Will all be Jol-ly good for Fulham?

Fulham

In:
Fernando Amorebieta - Athletic Bilbao – Free
Derek Boateng - Dnipro – Free
Sasha Riether - Cologne - £1.3m
Ange-Freddy Plumain - Lens – Free
Maarten Stekelenburg - Roma - £4.8m
Adel Taarabt - QPR – Loan
Scott Parker- Fulham – Undisclosed
Darren Bent – Aston Villa - Loan

Out:
Chris Baird – Released
Simon Davies – Released
Mahamadou Diarra – Released
Giorgos Karagounis – Released
Mladen Petric – Released
Mark Schwarzer - Released

Fulham find themselves in a spot of bother this season, after comfortably securing a mid-table position last term they have been rather underwhelming in their first three fixtures, securing just the one win over Paolo Di Canio’s hapless Sunderland. Manager Martin Jol has signed Spurs midfielder Scott Parker and QPR showboater Adel Taarabt, strengthening his midfield, however holes persist in his defence despite the signing of Athletic Bilbao’s centre back Fernando Amorebieta. These signings are nothing all that special, and if it weren’t for the ineptitude of some other sides, I would be billing Fulham as real relegation candidates. Jol needs to work some magic with a side which has the raw talent to succeed but will need to gel in a big way if they are to feel comfort away from the bottom three this season.

Grade: C+

The signing of Darren Bent will ease the pressure on Dimitar Berbatov, and Taarabt should provide a spark in the midfield, but gaps in defence persist, something Jol must address.

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