by hammyend.com | Jan 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Little Steed Malbranque turns 42 today. Where did all the time go? The prodigiously gifted playmaker typified Fulham’s thrilling emergence as a Premier League force under Jean Tigana. Eyebrows were raised when the top flight new boys splashed £5m to bring in the...
by FPTaylor | Nov 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s been a while since I penned my thoughts, in fact, I’ve really not written for a long time. I won’t go into everything, but I think something you learn once you enter your 20s is life isn’t what you imagine as a child or teen. Sure, if you know what you want to do...
by hammyend.com | Aug 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
It is twenty years today since the then French under-21 skipper Steed Malbranque swapped Lyon for Fulham in a £4.5m deal. The move wasn’t anywhere close to being the most high-profile in a summer of serious spending as Jean Tigana readied his charges for life in...
by hammyend.com | Aug 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Edwin van der Sar? To Fulham? Are you f****** sure?’ The immortal words of the sports editor at a major British tabloid as they considered changing their back page splash having taken a call from Italy claiming that the Dutch international goalkeeper was...
by hammyend.com | Jun 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Twenty years on, it still seems like a dream. Fulham, so pedestrian under Paul Bracewell the previous season, stormed to the Division One title at a canter. Plenty of sides have done that in the past but there was something different about this one. Fulham played a...
