More rubbish journalism ?

[FFCFOREVER]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6055307/Marcus-Bettinelli-considering-Fulham-depa

Im really hoping this is not true. I actually think irs more lazy journalism despite Betts saying hes not injured.

[Robbie]

If he has been dropped to third, would you blame him (for briefing the Press) or leaving !?

He even has a foreign sounding name .. Italian too !    Perhaps not Spanish enough .. Marco Bettinelli ?

[..FOF..]

Definitely an explanation is needed by Joka after Bett's recent tweet.

Probably what he meant was that he is not injured anymore.

Bett is a fighter and I expect him to launch a comeback like last season.

[Mince n Tatties]

As I've said on another topic, Slava doesn't rate him or he wouldn't have brought 2 keepers in.
Sad,but that is the reality of football.

[Neil D]

He even has a foreign sounding name .. Italian too !    Perhaps not Spanish enough .. Marco Bettinelli ?

Marco is an Italian name so that doesn't help.  Italian keepers are way down the pecking order when it comes to foreigner desirability (Massimo Taibi, anyone?).  If his name, as you suggest, had been Bettiniesta and he had cost us a few million, then we wouldn't have been looking elsewhere. (Yes, I know he's English).

[MJG]

As I've said on another topic, Slava doesn't rate him or he wouldn't have brought 2 keepers in.
Sad,but that is the reality of football.

It's probably that simple. Two seasons he's only brought him through Button or mainly his defence losing all confidence in him. He had more chances to bring him in earlier and didn't.
You have plenty of fans who don't like particular players and we don't understand what they see in them. In the end its the same for a manager.

There's somebody who on here has found a way of getting a dig in at Kamara in eight of his last ten posts on different threads. Now you might not rate Kamara, you might not rate Mitrovic for many reasons (as some did post prior to him joining), it's all down to personal preference. I could not stand Senderos for a number of reasons, Jazz Richards as well, we all feel that way about players and anyone who disagrees is lying to themselves.

A manager can't pick everyone's favourite pkayers... Its that simple as well.

[ToodlesMcToot]

Definitely an explanation is needed by Joka after Bett's recent tweet.

Probably what he meant was that he is not injured anymore.

Bett is a fighter and I expect him to launch a comeback like last season.

Thought Slavisa had already addressed that tweet indirectly. I believe he stated, post-match, that Betts had only had a couple of practice sessions kicking the ball, implying that he hadn't worked with the team enough. I think this is Slavisa letting folks down gently. I'd tend to agree that he really just doesn't seem to rate Betts.

[boplogic]

A bit mystifying, though, why he was given the #1 shirt if SK doesn't rate him.

[boplogic]

Sorry, meant SJ.

[MJG]

A bit mystifying, though, why he was given the #1 shirt if SK doesn't rate him.

it's just a shirt number,I'd not read anything into it. Sometimes just the way the numbers fall or what a player wants.

[alfie]

Quite often we get someone recommending a player, someone else comes and say those magic words "NOT PREMIERSHIP QUALITY".

Maybe Slav feels that about Betts, great in championship but not in premiership.

Just a thought

[SG]

As I've said on another topic, Slava doesn't rate him or he wouldn't have brought 2 keepers in.
Sad,but that is the reality of football.

It's probably that simple. Two seasons he's only brought him through Button or mainly his defence losing all confidence in him. He had more chances to bring him in earlier and didn't.
You have plenty of fans who don't like particular players and we don't understand what they see in them. In the end its the same for a manager.

There's somebody who on here has found a way of getting a dig in at Kamara in eight of his last ten posts on different threads. Now you might not rate Kamara, you might not rate Mitrovic for many reasons (as some did post prior to him joining), it's all down to personal preference. I could not stand Senderos for a number of reasons, Jazz Richards as well, we all feel that way about players and anyone who disagrees is lying to themselves.

A manager can't pick everyone's favourite pkayers... Its that simple as well.

You weren't alone re Senderos

[Barrett487]

As I've said on another topic, Slava doesn't rate him or he wouldn't have brought 2 keepers in.
Sad,but that is the reality of football.

True, but then remember that Button was sold and Rodak went out on loan, imo a much stronger indication that he didn't like Button and felt Rodak needed more games.

[colinwhite]

It all comes down to more intense pressure from opposing teams and have goalkeepers who are better with their feet under pressure. Buttons was initially preferred in this regard. Betts has improved alot in this regard but is still one-footed whch you can see clearly in his warm ups. A great lad but my faith is with Slavisa to get things right.

[Bassey the warrior]

If he's not willing to fight for his place he's being a bit daft.

[Forever Fulham]

There's an old folk saying: "You leave the dance with the girl you brought."
Betts deserves more respect.  Undefeated in how many games last season?
He was a big part of our surge across the finish line and back to the bright lights.
A big part.
He didn't have his familiars in front of him last weekend. Simple as that.     

[Twig]

There's an old folk saying: "You leave the dance with the girl you brought."
Betts deserves more respect.  Undefeated in how many games last season?
He was a big part of our surge across the finish line and back to the bright lights.
A big part.
He didn't have his familiars in front of him last weekend. Simple as that.     

Plus he's one of our own. Strangely people seem keener to grant that accolade to Sess than Betts. Not sure why.

[Woolly Mammoth]

There's an old folk saying: "You leave the dance with the girl you brought."
Betts deserves more respect.  Undefeated in how many games last season?
He was a big part of our surge across the finish line and back to the bright lights.
A big part.
He didn't have his familiars in front of him last weekend. Simple as that.     

Plus he's one of our own. Strangely people seem keener to grant that accolade to Sess than Betts. Not sure why.

Plus, he is part of the heart beat of this team, which some people easily and foolishly forget. Every team needs a heart beat, and not all have one.
Remove the heart beat at your peril.
Throwing complete strangers into the team, because they cost more money, can be counter productive.

[KingofCheese]

Definitely an explanation is needed by Joka after Bett's recent tweet.

Probably what he meant was that he is not injured anymore.

Bett is a fighter and I expect him to launch a comeback like last season.

Why should SJ explain anything to us or anyone else. His job is keep Fulham in the PL and anything else is a distraction. If we want people to hold our hands and make us feel safe maybe we should ask our mums if we have one, I don't.

[KingofCheese]

There's an old folk saying: "You leave the dance with the girl you brought."
Betts deserves more respect.  Undefeated in how many games last season?
He was a big part of our surge across the finish line and back to the bright lights.
A big part.
He didn't have his familiars in front of him last weekend. Simple as that.     

Choose...romance or reality..we can go down and feel great about being nice to players who we like and who helped us in the past or win games.