Open Training

“The Club will be holding an open training day on the 3rd March”.  My eyes lit up. Were Fulham going to let me in to watch the first team train? Me? Common Sod of Ealing? Yes, they were. And so it was I found myself walking towards the Putney End at 9:41 am, wondering...

The shape of things to come?

Martin Jol’s assertion – made public by a tabloid newspaper – that he might just start again with some of Fulham’s youngsters next season made a few people’s hearts flutter the other week. Club insiders have expressed frustration that...

A spot of bother

I was planning to write a detailed, nuanced analysis of Martin Jol’s interesting approach to last night’s game against Manchester United – otherwise known as the Premier League version of a hiding to nothing – until the clock ticked around to...

Pogrebnyak enjoys special start

Pavel Pogrebnyak was in modest mood after his hat-trick sunk Wolves on Sunday – thanking his team-mates and the Fulham fans for his fine start since arriving from Stuttgart. The Russian striker’s treble in yesterday’s 5-0 win took his tally to five...

Pogrebnyak feels the pace

An ‘exhausted’ Pavel Pogrebnyak admitted that he had never been so tired after a game than following his outstanding display against QPR on Saturday that sealed Fulham’s league double over their west London neighbours. The Russian striker scored the...