wilko1
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Fulham are considering a bid to bring in Gus Poyet from Championship side Brighton as a replacement for boss Martin Jol.
( Daily Telegraph )
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Gus to Fulham?
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OzMike
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Is that Fayad bloke still own Fulham?
Jam The Man
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Would be a bizarre choice for Poyet to go considering by his own rules it would only take a 'special' club (ie Spurs or Chelsea) to tempt him... to leave for the sake of leaving, when Bloom has given him carte blanche at this club with a competetive budget would be bonkers
Fulham are a good club. I could easily see Gus (and Bridcutt 
) there.
) there.
Socialist Sid
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It might be the nearest he ever gets to Chelsea.
BensGrandad
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Fulham are a good club. I could easily see Gus (and Bridcutt
I agree, for both it is a step up without relocating etc.
T soprano
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I could see him going there tbh if he was offered the job, bigger prem clubs like Everton Man city etc wouldn't come calling yet so a couple of years at an established team in the prem like Fulham would be a good stepping stone for him to get his desired Chelsea managerial role
90% sure gus would take the Fulham job
90% sure gus would take the Fulham job
OzMike
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You just beat me to it!
he would take this in 1 second if offered - West London, decent fans and a chairman who whilst not mega mega rich, does support enough to always put out a reasonable mid table team that plays decent football at times - with London PR world on doorstep, Poyet would see this as 1 short step after 2 years to Chelsea/Tottenham......
But for what its worth I'd be amazed if he was vaguely considered good enough or qualified enough for what is a very good position !
But for what its worth I'd be amazed if he was vaguely considered good enough or qualified enough for what is a very good position !
finlaych
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The worst thing about Gus leaving would be losing players like Bridcutt
Bladders
Twats everywhere
Bridcutt will be snapped up whether Gus stays or not.
Tricky Dicky
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I believe he said "special opportunity" which could mean anything he wants. Can't see him going to Fulham though, can't see Jol leaving, they've done ok this year - about the best they could expect.
supaseagull
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If he is pissed off with the budget here then how is going to Fulham going to be an improvement!
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Hove / Παρος
That article says we have the 4th lowest wage bill in the Championship.... That can't be right shirley? 
The average wage budget is this division is £17 million and ours was £14 million last season. Don't have the full figures on me but we were about 16th out of 24 from my recollection.
Al Fayed + Gus = fireworks
Brighton Breezy
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The average was also massively inflated by West Ham spending £42m and Leicester and Reading in excess of £25m.
That was, of course, the total staff wages so not completely indicative of where we sit playing costs wide but not a bad starting point.
We certainly, 100%, do not have the fourth lowest playing budget in this division.
BensGrandad
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I would settle for Bridcutt to go to Fulham for £3m + Steve Sidwell as they wouldnt need or play both.
Also the 'special' comment was from some time ago. I think things have changed recently and he wants out. I think he'd take any Premier League job right now and possibly even a few in the Championship...
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Tinpot club with no real fanbase beyond all the Chinese students in London who rock up to see a 'Premiership match-up on their doorstep.' Pre-Al-Fayed they struggled to get 5k through the turnstiles. A more ambitious move for Gus in terms of a London club would be Brentford.