A bit about Fulham

A little bit about our first opponents to be destroyed this year.

Fulham is the oldest of London’s first class clubs and its long history began back in 1879 with some Sunday-school boys knocking a ball around on a long-forgotten park pitch. All a far cry from the multi-million pound internationals who make up the Premiership team of today.

Seventeen years later, when the first game was played at Craven Cottage, the symbiotic relationship between Club and ground was forged. More than almost any other club Fulham has become synonymous with its home, and the battle to stay there has been a dominant feature of Club affairs on numerous occasions during Fulham’s history.

Mohamed Al Fayed’s glorious tenure as Chairman of Fulham Football Club began in 1997 when Fulham were on the brink of obscurity. Racked with debt and residing at the foot of the English football league the Club required a saviour. Following his takeover of the Club, Al Fayed promised the fans a return to the top-flight of English football within five years and a remarkable turnaround in the Club’s fortunes commenced.

Al Fayed’s Fulham blazed a trail through the lower divisions and by 2001 the Whites secured their place amongst the elite, securing their place in the Premier League with a record-breaking points tally as Champions of Division 1.

Fulham’s success under Al Fayed’s stewardship has been mirrored by the development of the Club off the pitch. A stunning Training Ground in Surrey provides the team’s management and staff with state of the art facilities and The Chairman’s redevelopment of Craven Cottage has provided the fans with a home to be proud in an exquisite Thames side setting.

Despite his considerable business interests the Chairman retains a hands on approach to Fulham and demonstrated his intuitive decision making once again in January 2008, installing Roy Hodgson as Manager as Fulham teetered on the brink of relegation. The Whites went on to record a stunning run of results and secure their top flight future against the odds.

The Chairman’s commitment to Fulham Football Club remains as strong as ever and has been highlighted by the considerable investment he has made over the past ten years. It is impossible to say where the Club would be now without Mohamed Al Fayed, but it’s equally impossible to imagine that any alternative realistic scenario could have brought more joy and progress.

Pompeygary's prediction for Pompey v Fulham is

Pompey 2 Fulham 1

Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!