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[Taylor @Taylorffc0]

@Jackinfenwa3 @WhiteNoise1879 Yep. Lots of teams now release it prior to the end of the previous season whilst we’re waiting till the last day

[Anthony B 🏁 @Fulhamflutter]

Still the best & most passionate commentary in football and sporting history 😬 #FFC

[Ezzy @EzzyMUFC]

Fulham has won a game 7-0 thrice under Marco Silva??

[Kachii @badasskachii]

We are officially in World Cup month. Please leave your xG charts, pressing percentages, and defensive metrics in the club season. International tournament football is strictly decided by pure vibes, individual brilliance, tactical survival, and a random goalkeeper turning into prime Lev Yashin for two weeks. Enjoy the entertainment and put the spreadsheets away.

[Ajoje⚽⚖️ @israel_ajoje]

Have you ever watched someone deliberately choose the harder path when the easier one was right there? That is what Marco Silva did this week.

Genuinely speaking. You think about it. What kind of man turns down double his salary? One who has something to prove. And Marco Silva has everything to prove at Benfica.

Fulham reportedly offered him £8 million a year to stay. On a three-year contract. With them, he had security, familiarity and a squad he built himself.

Benfica however came with £4 million and a fanbase that will not accept third place in their own league as a reasonable outcome. Yet he chose them.

The five years he spent at Craven Cottage were genuinely impressive. He had a Championship title with 110 goals in a single season. He also got Fulham back in the Premier League and staying there. He never Never finished below 13th in the league. He also led them
to their first ever League Cup semi-final.

He literally turned a yo-yo club into a reliable top half side and did it without drama or noise. You may not understand. But that is harder than it looks.

But impressive and historic are different things. Silva has never managed at a club where winning trophies is the baseline expectation rather than the aspiration.

He will be replacing Jose Mourinho at the Estadio da Luz, with Benfica having finished thi in the Primeira Liga last season. Third place at Benfica is not a foundation to build on. It is a problem to fix immediately.

He has been building a house near Lisbon for two years. This was always the destination. The comfort of Fulham was never going to be enough for a man who left Portugal to prove himself and now wants to come home and prove something different entirely.

Legacy costs more than salary. Silva just paid the price willingly. We will see if he gets the prize.

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[Fulham Italy🇮🇹 @FulhamItaly]

Thank you for everything Marco. For the memories. For the passion and commitment you showed. For your work ethic, which played a key role in bringing us back at the top, where we belong. Good luck wherever you'll go, you'll always be welcome here. This one was hard to edit🥲 #ffc

[Fulham Football Club @FulhamFC]

Forever a genius. Forever Fulham. 🤍

[Fulham Football Club @FulhamFC]

An unforgettable five years. 👏

[Jack Kelly @jackellyffc]

Thank you, Marco Silva❤️ #FFC

[Fulham Football Club @FulhamFC]

Thank you, Marco. 🤍

[Taylor @Taylorffc0]

@JrVaide @WhiteNoise1879 Yep. Feels so weird as it’s been such a long time. This next appointment could be make or break…

[Nelson @ffs_nelson]

I hope Marco got his message across to Shahid and Tony Khan, that the transfer strategy and execution just isn’t fit for purpose in the Premier League. Silvas leadership compensated for the senior recruitment mismanagement that covered up some very concerning cracks at Fulham..

[Joe Sansom @FFCJoe]

We were a laughing stock when Silva took over, I’ll always be grateful for that special 2021/22 season and the many great moments that followed in the next four years of stable mid-table football. I’d have snapped your hand off for that in May 2021…

[Joe Reece @joereecedrums]

One of Fulham’s greatest managers, maybe him departing just highlights the shitshow that is the Fulham board, lifted expectations and gave us some lasting memories but ultimately it looks like he’s going to a bigger club for less money, biggest task yet to come for the Khans.

[FulhamBone @FulHambone]

Shame what has happened with Silva but don’t blame him. Couldn’t imagine how hard it is to work under them lot & take all the blame for their incompetence. He’ll succeed then get a bigger job, who knows what direction we go. Thanks for the memories. #ffc

[White Noise @WhiteNoise1879]

All the best Marco & thanks for getting the club back on an even keel & moving us forward.

Loads of 'cursed' games won, hoodos laid to rest, rivalries met head on & 'big' games won in very un-Fulham like fashion.

Some amazing games, goals & players. You brought pride back. #ffc

[Joe Sansom @FFCJoe]

My favourite 5 Fulham games/results under Silva:
- Luton (h) 21/22
- Chelsea (h) 22/23
- Everton (a) Carabao Cup QF 23/24
- Chelsea (a) 24/25
- Utd (a) FA Cup 24/25

So many good ones miss out, but I think that’d be my five

[Taylor @Taylorffc0]

Marco silva. Been Fulham manager for basically a quarter of my lifetime and forever grateful for what he has done. Not the best few months how it’s been dealt with but no way I will let 6 months cloud my judgement of 5 brilliant years. Special times under him🤍🖤 #ffc

[Taylor @Taylorffc0]

@FulhamFC Absolutely gutted what a man what a manger he has been for us. Right time for both parties to move on but will always remember the 5 seasons fondly🤍🖤