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Good to be working with Hodgson but will be relying on injuries or suspension to get a look in ahead of Paintsil who was quite good last season. Defence is not an area of the pitch where managers would rotate players. I'd prefer if he moved to a club where he would play regularly.
Fulham struggled last season with their small squad. they will want to make a go of europe this year and this will mean more games so I'd expect Kelly to get his chance.
plus he could slot in at left or right back, which i assume is the reason hodgson got him.
Erm, it was their highest finish ever in league football. Their home form was up there with the top clubs. They had a few slip ups but many including me thought Hodgson was manager of the season. Are you sure you are not thinking of the season before last when the avoided relegation on the last day of the season?Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncle_Joe
Anyhoo, a great move for Kelly. European football as well. I cant see him getting in at right back unless Pantsil gets injured. Pantsil was excellent overall last season. Konchesky at left back is the weakest link in the Fulham defence. He would need to be replaced if Fulham wish to advance to the later stages of Europa Cup and perform well in the league.
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Originally Posted by reder
I'm assuming he maens they struggled if they had any injuries due to their small squad, obviously results wise they were solid.
I agree that's it a good move for him, can Pantsil play on the left, might Hidgson think of moving him over if he thinks he's more adaptable then Kelly?
Think he'll improve under Hodgson as well, excellent manager for me, was my choice for our job once Stan was sacked, Trap was obviously a pipe dream at that stage!
Can't deny that Hodgson has done a good job at Fulham but he reminds me of David Pleat a bit, very articulate but not sure he's up to it when the going gets tough. The season after a good season is always the hardest. Fans' expectations have been raised and if it becomes a relegation battle, the manager is soon sacked.
Nice move for Kelly. Hope he can prosper in a good footballing side.
IThats it exactly. Fulham dont have the squad depth to carry too many injuries. I moved over to Fulham last year and saw7 or 8 matches. The team was pretty much the same every game.Quote:
'm assuming he maens they struggled if they had any injuries due to their small squad
Last season was his season after a good season. remember he came half way during the 2007-08 season when Fulham looked doomed and somehow kept them up.Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Eh what about the good job he has done at loads of other clubs plus at international level too with Finland and the Swiss. Great manager in my view. One of the best out there and would have been a great Irish manager too but Trap is doing pretty well so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
I admit I am probably a bit myopic as I just remember him being sacked by Blackburn. I wouldn't be too familiar with his successes further afield.
Sacked prematurely too. Lots of good people and managers are sacked by stupid people.
I think the superficial comparison to Pleat is accurate: English, polite and articulate. I'd say though that there are few who are now unconvinced by Hodgson's credential's. Dion Fanning bracketed him as a Houllier / Roxburgh type UEFAcrat who makes a living from the conference circuit - the footballing equivalent of a senior civil servant. I think this is now shown to be unfair as the guy clearly understands football and how to organise a team. Ideal candidate for Irish manager job I thought, but am happy with the Trap regime's progress.
After qualifying them for Europe the previous season to boot. Sacked after a bad start and Blackburn went rapidlly downhill after that. He also took Inter to a UEFA Cup final, he was always a very good mamager.Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Dion Fanning wanted Hell Tel for the job which proves to me how clueless about football he actually is underneath his rhetoric.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
There is one reason that guy writes for that paper and it isnt because of his journalistic skills, ill leave you fill in the gaps yourself. Lets just say its akin to when Darren Ferguson played for united.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drumcondra 69er
I posted this on another thread but I noticed he played LB for Fulham recently (think it was their Europa game). In light of the worries around Kilbane's performances of late, this could be an option?
He's named in the Irish squad but I notice he wasn't even on the bench for Fulham's game against Arsenal today?
Stephen Kelly got a start in the Europa League tonight and seems to have been involved in a "what happened next" incident. The referee showed a red card to Hangeland but then Kelly tells the referee that he commited the foul - the referee acnowledged his mistake and sent Kelly off instead.
I met Kelly after the Montenegro game last week and he seemed like a thoroughly sound chap. He was very gracious and polite and was signing autographs for loads of kids (big and small) without any complaint. Seems like he displayed the same character in 'fessing up to the ref tonight.
He never should have been sent off. Borderline penalty, but there was a man covering him, so that should have been that.Quote:
Originally Posted by EastTerracer
That said, I wasn't too impressed with his game today, but that is probably down to his lack of match practice.
in fairness wouldnt he and his team have been better off if he had said nothing? Either way either him or Hangeland would have been sent off but they could have appealed Hangelands red card and ban on the basis of mistaken identity (usually successful) and im pretty sure they dont impose the card on the actual perpetrator...Quote:
Originally Posted by EastTerracer
If they rescind one on the basis of mistaken identity then Im pretty sure they pass the red on to the correct player.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu