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£25 Million Deal Done, Ireland Staying & Bellamy Stock Takes An Upswing!

Escapini — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:57 +0000

Another bleak day for English football. A perhaps ‘better than average’ footballer has been sold for an extraordinary amount of money speculatively pumped in by a foreign investor.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not having a childish dig at Manchester City here, it’s just I have to ask the question, ‘Where is this actually going?’ I could see what Chelsea were up to when they went on their spending spree of Abramovich’s millions.

I can understand ...

Boring Barstewards Ban Vuvuzela!

Jonathan Ellis — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:51:04 +0000

You mardy, mardy, boring bastards! Tottenham started it, Arsenal shortly followed, and now Birmingham, Everton, Liverpool, Sunderland, Fulham and West Ham have all banned that heavenly, angelic instrument of the Gods; the Vuvuzela.

What is wrong with them all? Miserable, meagre misanthropists, all of ‘em; have they forgotten what British football is all about?

Our game isn’t about singing and shouting.

Our game isn’t about letting your raw emotions come flooding out, converging in ...

Will Spurs Ever Offload Keane?

Jonathan Ellis — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:31:16 +0000

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been thinking about Robbie Keane… (Oh, you haven’t? how embarrassing for me). Well, what with a prospective move to Fulham being mooted this week, I have, indeed, been thinking about Robbie, and I make no apologies for it.

Certainly, it seems Keane may soon be heading for the White Hart Lane exit, and you have to wonder if offloading him to Craven Cottage this summer ...

What On Earth Does Jol See In Fulham?

Jonathan Ellis — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:48:34 +0000

Martin Jol looks set to quit Amsterdam giants Ajax and take-up residence at the Cottage, but what does ‘the Don’ see in Fulham?

Indeed, it could be viewed as a curious decision. Currently in his homeland, with one of the most prestigious and renowned clubs in world football, why would he want to leave? It’s certainly not a case of ‘job done’.

Jol has only been in charge of the four time European ...

Jol’s The Man!

Kyle Jackson — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:47:26 +0000

Martin Jol is expected to be confirmed as the new manager of Fulham on Tuesday following the club’s departure with Roy Hodgson. It will be the Dutchman’s first return to English football after being forced out of Tottenham.

Since Jol’s acrimonious departure from White Hart Lane, he has served one-year tenures at German club Hamburg and famous Dutch outfit Ajax.

Joining Hamburg at the beginning of the 2008 season, Jol lead his team ...

The Big Man’s Back!

Jonathan Ellis — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:14:15 +0000

Ajax manager Martin Jol has emerged as the favourite to take the vacant position at Fulham, but is he a worthy aspirant?

Well, yes.

From the prospective candidates – e.g. pound-signs-for-pupils, Sven – Jol is certainly one of the more appealing names.

Appointed in 2004, he was largely a popular figure at Spurs, providing relative success in taking Tottenham to 5th place, and indeed the periphery of Champions League football, on two occasions; one ...

Seven Days of Cottaging Conjecture

Paul Stephen — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:09:00 +0000

Can Hodgson stop his talent being plundered?

The Premier League’s rumour department is running on a skeleton staff for the next few weeks as any transfer talk is drowned out by the voices of English discontent emanating from South Africa. Thankfully for the sake of this article, there have been some noises coming from Craven Cottage which I can enlighten you with.

Whilst he remains on the banks of the Thames, for the ...

Fulham’s New Manager. Oh Dear Me.

Escapini — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:21:44 +0000

Sinister forces are at work. I sense a disturbance in the force. Or perhaps it’s the sound of the coke being scraped up and hurled into the furnace of what will be another managerial Gravy Train for SGE.

But it would appear that Fulham saw this coming well before the media began doing their usual 2+2 sketches. This from an interesting piece by ‘Slicker’ in ...

She’s Fulham, She’s Fabulous, She’s Georgie Thompson!

Escapini — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:53:41 +0000

Georgie Thompson, the UK’s most glamorous sports TV presenter and Fulham fan has teamed up with Gallo Family Vineyards, producers of the nation’s favourite rosé.

The partnership will make footie fabulous this summer by combining Georgie’s in-depth football knowledge and enviable style with Gallo’s fruity and delicious rosé in a campaign to help women enjoy a summer of footie.

As part of the campaign, Georgie will be sharing her party, beauty and style tips online at

3 Answers To Liverpool’s Woes

Escapini — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:39:40 +0000

Liverpool are at a hugely important moment in their history, writes Jake Farrell

I’m sure that for their fans the word disappointing does not come close to summarising their season. After mounting a title challenge the season before last the manner in which they slumped to 7th place in the most recent Premier League campaign was symptomatic of a team going backward, not forward. Now without the assuring presence of Rafa Benetiz at Anfield and turmoil ...