Excuse me Sir Alex Ferguson, but who died and left you spokesperson for the respectable dressing rooms association. Don’t get me wrong, I’m impressed you can fork out a sentence amidst grinding your teeth on a packet of Wrigley’s and crossing your arms, but please, get off your high horse.
Ferguson lashed out at Fulham’s home ground overnight, labelling their facilities “an absolute disgrace” no less than eight months after their last visit to the Londoners.
When interviewed, Ferguson drew attention to the size of the dressing room, with no more then “eight square yards” to be had.
Manchester United has had to cope with “disgraceful” facilities this season according to Ferguson who advised the league to implement stricter regulations.
What? The other grounds aren’t made out of gold either Sir Alex? What a crying shame.
Now that Ronaldo has gone, how long do you need to spend in a dressing room? I’d hazard a guess that you get changed, listen in on the team talk and then go play a game of football.
I don’t know what you’re complaining about; I get changed each morning in a bathroom no bigger then a few meters square.
Sir Alex Ferguson needs to understand that each stadium is unique, that includes the size of its dressing rooms. Craven Cottage has been near untouched for years to maintain its history, unlike Old Trafford that’s seen more facelifts than Joan Rivers.
Before you go prodding holes in the media image of our club Sir Alex, think about what you’re complaining about. A small change room hardly constitutes a “disgrace”, but your reaction to it certainly does.
Vinay Verma
Roar Guru
Stoffy,with you on this. Ferguson can take his gum and stick it in his boots. Haven't been to the Cottage but can imagine the vibes. Have been to White hart Lane and can't understand the rush by spurs to want to use the Olympic stadium after 2012. Don't these guys value tradition and histroy anymore?
Stoffy18
Roar Guru
Sounds pretty good to me! I could think of nothing better then downing a few beers sorrounded by the Fulham faithfull. We look like avoiding the drop this year and the announcement of Shaun Wright-Phillips probable arival at the Cottage should aid that. Fingers crossed Dempsey stays, I cant help but think this man will do wonders in a Fulham jersey come next season, just needs Zamora there beside him.
Jared Newton
Roar Rookie
Hook up with the Fanatics in London mate, provided the Whites stay in the top flight they offer tickets behind the goals at the Hammersmith end. When I went to see Fulham and Everton last season I sat with Dave, the guy that runs the fanatics operation in the UK and sat directly behind the goals front row. Dave also snuck me into the Pub round the corner reserved for Fulham members post game where I met a few old school Fulham fans with some great stories about their hooligan days in the 70s! It's an experience you'll never regret mate.
Stoffy18
Roar Guru
Jared, it’s good to hear from another Fulham supporter :) Down in Tassie I find myself surrounded by followers of the top 4 clubs. I went to watch us play Melbourne Victory a couple of years ago, sat right amongst the White Army. One of the most memorable sporting events I've experienced. I just finished grade 12 with the aim to travel across Europe and in particular England. Season ticket at the Cottage sounds mighty fine to me!!
Jared Newton
Roar Rookie
PS- From memory the actual cottage is Heratige listed so it can't be redeveloped.
Jared Newton
Roar Rookie
I've been to watch Premier League Football at both Old Trafford and Craven Cottage and whilst Old Trafford is a great venue it's just another big stadium. Craven Cottage is an amazing venue and incredibly unique in the EPL. The ground is located smack bang on the River Thames among terrace housing and the entrance to the ground is stuck in a time warp and would not look out of place 50 years ago. The place full holds around 24,000. The brick entrance with tiny little doorways through to the turnstiles, the terraced stands give a different cozy atmosphere to what you get at a sterile 50,000 plus stadium. A game at Craven Cottage I imagine is what it was like to watch a game of VFL out at the Junction Oval or Windy Hill or Lakeside Oval back in the day. It was one of the greatest experiences I've had as a spectator of sport and the Premier League is richer for having it there. Come on you whites.
Slippery Jim
Guest
I haven't visited Fulham's dressing rooms personally, but I can tell you that in most of the stadiums you will find the away team dressing room is always far smaller, poorly equipped and deliberately set up to make things uncomfortable for the visiting teams. At Stamford Bridge, for instance, the away dressing room is probably a quarter of the size of the home one, has the lockers set up underneath the benches so that away players strain their backs stowing their gear, has less showers and massage tables, the tactics board is tiny and hidden behind the entry door so that every time a player enters it is obscured, and even has lighting and temperature settings designed by sports psychologists to reduce the aggressiveness of the players.