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Saturday Fulham Stuff (25/09/10)

Started by WhiteJC, September 25, 2010, 07:21:31 AM

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WhiteJC

http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2010/September/EvertonRoadworks.aspx
Road Closures


Essential Urgent Water Works
CHISWICK HIGH ROAD/KEW BRIDGE ROAD - Southbound Carriageway – J/W Kew Bridge Court (Opp. Kew Bridge Rail Station)

Please be advised of essential urgent works by Thames Water to repair a leaking 30" trunk main at the above location.

CHISWICK HIGH ROAD/KEW BRIDGE ROAD will be closed Southbound between A4 Chiswick Roundabout and J/W Kew Road (Kew Bridge)/Kew Bridge Road (Westbound).

Diversions are as follows:

Traffic requiring the A205 South Circular Road will be diverted via Hogarth Roundabout, A316 Great Chertsey Road, Chiswick Bridge, Clifford Avenue – Chalker's Corner (continuing either to Richmond and Kew via Lower Richmond Road, or Sheen/Putney via A205 Clifford Avenue/Upper Richmond Road West).

Westbound localised Brentford and Kew traffic will remain on A4 Westbound, turning left into Ealing Road, then turning left to access Kew Bridge/Kew Road or turning right to access Brentford High Street. 

All southbound traffic coming from Gunnersbury Avenue will have the option to divert early via Gunnersbury Drive (weight restriction permitting), right into Popes Lane, right into Ealing Road) or divert at Chiswick Roundabout via either of the above routes.

START DATE: Friday 24-SEP-2010

END DATE: Monday 27-SEP-2010



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WhiteJC

http://hammyend.com/index.php/2010/09/salcido-loving-life-at-fulham/
Salcido loving life at Fulham
by Dan on September 24, 2010

Carlos Salcido says he's really enjoying life at Fulham.

The Mexican left back, signed from PSV Eindhoven towards the end of the August transfer window, is expected to make his home debut against Everton tomorrow afternoon and he says that he has always dreamt of playing in England.

As a professional football player I have always dreamt of playing in the Premier League. It was most definitely my dream as I've always been a fan of the English football and followed most of the teams – I'm delighted because Fulham has given me the opportunity to play here.

I'm really happy because since I joined Fulham I've met very nice people. My team-mate and all the staff at the Club have been very supportive. I've been made to feel really welcome.

WhiteJC

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/everton-fc/2010/09/24/fulham-v-everton-fc-premier-league-preview-55578-27338404/
Fulham v Everton FC Premier League preview
Sep 24 2010

Everton FC have doubts over midfielders Tim Cahill and Leon Osman for Saturday's Barclays Premier League trip to Fulham.

Cahill is rated 50-50 after two games out with a knee problem while Osman suffered a rib injury in the midweek Carling Cup loss to Brentford.

Full-back Tony Hibbert is also unlikely to feature at Craven Cottage due to a groin strain.

Forwards Louis Saha (calf) and Victor Anichebe (knee) both remain on the sidelines while Jack Rodwell (ankle) is out long term.

Fulham striker Moussa Dembele will miss out with an ankle injury.

Dembele is out for two to three weeks and joins fellow striker Bobby Zamora (broken leg) in the treatment room.

With Andrew Johnson (knee) and Diomansy Kamara (foot) back in training but unavailable for selection, Eddie Johnson, Clint Dempsey or Zoltan Gera will start up front. Damien Duff (calf) is expected to return after missing the 2-0 Carling Cup defeat to Stoke in midweek.

Fulham: Schwarzer, Zuberbuhler, Kelly, Pantsil, Salcido, Baird, Hangeland, Hughes, Halliche, Gera, Murphy, Duff, Riise, Etuhu, Dempsey, E Johnson, Greening, Davies, Dikgacoi, Elm, Briggs.

Everton FC: Howard, Neville, Distin, Jagielka, Cahill, Fellaini, Pienaar, Osman, Arteta, Beckford, Bilyaletdinov, Gueye, Heitinga, Coleman, Yakubu, Barkley, Mustafi, Silva, Baxter, Mucha.


WhiteJC

http://www.sportingpreview.com/matches/10110410.php
FULHAM v EVERTON
BIG MATCH STATS AND FACTS


This is Everton's poorest start to a league season since 1994/95 when they had accrued just one point after five games.

• 17 of the 18 Premier league meetings between Fulham and Everton have ended as home wins.

• Everton have failed to score in six of their nine Premier League trips to play Fulham in the Premier League.

• Fulham have kept just one clean sheet in their last eight Premier League home matches.

• Everton have failed to score in their last three Premier League away matches.

• Mark Hughes has drawn 12 of his last 16 matches as a Premier League coach.

• In 18 Premier League meetings between the two, there has never been a draw (Everton 10 wins, Fulham eight).

• It is 44 years (24 matches) since they last drew a league match against each other (1-1 at Craven Cottage 19 April 1965, old Division One).

• Mark Hughes has drawn 12 of his last 16 Premier League games as a manager.

• Hughes' side have one more point than at the same stage last season when they were under the stewardship of Roy Hodgson.

• Fulham had 62% possession in their match against Blackburn last Saturday, but had only two shots on target.

• Everton are the most fouled team and Steven Pienaar and Mikel Arteta are among the five most fouled Premier League players this season.

• The last league goal scored by an Everton striker came in April when Yakubu scored against Blackburn.

• Jermaine Beckford managed just five passes and no shots in his 45-minute appearance against Newcastle last Saturday.

• This is the Toffees' worst start to a season since 1994/95, when they had just one point after five league games.


WhiteJC

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/201632/Fulham-manager-Mark-Hughes-Stokes-it-all-up
FULHAM MANAGER MARK HUGHES STOKES IT ALL UP

FULHAM manager Mark Hughes has fanned the flames surrounding Stoke and their perceived rough-house tactics by urging his players to give as much as they get.

Hughes was fuming following Fulham's Carling Cup loss to Stoke in midweek over a dangerous tackle by Andy Wilkinson on his striker Moussa Dembele, which has put him out of action for three weeks.

He has become the second top-flight manager to target Stoke, after Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger accused them of "playing rugby" against the top sides.

But while telling his men, who have a reputation for playing attractive football, to play their way out of danger, he has called for a "bit of devilment" to combat the bullies of the league.

Hughes, whose side host winless Everton today, said: "You have to fight your corner. It is a physical sport and you have to be able to be physical. We always try to play the right way because I believe it is right and that is the type of players we have, but you must be able to win ugly at times.

"There will be situations when we will need to have different strings to our bow. At the moment sometimes it becomes more difficult because of the type of team that we are. If we can have a bit of devilment, then that will help us."

Wenger had claimed the top teams are often the victims of underhand tactics from the lower sides, but Hughes believes the big-hitters of the league are just as guilty of resorting to foul means. He said: "You've got to be physical and stand up to the challenge of going against the top teams, but more often than not the top teams are there because there is an element to their game that allows them to be physical when they want to be.

"I know in years gone by, certainly when I was playing, the first 20 minutes used to be a free-for-all to be perfectly honest. It was acknowledged and accepted that the centre-halves would kick you up the backside for the first 10 or 15 minutes, then you'd kick them back the next 10 minutes

WhiteJC

http://www.examiner.ie/business/kfmhkfqlsnql/
Hughes: Duff back to his best

THE playing career of Mark Hughes was just winding down at Blackburn when Damien Duff was coming through the ranks – and now the Fulham manager believes the winger is back to his very best.

Hughes played alongside Duff between 2000 and 2002, when the Republic of Ireland star was earning a reputation as one of the best natural wingers of his generation.

Duff's superb form earned him a £17m (€20m), move to Chelsea, and two Premier League titles, while regular appearances in the Champions League's latter stages duly followed.

But his career was in danger of petering out after he moved to Newcastle in 2006. Relegation to the Championship – sealed by Duff's own goal at Aston Villa on the final day of the 2008/09 season – was the nadir, before Roy Hodgson rescued him from the doldrums just over a year ago.

Now Hughes has succeeded Hodgson at Fulham he is the man tasked with getting the best out of the mercurial 31-year-old, who is set to return from a groin injury for today's Premier League clash with Everton at Craven Cottage.

And having seen Duff as his principal supplier of ammunition at Ewood Park, the Welshman is well placed to judge that the 84-times capped international is at the top of his game.

"I've known Duffer a very long time, having played in the same team as him," said Hughes. "We have protected him from injury in the last couple of games, but he has been playing really well since I've been at the club."

And Hughes admits that both he and Giovanni Trapattoni can ill afford to underestimate a player who has won two League Cups to go with his Premier League medals.

"Damien has won things, and that is very important to have in your group," added Hughes. "He is a very experienced guy now, and knows what it takes to have an impact in big games. And his form has been excellent – long may it continue."

But while Hughes is delighted with Duff, he is rather less enamoured with the heavy tackling that has left strikers Bobby Zamora and Mousa Dembele facing lengthy injury lay-offs.

Zamora will be out for five months after breaking his leg in a challenge with Wolves' Karl Henry, while Hughes is still fuming over the tackle by Stoke's Andy Wilkinson that has sidelined Dembele for up to three weeks with ankle ligament damage.

The 46-year-old admits rough treatment was an accepted part of the game during his own playing days but says times have changed. "In years gone by, when I was playing, the first 20 minutes used be a free for all,'' he recalled.

"The centre-halves would kick you up the backside for the first 10 to 20 minutes and then you would kick them back for 10 to 15 minutes. Then everything settled down and a football match broke out.

"That isn't the case anymore. Any incidents on the ball or off the ball are highlighted and you can't get with things that you used to. Or I used to."



This story appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Saturday, September 25, 2010



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WhiteJC

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/155421/Mark-Hughes-Fulham-refuse-to-bow-to-bullies/
MARK HUGHES' FULHAM REFUSE TO BOW TO BULLIES

MARK HUGHES has told the rest of the Premier League that his Fulham side refuse to be bullied.

Craven Cottage boss Hughes is still fuming at Stoke defender Andy Wilkinson's outrageous challenge on Moussa Dembele in midweek.

The tackle has put Dembele out of action for three weeks, adding to Fulham's striker woes with Bobby Zamora sidelined for five months with a broken leg.

But Hughes believes his side, who host Everton today, can stand toe-to-toe with the league's bully boys.

He said: "You've got to fight your corner. It is a physical sport and you have to be able to be physical.

"We always try and play the right way because I believe it is right and that is the type of players that we have, but you have to be able to win ugly at times.

"There will be situations when we will need to have different strings to our bow.

"At the moment, sometimes it becomes more difficult because of the type of team that we are. If we can have a bit of devilment, then that will help us.

"You've got to be physical and stand up to the challenge. More often than not the top teams are there because there is an element to their game that allows them to be physical when they want to be."

WhiteJC

http://www.sportingpreview.com/matches/10110422.php
FULHAM v EVERTON
LATEST TEAM NEWS


Everton midfielders Tim Cahill and Leon Osman are both doubtful for today's Premier League trip to Craven Cottage to face Fulham.

Cahill has had two games out with a knee problem and is rated 50-50. Osman suffered a rib injury in the midweek Carling Cup loss to Brentford. Full-back Tony Hibbert will probably not play due to a groin strain.

Forwards Victor Anichebe and Louis Saha are both still on the sidelines and Jack Rodwell is out long term.

Fulham striker Moussa Dembele will miss the clash because of an ankle injury.

Dembele is out for two to three weeks and joins fellow striker Bobby Zamora in the treatment room.

With Andrew Johnson and Diomansy Kamara back in training but unavailable for selection, Eddie Johnson, Clint Dempsey or Zoltan Gera will start up front. Damien Duff is expected to return after missing the 2-0 Carling Cup defeat by Stoke in midweek.

Fulham Squad: Schwarzer, Zuberbuhler, Kelly, Pantsil, Salcido, Baird, Hangeland, Hughes, Halliche, Gera, Murphy, Duff, Riise, Etuhu, Dempsey, E Johnson, Greening, Davies, Dikgacoi, Elm, Briggs.

Everton Squad: Howard, Neville, Distin, Jagielka, Cahill, Fellaini, Pienaar, Osman, Arteta, Beckford, Bilyaletdinov, Gueye, Heitinga, Coleman, Yakubu, Barkley, Mustafi, Silva, Baxter, Mucha.


WhiteJC

http://www.toffeeweb.com//season/10-11/reports/Fulham(a).php
Match Preview
There can''t be anyone connected with Everton Football Club, player, employee or fan, who could have conceived of a worse start to a season that promised so much. A campaign that was supposed to finally yield Champions League football for David Moyes's patiently-assembled side has instead begun in the worst fashion for 25 years and left only question marks over where the Blues go from here.

The first hints at an answer will come at Craven Cottage this weekend as Moyes's Everton look to repair some of the damage inflicted by two humiliating defeats at the hands of Newcastle United and Brentford and a return of just two points from five games.

Again, the manager's response in terms of team selection — if there will be any — will be as important as anything, particularly in attack where his options have been limited to just Yakubu, Jermaine Beckford and impotent combinations of Tim Cahill and Marouane Fellaini.

With Louis Saha and Victor Anichebe injured and Cahill himself battling a knee injury, Moyes has few options and with this being an away game on one of Everton's least profitable grounds, it's hard to see him breaking his cagey ways and deploying two strikers to help add some firepower.

In truth, there are problems all over the field, not least the void of creativity on the right flank and the fact that Mikel Arteta and Fellaini in particular are not performing anywhere near the levels we've come to expect. Getting his best players to perform is going to be the key to whether Moyes can salvage something from a season that looks doomed from the start.

A result at Fulham will, of course, be the first step and, as they're so fond of saying, the players and manager must take it one game at a time, put one foot in front of the other and battle their way out of the mire they've created for themselves.

Lyndon Lloyd



WhiteJC

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Everton-boss-David-Moyes-called-an-emergency-team-meeting-to-tell-his-underachieving-Toffees-that-he-is-worried-about-their-lack-of-fight-article587423.html
Everton boss calls emergency meeting for failing flops

David Moyes has warned his team they will be consumed by the crisis that threatens them, unless they rediscover their fight.

Even though his side have played some good football this season, the Everton boss has a serious fear the run of poor results can have a massively damaging effect on confidence.

The Blues are in the bottom three, and their manager is concerned that is because the players have simply been too soft in the face of some serious treatment from respectful opponents.

Moyes called a team meeting this week and told his players they have to earn the right to play – and if they don't then they will become the relegation candidates their current position suggests.

"I've told them the one thing you could never do was beat Everton up, no chance. If you wanted a scrap against us, we'd be standing there waiting for you," he explained.

"I've made clear I've been ­disappointed with the physical side of their game. The biggest concern for me is we have lost our competitive edge in the last few games.

"That's a bit frustrating, and that's the root of my disappointment in a couple of the games.

"We have a team who can play ­attractive attacking football, but I have said to them we need to have that edge to our game.

"It is a big part of the British game that teams are set out to be ­competitive and be hard to play against. It is not all about playing good football and scoring goals after 10 passes. You can't always win that way, and we have to find the other side to our game."

Everton get the chance to rediscover their fighting spirit at Fulham today, in a fixture that has a surprising history of friction and spite.

There have been several incidents in recent years, after a full-blown pitch battle following David Weir's dismissal at Craven Cottage in 2002.

Luis Boa Morte was accused of biting Weir's ear in that game, which ­degenerated into a mass brawl, and there have been several explosive moments since, especially after a race row between Boa Morte and Duncan Ferguson.

Ironically, it could be just the battle Everton need, and Moyes believes the time has come for his side to show their mettle and the character he insists knows they possess.

"Maybe we will have to sacrifice a little of the playing style we have got, to get better results," he warned.

"There's a good chance the confidence could be affected by this run, even if we haven't played that badly. It might be something that happens if we don't get results soon, and we have to wake up to that fact.

"But the one thing we have got is a great group of players. They are bitterly disappointed with their current level, because they are top players – a lot of them could go and play for top-four clubs in any country.

"And that means there's a real passion now to try and put it right."

Louis Saha and Victor Anichebe are still out, with Tony Hibbert and Leon Osman major doubts. But Tim Cahill returns, and he should lead the line.



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http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/brian-reade/Brian-Reade-column-Why-Mark-Hughes-war-on-violence-will-bemuse-Arsene-Wenger-plus-why-do-London-fans-always-leave-the-match-early-at-Tottenham-and-Arsenal-article587367.html
Why Wenger and Sparky make unlikely bedfellows

Arsene Wenger must have had a good chortle this week at Fulham's boss raging against Stoke for dishing out career-threatening injuries.

Not because he's finally found an ally in his fight against dirty football, but because that ally is Mark Hughes.

When Hughes managed Blackburn, Wenger complained he sent his players out to maim, famously accusing him of turning up with "a desire for violence."

Cesc Fabregas claimed a Rovers player trod on his neck while he lay prone after a challenge. Robin van Persie, who was regularly on the end of potential career-threateners said: "Blackburn's tactics were nothing to do with football. They just kicked."

Naturally Hughes played the innocent, but no-one believed him. Especially the Fair Play League, which his Blackburn side finished bottom of, four years on the trot.

Now we learn Hughes hated that kind of football all along. Arsene knows eh?

**

I asked a Spurs-supporting mate why his ground became half-empty when Arsenal went two-up with 25 minutes to go in Tuesday's Carling Cup tie.

And he gave the same answer an Arsenal fan gave when I asked why the Emirates always empties with ten minutes from time if their team look like losing.

"London transport's a shocker. Sometimes it's best to leave early."

So how come, when it looks like Spurs or the Gunners are going to win, fans stay to the end? Do they float home then as opposed to taking the bus?

It's the 2012 Olympics organisers I feel sorry for. If a Brit doesn't look like winning the sprint with ten metres to go, will there be a mass walkout by Londoners just as Usain Bolt crosses the line to smash the world record?



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http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Fulham-boss-Mark-Hughes-has-urged-his-side-to-toughen-up-away-from-home-and-add-a-little-devilment-to-their-game-article587499.html
Hughes wants to bring out the devil in Fulham

Mark Hughes has told Fulham to toughen up as angels do not survive in the Premier League.

The Cottagers boss yesterday claimed Mousa Dembele was "lucky" to be sidelined for only three weeks following a horror tackle from Stoke's Andy Wilkinson in midweek.

And Bobby Zamora is out until after Christmas after a challenge earlier this month left him with a broken leg.

Former hardman Hughes wants last season's Europa League finalists to keep trying to outplay teams.

But before today's visit of Everton, he warned: "You have to fight your corner. It's a physical sport.

"We will always play the right way – that's correct and those are the type of players we have. But you have to be able at times to win ugly. At the moment, sometimes away from home it's difficult for us. If we can add a little ­devilment, as I call it, that will help."

Hughes, whose side are unbeaten in the Premier League, rejected Arsene Wenger's claim that some teams try to kick talented players out of the game.

But he added: "When I was playing, the first 20 minutes were a free-for-all. Everyone got it out of their system before a ­football match broke out.

"The game's changed. But more often than not the top teams are top because they have an edge to their game that allows them to be physical when they have to be."



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http://www.fulhamweb.co.uk/news/Kamara-set-to-be-included-Fulham-squad.aspx
Kamara set to be included Fulham squad

Fulham striker Diomansy Kamara is set to be included in a Fulham Premiership squad for the first time this season after the striker came through 70 minutes of a behind-closed doors friendly this week.

The man bought from West Brom two seasons ago is drafted back into action after injuries to Mousa Dembele and Bobby Zamora has left the Whites short up front.

Dembele could be out for up to three weeks after an reckless tackle by Stoke's Andy Wilkinson damaged his ankle ligaments in the midweek Carling Cup defeat to Stoke.

The Belgian international has made a flying start to his Craven Cottage career, but boss Mark Hughes insists his team will get by on what's left in front of him.

He added: "I can change the personnel and the formation if needs be. And Damien Duff is available for selection again.

"Duffer got no reaction (to a calf problem) in the last two training sessions, and we're hopeful of including him."

Striker Andy Johnson rejoins training with the first-team group on Monday for the first time in nine months, but the Whites are likely to start with Clint Dempsey and Zoltan Gera up front.

Keeper David Stockdale is also set to resume training on Monday