Jol On AJ Contract & Bobby 'Bust-Up'

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FULHAM 6 - QPR 0: MARTIN JOL'S FUL OF PRAISE FOR AJ TREBLE TOP


3rd October 2011 By Paul Brown


GOALS are like London buses for Andy Johnson – you wait forever and then three come along at once.

Injuries meant Johnson netted only three times in the Premier League last season.

But on a day of firsts he hit his first top-flight hat-trick and had a hand in two other goals as Fulham finally won their first league game of the campaign.

Clint Dempsey, Bobby Zamora and a Danny Murphy ­penalty added to the misery for QPR.

Fulham boss Martin Jol was delighted for Johnson, but admitted the striker's future is uncertain after he rejected a new contract two weeks ago.

Jol said: "I was very happy for him and for us as well because we needed to get the result.

"Until now AJ scored goals in Europe and he didn't in the Premier League.

''I will back him all the time, but I think other people are in negotiations with him.

"I think we are a good combination and you would be happy with the deal we have offered him.

''We offered AJ this year, next year and an option. I think it was good."

Jol was also forced to shoot down talk of a rift with Zamora, who was not happy at being left out of Fulham's squad for their midweek Europa League win over Odense.

Jol said: "Bobby is a ­sensitive person but if he's ill in bed you can't expect me to take him with us.

"I told him he'd better stay here and do some extra training. You can't tell me that's a bust up.

But Johnson beat him by 11 to tap in a rebound after Paddy Kenny could only parry a shot from Mousa Dembele.

The former England ­ striker has been on fire in Europe, scoring six times, but that was his first goal in the top flight this season.

Fitz Hall had to hook clear off his own line after a ­dangerous cross from Dempsey, before Bradley Orr blocked a shot from the winger as Rangers were run ragged.

Johnson went close after Zamora nodded back Steve Sidwell's cross, but Fulham soon had a second.

Kenny clattered into Johnson, referee Andre Marriner pointed to the spot, and Murphy scored the penalty.

Johnson made it three before half-time and then completed his hat-trick on the hour from ­Murphy's quick free-kick.

Zamora flicked a Johnson cross into the path of ­Dempsey, who hit the fifth.

By the time Zamora made it six, Rangers, wearing a dreadful orange kit, looked like lemons.

Afterwards, Rangers boss Neil Warnock fumed: "I think I've had a couple of days like these before.

''But it's one of the worst, it was Sunday League stuff from us really.

"It was like a knife slicing through butter today and good players will take ­advantage of a back four in disarray.

"I didn't think anybody packed up but, on the day, they were too good for us.

''Overall we've done well building from the back this season and had three clean sheets.

''But I think most teams would have beaten us with the way that we defended ­today."

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After a reported altercation between Jol and Zamora in the Sunday newspapers, Jol was asked whether there was any truth in the matter and he replied: "I feel if you leave players at home and if you rotate like we did against Chelsea or you leave them at home, maybe because of illness, maybe you drop them, it doesn't matter, they can talk to their agents and come up with two or three stories every week."

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A FEW MORE QUOTES ON THE SAME STORY.



MARTIN Jol has denied he has had a bust-up with star striker Bobby Zamora.

The Fulham frontman reportedly clashed with his boss at the Motspur Park training ground this week after being left out of the squad for the Europa League trip to Odense.

Jol admits Zamora was unhappy not to be included, but insists there is no rift between the pair.

He said: "I can't remember a bust-up with Bobby. He's a sensitive person and if you leave him out because he's ill in bed maybe he doesn't like it. That could be the case.

"The day before we left for Denmark he trained but I told him to stay here to do some sessions because I had Andy Johnson, and he proved to be enough.

"Bobby scored a very good goal [against QPR] and hopefully he will start liking me because I like him after scoring a goal."



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Why do "papers" like the Star think that you need one sentence per paragraph?  It's really off-putting.

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Airfix - probably for people with little to no attention span

Seems like there was some 'creative tension' between Jol and players though

[Airfix]

Seems like there was some 'creative tension' between Jol and players though

If "creative tension" leads to 6-0 wins, creatively tens away!

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Why do "papers" like the Star think that you need one sentence per paragraph?  It's really off-putting.

space filler

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Doesn't seem to be much to this.