The Fulham Chronicle
Market29 Jan 2029
Not going: Rabby Nzingoula stays at Fulham
“I know what people will say. I know what I want, and it is here.” Northampton Town had the fee agreed and the shirt ready; they did not have the player, and now they will not.
Transfer targets29 Jan 2029
Armando Broja is a medical away from Fulham
The deal with Liverpool is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad29 Jan 2029
Words exchanged at Fulham
Sidiki Chérif and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Transfer targets29 Jan 2029
Door shut on Dion De Neve
Fulham asked and Blackburn Rovers said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The terraces29 Jan 2029
The crowd has taken to Sidiki Chérif
At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Match27 Jan 2029
Sidiki Chérif the difference as Fulham beat Charlton Athletic
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Sidiki Chérif. 2‑0 against Charlton Athletic, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings29 Jan 2029
Roman Dixon runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 19. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad29 Jan 2029
Words at Fulham training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Rabby Nzingoula is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Player ratings29 Jan 2029
A masterclass from Sidiki Chérif
Marked 8.01 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
In brief
- Transfer targets Fulham try to borrow Filozofe Mabete
- Squad Timothy Wright stays put
- The dugout Andrew Williams: “That is the standard”