Last year Maxim (their billionaire) owner

Was looking to sell up to recoup the 160million he'd invested.

So, suspect he's not keen to plough more cash in secured against his own assets.

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on August 30th 2022 at 09:15:49

Message Thread

Scott Parker sacked (Other Football) - Duck, Aug 30, 08:57:33
- Alex Neil currently in discusions to become the new Fulham Manager (n/m) (Other Football) - ihateipswich, Aug 30, 11:13:05
  - Have they sacked their manager too? (Other Football) - A new PC Mr Creosote, Aug 30, 12:19:21
    - Oops (n/m) (Other Football) - ihateipswich, Aug 30, 13:27:25
- Handsome chap,but that cardy was a sackable offence (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 30, 10:34:55
  - Can't beat a cardigan (n/m) (Other Football) - revsimon, Aug 30, 21:36:07
  - really? You're going with the 'ending in y' spelling? (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 30, 12:15:34
  - Disagree - and here's why (Other Football) - MIKEWALKER, Aug 30, 10:45:20
  - I would employ him on the basis of his cardi alone (n/m) (Other Football) - Bravo win or die, Aug 30, 10:38:08
- Utterly ridiculous decision (n/m) (Other Football) - IG88, Aug 30, 09:25:17
  - Hardly (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 09:26:36
    - I didn't see it that way. I just saw how desperately sorry he felt for his inexperienced (Other Football) - Bravo win or die, Aug 30, 09:32:40
      - Yep. I think I'd find it delusional (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 30, 09:58:43
        
        I just watched the interview and really felt for him.... (Other Football) - usacanary, Aug 30, 18:17:56
        
        "In the men’s game, you’ll have noticed if you go through the patterns, (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Aug 30, 10:16:32
        
        “These freak results happen in the Premier League (Other Football) - jamesward, Aug 30, 10:05:08
        
        I get all that, and I can see why the board felt the need to sack him (Other Football) - Bravo win or die, Aug 30, 10:34:59
        
        What about: (Other Football) - Dave in France, Aug 30, 10:03:25
        
        I like that very much (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 30, 12:16:47
      - How do you feel, honestly, about his choice in cardigans (n/m) (Other Football) - MIKEWALKER, Aug 30, 09:40:48
        
        I really love it 🥰 (n/m) (Other Football) - Bravo win or die, Aug 30, 09:46:19
        
        Stripes on the arm look shit (Other Football) - trafford_canary, Aug 30, 09:43:58
        
        I saw one with triple hooped bicep designations (n/m) (Other Football) - MIKEWALKER, Aug 30, 10:41:43
        
        and one with I think a pair of hoops on the cuff. Rum ol doo hintut (n/m) (Other Football) - MIKEWALKER, Aug 30, 10:42:11
        
        If dress code was a managerial competence factor then Pullis would never work again. (n/m) (Other Football) - munter, Aug 30, 09:43:35
      - Yes, but he’s clearly gone public with a message that is not aligned with the board (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 09:38:44
        
        This (Other Football) - Dave in France, Aug 30, 09:57:11
        
        Think I'm with you and Simon on this. (Other Football) - trafford_canary, Aug 30, 10:04:05
        
        Oof! Wonder if Parker still gets his contract paid up. (n/m) (Other Football) - trafford_canary, Aug 30, 09:40:40
        
        I’m sure he will! (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 09:42:02
      - His job is to lift the players (Other Football) - jamesward, Aug 30, 09:34:55
        
        Indeed (Other Football) - trafford_canary, Aug 30, 09:39:21
        
        Yes, he mostly blamed the ability of the players (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 09:39:56
        
        Crazy! (Other Football) - trafford_canary, Aug 30, 09:50:23
- Lol. Who will it be then. (Other Football) - Under soil heating, Aug 30, 09:07:18
  - Lambert. Surmans endorsed the application (n/m) (Other Football) - MIKEWALKER, Aug 30, 09:43:57
  - Benitez (Other Football) - Old Git, Aug 30, 09:25:59
  - Dean Smith hopefully (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Aug 30, 09:24:30
- From the statement, it sounds like they've fallen out over a lack of spending (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 08:59:57
  - This is his post match interview... (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 09:12:32
    - I've just watched the full interview (Other Football) - seminated_woolly, Aug 30, 11:14:17
    - i don't think he was implying/saying he didn't believe in them (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 30, 09:30:51
      - What I heard was him (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 09:40:23
        
        …saying the current players weren’t competitive in the PL (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 09:41:24
        
        If he was recruited based on AFC's free-spending ways (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Aug 30, 10:19:23
      - He’s always the same - incredibly downbeat manager (Other Football) - jamesward, Aug 30, 09:36:25
    - I like Scott Parker, he seems like an honest guy (Other Football) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 30, 09:27:05
      - I heard it totally different. The players are short for this level (Other Football) - seminated_woolly, Aug 30, 11:06:54
      - ^^^VMT^^^^ (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 30, 09:31:35
    - Agreed- v ill judged (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Aug 30, 09:18:31
      - I thought it was a great interview. He was so honest. What else could he say? (n/m) (Other Football) - Bravo win or die, Aug 30, 09:29:21
        
        Managers should rarely be honest about their teams in public (n/m) (Other Football) - CWC, Aug 30, 10:56:46
        
        How "honest" do you think DF's post match interviews were in the prem? (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Aug 30, 09:33:07
        
        I'm no sure that's relevant to me thinking this one is (Other Football) - Bravo win or die, Aug 30, 09:45:21
        
        I don’t disagree (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 09:53:16
        
        he could have refrained from saying publicly that his players aren't good enough (Other Football) - paulg, Aug 30, 09:32:00
        
        ✅ (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 09:44:54
        
        It’s his job to take responsibility (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 09:45:42
        
        Ha, yep (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Aug 30, 09:32:58
      - He hates the Prem (Other Football) - jamesward, Aug 30, 09:22:17
        
        So do I (Other Football) - Old Git, Aug 30, 09:23:32
        
        Yes, I was going to say that a lot of us will (Other Football) - jamesward, Aug 30, 09:26:12
        
        I really enjoy seeing our players look great (Other Football) - Old Git, Aug 30, 09:29:37
        
        To be fair....when Gerrard gets sacked, which looks likely to be soon (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 10:10:13
        
        some silver linings then (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Aug 30, 09:26:04
    - Yep, was an incredible interview (Other Football) - jamesward, Aug 30, 09:14:14
  - Haven’t they also mortgaged future years premier league tv money (Other Football) - Duck, Aug 30, 09:04:24
    - No (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 09:07:54
      - Although reading the agreement…. (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 30, 09:10:06
        
        Last year Maxim (their billionaire) owner (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 30, 09:15:49
        
        He bought 100% control back too at some point I think. (Other Football) - trafford_canary, Aug 30, 11:32:26

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