There s a lot more than just longevity to recommend a visit to Craven Cottage � the riverside home of Fulham Football Club since 1896. Although I lived a long way from London,Things To Consider In Looking For Good Chinese Translator,personalized bobbleheads, Fulham were the first team from the higher divisions I supported . They had some fine players then � even though they seemed to yoyo between the top two divisions. Johnny Haynes,., Tony Macedo, Tosh Chamberlain, George Cohen � all great players; Haynes one of the greatest ever.
Since then,custom bobblehead, some wonderful players also turned out for the Cottagers at various stages of their careers � Alan Mullery,custom bobblehead, Bobby Moore, Rodney Marsh, � even George Best. The finest goal I ever saw was scored by Best in a League Cup tie against Peterborough United in September,,, 1976. He stepped on the ball, flicked it into the air and then volleyed it past the current Manchester United goalkeeper coach,customize bobblehead, Eric Steele,custom bobblehead, from 25 yards. Unbelievable.
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I must admit, though, that I sometimes wonder if older Fulham fans sometimes look back a little nostalgically to the days when they could arrive at the ground ten minutes before the kick off, have a reasonably priced pie and then stand wherever they wanted to cheer on players they often met out in town and who didn t earn more in a week than the fans themselves would make in a year or two.
To an outsider,personalized bobblehead, it does always seem as if Fulham has been able to hang on to some of that traditional atmosphere,personalized bobblehead,Tour De France � A Matter Of Two; Schelck And Contador, however. The Cottage is still idiosyncratically there � an absurdity in a modern stadium but an integral part of this one. The recently unveiled statue of Johnny Haynes blends in as people come into the ground, rather than being elevated to god like status the way so many others have been.
No, despite their wealthy backing, Fulham seem to have stayed as a people s club much more than any of the other London Premier League clubs � even West Ham. Their fans probably still think of Brentford and QPR as their most hated rivals � apart from Gillingham � just as much as Chelsea. And, with an astute,Can I Buy Used Summer Wedding Dresses, honest and likeable manager in Roy Hodgson, they also have a team that plays attractive yet committed football. If you re looking to go to a game in London, then give Craven Cottage a try � it s well worth it.
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