Merged threads - Alan Curbishley appointed as Technical Director

[CravenCottager]

http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2013/december/24/curbishley-joins

Er...

[supersimmo123]

On the Offal!

Working with Rene,

I don't understand who is running the gaff now!

[Burt]

Blimey... Where did that come from??

What will his role be?

[EJL]

What did we do to deserve this?

[Max Headroom]

I have no idea whether this is a good or bad thing....... Who is doing what.... Let's hope someone from the club clearly explains this.

Curbishley is a good guy, so hopefully it will work out

[DevonFFC]

Rene wanted support and they have given him Alan curbstone!! Give us strength

[Jamie88]

I don't know what to make of this!

[TonyGilroy]

So long as it doesn't undermine Muelensteen - I hope it's what he wants.

Curbishly has plenty of experience.

[supersimmo123]

The back room staff appears to be getting messy!

[LBNo11]

...well let's see how things go, certainly wouldn't be my choice and is a real surprise.

Maybe he's come back to apologise for kicking the ball at Steed when he was injured..?

[Baggins]

What do the board smoke to make an appointment like this??? :dead horse: 090.gif

[Berserker]

That's it, we're doomed. I just thought things were looking up as well

[Robbie]

This is Brilliant !!!!!!!    This is real intent to stay up and progress

[ScalleysDad]

Blimey. Half decent football brain ten/fifteen years ago, he was part of the B Licence circuit, but awful man manager and out of related work for years. Blimey. As has been said nice enough bloke but for this role not much of a cv and no relationship with RM or the Club. Blimey.
Looks like scissors, paper, stone for team selection. Blimey

[Berserker]

Why have they done it then, why oh why

[Basil]

I thought Rene was doing just fine on his own.

[Baggins]

Will it be like spurs and baldini? I know curbishley has a different role but will it work similarly? Will curbisherly buy players and Rene play them? I'm not to sure, might be like a joe kinnear?
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[Black, White and Fred]

He isn't director of football though, sounds really American. Maybe we are trying something new, wouldn't be surprised to see a defensive coach or something like that next

[MOR :]

Strange appointment as not one Football Club would touch him with a barge pole due to him winning his case for wrongful dismissal against West Ham United after claiming he had no option but to resign.

His departure from West Ham stretched out into an 18-month court case, which saw the club try to argue - and fail, to the tune of £2.2m - that selling Curbishley's players without Curbishley's say-so was an entirely acceptable thing for them to have done.

[ScalleysDad]

Why have they done it then, why oh why

No idea. RM seems to be getting his ideas and style of play across to the players and he has staff either in place or pending. It would appear the home crowd have brought into what he is doing, with that important caveat that Pulis is getting points, and Khan seems to have agreed with RM that investment is needed.


Still no idea but as TG indicated hopefully RM was part of the process. Blimey