Probably gone this weekend
Now that would be ironic
Made it easier for us than it should have been. They were so slow in their build up.
Quote from: Slaphead in Qatar on December 13, 2025, 07:35:03 PMMade it easier for us than it should have been. They were so slow in their build up.
Their defending was atrocious, even worse than ours. First two goals we scored were particularly poor. Some credit goes to our players obviously, but it was some of the worst defending I've ever seen.
I think that what decided the game was the quality of our attackers in the final third.
In Parker's post match interview he looked like a broken man!
I think he's probably a decent bloke but in football terms the Emperor's new clothes comes to mind, he thinks he's special and too many people believe his BS!
He's a really nice bloke - don't believe all that stuff from punters who don't know him
He was nearly in tears in the interview
I think the second goal they scored today will put off the inevitable.
I'm not sure a new manager would get a better tune out of them. They're certainly still playing for him but decimated with injuries, lost a good player last summer and must be low on confidence.
If he's sacked after losing the next game against Bournemouth then his two former teams will have delivered the coup de grace.
Not sure what game he was watching:
"There are massive positives from today."
Quote from: SP on December 13, 2025, 09:08:26 PMNot sure what game he was watching:
"There are massive positives from today."
I actually thought there were some positives for them. By far the best they've looked offensively. They were atrocious defensively and a lot of their good attacking play was due to our poor defending, but still. I think it was one of their better performances this season. Sunderland and Wolves for example looked like worse teams against us.
Leno made 6 saves on another day with better attackers they would have won today or even drew.
SP is a great Championship manager but the prem is a step too far
Quote from: fulhamfever on December 13, 2025, 11:14:01 PMLeno made 6 saves on another day with better attackers they would have won today or even drew.
SP is a great Championship manager but the prem is a step too far
I wouldn't say he's a great Championship manager. He underperformed at both Fulham and Bournemouth. Let's be honest, on paper, we had the best squad that season we went up, yet we barely scraped promotion due to Joe Bryan's heroics. At Bournemouth he had the second best team and by some margin and even though they finished the season well there were times where it looked like they might miss out on automatic promotion. Of course in the PL with Bournemouth they were horrible, they fired him and they were very good, with exactly the same team and a different manager. He was obviously very poor in Belgium too.
I would say he's a decent Championship manager though, even if his football is usually quite dull to watch.
Quote from: Slaphead in Qatar on December 13, 2025, 07:35:03 PMMade it easier for us than it should have been. They were so slow in their build up.
Has already been said looked a broken man in a post match interview
If he goes, a job awaits in the Championship
I think Pep could takeover at Burnley and they'd still get relegated.
Their last season in the EPL ended with relegation under Kompany who went on to win the Bundesliga.
I'm not defending Parker as I don't rate him as a manager but Burnley's recruitment must be questionable
If you finish 2nd with 100+ points and only conceded 16 goals that makes you a great championship manager
Quote from: fulhamfever on December 14, 2025, 10:16:54 AMIf you finish 2nd with 100+ points and only conceded 16 goals that makes you a great championship manager
Championship had a lot of terrible teams last season. One of the easiest Championships ever.
Quote from: Baszab on December 13, 2025, 08:11:18 PMHe's a really nice bloke - don't believe all that stuff from punters who don't know him
He was nearly in tears in the interview
Hmm. The way he tried to skin us whilst having the Bournemouth job lined up suggests his niceness is situation specific.
Whether he's naughty or nice can be left to a higher authority. As a season ticket holder I didn't feel his brand of football gave me as much enjoyment of games as I would have liked. He got us promoted, then struggled, as did Jokanovic. But Slavisa's football was enjoyable and I have far warmer memories of his time in charge.
Football's difficult and as the manager of a promoted team the situation is stacked against you. Some manage to pull off the "staying up" feat, it's just that Scott Parker, again, looks like he won't. A roll of the managerial dice at Burnley now seems more likely than not.
I still find it remarkable that such a promising front 3 of Knockaert, Mitro and Cavaleiro somehow was so ineffective and yielded so little.
Quote from: Carborundum on December 14, 2025, 12:09:19 PMWhether he's naughty or nice can be left to a higher authority. As a season ticket holder I didn't feel his brand of football gave me as much enjoyment of games as I would have liked. He got us promoted, them struggled, as did Jokanovic. But Slavisa's football was enjoyable and I have far warmer memories of his time in charge.
Football's difficult and as the manager of a promoted team the situation is stacked against you. Some manage to pull off the "staying up" feat, it's just that Scott Parker, again, looks like he won't. A roll of the managerial dice at Burnley now seems more likely than not.
That's the thing about football management. It's all or nothing. No second chances. No demotion. Next week he might be losing all four stripes and getting a ghost writer to pen his memoirs, if he hasn't already. Perhaps it will be titled Fine Margins.
Quote from: Southcoastffc on December 14, 2025, 12:32:52 PMI still find it remarkable that such a promising front 3 of Knockaert, Mitro and Cavaleiro somehow was so ineffective and yielded so little.
Especially since his successor was able to make full use of Mitrovic and turned him into a nightmare for defenders.
Quote from: demeant0r on December 14, 2025, 12:42:53 PMQuote from: Southcoastffc on December 14, 2025, 12:32:52 PMI still find it remarkable that such a promising front 3 of Knockaert, Mitro and Cavaleiro somehow was so ineffective and yielded so little.
Especially since his successor was able to make full use of Mitrovic and turned him into a nightmare for defenders.
Credit to Marco but also to Mitro who did a lot of hard work in the gym- or so he said.
Quote from: Southcoastffc on December 14, 2025, 12:32:52 PMI still find it remarkable that such a promising front 3 of Knockaert, Mitro and Cavaleiro somehow was so ineffective and yielded so little.
Seeing what's happened to Knockaert and Cavaleiro's careers since though, I guess they weren't the Championship allstars we thought.
How incredibly ineffective we were in PL under him is a whole other story though. There was no real plan for how to unlock defences other than countering after sitting deep and hoping for the best.
Quote from: Grassy Noel on December 14, 2025, 12:48:49 PMQuote from: demeant0r on December 14, 2025, 12:42:53 PMQuote from: Southcoastffc on December 14, 2025, 12:32:52 PMI still find it remarkable that such a promising front 3 of Knockaert, Mitro and Cavaleiro somehow was so ineffective and yielded so little.
Especially since his successor was able to make full use of Mitrovic and turned him into a nightmare for defenders.
Credit to Marco but also to Mitro who did a lot of hard work in the gym- or so he said.
Hard work in Greggs
Quote from: Baszab on December 13, 2025, 08:11:18 PMHe's a really nice bloke - don't believe all that stuff from punters who don't know him
He was nearly in tears in the interview
He was in tears cos he's getting relegated again, the 3rd time I do believe
I'm sure some of the players would tell you a different story regarding him being a really nice bloke
I wonder if Burnley's main problem was their recent losses in the Premier League meaning they couldn't spend £100ms strengthening like Sunderland? Leeds faced the same issue.
Quote from: SP on December 14, 2025, 09:03:54 PMI wonder if Burnley's main problem was their recent losses in the Premier League meaning they couldn't spend £100ms strengthening like Sunderland? Leeds faced the same issue.
Per Transfermarkt, they spent £113m in the summer with their net spend being £82m.
Quote from: SP on December 13, 2025, 09:08:26 PMNot sure what game he was watching:
"There are massive positives from today."
The only positives they take is that they scored 1 decently finished goal (the first) that no other defence in the PL would have allowed to happen, besides us! And a youngster who scored their second took it well I suppose, but again, shambolic defending!!
Quote from: Grassy Noel on December 14, 2025, 12:48:49 PMQuote from: demeant0r on December 14, 2025, 12:42:53 PMQuote from: Southcoastffc on December 14, 2025, 12:32:52 PMI still find it remarkable that such a promising front 3 of Knockaert, Mitro and Cavaleiro somehow was so ineffective and yielded so little.
Especially since his successor was able to make full use of Mitrovic and turned him into a nightmare for defenders.
Credit to Marco but also to Mitro who did a lot of hard work in the gym- or so he said.
It was all his training in Mc Donald's that did it ::thumb::
Look, I dislike Parker as a manager, wasn't overly keen on him as a player, but never really thought of him other than being a decent human being. It's always hard trying to look at personality when a lot of management is panto and PR anyway but Parker always seemed like a good guy, just not a progressive football manager. (style of play wise). I know it's become a bit of a meme that as fulhams fans we should dislike him and not wish him well but to be honest, I kinda feel bad for him. He does what ne needs to do at the level he's built for, and gets completely railed when he comes up, ends up sacked, and finds another decent budget club for a championship run. Rinse and repeat.
The promotion with with Parker was the worst promotion i have seen in 60 years of watching Fulham, I worked it out I have seen 6 or 7 promotions in that time, that season there was probably about 3 or 4 decent games throughout the season, obviously the playoffs were something else, the sight of us going 1-0 up in 20 minutes against a relegation threatened team and just passed the ball between themselves for the next 70 minutes was depressing, your probably right about his future career, can't be that bad having 3 promotions on your CV, it will probably keep him in expensive cardigans for years to come
He's far too cautious and defensive a manager and it was very frustrating watching Fulham when he was at the helm, but I start to feel a bit sorry for him. He's a decent guy. I console myself with the fact that he's very astute at waiting until a Championship side with a good budget comes along, so if sacked I think he'll get a good job in that division.
Quote from: SP on December 13, 2025, 09:08:26 PMNot sure what game he was watching:
"There are massive positives from today."
there was, they scored two good goals
It really annoys me when people slag Scott off, He has been in top football since he was 14, he has 4 kids and regularly turns up at their football games , he is happy to talk to other parents, there has never been any scandal surrounding him, people forget who paid the ridiculous fines danger mouse imposed on a couple of the juniors, he was a good motivational captain for us, yes his management skills were questionable but he got us promoted, He spotted Rea off his line and was quick to call over Joe,
he spoke very well after the game despite obviously being upset at the poor mistakes by his players
Quote from: epsomraver on December 15, 2025, 12:47:44 PMIt really annoys me when people slag Scott off, He has been in top football since he was 14, he has 4 kids and regularly turns up at their football games , he is happy to talk to other parents, there has never been any scandal surrounding him, people forget who paid the ridiculous fines danger mouse imposed on a couple of the juniors, he was a good motivational captain for us, yes his management skills were questionable but he got us promoted, He spotted Rea off his line and was quick to call over Joe,
he spoke very well after the game despite obviously being upset at the poor mistakes by his players
My main gripe with him is his complete mismanagement of Mitrovic. We had a 10+ goal per season striker ready to be used but he instead chose to use a winger.
Compared to Felix Magath, Parker was a Genius.
Quote from: demeant0r on December 15, 2025, 01:04:53 PMQuote from: epsomraver on December 15, 2025, 12:47:44 PMIt really annoys me when people slag Scott off, He has been in top football since he was 14, he has 4 kids and regularly turns up at their football games , he is happy to talk to other parents, there has never been any scandal surrounding him, people forget who paid the ridiculous fines danger mouse imposed on a couple of the juniors, he was a good motivational captain for us, yes his management skills were questionable but he got us promoted, He spotted Rea off his line and was quick to call over Joe,
he spoke very well after the game despite obviously being upset at the poor mistakes by his players
My main gripe with him is his complete mismanagement of Mitrovic. We had a 10+ goal per season striker ready to be used but he instead chose to use a winger.
I'm not sure. was it mismanagement or was it Mitrovic causing issues, I can't believe that any manager would leave out your main goal getter without a good reason.
Unless someone can categorically say that it was down to Parker and not just because you want to believe it, my mind will be open on it.
My heart bleeds for the multi millionaire. Top level football management is brutal, obviously. If he cant deal with that, hes in the wrong business.
Quote from: alfie on December 15, 2025, 02:45:34 PMQuote from: demeant0r on December 15, 2025, 01:04:53 PMQuote from: epsomraver on December 15, 2025, 12:47:44 PMIt really annoys me when people slag Scott off, He has been in top football since he was 14, he has 4 kids and regularly turns up at their football games , he is happy to talk to other parents, there has never been any scandal surrounding him, people forget who paid the ridiculous fines danger mouse imposed on a couple of the juniors, he was a good motivational captain for us, yes his management skills were questionable but he got us promoted, He spotted Rea off his line and was quick to call over Joe,
he spoke very well after the game despite obviously being upset at the poor mistakes by his players
My main gripe with him is his complete mismanagement of Mitrovic. We had a 10+ goal per season striker ready to be used but he instead chose to use a winger.
I'm not sure. was it mismanagement or was it Mitrovic causing issues, I can't believe that any manager would leave out your main goal getter without a good reason.
Unless someone can categorically say that it was down to Parker and not just because you want to believe it, my mind will be open on it.
Well then my main gripe with him is conditional if it was his fault vs Mitrovic. In any case, it's ancient history, he's more likely to get fired before the end of the season than to complete it.
Quote from: Snibbo on December 14, 2025, 11:27:27 AMQuote from: Baszab on December 13, 2025, 08:11:18 PMHe's a really nice bloke - don't believe all that stuff from punters who don't know him
He was nearly in tears in the interview
Hmm. The way he tried to skin us whilst having the Bournemouth job lined up suggests his niceness is situation specific.
Isn't that the main reason why there is no love lost between Fulham fans and Parker
Business is business
You lot think that anyone in the football industry is a fan
Sorry to break it to you, but they're ALL in it for the money
Quote from: Baszab on December 15, 2025, 09:13:38 PMBusiness is business
You lot think that anyone in the football industry is a fan
Sorry to break it to you, but they're ALL in it for the money
Not all. But probably 98%.
Quote from: St Eve on December 15, 2025, 09:06:36 PMQuote from: Snibbo on December 14, 2025, 11:27:27 AMQuote from: Baszab on December 13, 2025, 08:11:18 PMHe's a really nice bloke - don't believe all that stuff from punters who don't know him
He was nearly in tears in the interview
Hmm. The way he tried to skin us whilst having the Bournemouth job lined up suggests his niceness is situation specific.
Isn't that the main reason why there is no love lost between Fulham fans and Parker
Maybe but I welcomed it because he was so terrible. And if he hadn't gone we wouldn't have Marco.