Is this the future for Danny Murphy?

We’ve already analysed how Martin Jol tinkered with the system successfully to help Fulham earn a point at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day and lauded the defensive capabilities of the likes of Moussa Dembele and Clint Dempsey. Danny Murphy might have been...

Jol’s tactical masterstroke

It’s not fashionable to praise Martin Jol these days. If you believe what you read on the messageboards, he’s utterly clueless. Walking into Stamford Bridge yesterday, it was a popular opinion. With no Zamora or Johnson, playing Orlando Sa alone up front...

Fulham linked with Gardner move

The Sunday Mirror links Fulham with a possible move for Sunderland midfielder Craig Gardner. The paper speculates that Martin Jol could be tempted to add additional cover for Danny Murphy and Steve Sidwell in January and that Gardner, who has only started five league...

The compelling case for Kerim Frei

With the possible exception of the timely return of Simon Davies, the only potential positive to draw from another bleak Fulham performance on the road was the latest exciting cameo from Swiss teenager Kerim Frei. The 18 year-old is making a habit of delivering...

Ruiz shows signs of breaking free

Bryan Ruiz has been in the news this week. Hot off the heels of an interview with a Dutch football magazine in which the Costa Rican midfielder suggested that he was keener on joining Tottenham than Fulham in August came a Fulham statement in which Ruiz insisted he...