ericofarabia Posted 14 July, 2013 Share Posted 14 July, 2013 [h=1]Fulham: Owner Shahid Khan wants to take Fulham to 'next level'[/h] Fulham's new owner Shahid Khan hopes to build on the work of previous owner Mohamed Al Fayed. Al Fayed, 84, bought the Cottagers in 1997 and turned them into Premier League regulars following their promotion to the top flight in 2001. [h=2]Billionaire Khan, 62, has now purchased the club from Al Fayed and he said: "It's a very special place. This is the perfect club for me at a perfect time. [/h] "It's the passing of the baton, taking it to the next level." Khan: "I've been an owner less than a day. We have to preserve and respect history but we have to move forward. I'll reflect on it and listen to the fans, then decide." . "The man rescued Fulham [Al Fayed took control at Craven Cottage with the club in the third tier] and had a great vision, which he has shared with me. I think it's very, very important to all the Fulham fans." "We have to respect history. I am going to listen to the fans and decide. But we have to make sure it's sustainable." Surely we took out a Patent on "The Next Level" when we moved MP in? What's with all this we must listen to the fans and respect history rubbish. I think NC needs to phone him up and put him right on a few points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeweahscousin Posted 14 July, 2013 Share Posted 14 July, 2013 I had Fulham down for relegation this season. Guess they will splash some cash now. So could be different. With this, and Norwich's brilliant summer business reckon we will see a mainstay drop in the coming season. Newcastle? Sunderland? Stoke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 14 July, 2013 Share Posted 14 July, 2013 The platform to catch the 'next level' train is pretty busy isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 14 July, 2013 Share Posted 14 July, 2013 The platform to catch the 'next level' train is pretty busy isn't it. Yep. Have yet to see a club unveil their "we want to hang about roughly where we are now" strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 14 July, 2013 Share Posted 14 July, 2013 Yep. Have yet to see a club unveil their "we want to hang about roughly where we are now" strategy. SFC 2001-04 patented that strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110_Persaint Posted 14 July, 2013 Share Posted 14 July, 2013 SFC 2001-04 patented that strategy. Including a first cup final in 27 years and highest ever prem finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 14 July, 2013 Share Posted 14 July, 2013 SFC 2001-04 patented that strategy. Many ways to describe Saints' strategy/ies since the turn of the century. "Staying roughly where we are" ain't really one of them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 14 July, 2013 Share Posted 14 July, 2013 Many ways to describe Saints' strategy/ies since the turn of the century. "Staying roughly where we are" ain't really one of them though. Do you think Rupert Lowes 'one for the squad' transfer strategy was one of a strategy of pushing on to the fabled 'next level' consolidating our midtable position or deliberately taking us down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 14 July, 2013 Share Posted 14 July, 2013 SFC 2001-04 patented that strategy. You never cease to amaze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 14 July, 2013 Share Posted 14 July, 2013 You never cease to amaze. Why? What is incorrect about the statement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 14 July, 2013 Share Posted 14 July, 2013 Do you think Rupert Lowes 'one for the squad' transfer strategy was one of a strategy of pushing on to the fabled 'next level' consolidating our midtable position or deliberately taking us down? The strategy under Strachan (according to WGS) was to only add players better than what we had - e.g. players expected to be in the starting XI. After the FA Cup Final and WGS departure, the strategy seemed to be "we can fall backwards without actually getting relegated". When that strategy went t1ts up, the strategy seemed to be panic/gamble/ignore reality. When the new Swiss owners came in, the strategy was to be to spend big and accelerate up the leagues pretty quick. When this was achieved ahead of schedule, it now seems to be to push up into the top half/towards a Europa place PDQ. We've probably shown less of a "stabilsie where we are" approach than virtually any other team in English football over the last decade or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 14 July, 2013 Share Posted 14 July, 2013 I had Fulham down for relegation this season. Guess they will splash some cash now. So could be different. With this, and Norwich's brilliant summer business reckon we will see a mainstay drop in the coming season. Newcastle? Sunderland? Stoke? Same here, it's really starting to look like the 3 promoted teams will go straight back down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 14 July, 2013 Share Posted 14 July, 2013 Same here, it's really starting to look like the 3 promoted teams will go straight back down... I still reckon Stoke could be in all sorts of bother. A declining team who have just appointed a pretty terrible manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 14 July, 2013 Share Posted 14 July, 2013 We needn't worry. He's already made it clear that they will be doing it The Fulham Way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 14 July, 2013 Share Posted 14 July, 2013 (edited) The strategy under Strachan (according to WGS) was to only add players better than what we had - e.g. players expected to be in the starting XI. After the FA Cup Final and WGS departure, the strategy seemed to be "we can fall backwards without actually getting relegated". When that strategy went t1ts up, the strategy seemed to be panic/gamble/ignore reality. When the new Swiss owners came in, the strategy was to be to spend big and accelerate up the leagues pretty quick. When this was achieved ahead of schedule, it now seems to be to push up into the top half/towards a Europa place PDQ. We've probably shown less of a "stabilsie where we are" approach than virtually any other team in English football over the last decade or so. That might have been the strategy but was it the reality? Were Brett Ornerod, Neil McCann, Danny Higginbotham, David Prutton, Paul smith, Steve Crainey etc better than what was already there? Or were they Do a jobbers? Strachan said in his autobiography he wanted to sign Saha, Malbranque he could have signed Drogba, Rosiky Adebeyor and Malouda but Lowe wouldn't. Whilst a lot of words were spoken the reality was most of the players signed weren't improvements on what was there, once that could have made a difference weren't signed and Lowe tried doing it all on the cheap. The fact was he was happy with us as a midtable club returning a profit to its shareholders every season. Presumably you've forgotten about all the moaning after the 2003 final about not investing in the side to push us on? It seems a lot of our fans have short memories and can't remember that period as it was. We had a good squad but we stood still,didnt grasp the opportunity we had and ultimately failure to improve the side meant we had a large full of average players. We were happy to stay in midtable, didn't progress and it was our undoing. Edited 14 July, 2013 by Turkish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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