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Post by gladstoneparkranger on May 19, 2021 9:30:20 GMT
Looks like getting the big man over the line will be difficult as Fulham won’t want to make us stronger! Who do think we could look at as an alternative or do you think we have enough in the centre?
Mowatt will have many suitors which means we’ll probably be priced out because of wages. My curve ball would be Oliver Norwood having lived in west London when at Fulham but was only a bit part player for Sheffield united last season. Johansen was the one main signing I wanted from the four but all were great.
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Post by Marc on May 19, 2021 9:48:55 GMT
One of the reasons we got Johansen was brought in was because Amos & Carroll were out long term. Carroll has just returned and Amos should be back early next season so, if they can both get back up to speed, it won't be a disaster if we don't keep Johansen.
I don't think the difficulties are due to Fulham not wanting to make us stronger btw. Football clubs don't work that way otherwise no championship clubs would ever sign players from another.
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Post by harr on May 19, 2021 10:07:42 GMT
If you read what seems most Fulham fans want they actually want him to be respected and get the deal he deserves and that includes with us. They say Fulham have basically shafted him twice used him twice to get up and the totally binned him off and never used him when they got up. Most Fulham fans think they have treated him badly and he deserves to be treated better elsewhere and would be opposed to QPR move.
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Post by gladstoneparkranger on May 19, 2021 10:13:25 GMT
Would love to have him on a three year deal and handed captaincy straight away. Carrol and Amos are good players but his class/experience second half showed what we were missing at the start of the season.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2021 11:24:19 GMT
No doubt Amos has the talent although a little light weight at the moment. But Johansen is a few years ahead in terms of experience and his coolness and command of midfield is quite a long way ahead of where Amos is at the moment. No doubt Amos would benefit from Johansen being at the club. We are probably pushing the budget to get Austin so can we afford Johansen. I fear that without Johansen Austin and Dykes will be less effective.
Carroll is nowhere near Johansen and I just cannot see him being our main man. I just have this thing that there is something missing with him but cannot put my finger on it. Lots of potential but never seems to take the big step up that he needs to. Maybe if he played along side a stronger man like Field he would do better but otherwise I can only see him as a useful squad member.
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Post by corndog on May 19, 2021 17:33:36 GMT
I am not sure where will be without Johansen, hopefully we can get him but it feels like a long shot. At least we should retain Field and Austin feels like there is a good chance a deal gets struck. If Chair can keep maturing, he can definitely help and we should be fairly strong in the midfield. I feel the same way about Carroll, but with stronger guys behind him he can be useful.
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Post by nomar on May 20, 2021 15:57:44 GMT
I think this one is supposed to be the hardest one for us to get done.
Would be amazing if we could get all 4 of the loaners signed up permanently, but this may be the one that eludes us.
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Post by harr on May 21, 2021 22:58:58 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2021 14:24:14 GMT
Good news is that Parker only wants players committed to get Fulham promoted - after being shafted twice after getting them promoted I think Johansen is not going to be committed.
Bad news 1 is that Parker obviously wants to keep him Bad news 2 is that if Johansen says he wants to go Parker will push up the price and other clubs will be in for him as well.
Counterbalance Johansen seems to want to stay with us and especially in London.
Interesting negotiations ahead - keep everything crossed but it will still be difficult to get this over the line. Knowing he could be the difference between a midfield finish and a promotion/play off push may TF and co will lend a hand (legally)
Interesting that the Offie has published the "announce the next manager" competition again- how cool would it be for a fan to announce Charlie or Johansen or both together. I suppose it means we expect one more signing at least or it is a pointless exercise.
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Post by Marc on May 22, 2021 14:49:32 GMT
Good news is that Parker only wants players committed to get Fulham promoted - after being shafted twice after getting them promoted I think Johansen is not going to be committed. Bad news 1 is that Parker obviously wants to keep him Bad news 2 is that if Johansen says he wants to go Parker will push up the price and other clubs will be in for him as well. Counterbalance Johansen seems to want to stay with us and especially in London. Interesting negotiations ahead - keep everything crossed but it will still be difficult to get this over the line. Knowing he could be the difference between a midfield finish and a promotion/play off push may TF and co will lend a hand (legally) Interesting that the Offie has published the "announce the next manager" competition again- how cool would it be for a fan to announce Charlie or Johansen or both together. I suppose it means we expect one more signing at least or it is a pointless exercise. I blimmin hope not!
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Post by gladstoneparkranger on May 23, 2021 0:34:23 GMT
Showing loyalty twice but bombed out once in prem .. I’m hoping Fulham will let him move to us as doesn’t need to uproot family and will let him move on without any hard feelings. Special guy , almost like the Wilkins signing! Here’s hoping and got everything crossed 🤞🏻
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2021 7:59:49 GMT
Congratulations Marc for spotting my deliberate error. Of course it is the" announce the next signing" competition but I was just testing to see if anyone reads a word of the rubbish I post on here.
I understand there was an 'announce the next manager" competition some months ago but it closed after a few hours after the web site crashed with registrations from one well known fan who has been given the honour.
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