Petric to miss first leg

This might be crucial. The excellent Mladen Petric, in sparkling form as Hamburg clinched a semi-final spot in Liege the other week, has been ruled out of the first leg against Fulham with a groin start. The Croatian international is a serious doubt for the return...

Europe’s the priority now, says Hodgson

Just in case anybody was in any doubt as Fulham’s priorities for the remainder of the season, Roy Hodgson’s reiterated that his focus is now primarily on the Europa League semi-final against Hamburg. The Wolfsburg game was our 54th of the season, so for...

Fabio’s ready to check on Zamora

In an interesting look at some of the runners and riders for a late England call-up this summer, the Telegraph notes that Fabio Capello is preparing to take another look at Bobby Zamora. The paper reveals that the England manager will make enquiries about the...

Hamburg: Bundesliga’s Draw Specialists

I looked at theBundesliga table this morning and noticed that Hamburg have drawn most of their matches this season. They are doing quite well in Bundesliga, sitting in 6th place, three points away from securing another Europa League spot. They have drawn 12 games this...