Source: Team_Talk
More misery for Fulham fans
Fulham fans mourning their team's defeat in the Europa League final endured more misery on Thursday thanks to long delays getting home.[LNB] Supporters told of chaotic scenes at Hamburg Airport when thousands of Fulham and Atletico Madrid followers arrived for early-morning flights back to the UK and Spain.[LNB]One fan told how 300 people were taken out to a plane, only to find it had half the number of seats. She blamed a lack of staff at the German gateway for the havoc.[LNB]Dawn Dunlop told the BBC: "(Hamburg Airport doesn't) seem to have been able to cope with it. They didn't have enough staff.[LNB]"They decided to bus us out to the plane that was somewhere on the airfield... 300 people were taken out... but there were only 150 seats.[LNB]"The whole thing has been a complete disaster."[LNB]Fellow fan Lyndon Morant posted a photo on Twitter of long queues at Hamburg Airport, entitled: "Fulham fans in chaos."[LNB]Dozens of extra flights to and from the UK and Spain were laid on at the airport for last night's showpiece final.[LNB]Fulham had been bidding to win the club's first European trophy, but lost 2-1 to Atletico after a heart-breaking extra-time winner.[LNB]It was scored by former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan, whose goals also eliminated Liverpool from the tournament.[LNB]Fulham manager Roy Hodgson spoke of his regret but paid tribute to his team.[LNB]He said: "I couldn't in my wildest dreams imagine we would get here when we started, but unfortunately that doesn't help.[LNB]"Having been here and acquitted ourselves so well, you feel we could have taken a further step."
