Ray Wilkins
Mon Dec 30, 2013 8:26 pm
Fulham have snapped him up, after he chucked his hat in the ring when asked by a Cardiff fan if he would be available
In the sky studio after our last match.
He's now Fulham's Assistant head coach.
In the sky studio after our last match.
He's now Fulham's Assistant head coach.
Re: Ray Wilkins
Mon Dec 30, 2013 8:28 pm
Theyve lost the plot Fulham.
Thats Meulensteen, Curbishley and Wilkins all employed in the space of a month.
Too many cooks spoil the broth as they say.
Thats Meulensteen, Curbishley and Wilkins all employed in the space of a month.
Too many cooks spoil the broth as they say.
Re: Ray Wilkins
Mon Dec 30, 2013 9:09 pm
Mario Polotelli wrote:Theyve lost the plot Fulham.
Thats Meulensteen, Curbishley and Wilkins all employed in the space of a month.
Too many cooks spoil the broth as they say.
Yeah you not wrong polo
Re: Ray Wilkins
Mon Dec 30, 2013 9:22 pm
They way they're playing perhaps they've hired him hoping he can get a couple of games in before the end of the season!
Re: Ray Wilkins
Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:51 pm
They all being brought in by the club over the manager?!
Re: Ray Wilkins
Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:53 pm
Ray Wilkins has become the latest high-profile member of Rene Meulensteen's backroom staff after being named as the new assistant head coach of the Barclays Premier League strugglers.
Wilkins, 57, returns for a second stint at Craven Cottage having managed the then-Second Division club between 1997 and 1998 before he was replaced by Kevin Keegan.
His appointment to Meulensteen's staff come hot on the heels of the arrival of Alan Curbishley as first-team technical director last week, and just two days on from a 6-0 mauling at the hands of Hull that left the club mired in the bottom three.
"The addition of Ray, along with that of Alan Curbishley on Christmas Eve, provides the club with the experience and expertise necessary as it aims to secure Barclays Premier League status for a 14th consecutive season," Fulham said in a statement.
Meulensteen, who replaced Martin Jol as manager on 1 December, also welcomed the arrival of Wilkins, who took charge of QPR in a player-manager capacity between 1994 and 1996 and later had spells as assistant manager at both Millwall and Chelsea.
"I am delighted that the chairman and the CEO have, again, backed my desire for further experience and support within the backroom staff," Dutchman Meulensteen said.
"Retaining our status of being a Barclays Premier League club next season is vitally important to our long-term plans, and I know that Ray's own experience and his knowledge of the game will be a vital component in our success."
Wilkins, 57, returns for a second stint at Craven Cottage having managed the then-Second Division club between 1997 and 1998 before he was replaced by Kevin Keegan.
His appointment to Meulensteen's staff come hot on the heels of the arrival of Alan Curbishley as first-team technical director last week, and just two days on from a 6-0 mauling at the hands of Hull that left the club mired in the bottom three.
"The addition of Ray, along with that of Alan Curbishley on Christmas Eve, provides the club with the experience and expertise necessary as it aims to secure Barclays Premier League status for a 14th consecutive season," Fulham said in a statement.
Meulensteen, who replaced Martin Jol as manager on 1 December, also welcomed the arrival of Wilkins, who took charge of QPR in a player-manager capacity between 1994 and 1996 and later had spells as assistant manager at both Millwall and Chelsea.
"I am delighted that the chairman and the CEO have, again, backed my desire for further experience and support within the backroom staff," Dutchman Meulensteen said.
"Retaining our status of being a Barclays Premier League club next season is vitally important to our long-term plans, and I know that Ray's own experience and his knowledge of the game will be a vital component in our success."