Diary Dates
Thursday 31st May - First pre-season friendly games announced
Wednesday 6th June - Oranje Boom! - New kit launched
Monday 18th June - PL fixtures announced
Friday 29th June - List of Fulham players released
Monday 2nd July - Transfer window opens
Monday 9th July - Players back for training
Tuesday 10th July - Our first signing (My best guess)
Thursday 12th July - First existing player contract extension announced (My best guess)
Saturday 18th August - New season kicks off
2012/13 Season Starts
Saturday the 18th August 2012
Premier League Fixtures Announced
9am on Monday, 18 June
List of players being released
The list of players who have reached the end of their contract and been released by the club was issued by the club on 30th June last year -
http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/June/OutofContractPlayers.aspx (http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/June/OutofContractPlayers.aspx)
Pre-season games announced
Last summer Fulham were obviously engaged in the early rounds of the Europa League and the first pre-season fixtures for other players were announced on 27th June - http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/June/Pre-SeasonFixtures.aspx (http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/June/Pre-SeasonFixtures.aspx)
In 2010 the first friendly at Bournemouth was announced on 26th May - http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2010/May/BournemouthFriendly.aspx (http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2010/May/BournemouthFriendly.aspx)
and others were confirmed later in May and early June. The games in Sweden were not announced until 8th July for games starting on 19th July - http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2010/July/SwedishFriendlyMatches.aspx (http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2010/July/SwedishFriendlyMatches.aspx)
This summer there are rumours of possible tour of China - http://www.friendsoffulham.com/forum/index.php?topic=21942.0 (http://www.friendsoffulham.com/forum/index.php?topic=21942.0)
Transfer window opens
The summer transfer window began once clubs had concluded their final domestic fixture of the 2011–12 season, but many transfers will only officially go through on 1 July because the majority of player contracts finish on 30 June. The window will remain open until 23:00 BST on 31 August 2012.
Players out of contract can be signed before 1st July - as Mark Schwarzer was on 22nd May 2008 & Zoltan Gera on 11th June 2008.
It is also possible for players to agree deals between end of last season and begining of July that only come into effect on July 1st.
First signing of the summer
2011
Csaba Somogyi Rakospalotai EAC Free 11 Jul, 2011
John Arne Riise Roma Signed 13 Jul, 2011
Marcel Gecov Slovan Liberec Signed 20 Jul, 2011
Pajtim Kasami Palermo Signed 25 Jul, 2011
Bryan Ruiz FC Twente £10,600,000 31 Aug, 2011
Zdenik Grygera Juventus Free 31 Aug, 2011
Orlando Sa Nacional Signed 31 Aug, 2011
2010
Philippe Senderos Free 8th June 2010
Jonathan Greening West Brom Free 29 Jul, 2010
Moussa Dembele AZ Alkmaar £5,000,000 18 Aug, 2010
Rafik Halliche Nacional £1,300,000 24 Aug, 2010
Carlos Salcido PSV Eindhoven £1,600,000 27 Aug, 2010
Alex Kacaniklic Liverpool Swap 31 Aug, 2010
Lauri Dalla Valle Liverpool Swap 31 Aug, 2010
http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1055&teamTabs=transfers (http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1055&teamTabs=transfers)
New Home Kit announced
Last years Back In Black announcement came on 9th June - http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/June/Awaykitlaunch.aspx (http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/June/Awaykitlaunch.aspx)
This year we can expect an announcement on 6th June.
http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2012/May/Oranje.aspx (http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2012/May/Oranje.aspx)
Players back for training
Last year we were back on 23rd June because of the Europa schedule but it is unlikely to be anything like that early this summer - http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/June/JolMakingaDifference.aspx (http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/June/JolMakingaDifference.aspx)
In 2010 they returned on Tuesday 6th July - http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2010/July/BackinTraining.aspx (http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2010/July/BackinTraining.aspx)
Contract extensions announced
The first one after the end of last season was Danny Hoesen on 23rd May - http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/May/HoesenContract.aspx (http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/May/HoesenContract.aspx)
Tom Donegan signed on 3rd June. The first senior squad extension was David Stockdale on 26th July 2011 - http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/July/StockdaleContractandLoan.aspx (http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/July/StockdaleContractandLoan.aspx)
In 2010 the first contract extension signed over the summer was Simon Davies on 16th August - http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2010/August/DaviesNewContract.aspx (http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2010/August/DaviesNewContract.aspx)
Very useful - thanks, WN.
July 9th for return to training as mentioned in the 'keeping an eye on the players to stop them getting fat' post the other day.
Two pre-season friendlies anounced-
http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/ (http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/) - Farnborough away on 31st July with a 7.45pm kick off.
http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/waltoncasualsfc/news/fulham-date-added-to-pre-seaso-593262.html (http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/waltoncasualsfc/news/fulham-date-added-to-pre-seaso-593262.html) - Walton Casuals away on Sunday 12th August with a 1pm kick off.
Quote from: MJG on May 31, 2012, 12:22:40 PM
July 9th for return to training as mentioned in the 'keeping an eye on the players to stop them getting fat' post the other day.
I'm starting my pre season at about the same time so I don't get caught out. In an almost sadistic way I can't wait to reapply myself to the disciplne match day requires but in the meantime no lunchtime pints or footie burgers on a saturday and no belting it down to the station to catch the train as its pulling out. Post Olympics I might put some work in to shave a second or two off the platform two sprint.
In a totally cynical way the key date currently omitted is when the tele changes the first twelve weeks of fixtures to suit the armchair pundits.
More friendlies announced :
25th July
Metropolitan Police (a)
KO 7.30pm
27th July
Kingstonian (a)
KO 7.30pm
31 July
Farnborough (a)
7.45pm
03 August
Staines Town (a)
KO 7.30pm
08 August
Tooting & Mitcham (a)
KO 7.30pm
12 August
Walton Casuals (a)
KO 1pm
Read more: http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2012/June/FulhamXIFixtures.aspx#ixzz1wXXFx2mT (http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2012/June/FulhamXIFixtures.aspx#ixzz1wXXFx2mT)
Quote from: elgreenio on June 01, 2012, 12:25:21 PM
More friendlies announced :
25th July
Metropolitan Police (a)
KO 7.30pm
27th July
Kingstonian (a)
KO 7.30pm
31 July
Farnborough (a)
7.45pm
03 August
Staines Town (a)
KO 7.30pm
08 August
Tooting & Mitcham (a)
KO 7.30pm
12 August
Walton Casuals (a)
KO 1pm
Read more: http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2012/June/FulhamXIFixtures.aspx#ixzz1wXXFx2mT (http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2012/June/FulhamXIFixtures.aspx#ixzz1wXXFx2mT)
Development squad time....but has to be said we have some good players in that, so will be worth some trips to these games.
There is, I believe, some plan in place that will prevent any matches being played in London whilst the Olympics, and possibly Paralympics are taking place. This is to include friendlies.
It's down to there not being enough police to go round.
If this is true, then it's going to be a long wait to see a match at the Cottage, and we'll probably open the season with 4 or 5 away fixtures. Joy.
Quote from: White Noise on June 01, 2012, 06:50:57 AM
Two pre-season friendlies anounced-
http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/ (http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/) - Farnborough away on 31st July with a 7.45pm kick off.
http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/waltoncasualsfc/news/fulham-date-added-to-pre-seaso-593262.html (http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/waltoncasualsfc/news/fulham-date-added-to-pre-seaso-593262.html) - Walton Casuals away on Sunday 12th August with a 1pm kick off.
So air fare for the first, but no jacket required for the second.
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