Charlie Austin & Stefjo

[H4usuallysitting]

Both wanted by Mark Warburton..... I'm thinking, we need Stefjo as a squad player.....would Charlie Austin be of use to us?

[Whitestone]

Sounds like a good move for both players. Neither are what we need. Stef Jo has been fantastic for us and by all accounts has been on top form for QPR. Despite that I think it's time to part ways with a player who's best days are behind him. If he returns he will barely feature and he must recognise that. The time has come for Fulham to bring in players for the future. We need to sign players who have either played regularly in the Premier League or have the quality to play in that league because our target should be automatic promotion next season.

[Abbotsbury White]

Sounds like a good move for both players. Neither are what we need. Stef Jo has been fantastic for us and by all accounts has been on top form for QPR. Despite that I think it's time to part ways with a player who's best days are behind him. If he returns he will barely feature and he must recognise that. The time has come for Fulham to bring in players for the future. We need to sign players who have either played regularly in the Premier League or have the quality to play in that league because our target should be automatic promotion next season.

Knowing our luck  when we play QPR next season Austin will get a hatrick and look like the foward we should have signed and Stef Jo will will boss the MF and put one in the top RH corner from 25 yards ensuring his 10th MOM performance of the season :005: :005:

[filham]

I understand the above posts but I just find it hard to put into print that we should let Stefjo go, he has done so well for us in the past.
Make no mistake our loss would become Ranger's gain.

[FulhamStu]

If we let him go, we should exchange for one of QPR's best young strikers.

[Nero]

All season Parker been on about player not being cute enough when the opposition are attacking but let's stefjo leave the king of the professional foul and breaking up play

[H4usuallysitting]

All season Parker been on about player not being cute enough when the opposition are attacking but let's stefjo leave the king of the professional foul and breaking up play

StefJo definitely knows the art of winning a game.....can slso pick out a decent pass

[Whitestone]

All season Parker been on about player not being cute enough when the opposition are attacking but let's stefjo leave the king of the professional foul and breaking up play

StefJo definitely knows the art of winning a game.....can slso pick out a decent pass

I have to disagree there.  He has many good attributes but passing wouldn't be near the top of the list. So many of his passes went astray.

[Bassey the warrior]

We need to keep StefJo as he provides some much needed creativity. Parker needs to use him more this time though.

Not interested in Austin, need someone with more pace, who can press from the front.

[SuffolkWhite]

Stefjo won't stay, why would he? He won't get games under SP. Also Mitro, Bryan, there are a few who will look to move on if SP is in charge.

[Somerset Fulham]

He's a legend as a player but sometimes you've just got to let these things go, I think.

Hopefully not to QPR, but if we're aiming high in this division then we're going to need better than Johansen, sadly.

[Sgt Fulham]

We could do a lot worse than StefJo. Very much hope he returns.

[Matt10]

Imagine if Stefjo had stayed on with us, he could pick out a pass, unlike Anguissa. We'd have a lot more ideas in the attacking third that is for sure. Look at how he's done for QPR in such a short time. I just don't think he's ever going to be in Parker's plans. Parker likes the ball on the ground, and StefJo is a classic player who sends it over the top more often. Although, he set up some crucial goals in our promo season, each on the ground. There really isn't any player like him in modern football anymore, and it'd be a real shame if he doesn't come back.

[H4usuallysitting]

All season Parker been on about player not being cute enough when the opposition are attacking but let's stefjo leave the king of the professional foul and breaking up play

StefJo definitely knows the art of winning a game.....can slso pick out a decent pass

I have to disagree there.  He has many good attributes but passing wouldn't be near the top of the list. So many of his passes went astray.

We agree to disagree....proper Fulhamish

[SP]

Charlie Austin - do we need another groundsman?

[Bassey the warrior]

All season Parker been on about player not being cute enough when the opposition are attacking but let's stefjo leave the king of the professional foul and breaking up play

StefJo definitely knows the art of winning a game.....can slso pick out a decent pass

I have to disagree there.  He has many good attributes but passing wouldn't be near the top of the list. So many of his passes went astray.

Not true. He's averaged 83% pass completion with 1.6 key passes per game this season.

[Whitestone]

All season Parker been on about player not being cute enough when the opposition are attacking but let's stefjo leave the king of the professional foul and breaking up play

StefJo definitely knows the art of winning a game.....can slso pick out a decent pass

I have to disagree there.  He has many good attributes but passing wouldn't be near the top of the list. So many of his passes went astray.

Not true. He's averaged 83% pass completion with 1.6 key passes per game this season.

Fair enough. Haven't watched any Championship football this season. It certainly wasn't his strongpoint at Fulham though.

[Bassey the warrior]

All season Parker been on about player not being cute enough when the opposition are attacking but let's stefjo leave the king of the professional foul and breaking up play

StefJo definitely knows the art of winning a game.....can slso pick out a decent pass

I have to disagree there.  He has many good attributes but passing wouldn't be near the top of the list. So many of his passes went astray.

Not true. He's averaged 83% pass completion with 1.6 key passes per game this season.

Fair enough. Haven't watched any Championship football this season. It certainly wasn't his strongpoint at Fulham though.

Again gotta disagree, first two seasons under Jokanovic he got 8 assists one season and 9 the other.

[Whitestone]

All season Parker been on about player not being cute enough when the opposition are attacking but let's stefjo leave the king of the professional foul and breaking up play

StefJo definitely knows the art of winning a game.....can slso pick out a decent pass

I have to disagree there.  He has many good attributes but passing wouldn't be near the top of the list. So many of his passes went astray.

Not true. He's averaged 83% pass completion with 1.6 key passes per game this season.

Fair enough. Haven't watched any Championship football this season. It certainly wasn't his strongpoint at Fulham though.

Again gotta disagree, first two seasons under Jokanovic he got 8 assists one season and 9 the other.

That was a while ago. Johansen has been great for Fulham and who knows he may come back, but if we're going to progress as a team we need to move on from the stalwarts of the Jokanovic era. If we are going to get off the rollercoaster of promotion, relegation, promotion, relegation the club need to be more forward thinking in their recruitment of players. If our target next season is promotion which I assume it must be, the players that we bring in this summer must be proven in the Premier League or have the potential to play at that level. Johansen doesn't fit either of those criteria.

[sarnian]

We have to move forward from the past. Stefjo was just too slow for the premiership, last time in the championship he picked up about a dozen bookings with nearly all being for hacking someone down after being beaten by a player quicker than him.

Like wise, Christie, Ream and Odoi etc  should be ditched if we want to progress with players capable of taking us forward.

Long term planning has to be implemented if we wish to return and STAY in the premiership.