THE GEOCACHING PREMIER LEAGUE
#1 - FULHAM FOOTBALL CLUB
The Geocaching Premier League is a series of 20 Caches hidden all around Geelong based on each of the 20 English Premier League Teams (The Top Tier English Soccer League.) Each of the 20 caches will contain a clue that will be vital in the finding of the 21st and final cache of the series. Myself and RedGeoDevil will do regular checks on the caches in the series, however, if you have any concerns or issues regarding any of the caches in the series please don’t hesitate to send us a message or send us an email as keeping the series in good condition takes first priority for us. Please remember to return the cache as you found it so that the next finder can enjoy the great experience and the cache stays in good condition. Best of Luck and remember to collect the clues at every cache for the final hide
#1 - FULHAM F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional football club based in Fulham, London, England. They currently compete in the Premier League, the highest level of English football. Founded in 1879, they are the oldest football club from London to play in the Football League.
The club has spent 27 seasons in English football's top division, the majority of which have come in two periods during the 1960s and 2000s. The latter period was associated with former chairman Mohamed Al-Fayed, after the club had climbed up from the fourth tier in the 1990s. Fulham have reached two major finals: in 1975, as a Second Division team, they contested the FA Cup Final for the only time in their history, losing 2–0 to West Ham United, and in 2010 they reached the final of the UEFA Europa League, which they contested with Atlético Madrid in Hamburg, losing 2–1 after extra time.
Fulham's main rivalries are with fellow West London clubs Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers and Brentford. The club adopted a white shirt and black socks as the kit in 1903, which has been used ever since.
Shahid Khan took over as chairman in July 2013, but after a poor start to the 2013–14 season, having only amassed 10 points from 13 games, Martin Jol was sacked as manager on 1 December 2013, with René Meulensteen taking charge as head coach. Meulensteen was replaced by Felix Magath after just 17 games in charge following no upturn in form, but fortunes did not improve, and Fulham were eventually relegated to the Championship after a 4–1 defeat away to Stoke on 3 May.Post-season, the media criticised chairman Shahid Khan's decision to sack Meulensteen and appoint the third manager of the season in Magath
Fulham broke the Championship transfer record that summer in a restructuring of the squad by Magath, but after an alarming start to the new season, amassing just one point in seven games, Magath was sacked in September 2014, with Kit Symons appointed as caretaker manager. Fulham eventually finished the season in an uneventful 17th place.
The following season, the team suffered an inconsistent start to the season and after a 5–2 loss at home to Birmingham City, and lying in 12th place,Kit Symons was sacked as manager in November 2015. It paved the way for Serbian Slaviša Jokanović to be appointed on 27 December 2015. Fulham's fortunes did not improve greatly following Jokanović's appointment, but the team finished the 2015–16 Championship season in 20th place, avoiding relegation by 11 points.
The 2016–17 season saw huge improvements in both results and performances. Despite an inconsistent start, the team saw a significant improvement from October onwards which propelled them up the table. Fulham secured a 6th-place finish after an impressive finish to the season and entered the play-offs, but they were undone by a controversial Yann Kermorgant penalty, which saw Reading triumph 2–1 on aggregate. Despite a poor start to the following season, the club went on a club-record 23 game unbeaten run in the league which led to a 3rd-place finish, narrowly missing out automatic promotion, and the team went on to win the EFL Championship play-off Final against Aston Villa to return to the Premier League on 26 May 2018.
Following a poor start to life back in the Premier League, Jokanović was sacked on 14 November 2018 and replaced with former Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri. Results ultimately did not improve under Ranieri and he too was sacked in February 2019 after just 4 months in charge. He was replaced by coach Scott Parker as caretaker manager who couldn't save the club from relegation on 3 April 2019. Parker was appointed as manager on a permanent basis on 10 May 2019. In a season that was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Parker lead the club straight back to the Premier League on 4 August 2020, defeating London rivals Brentford 2–1 in the playoff final after a 4th place finish.
- The Cache
The Cache is a camouflaged 200ml Sistema hidden Griton Reserve, a great place for the Geo-Kids to enjoy the Playground. Please remember to return the Cache how you found it and be alert for Muggles as the Reserve is sourounded by houses and the cache is defiently not recommended at night. BYOP
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