Don’t write off old Roy

OPPORTUNITIES to focus attention on matters away from the most glamorous clubs and the biggest competitions come along all too rarely, so they must be grasped.

I want to talk about Fulham and Roy Hodgson.

Was there a more impressive result anywhere this week than the 4-1 thrashing of former European Champions Juventus at Craven Cottage? I am ashamed to admit I only watched the game afterwards since I hadn’t given Fulham the slightest hope of going through, particularly since they were missing key players like Danny Murphy and Jonathan Greening. Great to be wrong, isn’t it?