by Chris Gilbertson | Nov 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s 6am. The 10 remaining candidates are asleep. The phone rings. “Shahid Khan would like to see you at the Bentall Centre in Kingston-upon-Thames, the cars will be here in 30 minutes”. A female voice says with a matter of fact tone. They hang up. Gary puts the phone...
by Chris Gilbertson | Nov 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
The debacle of Steve Clarke’s almost appointment does not reflect well on Fulham. With Kit Symons’ departure hardly coming as a surprise, what is more shocking is that Fulham didn’t appear to have a succession plan. Mike Rigg, the man tasked with finding Fulham’s new...
by Chris Gilbertson | Nov 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
Below we take a closer look at some potential candidates to replace Kit Symons as Head Coach of Fulham. Nigel Pearson Age: 52 Most Recent Club: Leicester City The former Leicester City and Hull manager is many people’s favourite for the Fulham job. Pearson is known...
by Chris Gilbertson | Nov 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
In the end it was a marriage that just wasn’t meant to be. Following another home defeat that was more humiliating than humbling, Kit Symons was dismissed as manager of Fulham Football Club over the weekend. The defeat to Birmingham City on Saturday was the fourth...
by Chris Gilbertson | Oct 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Last week I posted the first half of my thoughts on the coaching and management, focussing on the coaching side of things. This second instalment looks into the world of management and in particular the appointment process for managers in the Football League. Before...
