Scapegoats....

[The Rational Fan]

It is highly possible false rumours are spread, but I'd imagine Jokavoic would be able to find out "if Chelsea or Barcelona were really interested in Seri". I'd imagine Scott Parker to be able to find out "if the rumours that West Ham offerred more for Anguissa after FFC bought him have any creditablity". I am suspect Jokavoic/Parker wanted both Seri and Anguissa, although that doesn't mean they had any say in the overinflated price (although almost every player last summer except Mitro and Declan Rice seems to be overinflated in term of price).

Of course we can imagine anything, just as we may be easily led into believing anything.  Even intelligence services struggle because you cannot monitor every single event no matter what you try.  And even if, say, a Jokanovic or Parker figure could find out useful information from their network, what if a TK figure turns around and says 'go to hell, 'cos my sources say you are wrong'?  And that applies to incoming too.

That is why some of football's more durable characters have their strength in trusted networks, trusted agents and contacts, via former dealings, favours owed and returned.  It is the ability to turn the heads of players into wanting to buy into a regime that delivers what it promises.  The charisma of a MAF figure compared to the chagrin of someone who hasn't mastered the required arts. It is why people reject rather than respect.  In life we tend to play to our strengths rather than taking on and learning new things and I suspect TK is guilty as charged in that respect and has not realised that US and European cultures are not as similar as he may think.  He and his father certainly will not be helped by having yes-men around him.

TK and his father employed Slavisa Jokavoic, if Slavisa your idea of a yes-man, then WOW.

[toshes mate]

It is highly possible false rumours are spread, but I'd imagine Jokavoic would be able to find out "if Chelsea or Barcelona were really interested in Seri". I'd imagine Scott Parker to be able to find out "if the rumours that West Ham offerred more for Anguissa after FFC bought him have any creditablity". I am suspect Jokavoic/Parker wanted both Seri and Anguissa, although that doesn't mean they had any say in the overinflated price (although almost every player last summer except Mitro and Declan Rice seems to be overinflated in term of price).

Of course we can imagine anything, just as we may be easily led into believing anything.  Even intelligence services struggle because you cannot monitor every single event no matter what you try.  And even if, say, a Jokanovic or Parker figure could find out useful information from their network, what if a TK figure turns around and says 'go to hell, 'cos my sources say you are wrong'?  And that applies to incoming too.

That is why some of football's more durable characters have their strength in trusted networks, trusted agents and contacts, via former dealings, favours owed and returned.  It is the ability to turn the heads of players into wanting to buy into a regime that delivers what it promises.  The charisma of a MAF figure compared to the chagrin of someone who hasn't mastered the required arts. It is why people reject rather than respect.  In life we tend to play to our strengths rather than taking on and learning new things and I suspect TK is guilty as charged in that respect and has not realised that US and European cultures are not as similar as he may think.  He and his father certainly will not be helped by having yes-men around him.

TK and his father employed Slavisa Jokavoic, if Slavisa your idea of a yes-man, then WOW.

And they had been trying to sack him from the first moment they found out he wasn't, which obviously went way over your head, WOW.

[RaySmith]

I think they wanted him to do well with Fulham, but sacked him after a terrible run of results which made us relegation candidates - but maybe they should have given him more time , who knows.

MAF sacked Tigana, whom he presumably had thought highly of and wanted to lead Fulham to the heights, but as we know, football is cut throat, and results driven, and managers  jobs very insecure.

[The Rational Fan]

I guess whoever owns the club gets 100% say on who the manager is and when he goes. We all have different opinions, at least a third of Fulham Fans that loved the club thought Slavisa should go, "The Khans" were two of those Fans. Like the third of fans made the wrong choice.

[colinwhite]

I loved what Slavisa did for the club as much as anyone ,but if he had suffered more defeats then sooner or later even the rest of the fans would have turned on him,and wanted him to go. At least he left the club as a legend with his dignity intact.