re: EPL Team Help

I've been following the sport for 30 years. I only just chose Fulham five or six years ago, after watching the EPL for nearly 20. It's not just Clint Dempsey, though. Fulham was the first club to take a chance on American playerS ten years ago.

They signed Brian McBride, who is now a club legend. Then they followed up by signing Carlos Bocanegra who gave them, what? four years of solid service. Both were in the side regularly.

THEN they signed Eddie Johnson who flamed out, but they kept trying with him.

After him, they signed Clint Dempsey who is now a fixture in the side to this day.

Kasey Keller played there half a season as well. And there were a couple of Saturdays where the gaffer actually had all five Americans on the pitch at one time.

Now they've all gone their separate ways, with the exception of Dempsey who is solidly in Martin Jol's plans for this term, but many believe his days are numbered as clubs in Germany and Italy are reported to be quite interested.

McBride returned to MLS and now retirement.
Bocanegra moved to France when FFC didn't renew.
EJ was loaned out or stuck in the reserves almost every year, despite his blinding speed. His total lack of footballing skill and weakness of mind never so evident as his last senior team appearance at West Ham two seasons ago, when he stopped on a breakaway in the penalty area, at 15 yards out, and let the Irons keeper come out and take the ball off of him while he had his thumb up his arse.