danny murphy

[spikey norman]

Bring him back now as player /coach
In spite of his ageing legs he still has an excellent footballing brain and has experience of being in a relegation dog fight (if necessary)
he could still do a good job for us on the pitch – great captain, good motivator of men, creative and calming presence when needed and would inspire others around him
he could pass his experience on to the younger players and would be great influence in the dressing room and he is much better than some other ageing players we have in our midfield ranks
He knows our club and would be an ideal no 2 to jol
Yes or no?

[JustOverTheRiver]

In a fairytale world: Yes. In the real world: No.

[EJL]

Apparently he's been awful at Blackburn since moving there in the summer.

I just don't think he has the legs anymore, unfortunately. I still want him to return to the club at some point in the future, be it as a coach or a lounge host.

[JustOverTheRiver]

In a fairytale world: Yes. In the real world: No.

I fear I sounded too blunt.  I would like Danny to come back behind the scenes but not as a player.

[Jambo]

Bring back Brian Mcbride while we are at it!!  Another mid 30 year old midfielder, probably the last thing we need, not to mention he has been shocking for Blackburn.  Sorry but its a no from me

[Oiseau]

I'd love him back as a coach.

[mikeyffc28]

Would be great to see him back with Fulham as a coach.  Definitely not as a player - he was struggling with the pace of the prem towards the end of his time with us.  

He was the captain that we so desperately need now - vocal and authoritative with a good footballing mind and that mixed in with his history with the club and experience could help to motivate some of the players.

[Fletchino]

Danny Murphy will be fulham manger one day.

[fulhamben]

Danny Murphy will be fulham manger one day.

really. what gives you that impression.

[Fletchino]

Danny Murphy will be fulham manger one day.

really. what gives you that impression.

Nothing I would like him to and I thing he will go on to be a great manger one day for sombody and hope its us.

[JackyFulham90]

Legend of the club but his time has passed although with our midfield options this year he can't have been much worse although Sidwell & Diarra when fit are far better than Murphy

[Burt]

From a playing perspective I think we did the right thing.

It would have been good to have kept him going for another season, whilst transitioning him in to a coaching role.

[fulhamben]

Danny Murphy will be fulham manger one day.

really. what gives you that impression.

Nothing I would like him to and I thing he will go on to be a great manger one day for sombody and hope its us.

i would have put lee clark in the frame before murphy.

[TonyGilroy]

Very few great players become good managers and that includes the intelligent playmaking midfielders who you would have thought would be certain to succeed.

Look at the current Premier League managers. Half of them had no playing career at top level. The only really great players among them were Mancini and Laudrup.

O'Neill, Jol, Lambert, Houghton and Clarke were very decent but I think that's about it.

Murphy could become a good manager but the type and quality of player he was is an irrelevance, surprisingly.

[MJG]

I wonder if MAF is interested in appointing a previous player as a manager. He has had to sack/remove 3 in his time, Adams, Bracewell and Coleman.

[TonyGilroy]

Bracewell is a very good example of the type of player who you would have thought would become a top manager. If not a top top one.

[CH FFC]

It would be good to see him as part of the  coaching staff, very influential.  I would not like to see him as a manager or player even.

[St Eve]

It was a mistake letting him go particularly as we then went on to lose D and D. Decimated our midfield. Sidwell was lucky if he was on the bench and now he is thought of as a superstar

[fulhamben]

It was a mistake letting him go particularly as we then went on to lose D and D. Decimated our midfield. Sidwell was lucky if he was on the bench and now he is thought of as a superstar

murphy was past it last year. stood in center circle for 90 mins, and did at least one suicidal blind diagonal back pass in every game. any team with a midfield with pace faster than a snail could walk past him

[HatterDon]

I wonder if MAF is interested in appointing a previous player as a manager. He has had to sack/remove 3 in his time, Adams, Bracewell and Coleman.

And it seems to me that Adams and Coleman both had a degree of success with us.