Fulham boss Jol insists they'll survive without Zamora

Fulham boss Martin Jol says they'll survive after selling Bobby Zamora to QPR.

The 31-year-old striker left for London rivals QPR on Tuesday, leaving the home side bereft of attacking ideas as they were held to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday night.

"You would have to ask Bobby [why he left] but for us it was the best we could do," the Dutchman said. "It was a decent offer and we decided to accept it. This was around for months. He wanted that move.

"Of course you want to keep your players on board, especially in this transfer window. But, on the other hand, we had to make a decision and this is not something that has happened over the last couple of days.

"I think the timing was probably ideal because Bobby left and we could get Pavel [Pogrebnyak] in.

"Last year there was a different scenario as I wanted Andre-Pierre Gignac in and he didn't come. Now we had a candidate for Bobby and he came."