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He's actually 3rd behind Iraola and Fabregas at 6/1.

I've got more chance of managing there

Seems unlikely to me.

I'll be surprised if Chelsea go for Silva despite what the bookies say.

Quote from: Whitestone on April 23, 2026, 06:54:24 PMI'll be surprised if Chelsea go for Silva despite what the bookies say.

Mendes will tout him though, like he's done with every other available job.

I'd be amazed if they hire Silva. Amazed.

Managing Chelsea, a mugs game

He won't go there IMO

Too big a squad for him...

He's not getting the Chelsea job.

I would like to know whose managing Fulham next season.

I'm fed up with  the Silva saga just wish he would tell us.

new manager brings a huge amount of uncertainty but im starting to get curious what another manager could get out of this very talented squad

In away silva makes sense rtemporarily for chelsea job on a business perspective.They have (mucked up)(that's not the word I wanted to use)completely ruined the chance of getting a top manager on the way they have treated the string of temporary managers and their recruitment system which is in place a top manager would not be able to put his stamp on his style which he would want to implement to progress.But a temporary manager who could settle the squad down play as a team a togetherness which could produce a solid squad to move forward on one condition don't let him loose on the transfer market that is definitely not his forte unless he takes the boy wonder with him that would put them back years that would be nice.

He should go there for a year, get them relegated and then come back to Fulham.

Quote from: hovewhite on April 24, 2026, 05:42:31 AMI'm fed up with  the Silva saga just wish he would tell us.

Yes me too.  I really wanted Marco to stay but now I'm sick of the "will he/won't he" sign a new contract saga and just think que sera...

Quote from: Fulham 442 on April 25, 2026, 11:18:52 AM

Quote from: hovewhite on April 24, 2026, 05:42:31 AMI'm fed up with  the Silva saga just wish he would tell us.

Yes me too.  I really wanted Marco to stay but now I'm sick of the "will he/won't he" sign a new contract saga and just think que sera...

every home game fan wise it's disbelief amongst us.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/04/27/andoni-iraola-marco-silva-xabi-alonso-contenders-chelsea/

What a poisoned chalice. Wouldn't touch the Chelsea job with a barge pole, is a guaranteed failure and mess up of a club.. just ask any one of the managers they've had since Abramovich lost control

https://x.com/ESPNUK/status/2008501299629768981 (https://x.com/ESPNUK/status/2008501299629768981)

All the managers I have ever met have a belief that they can make a change - whether that be a player's attitude , style of play , results or interaction with the board . They wouldn't be football managers if they didn't have that self belief. Marco is very ambitious, committed , enthusiastic and has a great deal of self belief - if he thinks he can ' change ' the situation down the road he might well take it.

Anyway - he is still giving 100% to us and I hope he stays

Quote from: HV71 on April 27, 2026, 07:51:50 PMAll the managers I have ever met have a belief that they can make a change - whether that be a player's attitude , style of play , results or interaction with the board . They wouldn't be football managers if they didn't have that self belief. Marco is very ambitious, committed , enthusiastic and has a great deal of self belief - if he thinks he can ' change ' the situation down the road he might well take it.

Anyway - he is still giving 100% to us and I hope he stays

I don't think it's necessarily a question of Marco being good enough as a manager, I just think he wont be given the time, patience or respect by the club, board, fans.

Marco is best suited to a club like Fulham, a project where he can build it. Chelsea want results yesterday, they've bought a shockingly bad squad for the money they've spent, he could win a trophy and still get sacked such is Chelsea's expectations vs their reality..

https://x.com/MrDomSmith/status/2049047255424856317

I think he will only get it if others turn them down, which is not a good starting point for anyone going into a new job. I am still hopeful he will be our manager come August. Anyway, we have nicer fans and our ground is the envy of fans across the country, even world.

I doubt if he'd want to go to that bunch of cheating prima donnas.

I don't know how true it is but I've heard he has some admirers at Real Madrid. Evidently his agent has had some (very?)early stage discussions with the Madrid hierarchy.
I don't think anyone would turn that one down. If he did take it I'd say thanks and good luck.

The president of Real Madrid wants Mourinho.

Silva may be a candidate for Chelsea but I very much doubt that he's anywhere near first choice.

I'm getting fed up with all this will he won't he. Whatever will be will be. I just wish they'd get on with it.

change the thread title. Marco is 4th favourite now

They're so bad at the moment that you'd almost wish him well.

BUT it would annoy me every time he won a game there. When Rosenior went to Chelsea he was so inoffensive (in a Scott Parker/David Brent way), but it still grated on me when he was arrogant after each win. I am sure with Silva it would be the same.

Perhaps he could go there and immediately placate the Fulham fans by making Tosin train with the youth team (like they had Sterling doing)

Quote from: Cambridge Away on April 28, 2026, 03:54:05 PMThey're so bad at the moment that you'd almost wish him well.

BUT it would annoy me every time he won a game there. When Rosenior went to Chelsea he was so inoffensive (in a Scott Parker/David Brent way), but it still grated on me when he was arrogant after each win. I am sure with Silva it would be the same.

Perhaps he could go there and immediately placate the Fulham fans by making Tosin train with the youth team (like they had Sterling doing)

He'd probably sell Tosin back to us - that would go down well!