As ever, much depends on Aleksandar Mitrovic. More than anything, though, Fulham need to trust in the collective
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 19th (NB: this is not necessarily Jacob Steinberg’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)
Last season’s position: 4th in Championship
Related: Fulham can learn from their 2018 promotion which soon turned sour
Fulham style themselves as London’s original club and have mostly led a modest existence, although their former owner Mohamed Al Fayed did once talk about making them the Manchester United of the south. Unfortunately the Egyptian tried to do it by signing Steve Marlet for £11.5m from Lyon in 2001. Marlet turned out to be slightly inferior to United’s big signing that summer, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and managed 11 goals in 55 league appearances before joining Marseille on loan in 2003. Still, full marks for thinking big – even if the Michael Jackson statue outside Craven Cottage made a bigger impact than the goalshy Frenchman.
Scott Parker's post-match interview the other night goes so well with The Streets Dry Your Eyes!
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