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Breaking News: Fulham sack Felix Magath

Fulham have confirmed that head coach Felix Magath has been relieved of his duties. Magath was appointed as Fulham boss on the 14th of February, replacing Rene Meulensteen, but he couldn't do enough to save Fulham from dropping to the Championship and we can confirm that he has been sacked by the owner Shahid Khan. There has been no speculation about who will replace Felix, but we will bring you more on this story shortly, stay tuned.

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Getting the news

I was just watching the telly to find out that Felix Magath was sacked. I was a bit releived to be honest, no doubt he is a really successful coach, having managed the likes of Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich and Vfl Wolfsburg, but he really made it hard for us to work with him. I was chatting with my son, a mad Fulham fan just as myself to see what he thought about the sacking, when I heard a knock on the door. I opened the door, and there was our Director of Football, Mike Rigg, with a beaming smile on his face.

MR: Mike Rigg

me: Hey Mike, come in, you look oddly happy today haha.
MR: I should be happy, that old rodent is finally sacked, almost a year of constant moaning and yammering " do this do that that's not good enough", it's finally over.
me: Yeah to be honest with you I'm pretty relieved too. Have you heard anything about whose going to replace him?
MR: That's what I'm here for. See our owner Mr.Shahid has just asked me if there's anyone in our club that would be interested in the opportunity to manage Fulham, and so I recommended you. I told him that you really love and value the club and would do anything for the club to progress. Shahid agreed and so I'm here to see if you're interested.
me You're kidding me right? Mike, I'dont know how to start thanking you.
MR:Well getting us back to the premier league would be a a good thankyou haha. I'll be going, come down to Shahid's office later today to discuss the contract. see you later Kit.

As he left, I still couldn't beleive what was happening. I was already chief scout at the club I loved, but to manage them? I was gobsmacked, I couldn't wait until meeting our owner later that day.

Official: Fulham appoint Kit Symons as manager

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Fulham have today announced that their Chief Scout, Kit Symons, has filled the vacant role as manager. Symons has replaced the outgoing Felix Magath, who has been relieved of his duties after a disappointing end to the Premier League campaign, with Fulham finishing in 19th place, hence dropping a division to the NPower Championship.

Christopher Jeremiah "Kit" Symons was born in Basingstoke on the 18th of March 1971. Usually deployed as a centre back, he was also capable of playing centre midfield. He began his career at Portmsouth, where he went on to make a 160 appearances for Pompy, scoring 10 goals in the process. He then moved on to Manchester City where he made a 124 appearances, scoring 4 goals.

Fulham bought the towering 6ft2 centre back from Manchester City where he went on to make a 102 appearances, eventually moving to Crystal Palace where he retired. Though born in England, Kit's father was born in Cardiff, so he was eligible to play for Wales, which he eventually did, where he made his first appearance in 1992 against Ireland. He had 36 caps to his name, scoring twice.

Although he has never managed a club, Kit Symons is no stranger to Fulham. Since he was brought in as a player, he always stated he loved the club and was a fans favourite. In 2012, Kit was appointed as Chief Scout. Kit's wife says today is a proud day for the whole family, with Kit taking his dream job as Fulham boss. It is said that Kit was offered 20,000 pound per week, but he said money wasn't an issue as he would have taken the job at a heartbeat.