Fulham Football Club have been busy on Christmas Eve keeping their employees busy with two major announcements. First the return of Clint Dempsey on a two-month loan from the Seattle Sounders was made official. There was much rejoicing. Then a few hours later, the club announced Alan Curbishley has been named the club's first technical director.
Fulham announces hiring of Alan Curbishley, Twitter goes nuts
Fulham gave social media an early Christmas gift by announcing the hiring of Alan Curbishley as the team’s first technical director.


There was not much rejoicing.
Fans immediately began having a field day on Twitter reacting to the news and clowning on the club for the decision and the timing. Because this stuff is funny, we’ve gone through and found some of the best reactions to the Curbishley news.
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— Mohammed (@GabrielMobertan) December 24, 2013 @FulhamFC @AlansAvailable Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Worst Christmas present ever Bah Humbug :-(
— Peter Baird (@peterbairdefc) December 24, 2013 @FulhamFC @twentyfour7 FINALLY SOMEONE HAS GIVEN CURBISHLEY A JOB!!!! #XMASMIRACLE
— Adam Cailler (@acailler) December 24, 2013 *deepest breath ever* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA RT @FulhamFC: "FFC has confirmed it has appointed Alan Curbishley as Technical Director."
— Max (@MaxwellJayDFW) December 24, 2013 @FulhamFC Curbishley? It's Christmas not April Fools.
— Brian Tea (@brian_tea) December 24, 2013 @FulhamFC @philmcnulty Aw come on you've just made that job title up
— El Berto (@KillianCollard) December 24, 2013 @FulhamFC great idea he has amazing knowledge of the championship.
— Stephen Adams (@StephenJAdams) December 24, 2013 @FulhamFC HAHAHAHAHAHA! WHAT A WAY TO SAY "MERRY CHRISTMAS" TO YOUR SUPPORTERS!
— Samrat Mukhopadhyay (@indiantank) December 24, 2013 @FulhamFC stop being unfestive, let the website guy go home, it's nearly Christmas
— Del (@dhamffc) December 24, 2013 @FulhamFC why the fuck did we do that?
— Olly Hinge (@ollyfh1879) December 24, 2013 Oh dear.
Happy Holidays everyone.











