Schwarzer to fulham

[Andy_Pipkin]

Heard on radio and found this article

from foxsports
Schwarzer moving to Fulham
By Cameron Tomarchio
May 22, 2008 AUSTRALIA goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has transferred from Middlesbrough to Barclays Premier League rivals Fulham.

The move ends months of speculation about the future of the 35-year-old, who was due to become a free agent next month after 11 years and 367 games at Boro.

"I have signed with Fulham for two years," Schwarzer said after joining his Socceroos teammates in Sydney ahead of the international friendly with Ghana at the Sydney Football Stadium.

"I don't really want to speak about this at this moment in time. I'd like to speak about the game and concentrate on the game for us. After the game on Friday night ... we can talk more about my future, no problems."

The veteran was originally due to arrive from England last Monday, but his trip was delayed so he could continue contract negotiations.

Schwarzer is relieved to have sorted out his future before Australia's World Cup qualifiers next month.

He said, in an "ideal situation", he would have loved the deal to have been organised sooner so he could have been in camp with the Socceroos all week.

"Unfortunately these things don't always happen that way and I felt that it was important to ... not affect any preparations for the qualifiers, obviously,'' he said, adding that he was confident he would be ready to play against Ghana.

"Obviously it's a long trip ... but I feel fine. I trained this morning. I'm almost 100 per cent."

Fulham narrowly escaped relegation with a last-day win away at Portsmouth, while Middlesbrough finished four places higher in 13th.

Why ?

[pinhead]

very surprised he has gone 2 fulham. realy thought he was going 2 go bac 2 germany. at least hes gone 2 a beta part of the country!!! no more smogy boro!!

[the_gun]

i dont mind that he went 2 fulham, i think there a good club even though they just managed to escape relegation.

[Outlaw 2.0]

should not have gone there..... fulham with pleanty of problems and goalkeepers never one of them. i think that mark still has a good 4 years left in him before its time to come home to play. if anything it will be a cameo at fulham before either calling it a day or putting on a reebok kit!!

[Lilly Whites]

respect for roy hodgson is what took him there.