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Not great timing this with all to play for. Does feel as though Silva is going to be in demand and this link was inevitable.
Wonder whether there's substance to it or not.
You can never tell with these things. But Silva's building something at Fulham, and until the end of the season, where we know where we stand in the league and re Europe, then it's pointless speculating. Silva's being backed at the club and has a squad capable of more, and growing from here.
Would seem strange to jump ship, especially given the state of Spurs atm.
Quote from: hopper on March 17, 2025, 03:05:39 PMNot great timing this with all to play for. Does feel as though Silva is going to be in demand and this link was inevitable.
Wonder whether there's substance to it or not.
Iraola is apparently Levy's preference and least expensive to prize away? No surprise there ! £6m is Silva's clause. Style of play also has Iraola & Silva leading candidates plus premier league experience which Silva is seen as established.
With Spurs having tried so many different managers in the past it seems they no longer are looking at high profile or high maintenance managers as previous.
From a Fulham perspective I would imagine even without European or Cup exploits he will still have a healthy budget to work with come the summer as The Khans realise now how quick success can turn in to disaster from previous escapades? We shall see but my gut feeling is Marco is quietly very content with how things are going at Fulham.
Quote from: JimmyConway on March 17, 2025, 03:20:34 PMQuote from: hopper on March 17, 2025, 03:05:39 PMNot great timing this with all to play for. Does feel as though Silva is going to be in demand and this link was inevitable.
Wonder whether there's substance to it or not.
Iraola is apparently Levy's preference and least expensive to prize away? No surprise there ! £6m is Silva's clause. Style of play also has Iraola & Silva leading candidates plus premier league experience which Silva is seen as established.
With Spurs having tried so many different managers in the past it seems they no longer are looking at high profile or high maintenance managers as previous.
From a Fulham perspective I would imagine even without European or Cup exploits he will still have a healthy budget to work with come the summer as The Khans realise now how quick success can turn in to disaster from previous escapades? We shall see but my gut feeling is Marco is quietly very content with how things are going at Fulham.
Meant to add unless the goal posts have been moved financially for Marco?
12 fulltime managers in 24 years under Levy and 4 in the last 7. I think Silva will take one look at the dumpster fire and pass.
Quote from: IloveFFC on March 17, 2025, 02:58:01 PMhttps://twitter.com/TeleFootball/status/1901619062213362041
What doubts?
Quote from: JimmyConway on March 17, 2025, 03:24:24 PMQuote from: JimmyConway on March 17, 2025, 03:20:34 PMQuote from: hopper on March 17, 2025, 03:05:39 PMNot great timing this with all to play for. Does feel as though Silva is going to be in demand and this link was inevitable.
Wonder whether there's substance to it or not.
Iraola is apparently Levy's preference and least expensive to prize away? No surprise there ! £6m is Silva's clause. Style of play also has Iraola & Silva leading candidates plus premier league experience which Silva is seen as established.
With Spurs having tried so many different managers in the past it seems they no longer are looking at high profile or high maintenance managers as previous.
From a Fulham perspective I would imagine even without European or Cup exploits he will still have a healthy budget to work with come the summer as The Khans realise now how quick success can turn in to disaster from previous escapades? We shall see but my gut feeling is Marco is quietly very content with how things are going at Fulham.
Meant to add unless the goal posts have been moved financially for Marco?
Spurs at best is a sideways move the only move to a potentially better side than us is Newcastle but even there he'll be hamstrung financially and Eddie Howe has just earned another 12 months there.
I'm not sure who else would offer the autonomy he needs but also his skill set is not at that elite level an Arsenal or Liverpool would come in for him.
Whether Marco is in or out I don't think really matters for Fulham, but sometimes better the devil you know.
My money is on Silva getting the Arsenal job when they finally realise Arteta is useless. He clearly has a link there and would be a perfect fit.
Khan should really be getting his wallet out now and work hell for leather on a new deal for him, with the promise of big bucks in the summer and he has a direct influence on who he wants and the calibre he feels we need to progress.
Surely our PPS position is very solid now, with the transfer fees on the dross we bought ages ago finally out the way, plus another chunk of Palhinha and Mitro money incoming.
Anything less than that could jeopardise our trajectory going forward.
Why would anyone currently want the Spurs job, this is lazy clickbait journalism at its best
So many top managers took the job at that cess pit and all have failed miserably
The place is cursed as is Manchester Utd.
I don't understand why these two teams are even in a conversation anymore,
That headline is meant to try to destabilise two sides that the media don't want in Europe.
Iraola and Silva might be up there for Spurs but they could also go for Thomas Frank imo.
Lazy journalism only based on the fact we just played and beat Spurs and their fans are not happy.
Quote from: SuffolkWhite on March 17, 2025, 05:16:59 PMIraola and Silva might be up there for Spurs but they could also go for Thomas Frank imo.
Whether right or wrong it seems that Franks style of football is not akin to the top teams allegedly?
I stand to be proven wrong but I think Marco has a project at Fulham that he wants to see through certainly for a fw more years
He turned down Arab money a year or two ago so why should he move to a nut house
Sadly, I wouldn't believe that a single word that once brilliant publication now spouts.
Not one.
Why would he take a backwards move?
Any season in which a club like Fulham do well will inevitably find the manager linked with one of the larger clubs.
I suspect Silva could well end up in a top overseas club, probably Spain.
I remember us losing our top players to West Ham not that long ago (Diop, Boa).
Think those days of frankly mediocre, non-CL clubs like them and Spurs poaching our players/staff are long gone, for now at least.
I do slightly worry that Silva will see our relatively frugal approach to transfer business as a lack of ambition, holding him back, but if we release the purse strings a bit, I can't see him going.
Don't get me wrong, if an elite club comes in for him, he'll be gone in the time it takes to write his signature, but I don't see him making a lateral move just for a pay rise
Sadly I think Matt Law and John Percy have reputations as being quite reliable, so there may be something in this. As others have said if we qualify for Europe I could see him staying, if we don't then I can see it happening.
Seeing Marco at another PL club would be very tough. Loved his time here so much.
Quote from: hopper on March 17, 2025, 08:07:07 PMSadly I think Matt Law and John Percy have reputations as being quite reliable, so there may be something in this. As others have said if we qualify for Europe I could see him staying, if we don't then I can see it happening.
Seeing Marco at another PL club would be very tough. Loved his time here so much.
"Loved his time here so much"
Don't you mean, Loving his time here? He ain't gorn nowhere's yet!
Quote from: BestOfBrede on March 17, 2025, 09:38:58 PMQuote from: hopper on March 17, 2025, 08:07:07 PMSadly I think Matt Law and John Percy have reputations as being quite reliable, so there may be something in this. As others have said if we qualify for Europe I could see him staying, if we don't then I can see it happening.
Seeing Marco at another PL club would be very tough. Loved his time here so much.
"Loved his time here so much"
Don't you mean, Loving his time here? He ain't gorn nowhere's yet!
Ha, as in I have loved his time here so much so far! Not saying my goodbyes just yet 😂
Silva has been at Fulham for some time now. If he goes he goes and if he doesn't he doesn't. Football is and has always been like that. Our club has always been like that. We lose our best players and have lost managers to England and bigger clubs.
So this is hardly wonderful journalism. We move on whatever happens. Hopefully he will want to continue to build what is after all his long term project. But if he sees he has reached the best he can do here. He will move on. Although I don't think Spurs are close to being a side he could do much with.
Quote from: Lighthouse on March 17, 2025, 10:13:51 PMSilva has been at Fulham for some time now. If he goes he goes and if he doesn't he doesn't. Football is and has always been like that. Our club has always been like that. We lose our best players and have lost managers to England and bigger clubs.
So this is hardly wonderful journalism. We move on whatever happens. Hopefully he will want to continue to build what is after all his long term project. But if he sees he has reached the best he can do here. He will move on. Although I don't think Spurs are close to being a side he could do much with.
Thing is it's a squad with many talented players - but they're just not performing, and many are regressing. We'd love to have Kulusevkski, Maddison, Romero, Bergvall, Son to name a few. Despite the poisoned chalice tag, a good manager would always back themselves to be able to improve the players.
Whatever mess that Spurs are in and have been for years, they have huge infrastructure, players that need improving (which is Marco's thing), are bigger worldwide and they have a bigger history than us.
I would be very surprised if (hypothetically) he turned them down to stay with us.
Quote from: perry geyton on March 17, 2025, 05:00:02 PMWhy would anyone currently want the Spurs job, this is lazy clickbait journalism at its best
So many top managers took the job at that cess pit and all have failed miserably
The place is cursed as is Manchester Utd.
I don't understand why these two teams are even in a conversation anymore,
You've actually written something that makes sense. Well done Piri. ::thumb::
Quote from: HobGoblin on March 17, 2025, 05:03:22 PMThat headline is meant to try to destabilise two sides that the media don't want in Europe.
Why would the English media not want ourselves and Bournemouth in Europe at the end of this season? Even if both did implode somewhat, it is Brentford and Palace who would leapfrog us in the table - not Manchester United or Tottenham.
I don't usually comment quite so harshly on others' opinions but I really think this is nonsense.
I personally don't think Spurs would be a good move but never say never.
I'm not sure Spurs are quite the mess they are made out to be, certainly compared to Manchester United. The stadium build is behind them and from what I saw on Sunday, their brightest players are also their youngest.
In a week that's seen Newcastle lift a trophy, imagining Spurs can be improved significantly doesn't seen too far-fetched.
So there will probably be quite a few high profile gaffers fancying it. That may be the key reason Silva doesn't go there.
Silva's been superb for us. One day he will depart, that's just the way of things. For now though there's plenty to play for and we get to live in the moment.
Quote from: Carborundum on March 18, 2025, 05:57:48 AMI'm not sure Spurs are quite the mess they are made out to be, certainly compared to Manchester United. The stadium build is behind them and from what I saw on Sunday, their brightest players are also their youngest.
In a week that's seen Newcastle lift a trophy, imagining Spurs can be improved significantly doesn't seen too far-fetched.
So there will probably be quite a few high profile gaffers fancying it. That may be the key reason Silva doesn't go there.
Silva's been superb for us. One day he will depart, that's just the way of things. For now though there's plenty to play for and we get to live in the moment.
Seeing a few high profile managers fancying it ! There's the rub that apparently is the road they are not looking to go down as previous experience of high profile managers has left bitter taste and then having to pick up the pieces thereafter!
On Skysports:
USA head coach Mauricio Pochettino speaks exclusively to Sky Sports News; the ex-Tottenham boss admits he wants to "one day" return to the club as he reveals he has a "very good relationship" with chairman Daniel Levy
May not need to be concerned re Marco after all! (Fingers crossed)
Quote from: blingo on March 17, 2025, 10:29:39 PMQuote from: perry geyton on March 17, 2025, 05:00:02 PMWhy would anyone currently want the Spurs job, this is lazy clickbait journalism at its best
So many top managers took the job at that cess pit and all have failed miserably
The place is cursed as is Manchester Utd.
I don't understand why these two teams are even in a conversation anymore,
You've actually written something that makes sense. Well done Piri. ::thumb::
I'm tempted to delete it now if you feel that way Bongo
Quote from: BestOfBrede on March 18, 2025, 08:49:32 AMOn Skysports:
USA head coach Mauricio Pochettino speaks exclusively to Sky Sports News; the ex-Tottenham boss admits he wants to "one day" return to the club as he reveals he has a "very good relationship" with chairman Daniel Levy
May not need to be concerned re Marco after all! (Fingers crossed)
He will definitely stay with USA through the World Cup. It's a year away and that's too special of an opportunity.
"Five months after the Champions League final, on 19 November 2019, Pochettino was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur with the side 14th in the Premier League standings. Chairman Daniel Levy cited the "extremely disappointing" domestic results as the reason behind the dismissal."
Having sacked him because of poor results, why on earth would Levy re-employ him?
Quote from: Southcoastffc on March 18, 2025, 04:17:16 PM"Five months after the Champions League final, on 19 November 2019, Pochettino was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur with the side 14th in the Premier League standings. Chairman Daniel Levy cited the "extremely disappointing" domestic results as the reason behind the dismissal."
Having sacked him because of poor results, why on earth would Levy re-employ him?
I think it's a bit like a penalty shoot out. After 11 you start all over again.
Quote from: Southcoastffc on March 18, 2025, 04:17:16 PM"Five months after the Champions League final, on 19 November 2019, Pochettino was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur with the side 14th in the Premier League standings. Chairman Daniel Levy cited the "extremely disappointing" domestic results as the reason behind the dismissal."
Having sacked him because of poor results, why on earth would Levy re-employ him?
Skysports:
The mention of Daniel Levy and the pair's relationship took me by surprise. Six years after leaving Tottenham he still cites the club's chairman as a sounding board. That must be a rarity I say to him, and Pochettino looks at me like I am mad.
"Why?" he says, and I remind him, "Because he sacked you."
He replies: "You're talking about two different sides, professional and personal and I've seen always the appreciation in between both.
"He is always there and he's going to be there. It's another thing to take professional decisions. It's true after nearly six years with all that we lived together, it was tough because of all the ups and downs and emotional things that we lived.
"I've seen always it's difficult in football that that doesn't affect all this type of situation in your relationship. For us, we split very well. One thing was professional, another personal and now, like the day after we left Tottenham, we keep always a very, very good relationship."
Quote from: Pie n Mash on March 17, 2025, 03:37:23 PMI'm not sure who else would offer the autonomy he needs but also his skill set is not at that elite level an Arsenal or Liverpool would come in for him.
Out of curiosity, why do you think that Silva's skill set is not good enough for an "elite" team? Do you rate Arteta and Slot that much more?
Quote from: perry geyton on March 17, 2025, 05:00:02 PMWhy would anyone currently want the Spurs job, this is lazy clickbait journalism at its best
So many top managers took the job at that cess pit and all have failed miserably
The place is cursed as is Manchester Utd.
I don't understand why these two teams are even in a conversation anymore,
Exactly this.
Where is the substance for anything this journo has to say about this subject, other than the obvious - Spurs are a car crash, repeatedly, and this journo needs to fill column inches with any crap he can dream up? The only thing I think he missed was that Spurs would be in a race with United to sign him (Oops, perhaps I spoiled his next 'Exclusive' for next weeks column!)
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/videos/c78eq498104o
Quote from: IloveFFC on March 19, 2025, 03:26:38 PMhttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/videos/c78eq498104o
A nothing conversation
Quote from: HobGoblin on March 17, 2025, 05:03:22 PMThat headline is meant to try to destabilise two sides that the media don't want in Europe.
Doubts emerging at Fulham' - when a newspaper publishes a headline like that without quoting and revealing its source, you just know the source doesn't exist and was thought up on a bar stool. Silva is going nowhere!
Quote from: Cobh Fulham Fan on March 20, 2025, 04:45:55 PMQuote from: HobGoblin on March 17, 2025, 05:03:22 PMThat headline is meant to try to destabilise two sides that the media don't want in Europe.
Doubts emerging at Fulham' - when a newspaper publishes a headline like that without quoting and revealing its source, you just know the source doesn't exist and was thought up on a bar stool. Silva is going nowhere!
Never say never, if he likes the package offered (if it comes) then he has a choice to make.
https://thehardtackle.com/news/2025/03/19/marco-silva-set-for-contract-talks-with-fulham-amid-tottenham-links/
New Fulham contract?🤔