Jaap Stam wants fulham 'head coach ' role.

[fcfulham55]

Well I say, he should sign as player, Head Coach. Lol

I'm guessing he should have strong connections,  he was definitely a world class player in his day (as a defender too of course), played for top clubs, top managers etc..


Thoughts?

[fcfulham55]

Title was meant to read "stam"

[fcfulham55]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/jaap-stam-fancies-fulham-job-7006317

[ToodlesMcToot]

Wouldn't this be the same as hiring Kit all over again and just expecting that the results would miraculously improve???

The only differences that I can see are that Stam was a better player and has more name recognition. I have no idea how the Dutch reserve team league compares to our U21's but I doubt success in it is a valid predictor of anything in England.

I hope that this isn't true. We don't need to hire a name. We need someone who's proved it in our league and has shown the capability of competing in the PL.

Every managing hire is a gamble. I want better odds this go 'round.

[Buffalo76]

Sammy Hyppia was no mug as a defender yet utterly hopeless as manager at Brighton. What's to say Stam will be any better? Though the obvious way of ever finding out would be to give him a chance.

[alfie]

Sammy Hyppia was no mug as a defender yet utterly hopeless as manager at Brighton. What's to say Stam will be any better? Though the obvious way of ever finding out would be to give him a chance.

My favourite all time player Bobby Moore, was a useless manager

[alexmur]

Well I say, he should sign as player, Head Coach. Lol

I'm guessing he should have strong connections,  he was definitely a world class player in his day (as a defender too of course), played for top clubs, top managers etc..


Thoughts?

wasn't he banned for failing a drugs test and was he not booted out of man u for something similar. not sure I'd want him around our youth players

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[Robbie]

NO NO NO ... we want someone with experience for where we are. Not a try-out for someone who has just got their badges.

And NO Murphy !

[Wimbledon_White]

NO NO NO ... we want someone with experience for where we are. Not a try-out for someone who has just got their badges.

And NO Murphy !

I am sensing a lot of negativity and cynicism in you today Robbie. Chin up old boy...it could be worse, we could support Chelsea.

[cmg]

Ajax u21 play in the Jupiler League (Dutch 2nd tier)

Ajax u21 (coach Jaap Stam) currently  13 out of 19  - p17  w4  d6  l7

[Nick Bateman]

First I have heard of it: if Stam has any coaching credentials we should consider it.  This is the 'thinking out of the box' I have been constantly referring to that Fulham should start to do - much better idea than the predictable Steve Clarke/Nigel Pearson brigade.

Remember Tigana....

[ToodlesMcToot]

First I have heard of it: if Stam has any coaching credentials we should consider it.  This is the 'thinking out of the box' I have been constantly referring to that Fulham should start to do - much better idea than the predictable Steve Clarke/Nigel Pearson brigade.

Remember Tigana....

Sorry but, managing Ajax's U21's doesn't quite stack up to managing Lyon and AS Monaco - the latter to a Ligue 1 title to go along with Manager of the Season awards.

One choice may be thinking outside of the box. The other is more like looking around the edges of the box for pieces of lint.

Stam may turn out to be one hell of a manager but he needs to prove even a hint at that before being considered here.

[J.Perkins]

Everything the papers have printed over the last month has been predominantly rubbish, and until anything actually made Sky, I don't believe a word. The papers clearly no absolutely nothing. They only found out about Gray when he was actually taking training. We are a very secretive club.

[Skatzoffc]

Well I say, he should sign as player, Head Coach. Lol

I'm guessing he should have strong connections,  he was definitely a world class player in his day (as a defender too of course), played for top clubs, top managers etc..


Thoughts?

wasn't he banned for failing a drugs test and was he not booted out of man u for something similar. not sure I'd want him around our youth players

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Good point Alex

[H4usuallysitting]

Why Stam.....if we went for him, then we might as well go for Danny Murphy

[Nick Bateman]

I like Murphy, hearing him constantly referring to Fulham on a major radio station is ducky, but he sounds so conventional (as are Clarke/Pearson) it rather puts one off!  I would prefer to gamble with a Stam - may be exciting while it lasts, provided he employs exciting ideas.

[RaySmith]

Why Stam.....if we went for him, then we might as well go for Danny Murphy

I'd rather have Murphy!

Stam seems an odd choice - another gamble, when I thought the club was looking for experience.

[Chutney]

I don't think experience matters, what matters is that we play attacking football and start asserting some dominance on this division,, Stam could have us doing that, the ajax mentality has always been to play very good football!

[RaySmith]

I thought the club said they were looking for experience!

We played good attacking football under Kit, it was our defence that was the problem, and still is.

[Rhys Lightning 63]

I don't think Stam would be all that much of a risk. Take a look at Jimmy Floyd. He was only in charge of Antwerp for one season, then moved over to Burton and took League 2 (and subsequently League 1) by storm.

Who's to say Jaap Stam won't be the same, having been at Ajax and Man Utd (both on the field and off at BOTH clubs), he must have picked up SOME tips and tricks to bring in.

Combine that with Paul Clement at Derby County, this is his first job in management, but he seems to be doing quite well (without their best player in Will Hughes I might add), all beacause he is using what he picked up from his other jobs.