Roy: Give MAF some credit

Roy Hodgson has insisted that Fulham chairman Mohamed Al-Fayed derves a huge slice of the credit for the team’s recent upturn in fortunes. He praised Al-Fayed for backing him in the two previous transfer windows with cash, first to ensure Fulham stayed up and...

Two Fulham legends talk management

The Mail brought Sir Bobby Robson and Roy Hodgson together at Motspur Park this week and the ensuing article is a joy to read. Robson started his managerial career at Fulham and, as he guided Ipswich to success, and then went on to manage Barcelona and take England to...

Odds and ends

The transfer merry-go-round seems to have gone into overdrive for Christmas. I haven’t seen the story linking us to Kalmar midfielder Rasmus Elm, but apparently Roy was keen on taking the Swedish Under-21 international on loan in January. Elm, though, appears to...

Collins lands Belgian job

Our former midfielder John Collins is back in management after being announced as the new manager of Belgian First Division side Charleroi. In a surprise appointment, Collins will replace Thierry Siquet and work alongside his number two at Hibs, Tommy Craig. He said:...

Some news you may have missed

We seem to have a thing about missing defensive midfielders. You remember how we issued a plea for sightings of Alexei Smertin when he disappeared from the first team last year. Well, the good news, we know where Andranik’s been hiding. He’s hardly been in...