Fulham’s board are relaxed about the club’s quiet summer in the transfer market and believe the squad already has enough quality to keep them competitive in the Premier League, according to the BBC Sport journalist Alex Howell.
Howell writes:
“Sources around the club have confidence in the team they have and believe that they have enough depth in each position to keep them competitive.
Fulham wanted to focus on keeping the current squad together and reject interest for their players, which according to sources, there have been enquiries for several.
They believe that in addition to signing up the youngsters and providing them with a pathway, Fulham are able to compete and achieve their goals.
It has not been ruled out that Fulham could do something in the market but they are not looking to add to the wage bill unless they feel the potential player can really add something to the squad.”
Fine with that,but are they ambitious enough to keep Silva around ?? I am not.quite sure !!
Fine with it until we get a couple of injuries then we will be in a relegation battle before we know it. We are heavily relying on ESR to come good. Muniz and Wilson having good seasons and King breaking through. Injuries to Berge and Lukic would be bad news. Squad nowhere near big enough in my opinion.
Agree about squad but still think we need 2 players in, as for Marco, he will walk if he disagrees with this approach
It’s a miracle! We fell short last season due to a lack of depth in the squad and its age. Now suddenly without doing anything the board has put it right. Also next year they can remove Marco from the wage bill. Win, win, win for the board
Wonderful…at last we know.
The Board thinks we’re competitive.
They will not add to the wage bill unless someone comes along who will add something special.
By competitive they surely mean that they feel we can stay in the Prem.
Regarding the wage bill it’s difficult to rationalize the intent behind such a banal statement.
Does any club ever buy a player not hoping for an incremental improvement to follow the acquisition?
Did City sign Marmoush because they liked his face?
But perhaps we now get a glimpse at why we signed Smith Rowe for 32,000,000 pounds…the Board liked his hairstyle.
The inference that we might sign a player or two will presumably cement Silva’s departure.
Like any ambitious person those words and the above intent are the final nail.
Surely any team has to be ambitious, looking to constantly improve…this is done by adding talent to the team chemistry.
The Board are happy because they feel we are competitive.
I am just hoping for 38 points still buoyed up by the Stamford Bridge result.
I agree with the comments already made, especially the ones about lack of ambition but before we all get in too much of a strop let’s remember that the report is about a journalist’s chat with ‘sources’. We’ve all seen the list of money spent by clubs with us bottom and an article saying we won’t spend this season is clickbait for all of us us waiting for the squad to be improved. In the league we are in, standing still is going backwards. If the report is true we will soon be looking for a new manager (no passport required) and thinking about a different set of London derbies. I hope this report by the BBC journo is a crock, we’ll soon find out.
Marco said he was hoping to bring in up to 5 players. Do the board take any notice of him. We need another winger, A defensive mid field player and a third striker o give is additional cover. If Muniz goes we are in dead trouble. Is Nelson still ongoing. I still think we will sign 2 or 3 platers on deadline day whether by loan or obligation to buy
Absolute rubbish! We are two wingers and a striker down. We lost our way at the end of the season because of depth. This is either Khan Mickey Mouse spandex style negotiation tactics or there is something wrong. Maybe Silva has told them he isn’t staying and they don’t want to spend big money on players who may not fit a new managers plans. Either that or the Khan are bored.
Will be interesting to see how “calm” they are if we hit Christmas and things aren’t going quite so well as expected. Keeping the squad together is commendable but we all know what can happen if we pick up a few injuries. Our squad needs back up and so does Marco !
I agree with most of whats been said however I cannot agree with the idea that we will be standing still just cast an eye back at the league table
Palace,Everton, Man United, Tottenham, Wolves, and Sunderland,Leeds have all invested in the team and I believe will all finish above us that will leave us scraping around will west ham Burnley , Brentford, Bournemouth and Fulham two of the five teams will go down
I don’t want silva to go but he’s ambitious and you can’t blame him if he walks away.
The only position Fulham need to address is a 20 goal a season striker. We have good cover in all positions. We will have a good season with the squad we have.What seems to be overlooked is Financial Fair Play (FFP). We need to be mindful that financially we are viable as a club. The new riverside development has cost a fortune.
What a load of old tosh, we need at least 3 good players to build on last season.
The way it’s going we will definitely see the last if Marco by the end of the season.
Showing no ambition, great shame as we gave built a good team but that is typical Fulham.
As a US fan, it also drives me nuts to see how pennywise the Khans seem to be when they also own the NFL Jaguars…plenty of money in the coffers to even buy two good players and allow your team to truly challenge for European cup play. All while taking advantage of having a younger coach that is coming into his own as well.
I just don’t understand. Even if you think waiting gives you a better chance at a better deal, the quality guys will be gone and you are once again stuck with third-tier choices and old guys. Frustrating for me, so can’t imagine how London fans feel!
It is rumoured FFC bid £16 million for Romulo Cardoso his club rejected it they want £20 million the boy is easily worth £25 million by the prices clubs are paying for strikers now. FFC Fans check him out on YouTube and judge for yourself.
So they are just happy to finish 17th. No eyes on Europe at all. Pathetic.
Really disappointed we gavin tried to add anyone of significance. Plenty of names mentioned but no transfers. Difficult to see how we will be any better than last season.