One of the things I have found as Chairman is how a guest who may not have legend status is engaging and informative. I found this with Terry Angus and at our last lunch John Fraser. He is not a household Fulham name but he loves our club, is a humble and pleasant man and gave us great insight into George Cohen, Alan Mullery, Johnny Haynes and Bobby Moore. He brought along his 1975 Cup Final medal and gold Asprey cufflinks that each player in the final was given by director Eric Miller. He told us the story of how the shinpads were forgotten on Cup Final day, and how there was a court case over shoe sponsorship on the morning of the Cup Final. For those not present at that final John Fraser gave a typically dogged performance as he shored up the right flank.
After, David Daly gave us a positive take on the club going into the new season. We have acquired the BBC training ground next to Motspur Park; the plans for the new stand are very exciting and the club is anxious for them to happen as soon as possible; and we are in the market for Premiership quality players. Selection of these is determined by the Head Coach, chief scout Brian Talbot and the analytics department.
Finally we welcomed three new members : Christie Browne, Alex Shooter and Keith Graves.
Thanks to Bob Howes for inviting John Fraser and to Alan Smith for conducting the Q&A so well.
DR