{"id":47962,"title":"Kitlocker.com meet Fulham\u2019s Tom Cairney","description":"We spent the day with Fulham captain Tom Cairney and pitted him against Tommy of Palmers FC in two special challeneges, as well as an exclusive interview.","content":"<h3><strong>We recently spent the day with Fulham Captain and Scotland international Tom Cairney.<\/strong><\/h3><p>The cultured midfielder came through the youth ranks at Leeds United before starting his professional career with Hull City in Phil Brown\u2019s Premier League side.<\/p><p>A spell with Blackburn Rovers followed which is where he really started to make a name for himself as a classy playmaker with an eye for goal.<\/p><p>Next came current club Fulham, who he helped steer to promotion last season, becoming a firm fans\u2019 favourite and earning international recognition in the process.<\/p><p>Fresh from scoring the winning goal in \u201cthe richest game in football\u201d and securing Premier League status for Fulham, we thought the main man was ready for his next titanic battle\u2026<\/p><p>We put him to the test against Kitlocker employee\/Semi-pro footballer Lee Cooksey and Sunday league icon and Palmers FC midfielder Tommy in a couple of football related challenges.<\/p><p>An easy win for the international footballer surely? Check out the videos below to find out\u2026<\/p><div data-youtube-video=\"\"><iframe class=\"youtube\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fYoGw7IohAc\"><\/iframe><\/div><div data-youtube-video=\"\"><iframe class=\"youtube\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CuXHjV3BK68\"><\/iframe><\/div><p>Cairney is kitted out in products from the\u00a0Nike Squad 17\u00a0range, available from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/Kitlocker.com\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kitlocker.com<\/a>. Lee Cooksey is in the\u00a0Nike Park 18\u00a0range and Tommy is strutting his stuff in\u00a0Nike Academy 18\u00a0products.<\/p><p>We also took the chance to have a quick chat with Cairney about THAT game, captaining Fulham in the Premier League and his advice to aspiring young footballers. See what he had to say below\u2026<\/p><div data-youtube-video=\"\"><iframe class=\"youtube\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Og31itpgipc\"><\/iframe><\/div><p>It was great for us to meet Tom (the Premier League one, no offence Tommy) and see a top class footballer in action up close, so major thanks to the main man for turning out for us.<\/p><p>Thanks also go out to the guys at Nike for making it happen and hooking us up with Tom. We hope to bring you more content with some of the game\u2019s biggest stars soon, so watch this space\u2026<\/p><p>Big thanks to Middlesex FA for letting us use their fantastic new facility at Rectory Park. For more on this,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kitlocker.com\/teamzone\/rectory-park-middlesex-fa\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>click here.<\/u><\/a><\/p><p>Last but definitely not least thanks to Smiv and Tommy from Palmers FC for joining us and helping put together the videos. Keep up with everything the Palmers boys have got going on over on their YouTube channel!\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/smivadee\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Click here.<\/u><\/a><\/p><p>Don\u2019t forget to give our channel a subscribe\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCuWr14itwTB2Jzv7ZK1udSA\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>HERE<\/u><\/a>\u00a0for more like this, plus our very first Vlog coming soon\u2026<\/p>","urlTitle":"kitlocker-tom-cairney-fulham","url":"\/blog\/kitlocker-tom-cairney-fulham\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/kitlocker-tom-cairney-fulham\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/kitlocker.com\/blog\/kitlocker-tom-cairney-fulham\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1743496093,"updatedAt":1783354414,"publishedAt":1783354413,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":356097,"name":"Kitlocker"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/vrvodkvjmtbemjs2pjzxxfxttpnte69zx9cm4cjlcd0wv58f.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/vrvodkvjmtbemjs2pjzxxfxttpnte69zx9cm4cjlcd0wv58f.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/vrvodkvjmtbemjs2pjzxxfxttpnte69zx9cm4cjlcd0wv58f.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"Kitlocker.com meet Fulham\u2019s Tom Cairney","metaDescription":"We spent the day with Fulham captain Tom Cairney and pitted him against Tommy of Palmers FC in two special challeneges, as well as an exclusive interview.","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":47182,"title":"What Kind Of Cricket Bag Do I Need?","url":"\/blog\/advice-centre-cricket-what-kind-of-cricket-bag-do-i-need\/","urlTitle":"advice-centre-cricket-what-kind-of-cricket-bag-do-i-need","division":356097,"description":"A bag for all your cricket gear is essentially for any player, new and old. 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