Okaka poised to join Fulham on loan

Stefano Okaka looks set to join Fulham on loan until the end of the season, after the Roma striker’s agent said an agreement had been reached. Domenico Scopelliti confirmed that successful discussions between Fulham, Roma and the 20-year-old forward had taken...

A letter from Rome

This landed in my inbox this afternoon from an old Italian friend, whose acquantance I made when he was living in London. It might restore your faith in football, but then that might be overstating its qualities. Dear Dan, I felt I had to write to you after watching...

Proud

I thought I’d wake up this morning still feeling bitter about the manner of our defeat last night. But I didn’t. I felt proud of my Fulham. Proud of the team that’s come so far in the past few years that they could take on Roma on merit in a European...

Konchesky’s red card fury

Paul Konchesky looked utterly shellshocked when he left the field after being shown a late red card – and it seems as though his anger hasn’t dissipated. In the English Premier League those are not sending offs. It completely changed the game, theres no...

Angry Hodgson upset by refereeing decisions

An angry Roy Hodgson felt Fulham were the victim of an ‘injustice’ after two harsh red cards saw them slump to a 2-1 defeat against Roma having led the Italian side at half-time. Erik Nevland was sent off for a tackle from behind when he barely clipped...