Members and supporters of the Fulham Supporters’ Trust, Back to the Cottage, will be staging a symbolic walk back to Craven Cottage immediately after Saturday’s fixture with local rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Fans will assemble at the junction of Moore Park Road and Fulham Road, outside Stamford Bridge, before moving off at 5.15pm and walking to Craven Cottage via the New Kings’ Road, Fulham High Street, Fulham Palace Road to Stevenage Road.

After a photo-opportunity outside of the gates of Craven Cottage, many supporters will go to a barbeque at the Crabtree public house in Rainville Road, traditionally where Fulham fans have met before and after matches at Craven Cottage for many years.

Back to the Cottage spokesman Tom Greatrex said: "Saturday’s fixture is the only League match Fulham Football Club will play in Fulham this season. In a typically friendly Fulham way, we want to mark the occasion by walking back home - to Craven Cottage. Stamford Bridge is Chelsea’s home ground, and Craven Cottage should be Fulham’s."

"We now know that if Fulham Football Club had the will, it is possible to return to Craven Cottage with a simpler redevelopment proposal with the support of the local authority. We hope that those in positions of authority at the Club will recognise the damage that long-term groundsharing will do to the Club, and submit plans to the the Council to enable Fulham Football Club to return to our historic home at Craven Cottage."

Notes to Editors:

Back to the Cottage supporters will be assembling from 5.00pm at the junction of Moore Park Road and Fulham Road, and will be moving off at 5.15pm to walk to Stevenage Road, SW6. We anticipate arriving at Craven Cottage by 5.50pm.

There will be an opportunity for a group photograph outside the locked gates of Craven Cottage at approximately 5.50pm

Back to the Cottage is the campaign name for the recently formed, and soon to be launched, Fulham Supporters’ Trust. The Trust has been established with the support of the government-funded Supporters’ Direct initiative, and will be launched at a public meeting chaired by Steve Pound MP on Tuesday 6 May 2003 at Hammersmith Town Hall, commencing at 7.30pm.

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