Veteran defender Tim Ream has committed his future to Fulham following the London club’s relegation to the Championship.
The experienced American centre back, who extended his contract at Craven Cottage last summer to 2022, told a press conference ahead of his Concacaf Nations League duty with the United States that has discussed his future with Fulham and wants to help Scott Parker’s side secure an immediate return to the top flight.
The 33 year-old said:
“I’m happy to stay at Fulham and play my part. I’ve had conversations with Scott [Parker] and the backroom staff, they want me there and I want to be there. I still have that drive to stay in England. I’d love the daily, the daily grind and constant pressure, promotion/relegation, trying to be the best that you can possibly be, with consequences. And if you don’t perform, you’re dropped very quickly.”
Ream made only ten first-team appearances for Fulham this season, but was named captain for the Whites’ final two fixtures against Manchester United and Newcastle. The former Bolton defender has made 204 appearances in six years at Craven Cottage and has become something of a cult hero amongst the Fulham faithful.
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Tim Reams’ commitment to the club and his attitude feeds everyone around him . He’s been very honest about our shortcomings in the past which I like, that takes guts criticising your colleagues to get a bit more out of them. Championship is his level in my opinion but in the right CB pairing he can be one of the best in that division. Hopefully he can perform at his best and help get us promoted again.
Tim Ream, that shows me what FFC is all about….absolutely useless!
all to often Fulham keep the same old substandard players when new young talent is required. Try buying Anderson. Khan spend some money on decent players and allow Scott parker to build a team capable of winning the championship and progress in the Premiership the year after. Khan should not have any say on team signings, he proved again once again that he knows nothing about football
We should try to buy Carter-Vickers from Spurs. Looked great over the course of his loan at Bournemouth this season & would be a strong pairing with Tosin.
Yeh and Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale and ….
Ream will do a job in the Championship but fully appreciates he won’t play in the Prem if we get back up.
Parker will need a few players around who are leaders and really good around the other players.
That doesn’t stop us improving the squad at realistic levels.
@Steve Yeah, his loyalty to and respect for the club is really annoying… Andrew is spot on here – he is a solid back-up in the Championship and his experience is great to have around. And Ream has been a great servant who deserves respect from a fan base that has a poor short-term memory.
@Brian Andersen isn’t realistic, but I agree, we need to be more ambitious (and not buy types like Knockaert and Cav)! And yes, Tony ‘Wrestling’ K should step down immediately so we’ll make room for a competent person, who knows the ins and outs of the transfer market.