No brainer for me - I'd choose the Special One: Scott Parker!
Honestly wouldn't change anything and excited about the future.
I feel similar to you and its refreshing to see positivity :D Would be hard to turn down Klopp though!
Scott Parker. As you say, it's a no brainer.
More than happy with Parker. If I had to choose another manager, it'd be Ancelotti.
Yes me Lady all day long.
Right now, Scott Parker without a doubt. He has got this team working well and it is his team, no other manager would get as much out of them.
Scotty P
Scotty, who else.
Without any hesitation Mr Parker....our season is just starting
Mr. Scott Parker
Quote from: lukeahar on January 15, 2021, 07:33:55 PM
I feel similar to you and its refreshing to see positivity :D Would be hard to turn down Klopp though!
We couldn't afford his dentists fees
I am very happy with Scotty obviously. If pressed then I guess it would be hard to turn down Koop, he's done a terrific job at Liverpool.
No change for me. Stability and continuity for now is what I think is best for Fulham. Scott has shown that he is not only learning but able to change things up to make things better. He has shown that he has integrity and has not only wants to Fulham and himself to succeed.
Scotty may be young but he is learning fast. He knows the players and seems to be able to get the best out of them. So for me he is the best man for the job at the present time
Scotty's star is on the rise and I for one hope we can at last show some continuity and stay with him for a few years. He will be courted by others if he continues this form, so we may have a job fighting them off. Only Scotty knows how he feels about that prospect.
Big Sam
Super, super Scott
I have always felt that Scott had something about him, that if he was allowed to flourish and stamp his philosophy on the club then it would be to both Scott and Fulhams advantage. Stability is important to any club but with a Club the size of Fulham it is even more important as we have to realise that we are never going to be placed at the same level as Liverpool, Man U, City, and the rest of the so called big 8. We don't have to be to achieve success, then again I wouldn't want to be, it would not be Fulham.
But we can still be an established Premier Division Club with a quality team playing quality Football and currently that is what we are playing in the best League in the world. In the last half dozen matches I have measured the quality of football played by Fulham in comparison to other clubs in the bottom half, and we are in my opinion a class act compared to most of them.
Whatever happens in today's match v Chelsea, Scott has stamped his authority with a system of play on the pitch that suits the players under his command, with a defensive unit who are becoming very hard to score against. But it also the way he conducts himself off the field with a measured approach to answering questions both pre match and post match. He does not allow himself to drop his guard or become embroiled in banter or attract attention to himself for all the wrong reasons like many others, Scott keeps his powder dry and does his talking on the pitch.
So I do not want Fulham to spoil a good relationship because despite our League position we are in a good place with Scott and if any manager can prevent us from getting relegated it is Scott Parker, and I am confident he will.
So for me it is Scott 1st, Scott 2nd and Scott last.
Quote from: spoonffc on January 16, 2021, 10:43:09 AM
Big Sam
Ah of course, yes. How could we possibly have ignored such an inspirational choice.
As each game goes on I'm liking the cut of Parker's jib more and more. There is enjoyment watching us play and we are now holding our own against the best teams in this division. No longer am I spending the best part of the tv coverage and match hiding behind the sofa.
Mourinho
Big Sam. Knows how to win games and stay up.
Scott Parker. Probably the best English man-manager in the PL.
Quote from: blingo on January 16, 2021, 01:12:36 PM
Mourinho
I wouldn't want to turn him down at all as he is the Special One, though, for this season, I'm sticking with SP, the Special Son!
I can't believe all the people here who would turn down the (hypothetical) opportunity to appoint a proven manager such as Mourinho, Klopp or Pep because Scotty is a good bloke and has the team showing a bit of fight.
I can guarantee you categorically that those 3 (plus the likes of Ancelotti, Big Sam & Hasenhuttl etc) would have us on at least twice the amount of wins as we have currently.
I have backed Scott from the start.
I remember a post from a while ago that asked something like ' can anyone still seriously back Parker ??? '
Some fans are so fickle
Ask me after Brighton and Westbrom. I think the mood will greatly change for better, or worse after those two results.
Quote from: SG on January 16, 2021, 12:47:45 PM
As each game goes on I'm liking the cut of Parker's jib more and more. There is enjoyment watching us play and we are now holding our own against the best teams in this division. No longer am I spending the best part of the tv coverage and match hiding behind the sofa.
+1
Quote from: FFC In Oz on January 17, 2021, 05:21:42 AM
I can't believe all the people here who would turn down the (hypothetical) opportunity to appoint a proven manager such as Mourinho, Klopp or Pep because Scotty is a good bloke and has the team showing a bit of fight.
I can guarantee you categorically that those 3 (plus the likes of Ancelotti, Big Sam & Hasenhuttl etc) would have us on at least twice the amount of wins as we have currently.
But you can't guarantee it at all. They're fine managing teams with players worth half a billion plus, but it's a different skill to get the best out of lower teams.
I'll stick with SP
Quote from: Jim© on January 17, 2021, 02:01:16 PM
Quote from: FFC In Oz on January 17, 2021, 05:21:42 AM
I can't believe all the people here who would turn down the (hypothetical) opportunity to appoint a proven manager such as Mourinho, Klopp or Pep because Scotty is a good bloke and has the team showing a bit of fight.
I can guarantee you categorically that those 3 (plus the likes of Ancelotti, Big Sam & Hasenhuttl etc) would have us on at least twice the amount of wins as we have currently.
But you can't guarantee it at all. They're fine managing teams with players worth half a billion plus, but it's a different skill to get the best out of lower teams.
I'll stick with SP
I agree with Jim c, you are spot on 100% in my opinion
Khan said at the start of the season that our biggest signing was Parker. I think 90% of Fulham fans are currently happy with what he is doing. If we get relegated, Parker will be in the perfect position to know what we need to get back up again. We will be in far better shape than last time we were relegated. If we could persuade Lookman to sign and play one season the the championship imagine him and Mitro with a defence of Tete, Tosin, Kongolo and Robinson and Cairney, Reed, Onomah, BDR etc in MF. We however have every chance of staying up which many did not think likely a few months ago.
Stability is the key, I am confident we can avoid the drop, but even if we did go down, we can come straight up if we hold on to key players and our Manager.
We have to have stability to survive.
Mourinho
Quote from: FFC In Oz on January 17, 2021, 05:21:42 AM
I can't believe all the people here who would turn down the (hypothetical) opportunity to appoint a proven manager such as Mourinho, Klopp or Pep because Scotty is a good bloke and has the team showing a bit of fight.
I can guarantee you categorically that those 3 (plus the likes of Ancelotti, Big Sam & Hasenhuttl etc) would have us on at least twice the amount of wins as we have currently.
Okay but give those you have named exactly the same scenario at the start of the season and I doubt any of them would be anywhere near double the points tally. Our back four and Rodak barely get a look in now and the Crown Jewels of Mitro and Cairney, even before injuries, have become less and less influential. I doubt very much some of the big names you have mentioned have ever had to transform every position on the pitch and adapt a style of play with a group of bargains, loanees, unknowns or make do and mend players that already seem to be giving it all.
Quote from: Lyle from Hangeland on January 16, 2021, 02:28:14 PM
Scott Parker. Probably the best English man-manager in the PL.
Nope, that title belongs to one Mr Roy Hodgson
Mourinho ? can organise our defense better than Parker? Create more goals from the players we have . I dont think so. Parker for me.
Now he has dropped parkerball I feel he is progressing, still things to learn and has a fixation on certain players but I think he is getting the best out of what we have. At least now we compete so he has gone up a long way in my estimation.
Performances count for me, and although we haven't amassed the points we should have, maybe a sign there is still more work to do, I am generally happy with the style of our football. If we do go down, stick with Parker. I reckon the Khans will stay behind the club financially, and we could be well-placed to come back up at the first opportunity, though this is much harder than it may seem. Parker would be committed to the cause and he is increasingly able to implement his tactics, growing as a coach in my view. To answer the question of the thread, yes ....SP.
I don't think the question was "would you sack Scott Parker", because I wouldn't even if we go down. Hypothetically, if we were managerless, it would be hard to turn down Klopp or Pep; Scott Parker could make a case for third best manager in the league, though, above Roy...
Quote from: fulhamben on January 16, 2021, 02:23:00 PM
Big Sam. Knows how to win games and stay up.
He would keep Fulham up, then what, you would complain about the style of football being played and want him out!
Quote from: Steven Ageroad on January 19, 2021, 08:28:47 PM
Quote from: fulhamben on January 16, 2021, 02:23:00 PM
Big Sam. Knows how to win games and stay up.
He would keep Fulham up, then what, you would complain about the style of football being played and want him out!
i don't even want him, I said it as a joke the second brom beat wolves. But yes I agree, the football would be as dire as it was last season
