Are Fulham Looking for Managers While Parker Tries Out?

[Horsfield_No9]

You'd damn well hope that we are on the case and doing our homework while Parker auditions. How many think that we may well get to season close with Parker not proving up to it (happy to be proved wrong) before beginning our search?

Really hope we are looking now as this is the perfect opportunity to take time with researching the best fit and interviewing without a time/league position pressure.

I notice Slav to West Brom has potentially hit the rocks with them looking at other candidates. Some saying he wants 2m a year and WBA won't pay it. I wonder if that was what he was after at Fulham and hence never signed a long deal?

[Nick Bateman]

A certain José Mourinho is unemployed.

[filham]

I would hope we continually have our eyes open for likely managers in the same way we do players but right now we should be developing a short list which includes Parker.
A definate appointment needs to be made by the end of the season and the new manager must be involved in early recruitment.

[Horsfield_No9]

I would hope we continually have our eyes open for likely managers in the same way we do players but right now we should be developing a short list which includes Parker.
A definate appointment needs to be made by the end of the season and the new manager must be involved in early recruitment.

Exactly. I can't think of anything worse than players reporting back with no manager in place. I wouldn't put it past them.

[JimmyConway]

When Ranieri left i posted on here the possibility of using the period similar to Tigana's introduction a couple of months before he took over allowing him to have a look first. This time they've no need to announce new manager just ask him to start preparations from a far that's if they have identified a new manager?

[Statto]

Agree with the OP

Do not see Parker as the solution sorry

Given how slow we are with player recruitment generally, the club need to be burning the midnight oil to get this done and a new manager confirmed asap

Negotiating contract extensions, deciding who goes/stays, bringing in new coaching staff, deciding who to target in the summer, planning pre-season friendlies... all needs to start well in advance of the summer window opening on 1 June

[Two Ton Ted]

I'd be baffled if FFC are not actively looking for a number of alternatives to Parker.

After all, it cannot be just an ascension to a full time position if, and it's entirely possible, he doesn't even win a game in his caretaker period.

[Twig]

I know, let's start a Big Sam thread.....

[ALG01]

I would hope we continually have our eyes open for likely managers in the same way we do players but right now we should be developing a short list which includes Parker.
A definate appointment needs to be made by the end of the season and the new manager must be involved in early recruitment.

I would hope we continually have our eyes open for likely managers in the same way we do players but right now we should be developing a short list which includes Parker.

If the way we keep an eye out for players is anything to go by I certainly hope your statement now in bold is not true .
I do not mean to offend the post as your point is good but our recuritment is clearly an open wound at the moment.

[Jimsbeerbelly]

I have this awful feeling that Parker has already been given the nod, and will be in place by the time we kick off in the Championship.

Don't know why, and I haven't been told anything, I've just got this awful feeling, and it's something that our owners are most likely to do.

I don't have anything against Parker, nice chap, gets on well with the players, has a bit of clout around the Club, but we're going to need a good experienced coach to deal with the Championship next season.

Based on this seasons calamitous events, I fully expect the owners to be scouring the market, for the best possible replacement to Jokanovic.

If we go with Parker, I can see it being another Kit situation, where we set ourselves back 2-3 years, where we need to bounce back straight away.

[Two Ton Ted]

I think Fulham are now a lot less attractive proposition for managers, certainly after the way the last two have been treated, and especially considering the frankly bonkers recruitment strategy.

[BigbadBillyMcKinley]

I have this awful feeling that Parker has already been given the nod, and will be in place by the time we kick off in the Championship.

Don't know why, and I haven't been told anything, I've just got this awful feeling, and it's something that our owners are most likely to do.

I don't have anything against Parker, nice chap, gets on well with the players, has a bit of clout around the Club, but we're going to need a good experienced coach to deal with the Championship next season.

Based on this seasons calamitous events, I fully expect the owners to be scouring the market, for the best possible replacement to Jokanovic.

If we go with Parker, I can see it being another Kit situation, where we set ourselves back 2-3 years, where we need to bounce back straight away.

There's this Serbian bloke that's available. Can't for the life of me remember his name. But got a couple of teams up and plays blinding football. Seems to get the best out of others failures.

Itll come to me later I'm sure....

[The Rational Fan]

Agree with the OP

Do not see Parker as the solution sorry

Given how slow we are with player recruitment generally, the club need to be burning the midnight oil to get this done and a new manager confirmed asap

Negotiating contract extensions, deciding who goes/stays, bringing in new coaching staff, deciding who to target in the summer, planning pre-season friendlies... all needs to start well in advance of the summer window opening on 1 June

Scott Parker only stopped playing two seasons ago, he needs more experience even if he was good. I doubt his good, because this season one of his jobs was to advise the manager. And, if wasn't advising the manager to avoid obvious mistakes or if he is just not very persuasive or he is too inexperienced to be taken seriously, then he may not be ready yet for Fulham Manager yet.

There are at least three situations where Scott Parker needed to bring good persuasive advice to the Manager including i) when Slavisa selected at idoitically defensive bench against Hudderfield (Christie, Chambers, Mawson, Ream, McDonald and Johnson) so had no attacking options when we feel behind, ii) when Raneri made a similar error by subsituting and attacking player Schullre with a more defensive player Christie (rather than Sess, Atyie or Kebano) and iii) lastly not starting the Crystal Palace game with a formation/player closer to the second half against Brighton.

[snarks]

Agree with the OP

Do not see Parker as the solution sorry

Given how slow we are with player recruitment generally, the club need to be burning the midnight oil to get this done and a new manager confirmed asap

Negotiating contract extensions, deciding who goes/stays, bringing in new coaching staff, deciding who to target in the summer, planning pre-season friendlies... all needs to start well in advance of the summer window opening on 1 June

Scott Parker only stopped playing two seasons ago, he needs more experience even if he was good. I doubt his good, because this season one of his jobs was to advise the manager. And, if wasn't advising the manager to avoid obvious mistakes or if he is just not very persuasive or he is too inexperienced to be taken seriously, then he may not be ready yet for Fulham Manager yet.

There are at least three situations where Scott Parker needed to bring good persuasive advice to the Manager including i) when Slavisa selected at idoitically defensive bench against Hudderfield (Christie, Chambers, Mawson, Ream, McDonald and Johnson) so had no attacking options when we feel behind, ii) when Raneri made a similar error by subsituting and attacking player Schullre with a more defensive player Christie (rather than Sess, Atyie or Kebano) and iii) lastly not starting the Crystal Palace game with a formation/player closer to the second half against Brighton.

I'm not sure about Scott, but I don't follow this line of argument. Lampard and Gerrard walked straight in to jobs, Parker has the same level of experience as them. As for input, who knew what he said in each situation and whether he was overruled or ignored, or even if he agreed.

He may have advocated the 2nd half against Brighton team for the following game, I'm sure he did, by all accounts it was his half time speech that galvanised the team.

[Milo]

Mourinho would be amazing one day, but would play similar football to Ranieri and that's the least likely thing to go down well at this present moment. Unfortunately...

[SuffolkWhite]

There is no telling how well a Manager will do whether experienced like Ranners or Scotty with little experience. The overriding factor will be the recruitment of players for the Championship and whether any Manager has an input to that process.

[The Rational Fan]

There is no telling how well a Manager will do whether experienced like Ranners or Scotty with little experience. The overriding factor will be the recruitment of players for the Championship and whether any Manager has an input to that process.

Manchester United are moving away form input from the manager to the Director of Football model. ManUtd now think their lack of recent success is related to listing to the manager too much, they leave recruitment to football expert that doesn't decide team selection.

[SuffolkWhite]

There is no telling how well a Manager will do whether experienced like Ranners or Scotty with little experience. The overriding factor will be the recruitment of players for the Championship and whether any Manager has an input to that process.

Manchester United are moving away form input from the manager to the Director of Football model. ManUtd now think their lack of recent success is related to listing to the manager too much, they leave recruitment to football expert that doesn't decide team selection.

I guess that depends on the Football expert to.

[Take Me Home MAF]

For me, if he wants to get back into it after quite a draining spell - I think David Wagner has to be the leading candidate. It seems the no brainier to me.

I think it can never be understated managerial experience of getting promoted from the Championship. Its a skill to do it - Warnock, Dyche, Slavisa, Bruce, Holloway are examples of managers who have the knack and have done it multiple times.

Compared to capable managers who continue to try and fail - Monk, Rowett, McClaren.

Parker at the moment is not up to it, if ever. Parker would be Kit II.

I think due to the discontent of the fans and the clubs decision making, its not a moment to think too far outside of the box, or take a high risk punt .

[ScalleysDad]

One would hope that two relegations are focussing the minds of the owner and his entourage. Some interesting names are doing the rounds at the moment and nine games on there might be a couple more. Scott Parker could be on to a hiding to nothing here. Many had written off any chance of getting more points this season before Ranieri went so anything SP gets is a bonus. On the other hand though the March fixtures would kill most teams in the bottom six so do we offer some flexibility with that when we come to analyse SP's credentials as the season winds to a close?