Silva Out Now

[Sgt Fulham]

As bad as it get, shocking all round, dire. Stop apologising for this

Give it a rest please.

What is it with people telling others to give it a rest on a public football forum? We had it over on the matchday thread earlier, think a few have become a bit entitled on here over the years.

Yes, a few can be a bit repetitive at times, but are still allowed to give their opinions.

My opinion is that a few Brentford fans with too much time on their hands have infiltrated this forum and spout the same negative nonsense over and over again. You read the matchday thread and its downright depressing. Criticism of our performance is fine, especially if its insightful or highlighting tactical weakness. Abusing our players and managers is sad and boring.

I am a ST holder and not a Brentford fan, can confirm if you need

I bet you moan at games from the first minute to the last even when we win and have accumulated 41 points.

During the europa season I sat next to a bloke like this. Cant imagine he survived the relegation/post relegation years

[Twig]

Silva commands a fairly hefty salary and at the moment he's not earning it. Several games in a row we've not scored or even looked like wanting to score. The manager's job is to motivate and coach the team and at the moment we look unmotivated and regressing tactically. There is now a genuine point to be made that we could save ourselves some money and let him go now, at least knowing we can kick off the manager search and look to steal a march on other teams also needing a coach, whilst giving someone like Hayden Mullins a few months of experiencing the first team given his success with the U21's

Well we absolutely cannot "save ourselves some money" because when someone has a contract you can't "let them go". If we ask Marco to leave he is legally entitled to compensation for breach of contract.
I really do not get why people don't understand this simple concept. We hear it repeatedly; let this player go, let this manager go......... Surely it isn't hard to understand that a contract is just that, a contracted and legally binding agreement over a specified period of time. If either party seeks to unilaterally impose a change to the terms of that contract they are in breach and must pay compensation.

[Matt10]

I'm pretty sure the really strong wind today had an effect on play making it all a bit scrappy and unpredictable for both sides - witness Leno having to replace the ball a couple of times for a goal kick each time the wind blew it away!

Yes and the bumpy field conditions to boot. It looked more manageable when the rain poured in and softened the pitch up a bit.

I don't think we looked that bad - it was just one of those games where both teams had to resort to basic rugby ball. Hoof the ball up even if it goes out of bounds - at least the position is advancing. It wasn't going to be pretty in those conditions, but I will say that was even more reason to take some chances rather than walk it in like we tried at times.

[HV71]

Listen to Twig , I think he was a HR professional in his previous life . He knows his stuff and some people on here clearly haven't got a clue .

[Deeping_white]

Silva commands a fairly hefty salary and at the moment he's not earning it. Several games in a row we've not scored or even looked like wanting to score. The manager's job is to motivate and coach the team and at the moment we look unmotivated and regressing tactically. There is now a genuine point to be made that we could save ourselves some money and let him go now, at least knowing we can kick off the manager search and look to steal a march on other teams also needing a coach, whilst giving someone like Hayden Mullins a few months of experiencing the first team given his success with the U21's

Well we absolutely cannot "save ourselves some money" because when someone has a contract you can't "let them go". If we ask Marco to leave he is legally entitled to compensation for breach of contract.
I really do not get why people don't understand this simple concept. We hear it repeatedly; let this player go, let this manager go......... Surely it isn't hard to understand that a contract is just that, a contracted and legally binding agreement over a specified period of time. If either party seeks to unilaterally impose a change to the terms of that contract they are in breach and must pay compensation.

Sacking someone isn't breach of contract unless outside of the T&C's in his contract, which given that he's a football manager he probably has clauses that allow for immediate notice to be given. Yes there might be some financial obligation we have to pay which potentially would be covered in the contract he signed with the club, however there's no guarantee you'd necessarily have to pay his outstanding salary until end of June if the termination was mutually agreed. Given it appears he's already checked out there's am argument to be made that you expedite the process

[HV71]

Silva commands a fairly hefty salary and at the moment he's not earning it. Several games in a row we've not scored or even looked like wanting to score. The manager's job is to motivate and coach the team and at the moment we look unmotivated and regressing tactically. There is now a genuine point to be made that we could save ourselves some money and let him go now, at least knowing we can kick off the manager search and look to steal a march on other teams also needing a coach, whilst giving someone like Hayden Mullins a few months of experiencing the first team given his success with the U21's

Well we absolutely cannot "save ourselves some money" because when someone has a contract you can't "let them go". If we ask Marco to leave he is legally entitled to compensation for breach of contract.
I really do not get why people don't understand this simple concept. We hear it repeatedly; let this player go, let this manager go......... Surely it isn't hard to understand that a contract is just that, a contracted and legally binding agreement over a specified period of time. If either party seeks to unilaterally impose a change to the terms of that contract they are in breach and must pay compensation.

Sacking someone isn't breach of contract unless outside of the T&C's in his contract, which given that he's a football manager he probably has clauses that allow for immediate notice to be given. Yes there might be some financial obligation we have to pay which potentially would be covered in the contract he signed with the club, however there's no guarantee you'd necessarily have to pay his outstanding salary until end of June if the termination was mutually agreed. Given it appears he's already checked out there's am argument to be made that you expedite the process

Proving that he has " checked out " would be nigh on impossible and probably isn't 100% true anyway.

[RAY Rock]

That was awful after the last two performances I was expecting a reaction from the players but that was slow turgid snails pace football. What has happened since the Spurs game

My guess, is that Marco has conformed to players / staff that he is leaving end of season.

I don't disagree something has definitely gone on behind the scenes

[bobbo]

Moan, moan, moan. I think you need to lower your expectations. We were the better team on the day.

I actually thought we were better than notts forest second half but they were def better in 1st half .

[southwest6]

Is there a function to block people on this forum?

[General]

Perhaps Kent fulham should go and be a perennial relegation team fan.. spurs could probably welcome him in with wide arms right now, or west ham.. both London clubs too

[General]

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Yeah, there's an ability to create and add to an ignore list when on your own profile

[General]

Moan, moan, moan. I think you need to lower your expectations. We were the better team on the day.

I actually thought we were better than notts forest second half but they were def better in 1st half .

Add in the fact that they were supposedly fighting for their life to escape relegation, its not unheard of for those games to be tricky

[Ludlow Richard]

Silva commands a fairly hefty salary and at the moment he's not earning it. Several games in a row we've not scored or even looked like wanting to score. The manager's job is to motivate and coach the team and at the moment we look unmotivated and regressing tactically. There is now a genuine point to be made that we could save ourselves some money and let him go now, at least knowing we can kick off the manager search and look to steal a march on other teams also needing a coach, whilst giving someone like Hayden Mullins a few months of experiencing the first team given his success with the U21's

Well we absolutely cannot "save ourselves some money" because when someone has a contract you can't "let them go". If we ask Marco to leave he is legally entitled to compensation for breach of contract.
I really do not get why people don't understand this simple concept. We hear it repeatedly; let this player go, let this manager go......... Surely it isn't hard to understand that a contract is just that, a contracted and legally binding agreement over a specified period of time. If either party seeks to unilaterally impose a change to the terms of that contract they are in breach and must pay compensation.

Totally agree. I worked in HR for nearly four decades and a lot of people just don't understand contract law.

[ron]

It was another one of "those games"....

.....it's just they are beginning to come around more often now.

[Southcoastffc]

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[Twig]

Silva commands a fairly hefty salary and at the moment he's not earning it. Several games in a row we've not scored or even looked like wanting to score. The manager's job is to motivate and coach the team and at the moment we look unmotivated and regressing tactically. There is now a genuine point to be made that we could save ourselves some money and let him go now, at least knowing we can kick off the manager search and look to steal a march on other teams also needing a coach, whilst giving someone like Hayden Mullins a few months of experiencing the first team given his success with the U21's

Well we absolutely cannot "save ourselves some money" because when someone has a contract you can't "let them go". If we ask Marco to leave he is legally entitled to compensation for breach of contract.
I really do not get why people don't understand this simple concept. We hear it repeatedly; let this player go, let this manager go......... Surely it isn't hard to understand that a contract is just that, a contracted and legally binding agreement over a specified period of time. If either party seeks to unilaterally impose a change to the terms of that contract they are in breach and must pay compensation.

Sacking someone isn't breach of contract unless outside of the T&C's in his contract, which given that he's a football manager he probably has clauses that allow for immediate notice to be given. Yes there might be some financial obligation we have to pay which potentially would be covered in the contract he signed with the club, however there's no guarantee you'd necessarily have to pay his outstanding salary until end of June if the termination was mutually agreed. Given it appears he's already checked out there's am argument to be made that you expedite the process

Sacking someone unless they have committed gross misconduct most certainly is a breach of contract. Trust me I know.

[Rupert]

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This explains why so few people reply to me any more.

[KentFulham]

Loving that Silva apologist need to block posters, ouch, truth hitting home

[Southcoastffc]

Loving that Silva apologist need to block posters, ouch, truth hitting home

I think you may have misunderstood previous posts.   IMO there's nothing wrong with negativity per se, indeed it can be useful. However, incessant repetition is simply tedious. IMO. 

[john dempsey]

give Marco a bumper new contract,
superb Fulham manager.
 well  done Marco and the Squad.