Here in The Transfer Tavern we have been discussing who we view as the top five contenders for the vacant managers role at Fulham.
Fulham have been without a manager since the decision to relieve Kit Symons of his duties on the 8th November, almost a month ago, so the fans in the bar are desperate for someone to come and steer the ship imminently.
The club have been linked with numerous contenders for the job and with fans wanting a solution as to who the next manager of the club will be, the pressure is now building on the hierarchy at the club to hurry up and make an appointment.
Its fair to say that Fulham have not had the best of times since suffering relegation from the Premier League a couple of seasons ago despite significant big money signings and a core of good young players. Therefore, any incoming manager would have to be prepared to shake things up.
In the end, Fulham fans at the bar expressed they’d be happy with any of these five. Do you agree? Let us know in the comments below!
Hit the image below to see FIVE managerial candidates to take over at Fulham!
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Mark Warburton
The former Brentford and current Rangers manager is currently the odds on favourite with the bookies.
The 53-year-old worked wonders at Brentford when installed as manager following Uwe Rosler’s decision to take over at Wigan Athletic and, during his first season in charge, he led the club to promotion to the Championship from League One.
The following season was also a successful one for Warburton, he led the club to the playoffs where they were beaten over two legs by Middlesbrough. He was informed by the club that his services would no longer be required in the February and left the club after that play-off defeat.
Warburton took over at Rangers and led them to an unbeaten first 11 games of the season before losing 2-1 to Hibernian, but looks set to return the club to the Scottish Premier League.
Clarence Seedorf
The experienced Dutchman is looking for his second opportunity in football management, and could be the dark horse in the race to become the next manager at Craven Cottage.
The 39-year-old gained loads of experience during his time as a player, winning the Champions League and domestic honours with the likes of Ajax, Sampdoria, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, and AC Milan before finishing his playing days with Botafogo in Brazil.
He had a brief four month spell in charge at AC Milan that began in January 2014, before being replaced by Filipo Inzaghi.
Dick Advocaat
The experienced Dutch coach has been a surprising front runner for the vacant post for sometime.
The 68 year old has excellent CV and would bring the experience needed to steady the ship at Craven Cottage.
Advocate recently left Sunderland following in six months in charge at the club, and led them to surprise safety from the drop into the Championship last season.
A wealth of international and club experience would hopefully push the players on to better things and he would hopefully bring the best out of players who are underperforming at the moment for the club.
With the likes of Ajax and Holland on his CV you can see why the top brass at Craven Cottage could be interested in bringing him to the club.
Alan Curbishley
The current Fulham technical director is another contender who could decide to take the job on a full time basis.
Best known for his time in charge at Charlton with whom he led to the Premier League in a 15 year spell at The Valley, Curbishley was once tipped as a future England manager.
After leaving Charlton he moved on to West Ham United in what would turn out to be his last two years taking charge of a team as manager.
He joined Fulham as a technical director in December 2013 but was sack upon the appointment of Felix Magath the following February, though he was brought back to Fulham by previous manager Kit Symons in March 2015 and he could be persuaded back into taking the managers post.
Nigel Pearson
52-year-old Pearson is a manager who seems to be linked with every vacant manager role at present.
The reason for this is due to the success he had during his tenure at Leicester City, he led the club back to the Premier League as champions during season 2013/14.
Following what was a successful season last season for the club which saw them finish in 14th position, despite being bottom at Christmas, the club’s owners decided to go in a different direction and relieve him of his duties during the summer.
Pearson has also managed Hull City and Southampton during his managerial career winning 175 games of his 405 games as the man in charge.
