Kit Symons will leave Fulham if he isn't handed the manager's job.
The London Evening Standard says over 60 applicants have joined the queue to replace axed boss Felix Magath.
Billionaire club owner Shahid Khan has assembled a five-man committee to find the next manager, but Fulham fans have already made it clear they want caretaker boss Symons to stay.
But Symons will walk away if he is overlooked and that will only antagonise fans whose loyalty has been stretched to the limits over the past 12 months by managerial ins and outs.
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