A frustrated Marco Silva says Fulham have ‘wasted too much time’ over the summer in failing to sign players to supplement his first-team squad and that ‘it is already too late’ to change the situation.
For the third week in a row, the Portuguese head coach took aim at his club’s approach to recruitment and told the assembled press at Motspur Park that ‘nothing is very close’ in terms of new signings. Silva said:
“Nothing’s changed because we haven’t signed any player. It is probably not possible to sign a striker [this late in the window], but we will see. We need two wingers and one midfielder. We need depth, quality, at least three signings. Nothing is very, very close now. We’ve wasted a lot of time, it’s already too late. If they come, they can settle [in], but nothing is very close right now.
It’s difficult for me to say what is going to happen, or not. It’s not like I expected. I think, as a manager we don’t have any other solutions, but to do it [sign players]. If we don’t, we will not be in the conditions to play [in the] Premier League.”
Asked specifically about what deals Fulham might be able to do on deadline day, the Fulham boss said:
“I don’t believe in miracles, we have to already be prepared. We have to be ready for the [deadline] day, but if we [were] better prepared or organised, it’s better.”
Could he, would he walk away? I can’t recall a more amateur approach than we have displayed this window. We had an opportunity to take a further step up and challenge for one of the cups and make Europe. We do have a capable squad and should see an emerging group of quality young players BUT we have simply screwed this window as badly as it is possible! Why?
Why because of the incompetent people who are supposedly in charge of recruitment we are the laughing stock of the premiership and it’s about time Daddy Khan sacked the idiots who don’t understand what they are doing in the transfer window, how can any manager work for those idiots.
Just…no new words to add. It screams of owner/management team ignorance, apathy, or trusting in the wrong people to get a job done. The fans, support staff, and the players that are trying to build this thing all deserve more when you start to see improvement like the last few seasons.
Anyone wanna pool together some cash and just buy the team to run it better? Haha
Seen a trend that our transfer failings align when AEW have a big overseas event. TK clearly wants to focus on his own projects and not the job he’s employed to do.
What I am unsure of if it is the Khans to blame or more likely Alistair Macintosh and his team. There is a need for a refresh here. I cannot see Marco staying beyond this season
Another Fulham FC summer, another dollar.
When you’ve followed the team for years, not much team-wise tends to surprise you.
I like to think that’s why they coined the phrase Fulhamish, to try to explain the inexplicable.
There will probably be three average signings on Monday, maybe one or two of these will be loan deals.
Marco Silva has done a great job at Fulham but he’ll probably only do one more season as Fulham’s head coach.
Who could blame him really, given the constraints placed upon his choice of signings over the last four seasons?
Personally, I will only take Fulham’s transfer policies seriously again when they properly replace Mitrovic and get a consistently reliable centre half in to partner Bassey.
It’s good to see that King has been given a first team chance this season, it’s a shame they didn’t do the same with Stansfield and Osmand.
I would add that in my opinion Fulham have always been at their best when they’ve played two strikers up front.
Silva’s reluctance to do this is, for me, the one flaw in his approach. Otherwise, he’s up there with Stock, Tigana, Coleman and Hodgson as a Fulham manager / head coach.
I look forward to another haphazard FFC season.
It’s always interesting.
I guess this is going to happen !! Chukwueze and Sterling coming and a loanie from Somewhere in Europe for a Mid !! That’s it lads !!
Just incredible. And, the Chuk deal is not moving forward because of “payment structure demands” supposedly. Ali-Mac seems to be actually working to NOT close these deals. Just like passing on getting Nelson when we could have had him, apparently, for $15M (and instead continue to demand things that Arsenal wasn’t willing to consider). I really wonder if Ali-Mac’s goals is to not sign players and to get Marco to go out of frustration. I am sure Ali-Mac thinks he is a genius and everything would be great if only he had a manager who would just take his direction. God help us.
Oh what a joke we’ve become. Outspent by League 2 teams!! What is up with the management, we are in the Premiership the greatest league in the world and all we do is pennypinch. It’s becoming embarrassing. Marco does miracles with the team seeing he has to operate with no help from the board.
Why would any player want to come here with the lack of ambition being shown. I suppose on the last day we will buy or loan a couple players who’s best days are behind them or can’t get a game anywhere else.
How can they charge us Premiership prices and offer amateur attitudes
I am in despair!!!
Khan’s demonstrating what malpractice as owners looks like. It’s rather sad.