Fulham fans: May have double celebration
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Fulham may pip City to Euro berth
Fulham could get a shock route into the UEFA Cup as they avoided a booking and Manchester City had Richard Dunne sent off on the final day.
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Danny Murphy's 76th-minute header brought Roy Hodgson's team a fourth win in five games - and a third away triumph in a row - against Portsmouth as the Cottagers ensured their Premier League status for next season.
And now it has emerged that Fulham could be handed a place in the qualifying round for next season's UEFA Cup as reward for their success in the European Fair Play League.
England have already clinched another UEFA Cup place through this unlikely avenue and it goes to the 'fairest' team not already qualified for Europe - which looked certain, up until Sunday, to be Manchester City.
But City had Dunne sent off in their 8-1 trouncing at Middlesbrough and it is thought this could be enough to put them behind the Cottagers in the Fair Play League.
Fulham's communications officer Sarah Brooks said: "It is certainly a possibility that we could be playing in the UEFA Cup.
"It is a complicated situation in which administration efficiency is also taken into consideration as well as on-field behaviour but we know we are in a good position and expect to have confirmation from the Premier League early next week.
"For now, we have enough to celebrate over staying up but this could be another bonus, although we can't say more at this stage until all the documentation is in."
The notion of Fulham making the UEFA Cup having just dodged relegation brings a crazy slant to the entire process of European qualification and provides an almost surreal flavour to an amazing day when the club's hopes and dreams all came true.
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pauliowigs (Fulham fan)
"Malcolm, the fair play league is not judged purely on bookings. You have to have a reasonably good disciplinary record to do well, but you can not win it solely alone. Other things are reqarded sush as 'positive play' 'respect for opposition' 'respect for officials' 'behaviour of coaching staff' and importantly 'fan behaviour'. Its many aspects that are all considered from the referees report. It is supposed to be a reward for approaching the game the right way. Ultimately its not a terrible idea - the chance of a team geting it is very remote, the fair play place is contested by many many leagues. It just oso happens that this year the premiership has got it."
jomboy (Fulham fan)
"Alright so we might not be the worlds best team in the epl but there is no way that you can say they don't play with passion for the shirt they wear. Down and out only a few weeks ago, everyone had written us off but not the players coming from 2-0 down against city in 20 mins to win, oh yea thats not passionate at all is it! We've been one of the teams with the best form in the last 6 games with 4 wins great end to the season and we deserve a break. Its only into the qualifying rounds anyway. I think you'll find that if pompey lose in the fa cup final that Cardiff city will also be there got anything to say on that one?"
Vandizzle (Newcastle United fan)
"If the statics on the Premier League homepage is correct it is Newcastle who will get the place. We are on 5th place and Fulham is down at the 16th spot."
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