EPL 19/20
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@canefan That's the one. Son is CEO likes moneyball purchases and getting rid of Manager's at the first hint of trouble (early even for Premiership)
Is he a James Dolan type, is he quite hands on? Scott Parker is a good sort, hopefully he will help keep Tommy Boy's shit together when the first bump in the road comes
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@canefan Lat time we were promoted two years ago we became the first club to go up and spend 100 Mill on new signings (eight on deadline day).
Fulham have a two ticks signing policy. They scout traditionally but also use analytics in a big way (Khan Junior also owns a sports analytics company). The analytics take precedence when recruiting.
Manager at the time Slavisa Jokanovic (bit of a folk hero with fans) made it clear he didn't get a say and was gone before Xmas. Many of the big name signings failed miserably and were gone within a year - some are still out on loan.
We then turned to Claudio Ranieri an appointment that "couldn't fail" until it did. Parker came in, did his best but we were relegated with five games still to play.
Parker has already said we have to learn from last time and that while signings are necessary we also have to have faith with the current squad. Hopefully Khan is listening. Parker has also said turning around the culture of the club and players from despondency and negativity has been his biggest success.
