Roy on AJ blow

Here are the Roy Hodgson press conference quotes I alluded to a little earlier. We were hoping to have Andy Johnson with us but it is not possible. He trained yesterday but felt a problem and we had to take him out of our plans. We are probably being too optimistic....

AJ misses out

The word from Roy Hodgson’s pre-match press conference is that there will be no return for Andy Johnson in Basel tomorrow night. Hodgson had hoped to call on the Fulham striker, sidelined for two months now, for the crucial Europa League clash but Johnson has...

Murphy relishes Basel test

Fulham skipper Danny Murphy is looking forward to the crucial Europa League clash in Basel but hopes it won’t be the end of his side’s European exploits. The former Liverpool midfielder, a scorer at St. Jakob-Park in his days with the Anfield club, is...

Greening growing into Fulham role

Jonathan Greening’s got his critics, but then it seems most new Fulham signings have. People baulk at the big money fee that we’ll be paying West Brom for his services come the summer but he’s a player Roy rates and it’s not difficult to see...

Roy ready to shuffle the pack for Basel

Roy Hodgson has admitted that he won’t be fielding his best side for Fulham’s make-or-break Europa League trip to Basel on Wednesday. The Fulham manager has an eye on Saturday’s meeting with Manchester United and has prioritised the Premier League...