Wednesday, 16th October, 2013
Fulham goalkeeper Neil Etheridge has revealed that the players are yet to really notice changes from the switch in ownership over the summer.
American billionaire businessman Shahid Khan bought the Cottagers from Mohamed Al Fayed in July, with the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL team having big ambitions for Fulham.
But while Etheridge knows that is indeed the case, he cannot report any significant day-to-day changes at Craven Cottage just yet, with Khan, for the goalkeeper, yet to stamp his authority on the club.
Speaking exclusively to Inside Futbol, Etheridge said: "The chairman, at the moment, hasn’t made much difference but that’s because he’s just joined the club this summer.
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"We’re not even six months into the season yet. At the moment he’s yet to stamp his authority down but I know he has high expectations and I know, as like all chairmen, he wants the best for his team.
"I believe fully there will be some changes. I know they want to extend the stadium and improve the training ground. But it’s still early stages."
One change that was quickly made at Craven Cottage however was the removal of a statue of the late Michael Jackson from outside the ground, a tribute installed by former owner Al Fayed.
"I think I’ve only seen it two or three times to be honest and it was something the old chairman felt strongly about and obviously it was very close to him to put it into the stadium", Etheridge said when asked about its removal.
"For the players, it didn’t make a difference, really, on what happens on the training field or what happens in matchdays so it wasn’t exactly a big deal if it was there or not."
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