Coleman has to cut cloth carefully

Fulham manager Chris Coleman speaks with admiration yet no financial jealousy about the qualities of the Premiership’s top three. Yet he knows he has to persuade chairman Mohamed al Fayed to give him licence to wheel and deal if he is to guarantee keeping...

Rosenior ready to resume Ronaldo battle

Fulham’s Liam Rosenior is ready to resume his battle with Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford this weekend after an impressive Premier League debut in which he kept the Portuguese phenonium pretty quiet. The young full-back isn’t...

van der Sar was tempted to leave

Edwin Van Der Sar would not have signed a new deal with Fulham if either Manchester United or Arsenal had come in with a firm bid for him, the Dutch international said yesterday. The goalkeeper’s Craven Cottage contract was due to run out at the end of this...

Diop wants to build on United draw

After unleashing the exocet that broke Manchester United hearts on Monday night, Fulham hero Papa Bouba Diop explained what on earth his celebratory run almost the whole length of the pitch back to the Cottage was all about – and he also revealed that an earlier...

Diop’s late leveller stuns United

Papa Bouba Diop’s astonishing late equaliser delivered another bodyblow to Manchester United’s faltering title challenge as Fulham fought back to claim a point at Craven Cottage tonight. United looked to be heading for a much-needed victory when Alan Smith...