Coleman, Clark and Melville lost £200,000 in investment

Fulham boss Chris Coleman and three football stars lost around £200,000 in a South Tyneside man’s doomed business venture. Coleman, 36, and three of his players at the time – Andy Melville, Alan Neilson and Lee Clark – are believed to have lost up to £60,000...

Pearce joins Fulham

Fulham have confirmed the signing of veteran defender Ian Pearce from West Ham United this afternoon. The deal will see Fulham captain Andy Melville move the other way permanently when his loan spell at Upton Park expires at the end of January. Pearce, 29, has signed...

Pearce passes Fulham medical

Ian Pearce has completed his move from West Ham to Fulham after successfully undergoing a medical at Loftus Road. The defender was part of a player-plus-cash swap deal which involved Andy Melville moving to Upton Park. Melville made his Hammers debut at Sheffield...

Coleman hails captain Clark

Fulham boss Chris Coleman today hailed the performances of former Newcastle United favourite Lee Clark, with the Geordie once again a fixture in the Cottagers’ team. Clark has overcome injury problems to become one of Fulham’s most consistent performers...

Melville: ‘Saha has been brilliant’

Fulham captain Andy Melville has denied that Louis Saha’s desire to leave the club has caused dressing room disenchantment. The Welsh international scorched reports of any unrest, saying: “All credit to Louis he could have sat in the corner and put a bit...