Fulham insider spills the beans on Magath madness

More details have emerged of Felix Magath's disastrous spell as Fulham manager in 2014.

The former German international, notorious in Germany for his tough training methods and unpopularity among players, was brought in to save Fulham from relegation, which he failed to achieve: he was sacked a month into the 2014-15 season after losing every match, amid bizarre rumours of unusual alternative treatments, such as the use of cheese to heal leg injuries.

Now Footballs Today has managed to obtain an exclusive interview with a former junior kit assistant at Craven Cottage, who agreed to meet us at the Golden Lion pub in Fulham.
 He told us that during Magath's tenure at the Cottage players who performed badly were made to spend days at a time in isolation tanks, chanting mantras; a corpse was placed in the dressing room on matchdays in order to prevent the atmosphere from becoming chatty and frivolous; Magath's dog - Grappler - was let loose on the training pitch to make players run faster. All the staff, including the club mascot and the stadium announcer, were expected to take part in his rigorous 5 AM training regime.

Magath has repeatedly refused to respond to the allegations, but his secretary told Footballs Today reporters to piss off in no uncertain terms.