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• What a ridiculous thing to say. Why would we insert a release clause into his protracted contract negotiations only to let him go for less or nothing mid contract? (NT) -- Same Old Story, Monday, March 17, 03:01:40pm (NoHost/84.69.24.90)

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• Yep the ever reliable Telegraph the broadsheet equivalent of The Sun. (NT) -- HemelRog, Monday, March 17, 03:06:46pm (5ec0f8a7.skybroadband.com/94.192.248.167)
  • To be honest, John Percy in particular is very accurate in his reporting, albeit mainly with midlands clubs. (NT) -- woodman, Monday, March 17, 03:12:29pm (NoHost/57.140.20.24)
    • Maybe but as SOS says it doesn’t make sense. (NT) -- HemelRog, Monday, March 17, 03:49:58pm (NoHost/31.94.12.219)
      • I agree the clause line re: FFC doesn’t. The rest does - he is ambitious. (NT) -- woodman, Monday, March 17, 03:58:11pm (NoHost/46.31.84.144)
        • Except ambition and a move to Tottenham might not be logically connected. Manager's graveyard. Who was the last Spurs manager whose career trajectory went up thanks to a spell with them? (NT) -- eganonoa, Monday, March 17, 04:13:51pm (pool-108-18-149-21.washdc.fios.verizon.net/108.18.149.21)
          • Poch went to PSG and then Chelsea. With regards release clause, in theory yes we can say no unless the clause is met, but we all know football doesn’t always work like that and if he kicked up a fuss it become counter productive to keep someone against their will. He will leave one day, the key is to have a succession plan and options when that day does come. (NT) -- Henry1879, Monday, March 17, 04:29:19pm (croy-26-b2-v4wan-167127-cust1611.vm24.cable.virginm.net/82.38.22.76)
    • So accurate got the size of the release clause wrong... (NT) -- Rubbish, Monday, March 17, 04:13:55pm (NoHost/90.213.242.75)

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• Absolute tosh. May be convincing if they got the size of the release clause right. It's actually £8 million. (NT) -- BS spotter, Monday, March 17, 04:12:31pm (NoHost/90.213.242.75)

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• It's inevitable Silva will move on as he's clearly ambitious and talented. It's not a comfortable thing to accept, but Fulham will always be a stepping stone for that calibre of manager. Hopefully he'll remain and continue to develop the squad until his contract expires leaving the club in an attractive position for an ambitious replacement . (NT) -- Samuel, Monday, March 17, 04:19:18pm (NoHost/81.78.226.36)
  • Sounds about it. With luck, not this summer, but beyond his current contract is icing of the cake. Enjoy and make hay while we can + succession plan. (NT) -- b+w g., Monday, March 17, 04:25:11pm (68.52.159.143.dyn.plus.net/143.159.52.68)

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• Losing an ambitious Head Coach should not be the problem. Not having a system of continuity in coach recruitment would be a problem. Brighton have a very good model that I hope we copy. That would take the anxiety out this innevitable situation. (NT) -- Juana Aorta, Monday, March 17, 04:29:09pm (217-155-46-35.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk/217.155.46.35)
  • The old Liverpool bootroom theory repackaged for the 21st Century and the era of Sporting/Technical Directors. But how real is it? Brighton. Before them Swansea comes to mind. Maybe Wigan. But who else? And anyway, are we really a good club for this given our different upper management model and the fact that so much that we can identify as a consistent system and structure stems from Marco? To me it's more likely to be new manager, new ideas, new system, new players. (NT) -- eganonoa, Monday, March 17, 05:41:21pm (pool-108-18-149-21.washdc.fios.verizon.net/108.18.149.21)

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• He will probably try to take Muniz for peanuts , which is why he doesn’t seem to mind him playing mostly only half cocked . It’s the World Cup next year . We need to offer Muniz a stonking pay deal to extend . He will want to get into the Brazil team . (NT) -- alanos, Monday, March 17, 05:35:24pm (82-132-213-217.dab.02.net/82.132.213.217)
  • Muniz displays moments of undeniable ability but the irregular nature of those glimpses arguably justifies a cautious and considered approach to his contract status. He can often be anonymous in games too. (NT) -- Samuel, Monday, March 17, 05:54:13pm (NoHost/81.78.226.36)
    • He is indeed playing half cocked as I have been saying . However if he chooses to extend his contract he will certainly wish to get into the Brazil team before the World Cup . (NT) -- alanos, Monday, March 17, 06:06:58pm (82-132-215-24.dab.02.net/82.132.215.24)
  • Ah, the conspiracy broadens. Once it was just the Saudis, Israelis & Levy conspiring to destroy the world (and Fulham with it). Then came the Brazilians. And now Marco has joined with his strict instructions that Muniz play only at 50% effort. What are you going to do alanos when in the ordinary course of business Muniz signs a new contract in the next 18 months? Dust off the wotsits from your belly, wipe your keyboard clean (or chuck it out) and open the curtains and windows? One can only hope. (NT) -- eganonoa, Monday, March 17, 06:19:39pm (pool-108-18-149-21.washdc.fios.verizon.net/108.18.149.21)
    • Haha. Best post on here for a while... (NT) -- k, Monday, March 17, 06:45:44pm (NoHost/90.213.242.75)
  • Codswallop Al he was brilliant on Sunday. (NT) -- HemelRog, Monday, March 17, 09:54:15pm (5ec0f8a7.skybroadband.com/94.192.248.167)