Claudio Ranieri Named Manager Of Fulham Football Club
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Shahid Khan, Chairman of Fulham Football Club, today announced that he has appointed Claudio Ranieri as Manager of Fulham Football Club, replacing Slaviša Jokanović.
Ranieri, who led Leicester City to the Premier League title in 2016, was given a multi-year contract to lead Fulham, who currently sit at the bottom of the table with five points from 12 matches. Fulham's next match is Saturday 24th November versus Southampton at Craven Cottage.
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"It is an honour to accept Mr. Khan's invitation and opportunity to lead Fulham, a fantastic club with tradition and history," Ranieri said. "The objective at Fulham should never be to merely survive in the Premier League. We must at all times be a difficult opponent and should expect to succeed. This Fulham squad has exceptional talent that is contrary to its position in the table. I know this team is very capable of better performances, which we will work on straight away as we prepare for Southampton at the Cottage."
Khan thanked Jokanović for his service to Fulham, where he led the Club to two consecutive Play-Off appearances in the Sky Bet Championship and a 1-0 win over Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium in May to secure promotion to the Premier League.
"I wasn't anticipating having to make this announcement related to Slaviša and wish the circumstances were such that I didn't have to, but our path this season has led me to make what I know is the correct decision, at the right time, for our players, the Club and our supporters," Khan said. "Slaviša will always have my appreciation and respect for everything he did to return Fulham to top-flight football. I am hoping everyone in the Fulham Family shares my heartfelt sentiments for Slaviša and joins me in wishing him success and good fortune, wherever his next stop may be."
Khan said he and his son Tony Khan, Vice Chairman and Director of Football Operations at FFC, considered and spoke with a number of potential candidates within the past week, with Ranieri becoming their mutual and obvious choice. Tony Khan and his staff will continue to oversee First Team player recruitment and contractual agreements, and he will work closely with Ranieri.
"Making a change without having the right answer or succession plan was not an option, so having someone of Claudio's calibre ready to accept our challenge was comforting but, most of all, essential," Khan said. "Claudio is risk-free and ready-made for the Premier League, and particularly so for what we need at this moment at Fulham. His recent body of work with Leicester City is literally legendary, and then you look at Claudio's experience with Chelsea and big clubs throughout Europe, and it's pretty evident we are welcoming an extraordinary football man to Fulham Football Club."
http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2018/november/14/claudio-ranieri-named-manager-of-fulham-football-club
Ranieri. Could have been worse(Allardyce, Moyes etc). His English is less incomprehensible that Joka's.
Great appointment! Sorry to see Slav go but we have to try and save the season. Great manager with Premier League experience.
Think it's going to be official news at 9.30.
The club statement effectively says Slav was gone after the Huddersfield game and the Liverpool game was irrelevant as they'd been speaking to managers anyway
Quote from: Deeping_white on November 14, 2018, 09:21:46 AM
The club statement effectively says Slav was gone after the Huddersfield game and the Liverpool game was irrelevant as they'd been speaking to managers anyway
Thought that was the case
Monday 12th November:
SLAVISA JOKANOVIC
AM insisted that the Club remained supportive of Jokanovic and wanted him to be successful. He stated that the Club had won promotion due to Jokanovic's leadership and coaching methods and that they wanted Jokanovic to be the man to steer the Club through this difficult run of form. He referred to the recent coaching changes as evidence of Jokanovic taking difficult decisions to try and improve the team's performance and reiterated Shahid Khan's recent public statement of support.
Very sad about this.
Slight concern about how this will impact on Mitro. It seemed clear to me that a big factor in Mitro's success was Jokanovic - both being Serbs and Joka clearly knowing how to get the best out of him. I hope Ranieri doesn't do a Benitez on him. That apart, I am not displeased.
Sad for Slav - think he deserved a bit longer, at least the Soton game. Happy with Ranieri as a replacement though - was terrified it would be Moyes. Ran-i-eri's Blah wah army ....
Hi, Looking for some advice! My son just graduated. He's always wanted to see Fulham. Travelling down from Glasgow weekend of 15th December for West Ham game. What are the chances of picking up 2 tickets?
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(Happy with the replacement though in fairness)
Quote from: John Dowie Fan Club on November 14, 2018, 09:29:27 AM
Hi, Looking for some advice! My son just graduated. He's always wanted to see Fulham. Travelling down from Glasgow weekend of 15th December for West Ham game. What are the chances of picking up 2 tickets?
Depends how well off you are
Jokanovic was the 2nd best manager we've had this millennium IMO and one of the most highly regarded up-and-coming managers in Europe until a few months ago.
Agree with others that this could adversely affect our best player, Mitrovic as well.
I like Ranieri so I will give the Khans the benefit of the doubt for now but my strong opinion is they've acted too soon, and given their terrible record with interventions of this nature, this really is the last chance saloon for them.
If this doesn't work out Khan has to get out of this club and take his son and his stats with him, rather than put
us through the Mulensteen-Curbishley-Wilkins-Magath-Rigg-Kline-Gray-Symons multi-year circus.
I notice they call him 'manager' rather than head coach.
Perhaps things are changing behind the scenes as well with regard to transfers?
Quote from: Fulham76 on November 14, 2018, 09:37:53 AM
I notice they call him 'manager' rather than head coach.
Perhaps things are changing behind the scenes as well with regard to transfers?
I hadn't noticed that but it's a good observation.
Quote from: Fulham76 on November 14, 2018, 09:37:53 AM
I notice they call him 'manager' rather than head coach.
Perhaps things are changing behind the scenes as well with regard to transfers?
Not quite - "Tony Khan and his staff will continue to oversee First Team player recruitment and contractual agreements, and he will work closely with Ranieri."
Once again a recent vote of confidence and the phrase "I have every faith etc...." has proved fatal to a head coach...
Having said that, the situation just couldn't continue the way it was. We hope the phrase; "A new broom sweeps clean" works to clear away the despair and habit of defeat that has infected the dressing room this season.
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Hi, Looking for some advice! My son just graduated. He's always wanted to see Fulham. Travelling down from Glasgow weekend of 15th December for West Ham game. What are the chances of picking up 2 tickets?
Depends how well off you are
What is going rate for ticket? Club website doesn't specify.
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Quote from: Fulham76 on November 14, 2018, 09:37:53 AM
I notice they call him 'manager' rather than head coach.
Perhaps things are changing behind the scenes as well with regard to transfers?
I hadn't noticed that but it's a good observation.
I thought he'd been in the UK a lot recently. He was already in UK following the Leicester chairman's crash and I wondered if something like this was on the cards somewhere.
That's probably down to him - he has a bit of status in the game - not sure how much it wil affect transfers, but I'm sure he demanded some say at least.
I think he was in a position to lay down some demands to Fulham in return for, hopefully, rescuing them and khan's investment.
This does absolutely smack of short termism.
While it's doffult to argue that Slav should have stayed, so I won't do that, if we got relegated with Slav, I imagine we would probably have gone again in the Championship with Slav. If we get relegated with Claudio, then we're back to square one looking for a new coach with a new vision.
Claudio's best days are behind him, Slav's are yet to come.
Good luck Claudio.
Ranieri is probably a fairly good replacement.
However, think it is a huge mistake to fire Joka. Way too early in my opinion.
Sad, sad day for Fulham.
Quote from: Sting of the North on November 14, 2018, 09:47:18 AM
Ranieri is probably a fairly good replacement.
However, think it is a huge mistake to fire Joka. Way too early in my opinion.
Sad, sad day for Fulham.
Don't think it's 'way too early' any more but I agree we should have kept him until Christmas.
Strange fact that I've just been told that Ranieri's first Premiership Signing was ...... Slav
Yep shame he has gone, would have given him until after the Soton game at least before deciding whether to chop or not.
No idea how Ranieri will do but good luck to him as he is the Fulham Manager.
The King is dead, long live the King!
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Hi, Looking for some advice! My son just graduated. He's always wanted to see Fulham. Travelling down from Glasgow weekend of 15th December for West Ham game. What are the chances of picking up 2 tickets?
Depends how well off you are
What is going rate for ticket? Club website doesn't specify.
Minimum 55 quid plus booking fee each
Quote from: Neil D on November 14, 2018, 09:18:58 AM
Ranieri. Could have been worse(Allardyce, Moyes etc). His English is less incomprehensible that Joka's.
I remember one interview with him on tv when he was at Chelsea and he did the entire after match interview in Italian with a translator, he spoke for 8 minutes and the translation was given as "he said it was a game of two halves."
The translator was sacked and Ranieri learnt English (to a fashion).
I am pleasantly surprised, and look forward to a successful mid table finish, and Premiership title next season.
Thanks You Mr Jokanovic, you really were amazing for us, just time was ticking now. I know you will take your first taste of the premiership, and learn as you tend to do, and go on to great things.
Let us hope this is not another of the Khans' Great Mistakes.
My first reaction was one of extreme sadness when i saw this.
i really think that we should have given Slav at least until the end of the year to try and turn things round - i think it takes the players a while to get the hang of what he wants them to do, but i have always been confident that there is enough in us to stay up this season and have a barnstormer next season.
If Ranieri gets the results then it will be considered the right choice, but i feel a strong sense of loyalty to Slav that i haven't felt since Roy.
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Hi, Looking for some advice! My son just graduated. He's always wanted to see Fulham. Travelling down from Glasgow weekend of 15th December for West Ham game. What are the chances of picking up 2 tickets?
Depends how well off you are
What is going rate for ticket? Club website doesn't specify.
Minimum 55 quid plus booking fee each
Thanks for info! Id pay that for him. He's looking at getting a Season Ticket if he moves to London next year. Where would I get tickets from?
Can the Tinker man tinker with the defence more than Slav, thought he should have been given the Southampton game, but I dont think the result over the weekend help with the Khan fearing being set adrift if we lost to Southampton.
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Hi, Looking for some advice! My son just graduated. He's always wanted to see Fulham. Travelling down from Glasgow weekend of 15th December for West Ham game. What are the chances of picking up 2 tickets?
Depends how well off you are
What is going rate for ticket? Club website doesn't specify.
Minimum 55 quid plus booking fee each
Thanks for info! Id pay that for him. He's looking at getting a Season Ticket if he moves to London next year. Where would I get tickets from?
The ticketmaster website, if it's allowing you.
Good luck to the new man. Has buckets of experience so seems like a safe pair of hands. No doubt if we are successful and escaping relegation the debate about who was responsible will go on. But for now thanks to the leaving coach who was a big part of making last season a wonderful comeback with our record run. We played some lovely attacking football. We know why he has gone so no need to rake that debate up again. Good luck to him and good luck to us and the new manager. Time will tell.
Think it's a disgraceful decision... it should be the Khans and their failed stats based recruitment policy that should be leaving.
Lost all respect for the Khans and the Tony Khan play thing - KHANS OUT!!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4255910/Leicester-Claudio-Ranieri-went-wrong.html
How it went wrong at Leicester for Ranieri, seems the loss of Head of Recruitment Steve Walsh, and some players leaving and the ones remaining having a change for the worse were big factors.
Worth noting Mr Khan.
Quote from: David I on November 14, 2018, 10:26:18 AM
Think it's a disgraceful decision... it should be the Khans and their failed stats based recruitment policy that should be leaving.
Lost all respect for the Khans and the Tony Khan play thing - KHANS OUT!!
I'd have more sympathy with this argument if Jok had given proven Premiership defenders, Mawson in particular, a run in the team instead of playing Ream and Odoi and conceding goals by the bucketful every week
Quote from: David I on November 14, 2018, 10:26:18 AM
Think it's a disgraceful decision... it should be the Khans and their failed stats based recruitment policy that should be leaving.
Lost all respect for the Khans and the Tony Khan play thing - KHANS OUT!!
Yeah, sack the owners!!!
I'm very sorry to hear the news. I thought we had turned the corner against Liverpool, and I think Slav should have been given more time. He may well have kept the same line-up against Soton, which is a winnable game for us.
Having so many crap teams around us in the table, should have allowed Khan a little more time to see what Slav's teams were going to be, from now on. We've not been cut adrift yet. I wonder if we'll see Albert Steptoe here in January.
Thanks Slav for all the memories and great times we have had under your leadership. You are a man of integrity and honesty and I wish you all the best for the future.
Ranieri appointment leaves me underwhelmed as surely if he was that good someone would have snapped him up before now?! However, he and the team will have my full support as ever. COYW
I have to admit I'm disappointed that Joka's been given the boot. I think he had what takes to start getting results, and there were good signs during the Liverpool game. This has echoes of when Meulensteen was sacked after it looked like he was turning a corner following promising performances against Man Utd and Liverpool. I certainly hope the decision turns out better for us than that one did.
Saying that, I've nothing against Claudio Ranieri and think he could be a good fit for the club. I just hoped the Khans would have given Joka more time after what he's done for us.
Anyone know what CR's attitude is to using youngsters? I don't suppose he got chance at C*****a but maybe at Leicester?
Quote from: gezkc on November 14, 2018, 10:55:10 AM
I have to admit I'm disappointed that Joka's been given the boot. I think he had what takes to start getting results, and there were good signs during the Liverpool game. This has echoes of when Meulensteen was sacked after it looked like he was turning a corner following promising performances against Man Utd and Liverpool. I certainly hope the decision turns out better for us than that one did.
Saying that, I've nothing against Claudio Ranieri and think he could be a good fit for the club. I just hoped the Khans would have given Joka more time after what he's done for us.
My thoughts as well.
Will never forget Joka's achievements here, he made us a force to be reckoned with and our exceptional unbeaten run and success at Wembley last season will live long in the memory as a highlight of my decades of supporting this club.
The deed is done, so welcome to the club Claudio, and looking forward to our first ever premier league title next season :dft011:
Welcome Caludio, very best of luck to you and your team for the remainder of this season.
It must be troubling time for all Chairman in the bottom 6, wondering who is going to blink first and gobble up the best(and most experienced) managers out there with no contract currently.
If we had left this appointment to beyond the Southampton game we may well have been fishing in a smaller pool.
Slav will be forever in my Fulham Manager hero thoughts along with Tigana and Woy. I am glad that it is Ranieri rather than others we were linked with such as Pardew, Moyes and big Sam.
I'm looking forward to seeing a fresh, trained, fighting Fulham on the 24th. 049:gif :clap_hands:
By Ryan O Donovan
Slavisa Jokanovic was only told this morning over the phone that he had been relieved of his duties at Fulham.
Shahid Khan announced on Wednesday that Claudio Ranieri would be taking over the reins at Craven Cottage, signing a multi-year deal with Fulham after holding talks with both Khan and Tony Khan over the past week.
It comes with the side rock-bottom of the Premier League and winless in seven games, although Fulham's performance at Liverpool in the 2-0 defeat was far more encouraging than what we've seen in recent weeks.
Just over two weeks ago Khan publicly backed Jokanovic before the AFC Bournemouth match, where he slammed the 'sensational and fictional' headlines that stated he would be sacked if he lost to both the Cherries and Huddersfield Town
That in itself is unusual for a club to openly admit, but only on Monday, in a monthly meeting with the Fulham Supporters' Trust, Chief Executive Alistair Mackintosh told those present that the club remained supportive of Jokanovic and wanted him to be successful at Fulham.
He also stated that it was down to his coaching methods and leadership that the club were promoted to the Premier League and that they wanted him to be the man to steer them through this difficult run of form.
Going forward from here, Khan confirmed in his statement that Khan jnr will continue to oversee player recruitment and contract renewals and will work close with Ranieri on both fronts.
Fulham face Southampton at Craven Cottage after the international break in what is a crucial tie for both clubs, with a win for the Cottagers taking them level on points with the Saints.
Quote from: Lighthouse on November 14, 2018, 11:58:18 AM
By Ryan O Donovan
Slavisa Jokanovic was only told this morning over the phone that he had been relieved of his duties at Fulham.
Shahid Khan announced on Wednesday that Claudio Ranieri would be taking over the reins at Craven Cottage, signing a multi-year deal with Fulham after holding talks with both Khan and Tony Khan over the past week.
It comes with the side rock-bottom of the Premier League and winless in seven games, although Fulham's performance at Liverpool in the 2-0 defeat was far more encouraging than what we've seen in recent weeks.
Just over two weeks ago Khan publicly backed Jokanovic before the AFC Bournemouth match, where he slammed the 'sensational and fictional' headlines that stated he would be sacked if he lost to both the Cherries and Huddersfield Town
That in itself is unusual for a club to openly admit, but only on Monday, in a monthly meeting with the Fulham Supporters' Trust, Chief Executive Alistair Mackintosh told those present that the club remained supportive of Jokanovic and wanted him to be successful at Fulham.
He also stated that it was down to his coaching methods and leadership that the club were promoted to the Premier League and that they wanted him to be the man to steer them through this difficult run of form.
Going forward from here, Khan confirmed in his statement that Khan jnr will continue to oversee player recruitment and contract renewals and will work close with Ranieri on both fronts.
Fulham face Southampton at Craven Cottage after the international break in what is a crucial tie for both clubs, with a win for the Cottagers taking them level on points with the Saints.
Forgive me for sounding a bit cynical, but I'm not entirely sure what O'Donovan is saying about the sacking is true. On Twitter he's been an outspoken Slav fan, and I can't help what he's been saying about the nature of Slav's sacking has been intended to incite Fulham fans to feel a sense of injustice, and thus hostility against Khan. I'm not saying it's fake news, I just have my suspicions.
Quote from: Neutral Zone Ultra on November 14, 2018, 12:01:48 PM
Quote from: Lighthouse on November 14, 2018, 11:58:18 AM
By Ryan O Donovan
Slavisa Jokanovic was only told this morning over the phone that he had been relieved of his duties at Fulham.
Shahid Khan announced on Wednesday that Claudio Ranieri would be taking over the reins at Craven Cottage, signing a multi-year deal with Fulham after holding talks with both Khan and Tony Khan over the past week.
It comes with the side rock-bottom of the Premier League and winless in seven games, although Fulham's performance at Liverpool in the 2-0 defeat was far more encouraging than what we've seen in recent weeks.
Just over two weeks ago Khan publicly backed Jokanovic before the AFC Bournemouth match, where he slammed the 'sensational and fictional' headlines that stated he would be sacked if he lost to both the Cherries and Huddersfield Town
That in itself is unusual for a club to openly admit, but only on Monday, in a monthly meeting with the Fulham Supporters' Trust, Chief Executive Alistair Mackintosh told those present that the club remained supportive of Jokanovic and wanted him to be successful at Fulham.
He also stated that it was down to his coaching methods and leadership that the club were promoted to the Premier League and that they wanted him to be the man to steer them through this difficult run of form.
Going forward from here, Khan confirmed in his statement that Khan jnr will continue to oversee player recruitment and contract renewals and will work close with Ranieri on both fronts.
Fulham face Southampton at Craven Cottage after the international break in what is a crucial tie for both clubs, with a win for the Cottagers taking them level on points with the Saints.
Forgive me for sounding a bit cynical, but I'm not entirely sure what O'Donovan is saying about the sacking is true. On Twitter he's been an outspoken Slav fan, and I can't help what he's been saying about the nature of Slav's sacking has been intended to incite Fulham fans to feel a sense of injustice, and thus hostility against Khan. I'm not saying it's fake news, I just have my suspicions.
Except that the Khans did the same before they appointed the German after Rene and had given Maulenstein(?) their backing. Must admit I didn't read it as you did but I take the point.
It did seem at the Liverpool's game Slavisa was really passive and not into managing much...
There was J.Klopp - always pointing and talking to his players and there was S.Jokanovic - usually turning his back to the pitch every time the ball was out of play...
Time to adapt with Ranieri's style and start winning games 049:gif
Only Parker, Cesarini and Harris remains as first team staff on the offal.
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By Ryan O Donovan
Slavisa Jokanovic was only told this morning over the phone that he had been relieved of his duties at Fulham.
Shahid Khan announced on Wednesday that Claudio Ranieri would be taking over the reins at Craven Cottage, signing a multi-year deal with Fulham after holding talks with both Khan and Tony Khan over the past week.
It comes with the side rock-bottom of the Premier League and winless in seven games, although Fulham's performance at Liverpool in the 2-0 defeat was far more encouraging than what we've seen in recent weeks.
Just over two weeks ago Khan publicly backed Jokanovic before the AFC Bournemouth match, where he slammed the 'sensational and fictional' headlines that stated he would be sacked if he lost to both the Cherries and Huddersfield Town
That in itself is unusual for a club to openly admit, but only on Monday, in a monthly meeting with the Fulham Supporters' Trust, Chief Executive Alistair Mackintosh told those present that the club remained supportive of Jokanovic and wanted him to be successful at Fulham.
He also stated that it was down to his coaching methods and leadership that the club were promoted to the Premier League and that they wanted him to be the man to steer them through this difficult run of form.
Going forward from here, Khan confirmed in his statement that Khan jnr will continue to oversee player recruitment and contract renewals and will work close with Ranieri on both fronts.
Fulham face Southampton at Craven Cottage after the international break in what is a crucial tie for both clubs, with a win for the Cottagers taking them level on points with the Saints.
Forgive me for sounding a bit cynical, but I'm not entirely sure what O'Donovan is saying about the sacking is true. On Twitter he's been an outspoken Slav fan, and I can't help what he's been saying about the nature of Slav's sacking has been intended to incite Fulham fans to feel a sense of injustice, and thus hostility against Khan. I'm not saying it's fake news, I just have my suspicions.
Except that the Khans did the same before they appointed the German after Rene and had given Maulenstein(?) their backing. Must admit I didn't read it as you did but I take the point.
It's the fact he's trying to peddle the story of him being sacked over the phone at the forefront, and only being told this morning that annoys me, and the fact he's saying 'well despite khan's statement the other week....'
Quote from: RaySmith on November 14, 2018, 09:28:12 AM
Very sad about this.
Agree. Modern management in the modern world. Lack of Patience. Slav has no reason to hold his head down. Good luck Claudio. We begin again just when things were starting to look up.
Very sad news indeed. I suppose if we need to replace our Manager we couldn't have asked for much better than CR. But, is this a knee jerk reaction? Slav may well have pulled it round with his hard work and commitment we will never know. Good luck Slav, and many thanks for building a promotion winning team and giving us our winning day in the sun at Wembley.
Welcome Claudio, please bring some of that magic dust that you sprinkled on Leicester City.
Very sad to see Slav go, not only because I appreciate how he helped turn Fulham's fortunes but because of what he turned his playing squads into. I really believe that the Liverpool match was a harbinger of good things coming. Sadly, he didn't get his chance to make a true run at the PL......again.
Best of luck to him in his next endeavor.
Good luck to Claudio, our new man. May your successes with Fulham be many and swift in arriving.
Quote from: Statto on November 14, 2018, 09:36:49 AM
Jokanovic was the 2nd best manager we've had this millennium IMO and one of the most highly regarded up-and-coming managers in Europe until a few months ago.
Agree with others that this could adversely affect our best player, Mitrovic as well.
I like Ranieri so I will give the Khans the benefit of the doubt for now but my strong opinion is they've acted too soon, and given their terrible record with interventions of this nature, this really is the last chance saloon for them.
If this doesn't work out Khan has to get out of this club and take his son and his stats with him, rather than put
us through the Mulensteen-Curbishley-Wilkins-Magath-Rigg-Kline-Gray-Symons multi-year circus.
I agree 100% with every word of this. The only thing I would add is that Mitro isn't just one of our best players, he's out ONLY TRUE STRIKER! If he reacts poorly to this we are stuffed!
Really sad to see Joka go. He has done amazing things for us and I will always remember our last two seasons in the Championship. I hadn't enjoyed watching Fulham as much since the Tigana years. Perhaps it's the right decision but it's still very, very sad to see it end like this.
Did not expect this at all. I knew I was being naive a bit, but still, did not expect this so soon. I thought the Liverpool performance was something to build on. Maybe it still is from a player's perspective. However, I am intrigued by Ranieri as a whole. I remember reading this article: https://playerdevelopmentproject.com/ranieri-the-art-of-leadership/ and being inspired as a coach myself, and the bulleted points stick out:
- Know your players
- Adapt to your environment
- Show unwavering support, care and belief in your players
- Be subtle in your tactical adjustments
- Create a culture of autonomy
- Demonstrate self awareness, know your own strengths and weaknesses
- Work hard
- Enjoy the moment
I especially like the "be subtle in your tactical adjustments", so hopefully that means no changing to a back 3 mid-match when we're only down a goal.
Overall, it's a new page turned, and let's just see what happens. I am sure the players who were previously not considered by Joka now have a sense of hope, and motivation to show Ranieri they should be a starter. Probably the best time for any player, and that's really the most important item on the agenda for us right now. Even more excited for So'ton match.
Ecstatic. For once the Khans have done everything I want - Slav gone, my first choice in, and no caretaker. The impact on Mitro has been mentioned but considering it's been 326 minutes in the league since we scored a goal it can hardly get any worse!
Also, how prophetic is it that an Arsenal fan (who is a part-time pundit) suggested 4-4-2 to me on Monday? He's absolutely right, having thought about it.
Quote from: Fernhurst on November 14, 2018, 11:18:05 AM
Welcome Caludio, very best of luck to you and your team for the remainder of this season.
It must be troubling time for all Chairman in the bottom 6, wondering who is going to blink first and gobble up the best(and most experienced) managers out there with no contract currently.
If we had left this appointment to beyond the Southampton game we may well have been fishing in a smaller pool.
I think Khan had to act now - two weeks for CR to work with the squad and the January window to come for reinforcements. As you say other clubs might have been looking at CR and thinking they would move for him in the next few weeks.
Sad that Slavisa has had to go in this manner at this time. However it is a results lead game & he was not getting any. I wish him well & he will be held in my highest regard for ever in what he achieved.
Welcome to Ranieri & thank God it wasn´t Alardyce, Pardew, Moyes or Pulis coming.
Mixed emotions. It's a results game and you did feel we were turning the corner against Liverpool, but everyone needs a fresh start. The first 3-4 games of the season we had that confidence; we crushed Burnley and should have beat Brighton - the vibe now has been lambs to slaughter.
What hasn't been stated on here is the nice message from the Khan's wishing SJ well - I think they liked him and very thankful for all that he had done, and I was too.
We can at least expect it to galvanise - as is usually the case - the entire squad to stake a claim to a place. I would be disappointed if a lightweight like Seri were able to continue to hold a place. I hope Ranieri gives Mawson and Vietto a decent run in the team.
Just looked through ranieris managerial record. He goes from a shaky period of 1 year spells at a couple of clubs and then that's followed by a two or three year spell and then he goes back to short stints at clubs followed by one longer one again. Hardly a 'sure thing'.. he's managed at a lot of top clubs but it's hot or cold and rarely anything in between. He averages a win % on average 45%.. but in two of his last three posts he go a 0% win record out of four games with Greece and then a 36% win ratio with nantes... with Nantes he lost 16 games and won 15.
I think slavisa should've stayed.. I've always been a fan of ranieris from the sidelines but not sure if he's a guarantee of anything.
Quote from: General on November 14, 2018, 01:50:57 PM
Just looked through ranieris managerial record. He goes from a shaky period of 1 year spells at a couple of clubs and then that's followed by a two or three year spell and then he goes back to short stints at clubs followed by one longer one again. Hardly a 'sure thing'.. he's managed at a lot of top clubs but it's hot or cold and rarely anything in between. He averages a win % on average 45%.. but in two of his last three posts he go a 0% win record out of four games with Greece and then a 36% win ratio with nantes... with Nantes he lost 16 games and won 15.
I think slavisa should've stayed.. I've always been a fan of ranieris from the sidelines but not sure if he's a guarantee of anything.
Any appointment is a gamble, really, you can never really tell if it will work. Take winning the Premier League, for example, that came out of the blue.
Sad that Slavisa has had to go in this manner at this time. However it is a results lead game & he was not getting any. I wish him well & he will be held in my highest regard for ever in what he achieved.
Welcome to Ranieri & thank God it wasn´t Alardyce, Pardew, Moyes or Pulis coming.
I'll second that!
Quote from: The Rock on November 14, 2018, 01:43:54 PM
Mixed emotions. It's a results game and you did feel we were turning the corner against Liverpool, but everyone needs a fresh start. The first 3-4 games of the season we had that confidence; we crushed Burnley and should have beat Brighton - the vibe now has been lambs to slaughter.
What hasn't been stated on here is the nice message from the Khan's wishing SJ well - I think they liked him and very thankful for all that he had done, and I was too.
We 'crushed' a poor Burnley side who could have scored four or five against us, who were missing several of their better players and who had played a European game only a few days earlier. Much as I loved Slav's exciting 'open' football in the Championship our defensive record was none too good even in that lower division and the chances of our winning many games in the top division playing in that style in the top division were always going to be pretty slim. The disappointing thing was not even being able to beat the likes of Cardiff and Huddersfield against whom we must have hoped to pick up the majority of our points this season. It was great to watch while it lasted, but I never felt it would work in the top division. thanks for a couple of great half-seasons though Slav.
It's sad to see Jokanovic sacked after what he has done for the club. Last year was special. But one has to appreciate the irony of Ranieri's appointment. If there is one manager who knows that last year's accomplishments count for nothing, it is he.
pretty amazing/shocking jokanovic was the 1st manager to be sacked in pl this year
Absolutely the right decision, and a good appointment.
Tactically we were shambolic this year, and Slav didnt have a plan B to fall back on
Been out to the Suffolk coast with the wife for the day,only just discovered Slava has gone...Shame I thought after Liverpool he'd have the Saints game.
Good luck Slava,and welcome Tinkerman...Coyw.
Quote from: New Kid on the Block on November 14, 2018, 10:48:59 AM
I'm very sorry to hear the news. I thought we had turned the corner against Liverpool, and I think Slav should have been given more time. He may well have kept the same line-up against Soton, which is a winnable game for us.
Having so many crap teams around us in the table, should have allowed Khan a little more time to see what Slav's teams were going to be, from now on. We've not been cut adrift yet. I wonder if we'll see Albert Steptoe here in January.
I don't understand the idea of waiting until we're cut adrift to make a change. And we have already lost to Palace, Cardiff and Huddersfield. We have a -20 GD. How much more adrift should we be?
Thanks to Joka for everything he gave us, and I hope Ranieri can salvage this.
Do we really know how Slavisa was spoken to about the loss of his job? I don't!
He was certainly a favourite manager of mine and unfortunately he has gone. It's what happens when results go against you and you are bottom!
We have a new manager now and if it means we start winning games then we cant complain.
Lets get behind the team, they need it.
COYW
I'm sad for Slav, because I would have liked to see him succeed with Fulham, having done so much to get us back to the Prem.
But the hard fact is that he wasn't succeeding.
So, goodbye, I'm sure all Fulham fans wish him the very best of luck for his next appointment, and I have no doubt that he'll get a warm welcome should he ever return to the Cottage as a visiting manager.
Onwards and (hopefully) upwards.
Thanks for last season Slav, some great memories that will be with me forever.
I have very mixed emotions, when I first saw the news It was a shock! I thought we had turned a corner against Liverpool, and was looking forward to games with more desire and less tinkering.
Welcome Claudio, again I have mixed emotions,! A more promising appointment than the other journey men that where being touted. But I fear more tinkering for a few games. A big part of our problem in my view.
But hey onwards and upwards! COYW!!!!!
I think Joka was turning things round and the first half against Liverpool was clear evidence of this. At times this season he has been let down by the players, and a huge number of avoidable defensive errors.
A good manager does not become a poor one overnight, and I believe he had the talent and the ability to get us playing premiership standard football. Even if that wasn't enough to keep us up, I would have been happy to see him at the helm for us back in the Championship. So I am firmly of the view that the sacking is a mistake.
I hope Claudio does brilliantly, but I think his record is chequered so I don't know what to expect. Whilst hoping for the best, I fear the worst.
Thanks for a couple of good seasons. JS had a process he worked through to get his best team/players and that process seems to take about half a season, not quick enough at this level. I believe the lack of fight in the Huddersfield game led to this. I dont know what is wrong behiond the scenes but it needed a fresh start before the next transfer window.
Seen from the outside, now is a good time to make a change. There is plenty left of the season, and the international break buys some time for the new manager.
Sorry to see SJ go, thought he would have until the Southampton game, especially after the Liverpool result. It just shows that it is not only players who can influence manager changes but the referees can also influence the situation.
Quote from: Fulham76 on November 14, 2018, 09:37:53 AM
I notice they call him 'manager' rather than head coach.
Perhaps things are changing behind the scenes as well with regard to transfers?
I was going post that, only just home from golf and seen the news, surely Ranieri would not have joined us if he has minimum input into transfers?
Quote from: davew on November 14, 2018, 05:15:38 PM
Quote from: Fulham76 on November 14, 2018, 09:37:53 AM
I notice they call him 'manager' rather than head coach.
Perhaps things are changing behind the scenes as well with regard to transfers?
I was going post that, only just home from golf and seen the news, surely Ranieri would not have joined us if he has minimum input into transfers?
When he was at Leicester from what I recall he had practically none, the DoF Steve Walsh was in charge of transfers.
Even with Ranieri here at FFC I don't think that the bookies will offer 5000/1 or even 500,000/1 on us finishing in the top 6 let alone Champions (lol).
This is a sad day. I love Jokanovic, he's been incredible for Fulham and I really expected and hoped for better this season.
But the stats don't lie and whilst I felt there was enough in the first half against Liverpool, we can't afford to lose against the Saints and the international break gives the Ranieri time to train the team.
I just hope we get first year at Leicester Ranieri, not the tinkerman, because that's what got us in trouble.
But could be a great appointment, welcome Claudio! Let's hope he needs to order pizza after we win against Southampton.
Quote from: RaySmith on November 14, 2018, 09:28:12 AM
Very sad about this.
Me too.
But I thought Claudio got a raw deal after he won Leceister the cup so I'm glad he's back in the league. (lol...kinda like Slav getting the team promoted then getting fired the following season)
Anyway... I want to know who Claudio's assistants are going to be. It's just as important, if not more important than him being hired.
Interesting how 77% of fans on here felt Slav should stay after the Liverpool game.
I wonder if the club take these polls into account?
Quote from: Neutral Zone Ultra on November 14, 2018, 12:01:48 PM
Quote from: Lighthouse on November 14, 2018, 11:58:18 AM
By Ryan O Donovan
Slavisa Jokanovic was only told this morning over the phone that he had been relieved of his duties at Fulham.
Shahid Khan announced on Wednesday that Claudio Ranieri would be taking over the reins at Craven Cottage, signing a multi-year deal with Fulham after holding talks with both Khan and Tony Khan over the past week.
It comes with the side rock-bottom of the Premier League and winless in seven games, although Fulham's performance at Liverpool in the 2-0 defeat was far more encouraging than what we've seen in recent weeks.
Just over two weeks ago Khan publicly backed Jokanovic before the AFC Bournemouth match, where he slammed the 'sensational and fictional' headlines that stated he would be sacked if he lost to both the Cherries and Huddersfield Town
That in itself is unusual for a club to openly admit, but only on Monday, in a monthly meeting with the Fulham Supporters' Trust, Chief Executive Alistair Mackintosh told those present that the club remained supportive of Jokanovic and wanted him to be successful at Fulham.
He also stated that it was down to his coaching methods and leadership that the club were promoted to the Premier League and that they wanted him to be the man to steer them through this difficult run of form.
Going forward from here, Khan confirmed in his statement that Khan jnr will continue to oversee player recruitment and contract renewals and will work close with Ranieri on both fronts.
Fulham face Southampton at Craven Cottage after the international break in what is a crucial tie for both clubs, with a win for the Cottagers taking them level on points with the Saints.
Forgive me for sounding a bit cynical, but I'm not entirely sure what O'Donovan is saying about the sacking is true. On Twitter he's been an outspoken Slav fan, and I can't help what he's been saying about the nature of Slav's sacking has been intended to incite Fulham fans to feel a sense of injustice, and thus hostility against Khan. I'm not saying it's fake news, I just have my suspicions.
As far as I am aware all of it is entirely accurate. Certainly the parts about the public expression of support and, rather more oddly, the minuted denial of any plans to make a change at the FST this week. I guess the only point in question is the precise timing and means of telling him about his dismissal but it had to have been no earlier than Tuesday. Personally i can't get too worked up about all this, standard fare in the world of football.
It is a real shame that Slav has gone, but Khan had to act.
Quote from: Black and White Town on November 14, 2018, 03:18:54 PM
I'm sad for Slav, because I would have liked to see him succeed with Fulham, having done so much to get us back to the Prem.
But the hard fact is that he wasn't succeeding.
So, goodbye, I'm sure all Fulham fans wish him the very best of luck for his next appointment, and I have no doubt that he'll get a warm welcome should he ever return to the Cottage as a visiting manager.
Onwards and (hopefully) upwards.
:plus one:
Quote from: WolverineFFC on November 14, 2018, 10:45:50 PM
Quote from: Black and White Town on November 14, 2018, 03:18:54 PM
I'm sad for Slav, because I would have liked to see him succeed with Fulham, having done so much to get us back to the Prem.
But the hard fact is that he wasn't succeeding.
So, goodbye, I'm sure all Fulham fans wish him the very best of luck for his next appointment, and I have no doubt that he'll get a warm welcome should he ever return to the Cottage as a visiting manager.
Onwards and (hopefully) upwards.
:plus one:
Plus Two
I was hoping for Joka to get some more time but it had to happen I suppose. I'm not sure what to expect from Ranieri. There's no way he will ever do anything like with Leicester again and he has had a couple of poor spells over the years. Still, there were far worse candidates. Seems like a good choice.
At least we now have a manager with lots of experience from top clubs. Hopefully this will give us an advantage in the transfer market. If not, we will at least know for certain where the problem is. Like someone said in another thread, this really is the last chance for Tony Khan and his recruitment team.
Claudio may or may not sort us out this year and keep us up.
But inevitably in 12/15/18 months time we will be in a similar position of stagnation under Claudio and looking for a manager/head coach with a vision for the club moving forward.
Quote from: F(f)CUK on November 14, 2018, 06:42:10 PM
It is a real shame that Slav has gone, but Khan had to act.
Yes he had to act, But..........
He sacked the wrong bloke though.
Wonder if Cairney will lose the armband?
Just watched his interview on Fulham TV.First impression not impressed.With Scott Parkers help these two ex Chelscum men may even make Felix look like a sane man.Do hope I am wrong!!
Quote from: Russianrob on November 15, 2018, 12:35:49 PM
Just watched his interview on Fulham TV.First impression not impressed.With Scott Parkers help these two ex Chelscum men may even make Felix look like a sane man.Do hope I am wrong!!
I've read some weird things on here but this might take the biscuit
Quote from: Deeping_white on November 15, 2018, 02:26:08 PM
Quote from: Russianrob on November 15, 2018, 12:35:49 PM
Just watched his interview on Fulham TV.First impression not impressed.With Scott Parkers help these two ex Chelscum men may even make Felix look like a sane man.Do hope I am wrong!!
I've read some weird things on here but this might take the biscuit
Agree, next this guy will be repeating fathers for justice protest at Buckingham Palace with a banner about "Give Slav more time"
