FULHAM FULHAM v CELTA VIGO CELTA v FULHAM FULHAM FC FOOTBALL CLUB The Offi cial Matchday Programme London's Original Season 18/19 | £2.00 Football Club PRESEASON FRIENDLY SATURDAY 4TH AUGUST, 3PM AUGUST, 4TH SATURDAY PRESEASON FRIENDLY V FULHAMSATURDAY FC 4TH AUGUST KICKOFF 3PM A ISSUE NO. A 001_FFC_COVERSPREADv3.indd 3 02/08/2018 16:33 003 CONTENTS.indd 2 02/08/2018 10:55 FULHAM FC DIRECTORY Fulham Football Club, Training Ground, CONTENTS Motspur Park, Surrey, KT3 6PT Tel: 0843 208 1222 | Fax: 0208 336 0514 Email: [email protected] FFC Ticket Line: 0203 871 0810 CHAIRMAN & DIRECTORS Chairman: Shahid Khan Vice Chairman & Director of Football Operations: Tony Khan Chief Executive Officer: Alistair Mackintosh Finance Director: Sean O’Loughlin Non-Executive Director: Mark Lamping Non-Executive Director: David Daly FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT HEAD COACH NEW BOYS Head Coach: Slaviša Jokanović Slaviša Jokanović praises Introducing Fulham’s First Team Assistant Coach: Javier Pereira 06 all connected with Fulham 12 batch of signings made First Team Assistant Coach: Rafael Cristobal after a stellar season over the summer months First Team Coach: Scott Parker Manager of First Team Medical & Sports Science: Marco Cesarini Goalkeeping Coach: José Carreira Fitness Coaches: Alastair Harris & Gary Hall First Team Coach: Alberto Escobar Lead Professional Development Coach: Peter Grant FOOTBALL OPERATIONS Vice Chairman & Director of Football Operations: Tony Khan Assistant Director of Football Operations & Chief Scout: Brian Talbot Management Board Chief Executive Officer: Alistair Mackintosh THE AWAY END CONNECTIONS Chief Revenue Officer: Casper Stylsvig The lowdown on this From A-Z, we investigate Finance Director: Sean O’Loughlin 22 afternoon’s Spanish 28 the tenuous links between Academy Director: Huw Jennings visitors to SW6 FFC and Spain Chief Operating Officer: Darren Preston General Counsel: Peter Limbert Fulham FC Foundation CEO: Mike McSweeney EDITORIAL Programme Editors: Tom Harvey & Ben Kosky WHITES BITES Art Editor: Paul West All the latest Fulham-related news from in and around Craven Contributors: Alex Bowmer, Bob Cain, David 08 Cottage and Motspur Park Cartlidge, Gordon Davies & Jamie Reid Photography: Ken Coton, The Press Association PRESEASON & Shutterstock Inc A round-up of how the boys have fared in their summer THANKS TO 20 sharpeners to date Carmelo Mifsud PRESS BOX ANALYSIS Spanish football expert David Cartlidge gives us the inside track 30 on today’s visitors FROM THE VAULTS A look back at the last time we hosted Spanish opposition in a 32 pre-season friendly in SW6 UNSEEN FFC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Delving through the archives to find rarely-seen photographs of Published by ProgrammeMaster 38 the Whites Managing Director: Lee Berry Printing: Bishops Printers GORDON DAVIES Programme Subscriptions: 0207 121 5000 Ivor airs his views on all things FFC in his regular column in the 46 official matchday programme Enquiries: [email protected] Website: programmemaster.com 003 CONTENTS.indd 3 02/08/2018 15:43 OPENING SHOT READY TO GO New signing André Schürrle pulls on a Fulham shirt for the fi rst time in this country as the Whites run out at Aldershot for their friendly against Sampdoria on Wednesday night 04 The Offi cial Fulham FC Matchday Programme 004_OPENING SHOT.indd 4 02/08/2018 15:43 fulhamfc.com 05 004_OPENING SHOT.indd 5 02/08/2018 15:43 06 The Official Fulham FC Matchday Programme 006_HEAD COACH.indd 6 02/08/2018 15:32 SLAVIŠA JOKANOVIĆ HEAD COACH The gaffer looks ahead to today’s match against Celta Vigo… WELCOME BACK to Craven though we all realised that we would Celta Vigo finished their 2017/18 Cottage for our final pre-season need to plan and prepare for the La Liga campaign in 13th position. match against Celta Vigo. We new season almost straight away. The team plays an exciting brand kick-off our Premier League The team returned for pre-season of football, with many excellent campaign this time next week and training at the start of July and attacking players in their ranks this last friendly match at home, our schedule and fixtures against such as Iago Aspas, Emre Mor and against a quality La Liga side, will excellent opposition, involving top- Maxi Gomez. be beneficial as we put the final flight sides from Turkey, France, Italy After today’s fixture, we wish touches to our preparations. and Spain, provided us with valuable Celta Vigo all the very best for their I hope you are all enjoying the tests as we came up against teams forthcoming La Liga season and summer so far and are excited for offering different playing styles. opener, at home, against Espanyol the start of a new season and a The emphasis on pre-season in a fortnight’s time. The new season new league competition. is to prepare the squad well in is nearly here and with one more I’d like to extend a warm welcome to the Cottage to Celta Vigo Head Coach, Antonio Mohamed, “ THE CLUB HAS MADE A GOOD JOB his backroom staff, as well as the officials and supporters of Celta. IN BRINGING IN SOME NEW PLAYERS It may seem longer but it’s only a little over two months since our SO FAR, WITH FIVE DAYS OF THIS promotion to the Premier League was achieved in the Play-Off Final at Wembley. A lot has been WINDOW LEFT ” mentioned already about that day. It was a wonderful day for us all, terms of fitness, intensity and week of preparation at Motspur especially for Fulham supporters technical skill to be ready for the Park, we’ll be doing our very best seeing their side win at Wembley start of a new campaign. During to be ready for the match against for the first time. Our fans created this time, the Club has made a Crystal Palace. a fantastic atmosphere at the East good job in bringing in some new end of the National Stadium and players so far, with five days of Thank you for your support. deserved the celebrations that this window left. Our new recruits followed the final whistle. will require some time to adapt The occasion was an immensely to their surroundings, which is to proud moment for me, my support be expected, however they bring staff and players, as we achieved many attributes to improve the what we set out to do, and that overall quality in the squad. was to be promoted and reach the Today’s friendly will be an exciting Premier League. encounter, with both teams eager It was important for everyone at to keep possession of the ball at the Club, players, staff and fans every opportunity and trying to SLAVIŠA JOKANOVIĆ alike, to enjoy this moment, even command play. HEAD COACH fulhamfc.com 07 006_HEAD COACH.indd 7 02/08/2018 15:32 WHITES BITES DAFABET DEAL GLOBAL BETTING brand Dafabet is Fulham’s new Main Team Partner in a two-year record shirt sponsorship deal for the Club. The announcement coincided with the launch of the Club’s new 18/19 Adidas SCOTT’S BACK Home and Away Kits, which will carry the Dafabet logo on the front of the playing FULHAM ANNOUNCED the shirts worn by the First Team for the appointment of former captain 2018/19 Premier League campaign and the Scott Parker as First Team Coach Fulham Ladies team. last month. Parker returns to Fulham a year after retiring from playing. He joined REAM NAMED PLAYER Tottenham Hotspur’s academy last OF THE SEASON summer to coach their Under-18s. TIM REAM was named Fulham’s Player of Parker signed for the Whites in the Season for 2017/18. Ryan Sessegnon August 2013 and went on to make was Ream’s closest rival for the award, 128 appearances in four seasons. while Kevin McDonald was third. First Team Senior Coach Stuart Ream agreed a new two-year deal with Gray has left the Club. Fulham in July to keep him at Craven Cottage until the summer of 2020, with an option to extend by a further 12 months. NEW CONTRACTS FOR KEY DUO FULHAM CAPTAIN Tom Cairney has signed a new five-year contract to stay at Craven Cottage until 2023. MAREK’S A MILLER The Whites skipper has made 130 AGAIN appearances since joining the Club from Blackburn Rovers three years ago, scoring MAREK RODÁK has returned to 27 goals – the most recent of those being Rotherham United for a second the winner at Wembley in the Play-Off year-long loan after helping the Final against Aston Villa. Yorkshire club win promotion to Fellow midfielder Kevin McDonald followed the Championship last season. suit at the end of last month, committing his Rodák, who made 38 future to Fulham for at least another two years. appearances during his previous McDonald has signed a new contract loan spell with the Millers, has until the summer of 2020, with the option also signed a new contract to to extend for a further year. remain at Fulham until 2021. 08 The Official Fulham FC Matchday Programme 008_WHITES BITES.indd 8 02/08/2018 15:33 FREDERICKS CARD ONLY KIOSKS HEADS FOR HAMMERS FOLLOWING a fans’ forum organised by the Club and the Fulham RYAN FREDERICKS joined Supporters’ Trust at the end of last West Ham United when his season, an action point raised by Fulham contract expired at supporters was to identify ways in the end of June. which the Club could speed up the Also leaving Fulham at the queuing time and service at food and end of their contracts were drink kiosks around the ground. George Williams, Michael From today’s game and throughout Elstone, Joe Felix, Dan the entire season, two thirds of the Martin, Julian Schwarzer total number of kiosks inside the and Djed Spence.