Away fans at Craven Cottage have been known to sing: “Where’s your butler gone?” They may now consider adding quips about personal shoppers and Michelin stars because Fulham have released details of just how darned posh a visit to their stadium will be by the end of the year.
“See inside a new world-class match-day experience,” we are told before a virtual tour of “The Riverside”, which west Londoners can see whenever they stroll between Barnes and Putney. The new stand, costing about £120 million, sits on the Thames with the panache of a luxury cruise ship. It is a quite stunning piece of architecture, not least because it forms part of one of the more quaint football stadiums. You have the Cottage, which is