Even for a man who made billions absorbing shock in the bumper business, Fulham has proved quite a ride for Shahid Khan.
His is an incredible rollercoaster of three relegations and three promotions under eight managers in nine years. ‘The highs and the lows are much more extreme than I would have thought,’ Khan smiles wryly from behind his trademark moustache.
‘The agony of relegation and the ecstasy of promotion. To me, you take life as it comes. Wishing and dreaming is good but reality and coping with it is more important. That’s what I’ve done all my life.