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Mohammed Al Fayed’s youngest son, Omar, who has devoted his life to ocean research, says he is ‘relieved’ the abuse allegations about his father came to light.

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Elizabeth and crew killed Diana and Dodi.

It was a direct hit.

Michael Jackson Statue Removal To Blame For Fulham Relegation, Claims Mohamed Al Fayed

Source: The Independent – By Mark Staniforth

Manager Felix Magath laid the blame for relegation at the feet of Fulham’s players for a lack of fighting spirit.

Cottagers fans expressed theories ranging from a lurch through three different bosses to the unwillingness of new owner Shahid Khan to splash the cash.

But Khan’s flamboyant predecessor Mohamed Al Fayed is convinced he knows the real…

Found out that Damian Marley's 'Welcome To Jamrock' - which to me personally is one of the finest dub-reggae moments ever - sampled 'World A Music' by Ini Kamoze from 1984.

As a Fulham fan for nearly fourteen glorious years I have seen nothing but success for my team. Since my first game, (a 4-0 mauling of Burnley in Division two) we have risen higher than I think any Fulham fan could have imagined. True we have hit the dizzy heights of the First Division before, experienced cup finals and World Cup winners have called our club home. But the meteoric rise from third tier to genuine European contenders is one that no man could predict. Except, one man did.

This article will attempt to pay homage to that man. A man who took us from the Macclesfield’s and Hartlepool’s, through your Watford’s and Ipswich’s  to the point where we not only play with the big boys, not only give them a run for their money but challenge them. This article praises the great Mohammed Al Fayed.

I am writing this article today for three reasons; one; we look set (touch wood) to continue our recent run of top half finishes, two; we have now in my opinion the most gifted team of players in living memory, and three; we have managed to do this and post a profit last season. All three of which can be attributed to the chairman Mohammed Al Fayed.

My reasoning is simple. In the last three seasons we have finished outside of the top eight on one occasion, the year we reached a major European final. This I have seen as the next stage in our development. I believe that since 1997 and Al Fayed’s purchase of our club we have had a series of objectives. Reach the Premier League, stay in the Premier League, establish ourselves as a strong Premier League team and now we are moving to the next stage, challenge for European places consistently. We have been there or there about for three years now and despite setbacks we have continued to move in the right direction. We have done this because of Al Fayed, because he has continued to back our managers with good sums of money, despite relatively little return in the past, and because he has not been trigger happy. Whilst many fans (me included) called for Hughes head at the end of December last year, Al Fayed stayed calm and gave him the time and we finished eighth. My overall point here is whilst trigger happy managers such as Abramovich seem to have commitment issues, and clubs like Wolves and Bolton seem to be afraid to over commit to a manager in the way of significant transfer funds, Mo has found the right balance. From an outsider he seems to be hands off yet with enough control to keep us out of the trouble.

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   United staged another comeback, Roy Hodgson beat his old employers, and Birmingham gained vital points, but the most-talked about football story over the weekend was about a statue. This statue is outside Craven Cottage and nope, it wasn't a shrine to a Fulham great like Jimmy Hill or erm... Barry Hayles; it was a giant Michael Jackson.

   Fulham chairman Mohammed Al Fayed was rather chummy with MJ so - naturally - decided to get a big statue of him outside the West London club's ground. As expected, some supporters are disappointed with the irrelevance and shear weirdness of this tribute, but Al Fayed has told reporters that if they "don't understand and appreciate such a gift this guy (Michael Jackson) gave to the world they can go to hell". If this somehow becomes an unimpressed Fulham fan's fate, we can only hope celebrity supporter Janet Street Porter disapproves of the seven foot remembrance.

   There was one fan who had a quite objective outlook on the Jacko tribute, suggesting that a man who had put £160m into the club could do what he wanted. Indeed, I'm pretty sure there would be some clubs willing to have statues of the High School Musical cast strewn around the stadium for that kind of investment.

   But not only is the statue a pretty strange thing to have outside a football ground, it is very tacky. The colours are bright and bold, the facial features heroic and clean-cut: it looks like a giant action figure. How ironic would it be if he was bought back as a childrens' toy? Kids playing with him for a change.

   Ah, that's bad. I shouldn't speak ill of the dead - especially when referring to allegations proved to be false in the ever-reliable USA courtroom (ask OJ Simpson). So, to even it out, let's speak ill of the alive: Wayne Rooney.

   On Saturday lunchtime, the potato-headed prostitute-poker, on scoring an impressive hat-trick, mysteriously got a bit annoyed with a camera.

   Bad behaviour from the England forward wouldn't surprise many - he's not the most likeable chap; effing and jeffing on live Sky television, however, is a bit off the mark. The game will have been watched by millions worldwide: grannies, mums, kids - they will have all heard his foul-mouthed outburst.

   I know he must have let out a lot of tension, but in the rare - very rare - occasions that a ball has bounced off me and into the oppositions' net, my first impulse is to run around pretending I'm an aeroplane. I have yet to feel the urge to swear at toddlers.

   The Football Association have handed Rooney a two-game ban and a fine, which would mean the key man would be suspended for the semi-final tie against rivals Manchester City.

   As expected, Rooney has appealed this decision. Given Manchester United's knack of gaining leniency from the FA, pessimistic fans of Fulham (who the Red Devils face next) and Manchester City will not be surprised if he lines up against them.