Drip, drip, drip. Does this mean that the talks over a new contract aren’t going well? Or was it just a throwaway remark?
I have never heard anything concrete [about interest from other sides]. I have been asked about the speculation many times in the past, but it is not worth thinking about something that may not be real. Besides, it is better to be an important part of a slightly smaller club than to become lost at a big club.
That [joining one of the ‘bigger clubs’] is hypothetical. Of course, everyone wants to win trophies. If a big club wanted me to join as one of their three centre backs, I would consider it as and when they approached me.
Does this other comment on European qualification hint at a lack of ambition?
We have a chance of getting into the Uefa Cup, yes, but we are not talking about that within the club. European football is just not something that is associated with Fulham. I think most of us will just be happy to stay in the top half.
Nobody needs me to tell them that losing Hangeland would be a massive blow.
Great site btw, always seems to have the latest news before others :/
As to The Hangman,
I hope he has a bit more patience with Fulham. He has seen and been a cruicial part of non stop improvement during his time.
The only chance we can hope to keep him is to keep aiming to be the ‘best we can’ but even Brede must know we can only achieve 7th place at best now.
Comon Fulham keep spending this summer to convince The Hangman to remain. Once we lose him, others will drop thier heads!
Thanks for the kind words about the site Wayne. It seems more and more people are liking it now, which makes all the hard work worthwhile.
See my post this morning for a few more thoughts about Hangeland. If we continue to have the attitude that 7th is the best we can do, we probably won’t have a hope of holding onto our best players. We need to convince Brede that finishing mid-table is just the start of a long-term plan and tie him down to a longer contract. We can only hope that his friendship with and admiration for Hodgson might persuade him to stay for a while.