Liverpool, Spurs and Fulham were put on red alert last night as Ruud van Nistelrooy admitted he would consider a return to the Premier League.
The Dutch striker is out in the cold at Real Madrid and is worried about his World Cup place.
The Spanish giants would consider selling the former Manchester United hitman for £5m in the January transfer market. Click to continue reading...

Part II of our "What did we miss out on?" series continues today:

EDIN DZEKO Arsenal were heavily linked with the 23 year-old Bosnian striker early in the transfer window. He was coming off of a wonderful season in the Bundesliga, in which he led Wolfsburg to a surprise championship and led the league in goals, with a phenomenal 26 strikes in 29 appearances.

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Roy Hodgson on managing levels of expectation at Fulham and his position as a potential successor to Fabio Capello.
'It's always been a crowning glory to be asked to coach your national team'. Click to continue reading...

World Cup winner George Cohen fears his old club Fulham may lose manager Roy Hodgson if Liverpool decides to part company with Rafael Benitez.
Reds boss Benitez is under intense scrutiny following just one win in their last nine games in all competitions.
The Anfield club is out of the Carling Cup and is on the brink of elimination from the Champions League, as well as being 11 points off the pace set by Chelsea at the top of the Premier League. Click to continue reading...

"He'd clean my shoes, make me cups of tea and even came to one of my fan club afternoons...he may be a global superstar but has he ever sold out Discotheque Royale on a Sunday afternoon?"
Lee Sharpe on the days when he was king and David Beckham was his bootboy.

"Phil's having a Guinness in his office at the moment - and he deserves one. Click to continue reading...

In August 1992, on the opening day of the inaugural Premier League season, 22 teams took to pitches up and down the country with just 11 players born outside the British Isles named in the starting line-ups. 17 seasons later and with the foreign invasion showing no signs of slowing down, English born players have become a minority in their own top flight.

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Jonathan Greening was on our radar for some time over the summer, and when he eventually arrived, on a poorly disguised loan agreement (he's ours after the season), some were concerned that we had paid too much for an ageing player with no re-sale value.

For one thing, re-sale value is nice, but how often do we actually find players we can sell on for big money these days?

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First Star: Another week, and another goal for Fulham's Clint Dempsey. This time it was from the penalty spot, with Dempsey coverting in the 39th-minute to split the points with Wigan. Emmerson Boyce had Wigan's opener in the 13th. "The team's come a long way over the past two years and we've got a long way to go," Fulham manager Roy Hodgson said. Click to continue reading...

(this looks like it's going to be my annual 'mulligan' game will fill in more details when I've seen more highlights)

When the league fixtures came out a few hearts sank. The early going looked difficult, with Chelsea, Arsenal, Villa, Everton, Liverpool and Man City to be negotiated in the first ten games.

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Trascorsi i due giorni di Champions, stasera va in scenala quarta giornata di Europa League. In campo, per quanto riguarda i club italiani, le romane e il Genoa di Gasperini. Alle 19 apre le danze proprio la formazione giallorossa, impegnata all'Olimpico contro il Fulham. I ragazzi di Ranieri (nella foto), dopo aver ritrovato il sorriso in campionato, con la vittoria sul Bologna, cercano punti preziosi in Europa contro gli inglesi di Roy Hodgson. Click to continue reading...

Clint Dempsey, who grew up in a trailer park in Texas, has admitted he was in awe of Italian greats during his childhood and will relish the chance to play at Rome's Olympic Stadium. The Fulham winger, who was on the bench when Roma stole a draw at Craven Cottage a fortnight ago, is set to start as Roy Hodgson's team look for the win that would put them in a strong position in Group E of the Europa League. Click to continue reading...

According to Sky Sports News, Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is in talks with the club to sign a new contract. His current deal expires at the end of the season. Hodgson said,

"I am open to discussions ... Fulham has already got in touch with my agent.

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Roma-Inter from May of 1999 is another highly entertaining game from one of the most entertaining Serie A seasons of all time. The 1998-99 season had 3 leaders of the table (for the first part of the season it was Fiorentina, who were winter champions but were then hurt by the injury of Batistuta, then Lazio, who looked on their way to the Scudetto but fell off form towards the end, and then Milan who surprised everyone and stole the Scudetto on the last day).

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The fans half feared it, the pundits shook their heads and even the club had doubts, but when it comes to juggling the demands of the Barclays Premier League and European competition, while Fulham are coping magnificently, Rafael Benítez's team are not.
The fragility of Liverpool's season was never starker. Click to continue reading...

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has warned the Premier League's top teams not to write off Liverpool in the title race.
The Reds are nine points behind league leaders Chelsea after losing 3-1 at Craven Cottage on Saturday but Hodgson still believes they are challengers.
"If I was Manchester United or Arsenal or Chelsea I don't think I would be writing them off," Hodgson told 5 Live's Sportsweek programme. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez grimaced on the touchline as nine-man Liverpool were given a mauling in a humiliating defeat at Craven Cottage.
Liverpool defenders Philipp Degen and Jamie Carragher were sent off for reckless fouls and by the end the Fulham crowd were chanting "Easy, easy" as Liverpool resembled a shambles. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool suffered a disastrous defeat to Roy Hodgson's Fulham at Craven Cottage this afternoon.
Without Skrtel and Agger due to a virus, Rafa chose to field an emergency line-up with Deggen and Kyrgiakos in defence and Voronin upfront alongside Torres.
Liverpool started brightly attacking Fulham in waves. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool face Roy Hodgson's Fulham at Craven Cottage today needing all three points to push for a place at the top of the table.
This will be no easy task as Fulham are very difficult to beat home or away.
Liverpool will again have to do without Steven Gerrard, still suffering from a groin strain he picked up on duty with England. Click to continue reading...

There was a time when I thought Roy Hogdson was a bit of a joke.
Over time, however, I have come to think he is a bit of a dude.
I mean look how he has stabilised Fulham.
Picking them up out of the relegation zone.
And now a nice steady level of performance. Click to continue reading...

Merely three days after their Carling Cup elimination against Arsenal in North London, Rafa's Reds are back in London for another tough challenge. Following their 2-0 dominance of Manchester United last weekend, the critics were not completely silenced. After all, the Reds still face the challenge of proving their consistency, particularly after their failure to overcome an Arsenal side made up of fringe players.

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They may have fallen to Arsenal in the League Cup on Wednesday, but Liverpool will nonetheless be in determined mood as they return to the capital this weekend to take on Fulham.
Last Sunday's 2-0 victory over Manchester United ended a four-game losing streak, bringing a wave of relief over the red half of Merseyside and boosting the Anfield giants to within six points of leaders Chelsea. Click to continue reading...

This week's Ultimate 11's is top blogger Michael Summervilles' beloved Fulham FC. For those of you who are old to remember Fulham had a great side in the 70's with the likes of George Best, Rodney Marsh & Bobby Moore.

At times Fulham were like the Harlem Globetrotters, and here's some proof.

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Kartik Krishnaiyer, Max Bell and Laurence McKenna review all of this weekend's Premier League action from one location in London. A unique EPL Talk podcast with all three analysts in the same room. Among the topics discussed are Liverpool's win over Man United, the continued struggles of Everton, Roy Hodgson's great job with Fulham, and much, much more.

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Roy Hodgson's Fulham side battled back superbly from two goals down to get a point at Eastlands.

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1-0 Lescott

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Manchester City v Fulham
English Premier League
Sunday 25 October 2009
Kickoff: 15:00 BST

For all their attacking talents, City have actually scored fewer goals (16) in their first eight games than at this stage of last season (20).

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Roy Hodgson's Fulham side were very unlucky to find themselves pegged back deep into injury time.

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Fulham v Roma
Craven Cottage
Europa League
Thursday 22 October 20:05 BST

Claudio Ranieri will be hoping that his good record against Fulham FC – and their manager Roy Hodgson – will count for something as AS Roma visit Fulham FC in UEFA Europa League Group E, seeking a first competitive win in London.

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Dopo la due giorni di Champions, che ha riservato come al solito grandi emozioni e una pioggia di gol, spazio alla terza giornata dell'Europa League. In campo, per quanto riguarda le italiane, il Genoa e le due romane. Trasferta insidiosa per i liguri che fanno visita ai francesi del Lille, col morale sotto i tacchi a causa della batosta rimediata, al Ferraris, in campionato (5 a 0 per l'Inter). Click to continue reading...

Fulham striker Andy Johnson is just days away from making a return to action following his injury that has kept him out of action since October 4th. Johnson is facing a race to be fit for Fulham's crucial Europa League match against Roma on Thursday, as the former Crystal Palace man hopes to join Bobby Zamora up top for the Cottagers.

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Goals from Bobby Zamora and Diomansy Kamara handed all three points to Roy Hodgson's Fulham side.

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We're just back from spending the weekend with my Dad in the countryside.  Funny, spending some time away from the city, messageboards, newspapers... football loses some of its importance.   It still is important, but so are trees and seasons and all that sort of thing you never get to think about in the city.

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The most intriguing match of the weekend involving Americans Abroad, however, is the Fulham-Hull City clash, where Clint Dempsey and Eddie Johnson will take on Jozy Altidore in a battle of American attackers.

Hull City re-visit the scene of their last away win as they travel to Craven Cottage to meet a Fulham side who have lost two out of three at home.

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Looks like the youngsters at FC Dallas won't all be there much longer. According to some reports from England, Fulham may be after Dallas striker Brek Shea.

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson looks set to plunder the US market once again with reports suggesting that he is keen to lure FC Dallas starlet Brek Shea to Craven Cottage in the January transfer window.

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West London club interested in Spurs bench warmer.

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Roy Hodgson wants Roman Pavlyuchenko so much he can almost taste him. (Guardian)

Fulham is preparing to make an offer to Tottenham for the Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko in January.

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Danny Murphy's 57th-minute goal was the difference in Fulham's 1-0 over FC Basel in the Europa League's Group E. Clint Dempsey got the start in a game where the losing team produced most of the shots on goal, but Fulham had the dangerous chances. Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer needed seven saves for the shutout. Click to continue reading...