{"id":451868,"date":"2011-07-01T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T16:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/01\/premier-league-status-%e2%80%98top-priority%e2%80%99-for-fulham-says-captain-danny-murphy\/"},"modified":"2011-07-01T16:26:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T16:26:00","slug":"premier-league-status-top-priority-for-fulham-says-captain-danny-murphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/01\/premier-league-status-top-priority-for-fulham-says-captain-danny-murphy\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League status \u2018top priority\u2019 for Fulham says captain Danny Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Sam Bisby<\/h3>\n<h4>1 Jul 2011 17:26:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"103.805499393\">\n<div readability=\"18.0913705584\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UEFA Europa League Qualifying : Danny Murphy, Fulham and NSI Runavik\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/135200\/135281_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>UEFA Europa League Qualifying : Danny Murphy, Fulham and NSI Runavik<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/101\/fulham\">Fulham<\/a> captain <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/england\/1899\/danny-murphy\">Danny Murphy<\/a> insists the club\u2019s status as a Premier League side will take top priority this season, despite a winning start to their Europa League campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The former Liverpool midfielder scored from the penalty spot during their 3-0 victory over Faroese side NSI Runavik in the first leg of their qualification stage of the European competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If Fulham were to repeat their success of the 2009-10 season when they found themselves in the final of the Europa League, then a further 22-games would have to be played on top of their domestic fixtures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, Murphy believes that if the players can maintain the Premier League as their primary target, then there will be no problems in keeping themselves in the top-flight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;I think last time we did it &#8211; if I remember correctly &#8211; we put ourselves in quite a safe position in the league quite early on,&#8221; he told reporters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;We were never ever in any trouble and I think the problems come if you are trying to fight a relegation battle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Or like last season where there were 10 teams, up until probably the last month of the season, fighting week-in, week-out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;If you&#8217;re trying to play European games as well then it could be problematic but let&#8217;s hope we&#8217;re not in that position.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The win on Thursday was the first game with new manager Martin Jol in charge and the Dutchman has yet to add to the side he inherited from Mark Hughes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Murphy is aware that the team could develop positively with the inclusion of new faces and is wary of losing focus in what matters to the club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;The squad is as healthy as it has been in a long time in terms of quality,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We are lacking a few numbers &#8211; that&#8217;s true &#8211; but they know that upstairs and they will be addressing it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;But we&#8217;ve got to be careful not to get too focused on the Europa even though that is the focus at the moment, if you know what I mean?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;The Premier League is your bread and butter and the last thing you want to be doing is losing silly games and points because you&#8217;re trying to progress in this competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;It is a fine balance but the manager gets paid big bucks for making decisions like this.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The rest is here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/07\/01\/2556281\/premier-league-status-top-priority-for-fulham-says-captain-danny-\" title=\"Premier League status \u2018top priority\u2019 for Fulham says captain Danny Murphy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier League status \u2018top priority\u2019 for Fulham says captain Danny Murphy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Sam Bisby 1 Jul 2011 17:26:00 UEFA Europa League Qualifying : Danny Murphy, Fulham and NSI Runavik Related Links Teams Players Fulham captain Danny Murphy insists the club\u2019s status as a Premier League side will take top priority this season, despite a winning start to their Europa League campaign. 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