This time last year I wanted Jokanovic at Stoke. As a Stoke fan, Rowett was never particularly high on my list on either of the two occasions the manager’s post was vacant.
Jokanovic wasn’t about to be sacked this time last year either, since he’d just won 6 of his previous 9 games and Fulham were just 4 points outside the POs after a dismal first few months where they were dealing with injuries to two key men (Cairney and Fonte, and then later Ojo) and new players settling in.
This time last year they had just beaten Ipswich 4-1 and had scored 21 goals in their previous 11 games (we’ve just scored 11 in 11 for comparison).
If he’s available and willing and Rowett is pushed out, then Jokanovic is a superb candidate.
Championship Table at: 04 December 2017
Pl HW HD HL HF HA AW AD AL AF AA GD POINTS
1 Wolves 19 8 1 1 24 10 6 1 2 16 7 +23 44
2 Cardiff 20 7 3 0 19 5 6 1 3 11 9 +16 43
3 Bristol C 20 5 3 2 15 10 5 4 1 17 11 +11 37
4 Sheff Utd 20 7 1 2 19 10 5 0 5 14 14 +9 37
5 Aston Villa 20 6 3 1 15 8 4 3 3 14 10 +11 36
6 Derby 20 6 1 3 16 8 4 4 2 14 13 +9 35
7 Ipswich 20 6 1 3 20 12 4 1 5 15 18 +5 32
8 Leeds 20 4 3 3 15 9 5 0 5 15 16 +5 30
9 Middlesbro 20 5 2 3 11 9 3 3 4 14 11 +5 29
10 Preston 20 4 4 2 11 8 3 4 3 12 13 +2 29
11 Brentford 20 3 6 1 18 14 3 3 4 13 13 +4 27
12 Sheff Wed 20 4 5 1 17 12 2 4 4 8 11 +2 27
13 Nottm Forest 20 6 0 4 14 11 3 0 7 14 22 -5 27
14 READING 20 3 3 4 11 11 4 2 4 15 13 +2 26
15 Fulham 20 2 6 2 10 11 4 2 4 16 16 -1 26
16 Norwich 20 2 5 3 8 10 4 1 5 10 16 -8 24
17 Millwall 20 5 2 3 17 11 0 5 5 5 10 +1 22
18 QPR 20 5 3 2 15 11 0 4 6 7 18 -7 22
19 Barnsley 20 3 2 5 11 13 2 3 5 13 18 -7 20
20 Hull 20 3 2 5 25 19 1 5 4 9 18 -3 19
21 Bolton 20 3 2 5 13 18 0 5 5 6 19 -18 16
22 Birmingham 19 4 2 3 6 8 0 2 8 4 20 -18 16
23 Sunderland 20 0 4 6 11 19 2 4 4 15 19 -12 14
24 Burton 20 2 1 7 9 23 1 4 5 3 15 -26 14
Current Table
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