Fulham need a new manager after sacking Claudio Ranieri with reports saying the Premier League strugglers want Moyes, David Wagner and Steve Clarke.
Ian Holloway has implored Fulham to hand Scott Parker the manager’s job on a full-time basis after the sacking of Claudio Ranieri, speaking to talkSPORT (1 March, 9am).
After just three wins in 17 games, Ranieri was handed his P45 on Thursday with The Cottagers 10 points adrift of safety in the Premier League. Assistant coach and former captain Parker has been named the club’s interim boss until the end of the season but whether he is in contention to replace the veteran Italian permanently remains to be seen.
The Express claims that Fulham are interested in hiring David Moyes, David Wagner and Steve Clarke with Bristol City boss Lee Johnson also on their radar, as reported by The Mirror (1 March, page 69).
But Holloway believes that Parker deserves his chance to prove himself in management.
“That would be the sensible thing. He’s always been a leader,” said the former QPR and Blackpool boss when asked if Fulham should hand the 38-year-old the reigns.
“He’s very quiet but boy do you know he’s out there. He drives people on. He’s quality from top to bottom.”
The likes of Darren Moore and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have proved this season that giving a club legend the job is not the worst idea despite a relative lack of experience on their CV.
And Parker has a reputation as one of the brightest young coaches in Britain, having caught the eye with his work in charge of Tottenham’s U18 side before returning to Craven Cottage in the summer of 2018.
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