Taken from todays Irish Times: Fond farewell: Chelsea fans concerned for former hero THERE was many a fond footballing farewell during the summer, the warmest perhaps from Chelsea supporters who wished Liverpool new-boy Joe Cole well with this little ditty: “He’s rich, they’re Scouse, they’re going to rob his house, Joey Cole, Joey Cole.†Aw, nice. The most moving tribute, though, paid to a departing friend was by Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed who, naturally, thanked Roy Hodgson from the bottom of his heart for all his stupendous efforts at the London club – including that Europa League final appearance – and wished him nothing but success at Liverpool. No, no, wait: “Don’t mention Roy Hodgson any more. He let us down and just walked away, but we have a nice guy now (Mark Hughes) – he’s a better looking too. This guy (Hodgson), we put him where he is now and he took advantage. We gave him all the support, we believed in him and he just let us down. Yes, Roy disappointed the fans and players. He was just a bugger. I did everything for him, to help him. But that’s his character. He can’t help it. I forgive him, anyhow – and I’m sure he’s going to get Liverpool downhill.†Heartwarming. Al Fayed sounds a little bitter
Read those comments from al fayed alright. The year he kept them up was a fantastic achievement and brings them to a European final. It's hard to take al fayed seriously though. He's a bit of a rediculous character in general. He so wants to be taken seriously by the upper classes. He actually gave himself the al part in his surname to make his name sound more regal. I think he lost the plot though when his son died. It was very sad but all these conspiracy theories about the English royal family did him no favours especially when he was trying so hard to get an English passport. As for the Chelsea fans,that's to be expected.