify talent, and sign the right players for the club, and also someone who has the reputation to attract players in. If we don't we'll be back in a Coleman like situation and if we have to be in that situation why not ge Cookie back in?

Sven is start to look the best option out of the names touted
posted by fortressfulham (Guest) - Thursday 22nd July 2010, 8:31 PM Why Not Murphey & Lewington???
posted by FFC Faithful (Guest) - Friday 23rd July 2010, 10:29 AM Didn't Murphy rule himself out of taking up the management job, something about wanting to wait until he had completed all his coaching badges?
posted by Eric Miller (Guest) - Friday 23rd July 2010, 12:48 PM I think that lewington needs to be retained at the club, my worry about Hughes is that he'll break up our current backroom staff, but i think if we begin the season with him at the helm we'll be courting disaster. I just don't believe he has the tactical skill required from a premier league manager or the ability to motivate the team if we get into a bad patch of form. Just my opinion and i can't say i have an intimate knowlege of him just based on my memory of his time elsewhere,

Hughes is looking the best option now and i've grown to like the idea which is strange because of all the managers originally touted for the job he was the one i was least keen on.
posted by fortressfulham (Guest) - Sunday 25th July 2010, 11:21 PM

i agree jones never. i wish i had not bought my season ticket it will be a relegation battle .sod hodgson for putting us in this position
posted by 12345 (Guest) - Thursday 22nd July 2010, 1:12 PM If it's Jones we might well struggle next year. I think it's widely accepted our squad needs investment, Murphy for one isn't capable of turning in 38 premiership quality performances anymore, so we need someone who excells in that department as well as being a top coach, i'm not convinced that sounds like Jones.
posted by fortressfulham (Guest) - Thursday 22nd July 2010, 8:36 PM

i can't recall myself or anyone else on this board disputing that our loan agreement with you was actually a purchase but designed to avoid tax. i maybe wrong though, perhaps someone was just suggesting that we should try and escape the deal? Anyway we've confirmed his signing now so anyone who is still disputing it is off their trolley. Good luck this year, i reckon you have a pretty good chance of staying up.
posted by WeWonItOneTime (Guest) - Wednesday 21st July 2010, 11:34 PM

I thik Martin Jol would be a great manager for Fulham. He has had great success at both Hamburg and Ajax. He offers an attractive style of football and will make the most of the talent at Fulham. He was the scapegoat at Tottenham and is the most promising manager I have heard of yet to replace Roy.
I don't think he will encounter any problems with Simon Davies, but it sounds as though Danny Murphy won't be to happy. Hopefully Jol and Murphy can sit down and talk it out because Murphy is a real driving force for Fulham and I think he needs to be in the team as often as possible.
posted by caliyank (Guest) - Monday 19th July 2010, 11:08 PM totally agree with you about Jol caliyank. I wonder whether Liverpool fans would have prefered Jol to Hodgson? Hope he keeps Lewington at the club in some capacity as we could do with the continuity
posted by fortressfulham (Guest) - Tuesday 20th July 2010, 1:09 PM

www.fulhamfc.com
posted by tot (Guest) - Monday 19th July 2010, 9:05 AM

I don't want him back.
posted by Baz (Guest) - Friday 16th July 2010, 12:30 PM certainly dont want jol what did he do for spurs and with a budget ten times ours. bradley is the best option
posted by 12345 (Guest) - Friday 16th July 2010, 6:42 PM wasn't Jol the first manager in Spurs history to qualify for Europe through a Premier league place and not a cup slot? I always though he was a very good manager and considered Tottenham pretty stupid when they sacked him, the third season is often a struggle for managers at a club Moyes struggled in his third season at Everton but look where they are now.
posted by fortressfulham (Guest) - Friday 16th July 2010, 11:32 PM

It could really do without the company saying below the advert. It looks like a shabby second division italian shirt
posted by caliyank (Guest) - Wednesday 14th July 2010, 11:24 PM

tactics
posted by 12345 (Guest) - Saturday 10th July 2010, 9:48 PM What England need is Hodgson
posted by WeWonItOneTime (Guest) - Tuesday 13th July 2010, 4:14 PM

erikson,,very nearly what has he not achieved,great manager ,great cv..do some homework
posted by lcasey - Friday 09th July 2010, 7:04 PM erikson: I think he will be demanding a salary beyond Fulhams reach.
posted by CC-cottager (Guest) - Tuesday 13th July 2010, 11:52 AM I think Erikson might be a back up from the developments today, i.e. we're shooting for somebody else and if we can't land them we'll appoint him. I agree though his wages would seem too high for us, maybe thats why we haven't gone for him early doors
posted by WeWonItOneTime (Guest) - Tuesday 13th July 2010, 4:13 PM Hitzfeld sounds pretty promising. Lots of experience, good record; couple him with Lewington and a good backroom staff to keep up hodgson's good work and i think we'd be set.
posted by fortressfulham (Guest) - Wednesday 14th July 2010, 12:05 PM Wouldnt have minded Hughes at all
posted by Smith (Guest) - Friday 16th July 2010, 4:03 PM I thik Martin Jol would be a great manager for Fulham. He has had great success at both Hamburg and Ajax. He offers an attractive style of football and will make the most of the talent at Fulham. He was the scapegoat at Tottenham and is the most promising manger I have heard of yet to replace Roy.
posted by caliyank (Guest) - Saturday 17th July 2010, 1:16 AM

He does a prggesivly worse job with each club he's at and he's a pretty odious indivdual. One of my best memories is Hoddle getting the boot from Spurs after we'd beaten them
posted by Eric Miller (Guest) - Saturday 03rd July 2010, 2:31 PM