Fulham's farewell falls flat

Goodbye Craven Cottage, hello Europe. That was how it should have been at Fulham as the club bade farewell to its old ground knowing a new adventure was about to begin.

Such a beautiful stadium deserved a much better valediction as Jean Tigana's side summed up their stuttering season before moving to Loftus Road while work is carried out on a new home.

A dull draw against a relegated side was an insult to the fans who turned up to pay their last respects to a place which has welcomed football supporters for more than a century.

The InterToto Cup beckons as a means of entry to the UEFA Cup but they will now have to await other results.

Keeper Edwin van der Saar, who has played in the competition with Juventus, said: 'It was strange because against Leicester you would expect three points and we want to

get into the InterToto Cup. We were apathetic and showed no spirit. I know how important the InterToto Cup is. We won it and reached the UEFA Cup.'