500 UP AND MARCO IS TARGETING SILVA-WARE

MARCO SILVA wants Fulham fans to keep dreaming of a first major trophy and mark his 500th game as a manager with a place in the FA Cup semi-finals.

- by IAN MCCULLOUGH

The Portuguese, who this week was lauded by fellow countryman Jose Mourinho, is today aiming to guide his club to their first last-four appearance in the oldest cup competition in the world since 2002 against a Crystal Palace side that won at Craven Cottage only five weeks ago.

Silva said: "It's been a long journey and now more often than ever there are some young managers in the Premier League.