Day Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Fulham were relegated because they removed a statue of Michael Jackson from Craven Cottage, according to former owner Mohamed Al Fayed.Al Fayed installed the statue in 2011 but new owner Shahid Khan had it taken down in September.Fulham were relegated at the weekend and the statue has been donated to the National Football Museum in Manchester."When the new owner decided to move it I said 'Fine, it is a lucky thing, you will regret it later'," Al Fayed said."Now the new owner will regret it because I warned him. I said 'You will pay with blood for that' because it was something loved by people."It was a big mistake but he paid for it now. He's been relegated and if he wakes up he'll ask for Michael Jackson again and I'll say 'No way'."Al Fayed believes manager Felix Magath is not the right man to get Fulham promoted from the Championship.The Cottagers were relegated after 13 years in the Premier League with Saturday's 4-1 defeat at Stoke .Magath wants to stay on but Al Fayed does not believe the German can help the Cottagers bounce back."You need a manager who will deliver and I don't think this guy has got the charm or the personality," he said.Al Fayed, who sold Fulham to Khan in July last year, added: "Players need someone very close. You saw me with the players in the changing room and when they're eating lunch, it was a very close relationship for the players to feel they want to sacrifice, play hard and want to deliver."They miss that now and I hope [Khan] wakes up. I tried to help him and advise him and put him on the right way."If he's lost hope and he offers it to me half price, fine I'm going to buy it back."Magath has apologised for the defeat at the Britannia Stadium that sealed the club's relegation from the Premier League.The former Bayern Munich boss, 60, joined Fulham in February, but picked up just three wins in 11 league games.In an open letter to fans, Magath also vowed to stay on as manager and build a team able to return to the top flight."We as a team, and I include myself and management, would like to apologise for our bad performance," the German wrote."The reality is that we have been relegated, but my commitment and desire to Fulham remains."It certainly was not what you as fans were expecting and should rightfully demand of us, but we were unable to perform on the day, resulting in our downfall."During the summer months there most certainly will be many changes within the club. We obviously need to improve and redefine our playing staff. We have in our academy team, talented, young and hungry players."Fulham's final game in the Premier League this season is a dead rubber against Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage on Sunday.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27298374 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 What I don't understand is why the statue is in the Football Museum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maydrakin Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Just goes to show he's an idiot. I certainly wouldn't want a statue of a dead (alledged) paedophile outside our ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanish Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Just goes to show he's an idiot. I certainly wouldn't want a statue of a dead (alledged) paedophile outside our ground. No, I think he is really dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Quite right too. Nothing says success like a big statue of a paedo outside the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Quite right too. Nothing says success like a big statue of a paedo outside the ground. Adds a bit of Glitter to proceedings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Sorry. Sorry. That paragraph where he talks about him and the players... I read that as "you see me having a close relationship with the players in the changing room". Oooeeerrr mister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 That statue idea was just stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I used to love his music, still do but I thought it wad so odd to have it made in the first place, let alone plonk it outside Fulham. Nowt as queer as folk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I didn't like the MJ statue but Ipro could use statue of a rockstar. Somebody like David Bowie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Do not use Bowie & rockstar in the same sentence ever again. And stop it ya bloody wum. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Wum, me ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I didn't like the MJ statue but Ipro could use statue of a rockstar. Somebody like David Bowie. Kev Moore Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbeard Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I used to love his music, still do but I thought it wad so odd to have it made in the first place, let alone plonk it outside Fulham. Nowt as queer as folk. Certainly nowt much queerer than Jackson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbeard Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Fixed I didn't like the MJ statue but Ipro could use statue of a rockstar. Somebody like David Bowie.Kev Moore TroyDyer Fixed again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 What I don't understand is why the statue is in the Football Museum there's a world of difference between 'donated to' and 'in' - probably at the back of a store room with a sheet over it (or melted down for scrap if anyone has any sense....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I saw that statue. It was bad. Really really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 So Alf Ayed thinks Fulham were relegated because they removed the statue. hmmm, maybe, i suppose some people believe in omens, lucky charms and suchlke. Its an age old thing isn't it, to try and appease the gods, build monuments, offer sacrificies, it could be that the feng shui was disturbed, the yin yang set askew by the untimely demise of said icon. Or it could be that fulham are vvank and have chopped and changed their manager like a Hawasi on acid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Last I saw they had 11 statues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Should have been Huey Lewis in the first place anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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