Zamora to start Sofia clash

Looks like Clint will have Bobby for company up front tonight. It was touch and go for Saturday and he wasn’t 100% fit for that game. We’ve always hoped and expected him to be fit for Thursday’s game and he’s trained twice yesterday and today which has gone well so...

Sofia’s a must win, boys

If I was Roy Hodgson, I’d let everything proceed as normal until five minutes before kick-off this evening. Then, I’d ask for silence. The team would sit in that cramped dressing room awaiting the team talk. Earnestly and yet sternly I’d say...

Murphy’s back

Good to see the skipper back in training before Fulham’s important European tie against CSKA Sofia on Thursday. Eurosport seem to think he may start, which is more likely with Greening suspended. UPDATE: Roy has confirmed Murphy will start, but isn’t sure...

Court bans CSKA boss from leaving Bulgaria

This should make Thursday night interesting. CSKA Sofia coach Lyuboslav Penev will miss his team’s Europa League match at Fulham this week because a Bulgarian court upheld his travel ban over unpaid bank loans. Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry had banned Penev...

Hodgson on Sofia

Roy’s losing a bit of his love for Europe by the sounds of this Sky interview. There’s every chance Clint might have to play as a sole striker as Fulham go in search of the win needed to prolong their European hopes. It’s not going to be easy for us...