Fulham F.C - A Bright Future?

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RENE APPOINTED: GOOD OR BAD DECISION?
THE FANS' VIEW - #2

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"We would like to announce that Rene Meulensteen has been appointed manager of Fulham FC. We would like to thank our supporters for their patience and hope that you will support Rene in his time at Fulham."

This morning we woke up to the news that Fulham had completed talks with Rene Meulensteen and that he will take over the club. Somewhat dissapointing news, considering Frank de Boer was linked to the role, but there is nothing we can do. There wasn't the need for a new manager in the first place.

However, this still doesn't seem like the best possible decision. Below is who he has managed or coached at:

1990–1993: NEC Nijmegen (youth)
1993–1999: Qatar U18
1999–2000: Al-Ittihad
2000–2001: Al-Sadd
2001–2006: Manchester United (youth)
2005–2006: Manchester United (reserves)
2006–2007: Brøndby
2007–2013: Manchester United (assistant)

The only jobs he has had in managment are for the Qatar U18's, and 3 unknown clubs. He is mostly known for his time at Manchester United alongside Sir Alex, but is that enough to get a job at a mid-table Premier League side? It shouldn't be.

However, we definitley realise he has had a good career in coaching, but it's a different game than managment, we don't know if Rene is ready yet. However, as supporters of Fulham, we will give him all the support he needs. Good luck, Rene.

FIRST DAY AT FULHAM

I am delighted to be in charge of this brilliant football club. I have had a brilliant first day here, meeting the players, setting up my office, chatting to my fellow staff, and doing my first training session here at Fulham.

I was nervous in the morning. Actually, that's a massive understatement. I was terrified of what would happen - what if I said something wrong, that got the players or staff against me? What if I wasn't good enough to manage a football club of this level? But the nerves were completely overwhelmed by how excited I was. I couldn't wait to start my first day, to meet my players and staff, to get started training. I thought to myself: "You've worked as a coach for years at Manchester United, surely you can use the skills you learnt into managment?" So I grabbed my keys, walked out the door, and slowly walked up to the car. "This is it" I whispered to myself.

I arrived at the training ground. Nervously, I slowly went out of my car and walked up to the office. In front of me was Shahid Khan, the owner of Fulham. "Rene, welcome!" "We have organized a meeting with your staff and players, please be ready by 9:00. For now, you can go to your office and set things up." Good start. So I went into my office, not doing much for the half an hour I was waiting for, apart from sitting down. So it was 8:55, and I quickly grabbed my coat, and rushed out of the room.

"Welcome to Fulham! I'm Tomas, your assistant manager." "Nice to meet you" I responded, trying to be careful. The meeting went on with many easy-to-answer questions, so that was a good start for me. I now had to meet the players for the first time. I walked out of Tomas' office, and onto the training ground.

"Hello guys, I would like to introduce myself to you all as the new manager of Fulham." "Welcome, boss." "This season, I believe that we can all finish in the mid-table range, so let's try and get more." That was met by a good response, although I could sense that some of the team thought that maybe it could be harder to finish in the mid-table then I believed. "Come on lads, let's do this" responded Brede Hangeland. "That's the attitude I want here. Well, let's get started with the training."

The day went on quite easily from there. I continued with my training session, which I feel the players enjoyed. Then, it was 1:00 time for lunch. We have a great group in charge of making the lunch, which is certainly better than some I have eaten elsewhere in my career. The atmosphere around the team seemed good, with the team seeming to have a good time with each other. I sat down with the staff, and I was happy with the day so far. Nothing had gone wrong, and quite a lot had gone right.

So after an afternoon of training, it was over at 4:30. After a succesful day, I went back into the office and packed up my stuff, put my coat on and walked out of the office. After this good start, hopefully I can keep it up and move Fulham into a better situation. "Nice work, Rene" I said to myself.

Rene