Hodgson urges Pearce to fight for Fulham future

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has told defender Ian Pearce that he will be fighting for a first-team spot when he returns from his loan spell at Southampton. Pearce completed 90 minutes for the Saints in their 1-1 draw with Scunthorpe at Glanford Park last weekend after...

Pearce signs for Southampton on loan

Nigel Pearson has moved quickly to make Ian Pearce his first signing as Saints boss. The experienced 33-year-old Fulham centre half joins on a one month loan and comes straight into contention for a place in the starting line-up at Scunthorpe tomorrow with Andrew...

Southampton want Volz and John

Fulham pair Collins John and Moritz Volz are January transfer targets for Southampton, according to the Daily Mirror. Both seem to have dropped down the pecking order under Lawrie Sanchez with Volz, who has been struggling with a groin problem, starting only the...

Fulham bring in Baird

Fulham have finally completed the capture of Southampton defender Chris Baird for £3.025m. The Londoners beat off serious competition from Sunderland to sign the Northern Ireland international, who submitted a transfer request at St. Mary’s earlier this summer...

Fulham still frontrunners in Baird chase

Sunderland manager Roy Keane remains the outsider in the fight to sign Northern Ireland defender Chris Baird. And that’s despite having a £3million offer for the player accepted by Southampton yesterday. Instead, it is former Northern Ireland manager Lawrie...