Source: Daily_Mail
Mohamed Al Fayed: I don't care what West Ham think
Mohamed Al Fayed says he sticks two fingers up to West Ham's complaint about the Fulham team which lost 2-0 last week to Hull. [LNB]And the Premier League are set to back the Fulham chairman byrejecting the claim from West Ham that the six changes made by managerRoy Hodgson for the Hull game broke rules about fielding weakenedteams. [LNB]Fayed said: 'I stick two fingers up to West Ham. If they don't like the team we had in this match, then I don't care.' [LNB]'Only our manager chooses the players. We can pick whoever we want and it's nothing to do with them.' [LNB] Making a point: Mohamed Al Fayed says Fulham can pick whatever team they like[LNB]The Premier League gave Wolves a suspended fine of £25,000 after manager Mick McCarthy selected an understrength team for a game at Manchester United which most people expected them to lose. [LNB]But it is understood that they will not take similar action against Fulham, who are currently suing West Ham for half a million pounds in lost prize money from the 2006-07 season, in the continuing fallout from the Carlos Tevez affair.[LNB] Fulham forward Clint Dempsey believes the Premier League would be right to reject West Ham's complaint.[LNB] 'I was in the side that lost at Hull and I don't feel like a weak player,' said Fulham forward Clint Dempsey. [LNB]'I felt strong and confident during that game and tried to get the job done. What West Ham are saying is disrespectful to me. [LNB]'When we play them it could be a very interesting game.'[LNB] Tearing his hair out: West Ham's Gianfranco Zola has been seeking divine intervention[LNB] That meeting will come at Craven Cottage on May 1 on the penultimate weekend of the season. [LNB]Meanwhile West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola admits he has asked for divine intervention in his side's battle against relegation. [LNB]He takes his team to Everton today on their worst run for 43 years, just a week after he admitted he was prepared to resign if it would save the club from the drop and the dire financial consequences. [LNB]'Yes, I am religious in my own way,' said Zola. 'I pray all the time. For me, for my players, and for my family.'[LNB] One glaring miss shows Manchester United's Dimitar Berbatov is no King EricWe have no case to answer! Hodgson scoffs at West Ham's Fulham complaintFULHAM FC
