Happy birthday, Roy Hodgson

No Fulham fan will ever join in a chorus of criticism when it comes to Roy Hodgson, who celebrates his 77th birthday today. What he did for our special club will never be forgotten. Hodgson, close to taking a job at his old club Inter Milan as director of football,...

OTD in 1997, Mohamed Al-Fayed bought Fulham

I remember exactly where I was when I heard that the owner of Harrods, Mohamed Al-Fayed, had completed a deal to buy my beloved Fulham because my Dad almost wrapped the car around a lamppost in King Street. I just assumed the announcement on the radio was a prank...

Fulham beat Watford in friendly

Fulham beat Roy Hodgson’s Watford 1-0 in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Motspur Park this afternoon. Bobby Decordova-Reid scored the winner against the Premier League side as the Whites not on international duty got in some much needed match practice ahead of...

When Brede Hangeland’s header knocked out Shakhtar

Given the recent developments in Ukraine, it seems pretty poignant to be writing about Fulham’s magnificent performance in Shakhtar Donetsk right now. Twelve years ago tonight, Roy Hodgson’s side followed up their fine win at Craven Cottage by producing an...

When Bobby Zamora’s super strike stunned Shakhtar

Twelve years ago tonight, we saw some of the finest football ever played at Craven Cottage. But it wasn’t courtesy of the men in white. The metronomic passing and mesmorising movement of Shakhtar Donetsk will live as long in the memory as the savage strike from...