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Who is the longest serving player at Fulham these days anyway? It appears to be an entirely different squad to the one that got relegated.

Watford 2-0 up at Forest. They need to win by three to go second.

One of the youth players probably - someone like a Dan Burn or Bettinelli.

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Dagenham and Redbridge's Joss Labadie has been banned for six months for his second biting offence in a year.
The 24-year-old midfielder had served a 10-game suspension for biting while playing for Torquay United last season.
He denied a charge of violent conduct for biting Stevenage defender Ronnie Henry in March but was found guilty by the Football Association.
Labadie's suspension begins with immediate effect and he has also been fined £2,000 by the FA.
In a statement on the club website, Dagenham and Redbridge said: "Both the player and the club are awaiting the written report from the FA hearing before deciding their next steps."
The former Tranmere player made 27 appearances for the Daggers this season, having joined from Torquay last summer.
The incident occurred when Labadie challenged Henry late on in an ill-tempered game, and then failed to release the ball after it had gone out for a throw in.
Labadie was booked, and the two players were later involved in a confrontation in the tunnel after the game.
Biting is seen as one of the most serious examples of violent conduct by the game's authorities.
Former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, now with Barcelona, has been banned for biting on three occasions, with each one attracting a more serious ban.
In November 2010, he was given a seven-match suspension for biting during a Dutch league game, but in April 2013 committed a similar offence against Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic and received a 10-game ban.
Last summer, he was banned from all football activity for four months, plus nine international matches, for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini, while playing for Uruguay during the World Cup.
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Newport County footballer Chris Zebroski has been jailed for four years and four months for two attacks.
The 28-year-old striker admitted four charges of robbery, attempted robbery and assault relating to two incidents.
Swindon Crown Court heard he crashed his BMW into a taxi in December and attacked another taxi driver who filmed him when he got out of the car and tried to take his mobile phone.
He also assaulted and attempted to rob two men in February.
After being jailed, Zebroski had his contract terminated by Newport.
Zebroski, whose former clubs include Cheltenham, Bristol Rovers and Millwall, hit the taxi of Icowalik Vladimirej in Swindon on 14 December.
Another driver, Bala Madhu, thought his car had been hit so began filming the exchange between the two men.
Prosecutor Colin Meeke said Zebroski hit Mr Madhu in the side of the head and tried to wrestle his mobile phone from him before taking and smashing it.
Mr Vladimirej ran off so Zebroski chased him, pushed him to the ground and punched him at least 10 times, saying "give me your phone".
Mr Meeke said Mr Vladimirej was left battered and bruised.
When arrested, the footballer said he was "a bit over the limit" and did not want police involved.
He admitted he had gone too far and had panicked and said he did not intend to rob them.
While on bail for these offences, Zebroski attacked and tried to rob two men in Victoria Road, Swindon, after drinking heavily at a friend's party.
Rob Ross, defending, said Zebroski had a problem with alcohol. The court heard he had previous convictions for assault and alcohol-related incidents.
Recorder Ian Lawrie said: "Whatever talent you had as a footballer has been squandered because of alcohol abuse.
"It is a matter of regret if this sentence shatters your professional football career."
Newport County said it worked with the Professional Footballers' Association and Zebroski to try to help him.
But a statement added: "We would like to make it clear that we do not condone any of the actions for which Zebroski has been found guilty.
"Regrettably, the club are left with no other option than to terminate Chris' contract."
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Leeds United manager Neil Redfearn's plans for Saturday's Championship match at Charlton Athletic have been hit by the sudden withdrawal of six players.
Mirco Antenucci, Giuseppe Bellusci, Dario Del Fabro, Marco Silvestri, Souleymane Doukara and Edgar Cani all told Redfearn they were injured.
Five of the six were signed by banned club president Massimo Cellino.
According to Press Association Sport, Redfearn and United's physio were not aware of any injuries.
Redfearn's position at Elland Road has appeared under threat over recent weeks.
His assistant Steve Thompson lost his job without warning on 2 April.
And Redfearn's own deal, which expires at the end of the season, looks increasingly unlikely to be renewed under the club's current regime.
Cellino has been banned from holding any influence over the club since the end of January - following a conviction in Italy for not paying tax on a yacht - but he is set to return in a fortnight's time.
Forwards Antenucci and Doukara, defenders Bellusci and del Fabro and goalkeeper Silvestri were signed by Cellino.
Forward Cani's deal was set up by the Italian before he was banned by the Football League for failing its owners and directors test.
Leeds, 15th in the table and safe from relegation, were not available for comment.
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