Hodgson hails Johnson

As a neighbour and regular visitor to Craven Cottage, Fabio Capello needs no one to alert him to the merits of Andrew Johnson. That, at least, is Fulham manager Roy Hodgson’s diplomatic take on the subject. But Hodgson’s enthusiastic appreciation of Johnson following...

2009: The year of Jimmy

Just spotted a feature on the year ahead in the back of the Observer sport section. The paper’s asked their sports correspondents to pick out what they are looking forward to in 2009 and the Observer’s football correspondent, Paul Wilson, has picked out...

Capello calls for Jimmy

Just when you wonder whether it’s worth watching England any more, this happens. First things first – our hearty congratulations to Jimmy, who sounded absolutely delighted on the radio this morning. It’s almost two years since that horrible knee...

Bullard earns England call up

Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard has been handed a surprise England call-up for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia. The 29 year-old midfielder, who has recovered from a horrific knee injury to feature regularly again in Roy Hodgson’s...