Sunday 28 September 2014 17:34, UK
Fulham's caretaker manager Kit Symons is hopeful the 2-1 Championship win over Birmingham City at St Andrew's will lead to his permanent appointment.
It was Fulham's first Championship win of the season following a miserable start when they picked up just one point from their first eight league outings.
Symons said: "I have made it clear from day one. This is the job I've always wanted to do to be manager of Fulham.
"In no uncertain terms everyone knows that this is exactly what I want to do.
"But I also do know that the owner will take time to find the right person.
"I love the club and I've got a lot of history with Fulham and I want the right person to be in charge of Fulham. I want that right to be me. I need to make sure that is the case."
He certainly has the support of Birmingham boss, Lee Clark. He positively said: "Give him the job.
"He knows the club inside out. I noticed the difference from the time when I went down to the Cottage to watch Wolves earlier in the season and I was there to watch Doncaster on Tuesday.
"He has the fans behind and he has people around the club smiling again. He has the players look like they are playing for him - young and old. The senior ones have embraced him.
"It is a special club. Give it to someone who knows the club. They do not need an outsider.
"He is doing good job and getting results. He deserves his chance and I would back him 100%."
Symons was naturally full of praise for Fulham's come back to win after trailing to a Dave Cotterill goal in the first half.
He claimed: "It was great effort from the players and the roar which went up to greet the final whistle is something I will remember for a long, long time.
"Football at this level is about results and we got a very positive one against Birmingham.
"There are loads of things to work on. We were pretty awful in the first half to be honest but we turned it around in the second half with much better performance and we well worth the win.
"We had to change a few things in the second half and I was pleased with the response from the players who came on.
"It is still building confidence. Just one win will not suddenly make everything better. It is easy to think confidence than it is to build it.
"Also, it looks as if we are getting a few slices of luck. You need these pieces of luck here and there."
Lee Clark, Birmingham's distraught manager, admitted the game had been frustrating and disappointing. He said: "We buckled after they equalised. The confidence drained out of us.
"We became completely the opposite team to what we had been in the first half.
"It is something we have to eradicate but that is up to the players.
"We had some gilt edged chances in the first half but we have to be stronger after we have a set-back.
"Their second goal from an experienced player's mistake was so poor it was untrue."
