Hughes "close" to being named Fulham manager

[Wooders]

thinking about it.... it will be a right pisstake if he doesn't try to sign RSC

Who do you fancy for his first signing though? Elano?

[Ted Hughes]

thinking about it.... it will be a right pisstake if he doesn't try to sign RSC

Who do you fancy for his first signing though? Elano?

David Bentley.

[KinkyKinkladze]

Confirmed as Fulham manager.

Good luck Hughesy.

[Renato_CTID]

Welcome to Craven Cottage, Leslie, and remember to sign immediately your local hero RSC!

[Original Dub]

He was half the reason we challenged for fourth place and his football was FAR more to my liking than what I've seen from Mancini SO FAR... I think that's gonna change though now with the new signings... I fucking hope so anyway!

All the best in the new job, you have entered City's hall of fame - the manager who started the new era.

But I hope you fail miserably when you face the mighty City.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

As I said earlier I expect Fulham to be in the bottom half of the league and that's irerspective of who the manager is but it's interesting reading some of the sad comments on here. Predictable for sure but it actually reads to me that some are a tad worried that he might actually do well and even against City.Nah I must have read that all wrong :)

[Chopper]

Wonder if he'll take bellers, ireland and croque santa cruz with him?

[kennyboy]

Wonder if he'll take bellers, ireland and croque santa cruz with him?

and where do you fansy he will get the money from? hope is uses all hes 10m transfer kitty on RSC.

[Burt]

Looks like its a go ahead then

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 866133.stm

Thank you and god bless Leslie x

Thank you?? What for???

Adressing the problems at Carrington. Setting the wheels in motion for a top-5 finish last season and the chance of silverware in the carling cup. For signing Given, Kompany, Bellamy, de Jong, Tevez, Adebayor, SWP, Zabaleta.

And signing Crocky Santa Cruz for 700% of what he bought him for at Blackburn, even though he was totally crocked. Signing Tel Ben Haim, Wayne Bridge, Kolo Toure etc and of course the infamous "Tafia" useless backroom team. Cheers Leslie, you did us proud.

[kennyboy]

Signing our team captain wasent so bad comon.. big impact for us signing yaya aswell.
Kolo is also far better than Lescott. fact

[Burt]

Signing our team captain wasent so bad comon.. big impact for us signing yaya aswell.
Kolo is also far better than Lescott. fact

Leave that ganja alone mate, it fries your brain..............

[colonel_muck]

congrats mark you've got a great club there who hopefully won't treat you as irrationally as ours did. genuinely hope you acheive great things with fulham. top manager who i really liked at city and am still not really over getting rid of.

[halnone]

congrats mark you've got a great club there who hopefully won't treat you as irrationally as ours did. genuinely hope you acheive great things with fulham. top manager who i really liked at city and am still not really over getting rid of.

I feel the same way. Hope he does great with Fulham (not against us however).

[avoidconfusion]

Good luck to him, I wish him well (but not too well of course).

[Wooders]

I think we'll loan him RSC

or at least I think we *should* loan him RSC - if he gets a decent season under his belt he'll be worth more next summer

[lets all have a disco]

Looks like its a go ahead then

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 866133.stm

Thank you and god bless Leslie x

Thank you?? What for???

Adressing the problems at Carrington. Setting the wheels in motion for a top-5 finish last season and the chance of silverware in the carling cup. For signing Given, Kompany, Bellamy, de Jong, Tevez, Adebayor, SWP, Zabaleta.

Thanks for that Fidel.

Even though many of people didnt like him on here for many reasons, he signed some great players, whether or not they were his choice I dont know? We were 5th when he left and we still ended 5th at the end of May.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh your not allowed to mention that Bobby didnt reach his targets.
:-)

[john@staustell]

Can't beleive we've just wasted another 4 pages on this! What is the transfer window coming to?

[lets all have a disco]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh your not allowed to mention that Bobby didnt reach his targets.
:-)

Fair play to Bobby though he came into a squad that wasnt built for him. I will have a strong opinion on him after this season where he has had his own signings and had chance to give the youth a chance.

Only time will tell,he gets 18 months.

:-)

[Blue2]

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... _city_raid

Mark Hughes is planning a raid on the Blues to take Roque Santa Cruz, Stephen Ireland and Craig Bellamy to his new club Fulham.

Hughes took over at Craven Cottage last night on a two-year deal, seven months after he was sacked by City.

The Welshman brought Bellamy and Santa Cruz to Eastlands, having previously signed them during his time in charge at Blackburn.

And both, along with Academy graduate Ireland, look surplus to requirements at City as Roberto Mancini looks to trim his squad.

Would be great if he took RSC, bet he won't pay stupid fee and stupid wages this time though.

[King Kev]

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1312621_new_fulham_boss_hughes_plans_city_raid

Mark Hughes is planning a raid on the Blues to take Roque Santa Cruz, Stephen Ireland and Craig Bellamy to his new club Fulham.

Hughes took over at Craven Cottage last night on a two-year deal, seven months after he was sacked by City.

The Welshman brought Bellamy and Santa Cruz to Eastlands, having previously signed them during his time in charge at Blackburn.

And both, along with Academy graduate Ireland, look surplus to requirements at City as Roberto Mancini looks to trim his squad.

Would be great if he took RSC, bet he won't pay stupid fee and stupid wages this time though.

I would be sorry to see Ireland go. I know he wasn't brilliant last season but I think we all know what he is capable of!