Scott Parker hopes the use of fake crowd noise at Craven Cottage during the final games of the season can give his Fulham side an edge in their promotion push.
The west Londoners have been trialling the use of artificial crowd noise over the past week as they look to replicate a matchday atmosphere in an empty stadium.
Fulham host rivals Brentford on Saturday in the Championship's first game back as they look to remain within six points of the top two, and Parker thinks a bit of buzz in the background could hand a little advantage.
"Yeah I liked it, we used it and tested it at the Cottage," Parker told Standard Sport. "I liked it, it brought a bit more of an atmosphere into the stadium and I think it could be a slight advantage, even if it is just a little bit of noise in the background.
"It is something we are looking at and will make a call on in the next day or so and see where we go."
With no supporters present to back his side, Parker will also look to the leaders in his squad to ensure motivation levels don't drop across the crucial final nine games.
"That is going to be the most key thing," he said. "The drivers, the energisers, we're going to need them more than ever in these moments.
"All of a sudden now, those energisers - we don't look at them as much in the day-to-day or in full stadiums, you look at other facets of the team or other places where you want to develop.
"Now all of a sudden we're looking at them because that is what you will need. The personalities and characters, you always need them, but now more than ever."
