Slavisa Wants Four New Signings

[@jolslover]

http://www.westlondonsport.com/fulham/whites-want-players-four-positions-plan-talks-chelsea-derby-county

Interesting article, says were looking at 4 signings. A striker, winger, CB and a midfielder. Also says were in talks with extending Piazons loan and making Martin permanent

[Arthur]

It's good to know that our manager has promotion in his sights. With the automatic places almost certainly out of our reach, why not aim to be the 'team to beat' in the play-offs?

[Fulham Tup North]

It's good to know that our manager has promotion in his sights. With the automatic places almost certainly out of our reach, why not aim to be the 'team to beat' in the play-offs?

Got to agree here.  If you take Piazon & Martin, you are looking at 6 players.... amazing if this happened!
COYW

[ToodlesMcToot]

Hope that Slavisa and Kline have smoothed out their recruitment process and already come to an agreement on potential targets.

[ToodlesMcToot]

With the exception of the Emrich bits, all the other information could easily be mined from this forum. I often think that we (FoF posters) wind up writing most of the speculative articles for these footballing "news" articles.

[westcliff white]

It is a good positive small piece, however no direct quotes from SJ, so could just be conjecture. Time will tell

[jarv]

4 signings...based on what I read on here (dont get to see Fulham in US anymore) surely one of the signings must be a keeper.... 092.gif

[filham]

I thought we made fourteen new signings in the last window. To be looking for a further four now suggests that a number of the previous fourteen were inadequate.

[Andy S]

I think a lot would depend on whether we can move 4 players on

[Jonaldiniho 88]

To play Devils advocate can we be sure the signings that have suceeded are slav's and the signings that have failed are klines? All the good signings could have been klines could they not?

[@jolslover]

To play Devils advocate can we be sure the signings that have suceeded are slav's and the signings that have failed are klines? All the good signings could have been klines could they not?

Not sure that anyone has suggested otherwise...?

As far as I can tell all we can say for sure is each of the signings we've made in the last two summers could be attributable to Rigg, Kline or Jokanovic (or Symons if it was last summer) or any combination thereof in varying degrees.

Although If we are going to indulge in speculation I think it reasonable to say the more "exotic" signing are the most likely to have been identified in a stats database. That includes some good ones like Madl and Ayite but this summer it's generally those exotic signings that have been the least successful, the best examples being jozabed and kebano

Disagree about Jozabed, Slavisa has spent lots of time in Spain and watches lots of Spanish football, His backroom staff are also Spanish. Would expect him to be pushing for lots of Spanish talent and wouldn't be surprised if Jozabed was his idea

[@jolslover]

To play Devils advocate can we be sure the signings that have suceeded are slav's and the signings that have failed are klines? All the good signings could have been klines could they not?

Not sure that anyone has suggested otherwise...?

As far as I can tell all we can say for sure is each of the signings we've made in the last two summers could be attributable to Rigg, Kline or Jokanovic (or Symons if it was last summer) or any combination thereof in varying degrees.

Although If we are going to indulge in speculation I think it reasonable to say the more "exotic" signing are the most likely to have been identified in a stats database. That includes some good ones like Madl and Ayite but this summer it's generally those exotic signings that have been the least successful, the best examples being jozabed and kebano

Disagree about Jozabed, Slavisa has spent lots of time in Spain and watches lots of Spanish football, His backroom staff are also Spanish. Would expect him to be pushing for lots of Spanish talent and wouldn't be surprised if Jozabed was his idea

Had this discussion on here the other day. My counter argument is essentially if joka wanted him so much why is he not even getting a little run out off the bench here and there? But neither of us knows anyway, all just speculation I suppose

I've heard from a good source Jozabed came in speaking 0 English. No players in our first team squad speak any Spanish either, So I imagine communication is probably a big part as to why hes not featured.

[MJG]

To play Devils advocate can we be sure the signings that have suceeded are slav's and the signings that have failed are klines? All the good signings could have been klines could they not?

Not sure that anyone has suggested otherwise...?

As far as I can tell all we can say for sure is each of the signings we've made in the last two summers could be attributable to Rigg, Kline or Jokanovic (or Symons if it was last summer) or any combination thereof in varying degrees.

Although If we are going to indulge in speculation I think it reasonable to say the more "exotic" signing are the most likely to have been identified in a stats database. That includes some good ones like Madl and Ayite but this summer it's generally those exotic signings that have been the least successful, the best examples being jozabed and kebano

Disagree about Jozabed, Slavisa has spent lots of time in Spain and watches lots of Spanish football, His backroom staff are also Spanish. Would expect him to be pushing for lots of Spanish talent and wouldn't be surprised if Jozabed was his idea

Had this discussion on here the other day. My counter argument is essentially if joka wanted him so much why is he not even getting a little run out off the bench here and there? But neither of us knows anyway, all just speculation I suppose

I've heard from a good source Jozabed came in speaking 0 English. No players in our first team squad speak any Spanish either, So I imagine communication is probably a big part as to why hes not featured.

that's right he's found it tough and came over on his own and didn't speak any English. He's more settled now and learning language but of course team has been doing well.
Also tactically we have changed from a player off the striker... Which is the role he was signed for.... To essentially 433.

[filham]

It would be interesting to compare a players stat. for the season before we signed them against their first season with us.

Martin has a lot to do in the next four months to make these stats balance.