OSG Prem: Fulham Has "Panicked" Sacking Meulensteen

And it seems that new Fulham owner Shad Khan is treating his franchise like...

Well, the HQ doesn't know what...

He isn't treating his Jacksonville Jaguars like this... only his coaching staff is treating the starting quarterback situation this way... there is an inordinate amount of faith that has been shown in Gus Bradley...

But Fulham has sacked Rene Meulensteen after 74 days of work...

Which does seem like a panic move for a team that is dead last in the Premier League table...

Here's Rene with BBC sports talk presenter Dan Walker:


Felix Magath, whose last job was in the Bundesliga two years ago, is now the interim interim manager...

Shahid Khan came out with a statement that read, in part:

"Given our form, we can no longer merely hope that our fortunes will finally turn. And with 12 matches remaining and at least four points separating us from safety, we certainly can no longer post empty results. Action was required.

"Alistair Mackintosh (the club's CEO) did a wonderful job during the January transfer window to improve our club.

"This week, Alistair recommended Felix, with his history of producing results for clubs with similar challenges as ours, as the new manager of Fulham. Alistair's recommendation received my complete approval and Felix has my unequivocal support."

Yeah... they're done...

OSG Prem: Get Bent- ManU Finds A Way To Draw

((HT: Sky Sports))

Just when you thought things couldn't get any weirder for Manchester United this season in the Premier League...

Surely, the match against Fulham would have been an easy three points. The folks from Crave Cottage were at the bottom of the table and hadn't won in almost a decade at Old Trafford...

But, after a Steve Sidwell goal, Fulham had the lead for most of the match only to see the lead collapse in a two-minute span and the visitors were down 2-1 heading into stoppage time.

They used to call it "Fergie Time"- that opportunity over the years where ManU pulled victory out of the jaws of defeat. But today, Darren Bent for Fulham gave the cellar dwellers a much needed point to salvage a draw only a week after Manchester United were forced to a draw with Stoke...

Stoke...??? Fulham...???
Who is this bunch...??? And just how much patience are the fans, front office, and owners going to allow this (what, to them, anyway) is an abject and unacceptable failure for a season...

Profit models are not being met... and that, never, speaks well for the manager...
Regardless of whether or not Sir Alex left the squad in this shape in the first place...

Here's the stoppage time equalizer from Bent


Here's David Moyes post-match...


And Fulham's Rene Meulensteen...


With some analysis thrown in...


And Carragher looked beside himself...

OSG Prem: How To Celebrate A Goal...??? How About A Haircut...???

((HT: BPL on NBC))

Hull City even gave their manager, Steve Bruce, reason to say "Wow!" on the sidelines with their shocking 6-0 win over Fulham at the KC Stadium this afternoon...

But Tom Huddlestone scored his first goal in three years...

So, his afro took a bit of a side chop as a celebration...
Evidence Below...


It was also his 27th birthday...

So, not a bad way to work it all out on the day...

Fulham manager Rene Meulensteen wondered if there was some other factor:

”I’m shocked. I don’t know if there was something in the tea. I did not see that coming and the players did not see that coming.”

Well, there's that...

OSG Prem: Jol Out At Fulham... Seems Shocked... Plus Others Are Gone...

And, he's not the only one...

After fading at the end of last year, barely staying in the Premier League, and losing five in a row this season Fulham owner Shahid Khan sacked manager Martin Jol...

“Our poor form and results this season are undeniable, and Fulham supporters deserve better,” said Khan in a statement. “With more than half the season still ahead, an immediate change was necessary.”

Rene Meulensteen had been brought in as the number two just recently and now, he has the gig- whether it's temporary or permanent. Odds are, it's the latter unless results change drastically...

Which the HQ doesn't anticipate any time soon...

Here's the interview Meulensteen did with Sky Sports...
((HT: NBCSN))


Not to be outdone, Wigan sacked Owen Coyle after three losses in a nine-day period- all of them at home.

And the next manager on the block could Spurs' Andre Villas-Boas...

A lack of offense and a stagnant squad is causing the vultures to circle...

The players are behind their manager, but they need to improve their results instead of smacking the gums...