It's squeaky bum time for...
Martin Jol's Fulham
At the risk of running counter to the festive spirit, the holiday is over now at Fulham.
After Wednesday night's Odense trauma, there are no more fun trips across Europe, no more eyes on Bucharest, no more dreams of rekindling the spirit of Roy Hodgson's 2010 team. Instead, they have a fairly important Premier League campaign to focus on: Fulham are averaging one point per game, leaving them behind all three promoted teams. Their England striker, Bobby Zamora, is unhappy. Jol has some serious issues to confront. Christmas may be coming, but the real work starts here.
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