During Mohamed Al-Fayed’s early tenure at Fulham, it was fairly normal him to bring in a new exotic name to Craven Cottage. In April 1999, he really went one step further by bringing him to our Division Two match against Wigan Athletic.
Michael Jackson’s solitary visit to the cottage had such a profound effect on Al-Fayed that after his death in 2009, he decided to honour the late king of pop, with a statue in tribute at the Hammersmith End.
In today's Fulham Folklore, we look back at the series of events that lead to a 7ft 6 inch model of MJ being installed at Cottage, and the resulting curse that his removal lead to.

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Fulham Folklore: The Michael Jackson Statue

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The end of the 23/24 season is upon us and whilst the battle for 12th isn't what most neutrals will have their eye on, for Fulham there's some important prize money up for grabs.

We preview the game at the Kenny and also chat to Simon Duke, chair of the Fulham Supporters Trust, for an update on how their recent meeting with the club went, and what the FST's view is on the recent season ticket price announcements.

Finally, we end with some complaints and a few belting entries in This'll Catch On.

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00:00 - Man City final word
04:30 - Luton Town preview
21:10 - FST Chat
37:40 - Emails
51:00 - This'll Catch On

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Thursday Club: End of Term

Ah well. It's City after all. You'd be forgiven for wanting slightly more from our final home game of the season, but Manchester City turned up and proved one again why they are champions. Quite simply, we were never going to win that one. However, as the sun shone on the beautiful Craven Cottage for the last home game of the season, the fans were in high spirits, taking stock in another successful Premier League home campaign. In part two we answer some of your questions.

00:00 - Manchester City review
27:05 - Listener questions

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Gvardiol of Dishonour

For the first time in a while, all eyes will be on Fulham this weekend, because Manchester City are the visitors at Craven Cottage - a club on a juggernaut towards the Premier League title. Arsenal fans and some neutrals will be looking at whether we can be the side to stop their winning run, and potentially hand the title to the gunners.

We analyse whether there's any hope of that happening, especially given the fact that we truly are On The Beach FC. Also in this episode, we have the final word on last weekend's 0-0 draw against Brentford, plus answer your emails on a variety of FFC related subjects.

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00:00 - Brentford final word
15:35 - Man City preview
28:45 - Emails

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Thursday Club: The Cottage Clincher

Saturday's match at Brentford was the biggest game left of the season for the fanbase, and whilst we didn't succumb to our usual defeat on our West-London rival's turf, Saturday felt like a big opportunity missed. In part one the team look back at what could have been, whilst looking ahead to our remaining fixtures, and indeed next season. In part two we answer some of your listener questions. 
00:00 - Brentford review
40:41 - Part two
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Lacklustre at Legoland

Saturday's match at Brentford is almost certainly the biggest remaining match of the season. Whilst our final two games could influence both the title race and relegation battle, local bragging rights are almost certainly more important than that. We look ahead to the game, and try to predict whether Fulham can avenge the painful 3-0 defeat earlier in the campaign.

Also, we review Fulham's season ticket renewal announcement, whilst a 4% increase feels reasonable, is there more devil in the detail?

Finally, we play you what happened when we did a live version of 'This'll Catch On' from the Half Moon Putney.

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00:00 - Palace final word
06:30 - Season ticket renewal announcement
19:00 - Brentford preview
32:30 - This'll Catch On live

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Fulham Folklore: The Michael Jackson Statue

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