Stop the attention seeking!
posted by Davey Boy. (Guest) - Sunday 23rd March 2025, 4:34 AM

So what we’ve learnt from yesterday is that to isolate Britain from the rest of the world you can either attend KGB espionage school for years, arrive in Britain under cover as a diplomat and fiendishly plant a highly technical explosive device. Alternatively, get ferried in by the RNLI, get issued free clothes, a phone, free food and healthcare, rest up in your four star hotel for a day or two, use the free bike given to you, cycle to the nearest electricity substation(via the local primary school) and chuck it over the fence.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 22nd March 2025, 3:26 PM Plus...why have the ladies come out of the woodwork now?
posted by HBD (Guest) - Sunday 23rd March 2025, 4:36 AM

My apologies, I thought Tuchel would make a difference. I was wrong!
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Friday 21st March 2025, 9:13 PM No other country in the world plays friendlies and qualifiers looking like they will win every tournament by a landslide. Only England fans hold England to the such ridiculous standards for lower games.
posted by John (Guest) - Saturday 22nd March 2025, 7:50 AM One match bigish boy!
posted by Davey Boy. (Guest) - Saturday 22nd March 2025, 8:03 AM Boring, boring England. Just goes to show a new broom doesn't always sweep clean and nothing changes. The damage was done under Southgate and TT has work cut out to change the mindset of the same old players(Henderson ???) .
posted by mwk (Guest) - Saturday 22nd March 2025, 9:30 AM I apologised in advance, otherwise too many people would have shot me down. However, Albania are ranked 65th in the world whilst we are ranked fourth and we were playing at Wembley. Tuchel does not appear too happy at the performance of certain players and there will be changes for the Latvia game. The demise of Foden, who hardly touch the ball, has been significant and there must be question marks over his future. I thought that we reverted to Parker ball instead of fast incisive play which was needed against a poor side who just frustrated a slow English attack. The game against Latvia, ranked 140th in the world, will bring changes and hopefully a more fluent attacking formation.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 22nd March 2025, 9:49 AM tuchel has had one game-ONE GAME!.to make any judgements now is just not on. albania came and parked their bus. they had no other intention other than to play as much as possible in their own half, and to a certain extent, they succeeded.
posted by heres harold (Guest) - Saturday 22nd March 2025, 10:26 AM It is difficult at any level of football to get players to give more than they think they need to give to win a match. Equally if a player has run from one end of the pitch and back again they may be tired no matter how fit they are as 95 minutes is a longtime to keep moving constantly.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 22nd March 2025, 10:29 AM Just a reminder, my original post was “I wonder why” and unfortunately, I made a forecast on the game against Albania. No one commented on the article which was about Fulham.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 22nd March 2025, 10:45 AM England were absolute garbage last night, and the new broom is certainly not sweeping clean. there was a time early in the match, when we must have had over 50 passes between us, and we gained about 10 yards, and we spent more times passing backwards than forwards. Why is it, that we all have great hopes for England, but once they are playing on the field, it is the usual rubbish. I hope that Dan Burn enjoyed his England introduction, as it will probably be his first and last appearance, and as for Rashford and Foden, what on earth has happened to these once talented lads ? In my humble opinion, I have more chance of winning the lottery, than England have of even reaching a final, let alone winning it. Back to the drawing board.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Saturday 22nd March 2025, 11:31 AM LTS, I always enjoy your comments and although, on this occasion I consider you might be overly harsh. However, I for one agree with your sentiments but most posters were aggrieved when I mentioned similar comments in a more kindly manner. It was Parker ball at its worse with slow over elaborate build ups without gaining ant advantage. Of course you are correct regarding certain individual players and I expect four or five changes against Latvia who, in theory, we should thrash. I was impressed by Thomas Tuchel pre-match comments that Southgate was scared of losing and was not adventurous enough to win tournaments. He was also mildly critical of the team after the match so I expect he will inform the players that their international futures are on the line. Unless the mindset of our players cannot be changed then we will only progress so far and always end up losers. My son, an avid Fulham supporter, often travels abroad both with Fulham and England to watch away matches and about ten years ago he stared he did not expect to live long enough to see England win the World Cup. He is now 50 and his comments are very akin to yours. We need a broad spectrum of views on our board which sometimes I believe is lacking so, please post more often with your comments.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 22nd March 2025, 12:56 PM Excuse the typos in my last comments which is due to this stupid predicted text which changes the words that you actually type.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 22nd March 2025, 1:01 PM The last time England lost in a qualifiers was 2007 and brolly-man- Steve McClaren was the unfortunate fall-guy who got the bullet. These early stages are rarely enjoyable and we almost morn for prem games but i think there was a little something of interest coming from last nights game. I like to see great movement in games and i would like to say that if that peach of a pass from Bellingham to Myles Lewis Skelly was created at Fulham, i would have spoken about it for a week, the pass was exquisite superb. I think Scott Parker would like to finish a move like that after 20 boring passes and if you can pull it off no team and staff will complain. I also think the goal from kane was top draw and you have to be decent to play and score that many goals in the German league. This is the difference between a top striker and a average one. Most target-men would have pulled the trigger without thinking about it but Harry Kane has learnt that timing that brings out something extra. Lastly i think Tuchel needs more technically minded players than Dan Burns etc, i know he did well but he and others will get turned and bamboozled by the more technical and tricky players.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 22nd March 2025, 8:26 PM

Maybe Khan should out a few quid each way on Rockley Point tonight and treat us to the misfiring Danish pastry with the winnings. Might even be enough for a banjo and a cow’s a*se too.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 20th March 2025, 5:50 PM He is another one of these many so called strikers who do not score many goals. £50m Man U must be joking they will be lucky to get £5m.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 20th March 2025, 6:01 PM No morals in football rich if he does the job on the pitch that’s all Villa will worry about makes you wonder about his wages though Villa must be getting him at a very good discount
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 21st March 2025, 8:07 AM

Putin taking him for a mug he’s to thick to see it that little prick only understands one way of doing business it’s by force time for trump to tell him where he stands make him understand he’s having a chunk of Ukraine minerals with or without putin
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 20th March 2025, 1:34 PM Trump is not worth talking about he will be gone in 3.5 years unless he causes a revolution that make him America's dictator. Assume this does not happen who every get in next will reverse everything stupid he has done which is everything he has done.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 20th March 2025, 5:52 PM Couple of paddy’s went in today paddy has two and the first one fell at the last when clear one a couple Bob though
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 20th March 2025, 7:11 PM

Great player. I’d rather watch him on Football Focus than the DEI hires they currently finance with my money. Wouldn’t you?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 19th March 2025, 10:39 AM Other actors, authors, singers etc get gongs why should not football players a lot of whom give huge amounts to charity and while playing do good act in the community. I personally do not like the gong systems as it maintains the have and have not system this Country runs on. While it exists however everybody who deserve to be rewarded should be rewarded.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 19th March 2025, 11:32 AM Still just a job, how many life boat crews get gong ??? none , not in public eye, and surly if you are in the public eye its much easier to help others and not expect a bleedin gong,it should be an honour and let not forget these charity folk in show biz get paid for there stint and take it.
posted by teh real arch bishop (Guest) - Wednesday 19th March 2025, 2:12 PM Life boat crews only cost the country money with the dinghy drop offs they’re complicit in. To my knowledge Alan Hudson has never helped socialists freeze pensioners or batter farmers. Wonder if Starmer will be letting the UN parachute aid into Liverpool after yesterday’s benefit cuts.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 19th March 2025, 3:10 PM No matter what you are paid if you do unselfish good with it or without it you should be in the running for a gong.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 20th March 2025, 9:10 AM Now now arch you know paddys a bit touchy about lifeboats ( two paddy’s running today crap odds !!
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 20th March 2025, 1:39 PM Yes but ttin, they actually get paid to turn up at a charity do, then they make a speech sign some aut o and go , some like the rugby guy actually dont get paid for turning up but do it because they care then make dosh for there cause.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Thursday 20th March 2025, 2:07 PM Yeh missed the bit about paddy and boats.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Thursday 20th March 2025, 2:08 PM THEY DONT GIVE THERE FEE TO CHARITY.IT GOES HOME WITH THEM .They hope to make dosh by being there . wow !!!!
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Thursday 20th March 2025, 2:10 PM Paddy! Have you done your lifeboat will?
posted by Dover Dave (Guest) - Friday 21st March 2025, 8:24 AM Only if there’s a charity that torpedoes them. They can have the lot.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 21st March 2025, 3:34 PM God bless the brave RNLI , long may they continue risking their lives to save people , whatever race etc !
posted by Bob (Guest) - Saturday 22nd March 2025, 8:03 AM

Only I care then.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 20th March 2025, 8:51 AM we all care, but this has been discussed only recently, so there is no more to add to it.
posted by heres harold (Guest) - Thursday 20th March 2025, 5:05 PM Ttim
posted by Idiot (Guest) - Saturday 22nd March 2025, 10:57 AM

We are our way into some form of European football, Spurs are not. What ever Spurs offer, offer more and he will stay as he knows where he is well off.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 18th March 2025, 1:01 PM I for one will be absolutely gobsmacked if Marco leaves us in the summer, especially to that graveyard for managers club, Spurs. Marco has gradually built a decent squad here, and he has pulled us up from our bootlaces, to make us very competitive, whoever we play, and hopefully he is only halfway to making us European competitors over the next couple of seasons. If the Khan's are also just as keen, they ought to increase his wages to match his ambitions, with where we can, under financial policies, strengthen, what is already a pretty strong squad uad.
posted by Brian from West Sussex (Guest) - Tuesday 18th March 2025, 2:06 PM Other than falling out with the Khans,i see no reason why Marco would leave.whether he gets us into europe or not (from sess dressing room video on instagram its evident the lads are going for it)any financial request Will be cheaper than a "go to start" situation. He is building a reputation internationally which Will put him in a very tempting position soon,so why risk and blow all his good work now by going to the other side of london.
posted by TNO (Guest) - Tuesday 18th March 2025, 2:34 PM I'm with you all on Marco. Who in their right mind would take on the poison chalice of Tottenham and Levy. Look at the quality of the managers who are in the Spurs cemetery. I bet that Forest fans are happy that they have Nuno at the helm after the impatient Spurs let him go. The signs are clear to see Marco. Can't see him leaving the cottage myself.so much yet to be achieved at Fulham.
posted by Aussie Mal (Guest) - Tuesday 18th March 2025, 6:13 PM Of course Marco Silva knows what it is to be sacked, when Everton lost confidence in him. The most important issue for managers is the outlook that the club’s owners have. That club wanted to sell their best players. With results and finances deteriorating, what manager can survive that? Spurs are actually a very successful club, if one just considers profitability. Records show that to date this season 919,404 spectators have attended the games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, whereas merely 398,883 of us watched a better side at Fulham. Spurs sold Harry Kane. They made lots of money, but reduced the quality of their team significantly. There is little doubt that Spurs can pay Marco more than Fulham if they chose to (which they probably don’t), but producing winning teams and not having the carpet pulled from under him suits Marco better. (And he could probably go to the Middle East for even MORE money)
posted by peterjeremy - Wednesday 19th March 2025, 9:28 AM More deletions!
posted by Here's Keir. (Guest) - Thursday 20th March 2025, 9:22 AM Peterjeremy you are the most astute fellow on this message board.
posted by Montague (Guest) - Thursday 20th March 2025, 9:54 PM I recon we could squeeze another 3-4 thousand supporters from the other three stands, which could take our capacity to 42,000. We need a big ground to support our big plans.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 21st March 2025, 8:42 AM

Slainte Ari. I’ll be having a zero per cent Guinness for you later.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 17th March 2025, 4:07 PM Don’t bare thinking about
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 20th March 2025, 1:41 PM

Got fed up with the geordie Love. In won a third rate cup thought they had won the euro cup the way there fans were carrying on
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 18th March 2025, 11:32 AM When you become a commentator you must become neutral and forget any loyalty you have for a particular club(s). The best commentators and summarisers do. The media companies who have biased sports employees should tell them to change their ways or get sacked.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 20th March 2025, 8:55 AM

Ryan Sessegon got himself injured a lot at Spurs, that is not mistreatment. Wait for the first time Sess playing for us get a long term injury. Hope it does not happen but certain bodies cannot stand the pressure of PL football.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 18th March 2025, 1:06 PM

We do not get any credit. Even if we get a Championship League place it will be luck rather than skill. The report in the Times on the match is full of praise for Fulham. Even the Sun mentions us. Mind you MOTD were right, I noticed Spurs had out a virtual reserve team, but we scored our two goals when they brought on their first team squad substitutes. But of course you can only beat what is in front of you. Another point if Spurs were going to play seven reserve we might as well played the game on Saturday at !5.00 hrs, a rare kick off time these days. Mind you the advantage of Sunday kickoffs is a lot less traffic.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 17th March 2025, 7:28 AM spiz, i agree with you, itv took the sky broadcast of the game, and in a brief review of games. they said there were wins for rangers, and in london, for arsenal----- and that was that!. why they had to have deeney on motd as an expert, when he lived for the long ball game ,and clearly doesnt understand about close passing ,and controlled possession ,is beyond most. thats grumble over, a jolly good win by the whites!.
posted by heres hughie (Guest) - Monday 17th March 2025, 11:14 AM Diversity is our strength. Merit is not welcome in the new world order.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 17th March 2025, 11:41 AM Rooney lost me with his analysing !thought football was a simple game got coaches sitting on touch line studying iPads
posted by Ipitomb (Guest) - Tuesday 18th March 2025, 11:37 AM The format of picking out a player and showing what he does seems very old fashioned, why not talk about the good moves in a game, including any goals. Both our goals were good ones against a very tired looking defence. They stressed the stupid Spurs tactics of making wholesale changes in the team, but did not mention the clever way Fulham took advantage of this in attacking hard in the last twenty minutes when the Spurs defence visibly tired. We have a very clever tactical manager who will of told his players how to beat Tottenham.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 18th March 2025, 1:14 PM

I should have said ON MOTD.
posted by THE CRA V EN (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 11:16 PM Just watched the Fulham vs Spurs game on MOT2. Five minutes of analysis 99.9% talking about Spurs, no mention of the two superb goals.
posted by Miks (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 11:29 PM I'm really angry about tonight's MOTD2, and all I heard on the summing up by the experts, like that useless manager Rooney, was that Spurs put out a weakened side. No mention, that we were also missing a few of our players, and as pointed out, no mention how well taken our goals were. If, and it's a big if, we won the FA Cup, it would be that we were so lucky, and our opponents had an off day. It would be great to have a Fulham v Brighton final, but it will probably be Man City against Forest.
posted by AC (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 11:44 PM MOTH lives in the past. I know we have not won anything but when did Spurs last win something, they have been ordinary for a very long time. History counts for a lot in football. Our next four League games are against top team but if we play at our best we will get a lot more points against them than most people expect. If only we had not dropped 11 point against Man U, Ipswich and Southampton we would be high in the table now, but people would still not take us seriously because our history, that started in 1879, is not scatted with League or cup wins like most of the teams in the top two divisions. If Marco stays with us anything is possible now and in the future.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 17th March 2025, 12:02 AM Thought the editing of our game could have been better apart from the start of second half we were the better side as for weakened sides we were 3 or 4 down spurs are so bad at the moment difficult to say what there best side is
posted by Iptombi (Guest) - Monday 17th March 2025, 7:45 AM Man U game one going down one going nowhere waste of time
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 18th March 2025, 11:39 AM About time motd changed its format far to much with idle chit chat
posted by Ioitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 18th March 2025, 11:40 AM Our game did not make good television, the first half was one of the dullest I have ever seen.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 18th March 2025, 1:17 PM

We got £46m for Mitro which is what enabled us to spend in the summer more money on players than we have ever done before which is what has enabled us to become a top team on results. We are the eight best team in one of the top Leagues in the World.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 17th March 2025, 12:07 AM Not sure about your maths TTIN as I seem to recall us spending over £100m the season that the Parker got us promoted (and relegated).
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 17th March 2025, 6:53 AM Did Parker enlist them players for 100 mill dont think so that was a lot of money wasted by guv son
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 17th March 2025, 7:49 AM I don't think I wrote that Parker spent the money, I was just responding to TTIN where he wrote that last season we spend more money than ever before ;0)
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 17th March 2025, 9:40 AM That is what the papers said in the summer about us spending more than we had ever done before. It is difficult to work out as the prices paid as they are usually estimates as we normally do not revel the actual payments.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 17th March 2025, 10:43 PM

All present and correct Owen. Agree with you regarding Muniz, he’s becoming very reliable. I personally have been impressed with some of his delicate layoffs. I’m not sure but I reckon his goals to minutes ratios must be some of the best in the league. The goals themselves can be things of elegance and highly skilled.On the question of ESR it really is disappointing that whilst he shows brief examples of his quality he remains very sporadic with his contributions. I hope very much that he will come good.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 6:10 PM Forgot to say, I know very little, just old git who has watched a lot of football at the Cottage and beyond over the past 70 years. Can only comment on what I think I see, beyond that zilch:)
posted by Observer (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 6:14 PM Observer, don't give up on ESR just yet, as he is a talented boy, and I'm sure that he will come good, but probably not until next season. Most of us, if not all of us would have booted Muniz out of our club by now, but Marco to his credit, must have had faith in him, and it is beginning to show dividends, as he is proving to be a really good striker. ESR, hopefully will justify Marco's faith in the long run so let's just wait and see.
posted by Brian from West Sussex (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 6:50 PM We have a great partnership in Raul and Muniz. His partnership with Raul can probably last another season with Muniz getting more minutes. They compliment each other so well and as long as they are happy to share the shirt, not sure another striker is top of our priority for the summer. Muniz surprised many of us and he looks BIGGER, STRONGER, SMARTER and CALMER by the match. He BOSSED the Spurs defenders today! He's been patient and a fantastic dressing room character. I hope we renew his contract in the summer as it only has 2 years left.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 7:38 PM Is muniz becoming our new mitro same sort of style such a likeable character seems to enjoy his football and ffc and the fans think we saw everything there today lovely touches from our samba boys suicidal defending two great goals last 15 minutes threatened to run riot spurs just. Fell apart could have scored five in that time ffc rampant from the minute muniz came on spurs could not contain him
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 7:43 PM Nice to see the support for Muniz here guy's after his iffy start for Fulham and i think he is aware more goals are needed from him. Every striker worth their salt wants to score 30 goals plus and not just our strikers, we need more and better assists for all our strikers. Big respect to Observer who is a long time supporter of Fulham and i think he might be the oldest on here. Observer' i hope we come through what is in front of us, starting with Crystal Palace and win the FA Cup which is more prestigious more than the Milk Cup, which Newcastle won today...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 16th March 2025, 7:56 PM He gets in the right places you need to be to score goals. His goal today, watch his movement, he win a header outside the box then stealthily move into the box in a position to score. That was not luck that was great intelligence. Everyday he looks better and better.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 17th March 2025, 12:12 AM

Sess owes Spurs nothing. We are grateful that Spurs borrowed him for a few seasons and they paid us to do so. Two goals for him and six points for Fulham, how sweet is that?
posted by mwk (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 6:14 PM He did go and celebrated with the fans, good for him. We used to love him it is happening again. Both the goals he has scored since his return show he is a natural goal scorer and a talented player, which we all knew anyway.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 16th March 2025, 6:22 PM Think sess celebration showed his love for this club as did muniz we certainly showed our love for the both of them today
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 7:53 PM I believe sess is just a very humble person and that is why he celebrated in the way he did I also think he is very happy to be back at Fulham as are many Fulham fans
posted by Jim (Guest) - Monday 17th March 2025, 9:05 AM

Great result I know they played midweek but probably worst spurs team I’ve see , cracking goal from Sess
posted by Chief (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 5:32 PM

Seems we just won.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 3:31 PM Another jewel from bigboy!
posted by Mig Fighter. (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 3:47 PM Well done to the Fulham boyos!
posted by Mick Fighter (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 3:48 PM In case the above posters did not actually read my half-time comments I stated we needed to improve considerably and bring Muniz on quickly. That is what happened.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 4:14 PM bigboy? Biggottheresultwrong
posted by John (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 4:35 PM Half time comments? Missed them, where were they, I wonder?
posted by Observer (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 4:43 PM Agreed Bigboy' Smith Rowe was a damp squib and he should have been taken off earlier than he was. Saying that i think Pereira wasn't much better and i would have hauled him off before Iwobi. Iwobi didn't have his best game but we are so reliant on wingers in this team it is astounding. We need more coming from the middle for sure but still a good win to finish off in style before the international break. Smith Rowe is clearly finding it tough out there and a serious lack of confidence is missing i think. Marco won't say that because of the price tag and he sanctioned the move. We will rest up and enjoy the break and go again. Marco will try again with Smith Rowe after the break, it is still too early to write him off. Rowe has some ability and the few goals he has scored are very good but he has to get in those areas where he can be effective. He is not the strongest on the ball and pace is not his strong front. Maybe a sitdown and a watch through past videos of himself might jog his memory...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 16th March 2025, 5:24 PM One in the Crown Jewels for bigboy & Owen...
posted by Wacko! (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 5:52 PM Seen them play worse this year they was still average at best
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 7:56 PM Observer, try living up to your name. Half-time was from 2.18 to 2.36pm during which I wrote and posted it at 2.36pm. Hence my comments were obviously half-time comments. The old saying springs to mind “there is non so blind as he who cannot see”.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 7:57 PM My wife was complaining about driving all this way to see such ordinariness, but I said to her now that Muniz is on he will score.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 17th March 2025, 12:15 AM

Fulham have been my team for a very longtime and consistency has always been our problem. A Plumber said to me I never bet on a Fulham result as one week they will beat Ipswich the next lose to Ipswich. On paper we should beat Spurs but the pressure is on us start winning to get into Europe, but perhaps that is a demotivator, fear of the future. Spurs like Man United look very ordinary but is the very ordinary team we struggle to beat. I think an attitude of easy to beat do not have to works so hard and that does not work. There are not bad teams in the Premier League only less good ones. Marco must know what is happening and must convince the players they are wrong.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 16th March 2025, 9:17 AM The problem with the game is a physiological one as the players believe Spurs will be easy to beat so they do not have to work as hard as they do against better teams. Marco must keep trying to convince them it will be as difficult to beat Spurs as it is Liverpool. Premier League team are all full of players that can win games that Fulham have to stop scoring and have players that can stop us scoring. We must play at our best or we will not win. It is very basic it but a lot of the players do not seem to get it.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 16th March 2025, 9:48 AM The problem with the game is a physiological one as the players believe Spurs will be easy to beat so they do not have to work as hard as they do against better teams. Marco must keep trying to convince them it will be as difficult to beat Spurs as it is Liverpool. Premier League team are all full of players that can win games that Fulham have to stop scoring and have players that can stop us scoring. We must play at our best or we will not win. It is very basic it but a lot of the players do not seem to get it.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 16th March 2025, 9:49 AM TTIN - Boxing Day 1963 Fulham 10 Ipswich 1 - 4 days later Ipswich 4 Fulham 2 ( dual opponents over Christmas common in those days. Your plumber was right.
posted by Keetch54 - Sunday 16th March 2025, 4:37 PM TTIN - Your plumber was right. Boxing Day 1963 Fulham 10 Ipswich 1 - return leg 4 days later ( common practice over Christmas in those days ) Ipswich 4 Fulham 2. Fulhamish or what.
posted by Keetch54 - Sunday 16th March 2025, 4:43 PM TTIN - Your plumber was right. Boxing Day 1963 Fulham 10 Ipswich 1 - return leg 4 days later ( common practice over Christmas in those days ) Ipswich 4 Fulham 2. Fulhamish or what.
posted by Keetch54 - Sunday 16th March 2025, 4:46 PM Apologies - thought initial post not sent
posted by Keetch54 - Sunday 16th March 2025, 4:49 PM Me to, it says their is an error and about 30 minutes later the offending thread appears out of nowhere, it is a trap set for us.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 16th March 2025, 6:07 PM

Cant see any thing but a 3/0 tanking and maybe two red cards,spurs are clicking and we are very iffy so added together were doomed.!!!!
posted by pointless (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 11:55 AM Seven goal thriller, Fulham to shade it.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 11:56 AM

Ffc not doing to bad with current policy as the league table will testify by the way they say table don’t lie think those who study ffc results will concur we are about 15 points light at this moment in time
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 12:03 PM

Remember it well he was a good front man ,worked hard , a natural up front ,
posted by worple (Guest) - Saturday 15th March 2025, 9:21 AM Thank you to who ever removed the idiotic postings.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 4:30 PM Had quite a few centre forwards over the year pre prem mostly I shouldhi imagine. Horsefield halom earl supermac Clarke few more who’s names escape me at the moment had some right donkeys as well
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 17th March 2025, 8:00 AM

No news to report! In North Korea it would be called the cult of personality...
posted by Mr O'David, Herne Bay. (Guest) - Friday 14th March 2025, 12:32 PM Could be worse, could be his jug eared loon of a father tucking into some commonwealth nose bag.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 14th March 2025, 2:46 PM Trundling down the a316 the other day minding my own business when a cop on a bike blows a whistle at me demanding that I pull over, then guess who comes past yeah thats right prince bleedin baldy in a range rover getting the magic carpet treatment. What a privileged life they are born into, no traffic jams for them.
posted by Jj (Guest) - Friday 14th March 2025, 6:17 PM

We need some younger players, saying that he is a good player who has lot his way and Marco is good with such cases.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 14th March 2025, 10:59 AM What an exciting prospect!
posted by HBD. (Guest) - Friday 14th March 2025, 11:23 AM Wouldn't be a bad thing though I have always thought he is overrated. Marco will make him the player he would like to be, should he arrive at the Cottage
posted by Aussie Mal (Guest) - Friday 14th March 2025, 12:35 PM Marco would have lot to do poor at Chelsea not done anything at Arsenal. One thing that was going for him was work rate loads of energy, that seems to gone looks slow have injuries caught up with him or legs just gone
posted by DMK (Guest) - Friday 14th March 2025, 4:05 PM Get Defoe as well twin strikers
posted by worple (Guest) - Saturday 15th March 2025, 9:24 AM Dalian Atkinson for sure.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 15th March 2025, 12:43 PM

Hardly an outsider at that price Ipi. If it’s not triple figures I’m not interested. I’ve gone for Inn at the park in that race. Montys Star in the gold cup if you’re in the mood.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 14th March 2025, 2:50 PM Not a n outsider by your standards paddy that’s why I thought the odds would be unfavourable bet you would have liked a fiver on first gotth 4th at 16 -1 will look at those two paddy had a crap week so far
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 14th March 2025, 2:57 PM Tell me about it, I’ve the Samaritans on speed dial. Had a couple of winners but not enough to aid the retirement.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 14th March 2025, 5:31 PM Well Paddy you got a good price for Inn on the Park.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Friday 14th March 2025, 9:58 PM Ended up a tenner up for the week. I’d earn more being enslaved by a UN judge. Backmeorsackme running today at Uttoxeter. Hmmmmm.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 15th March 2025, 12:47 PM Passing Well and Stan the Man too. All football related before the moaners jump on the bandwagon. Watching Two Two Kier on the tv now, socialists really love a sound bite. ‘Coalition of the willing’ indeed. Anyone think young master Starmer will be driven down the army recruitment office by his dad or is fighting for your country reserved only for white far right thugs?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 15th March 2025, 12:54 PM Paddy you must be down on the week after today.??
posted by Bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 15th March 2025, 9:49 PM Nah, had a cheeky football bet up. So it’ll pay for tomorrow’s debacle.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 15th March 2025, 11:13 PM

Think one gets automatically loaded on your membership card mate
posted by Jo (Guest) - Thursday 13th March 2025, 7:44 PM On your phone!
posted by Davey Boy. (Guest) - Friday 14th March 2025, 8:08 AM Thanks for that info
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 14th March 2025, 8:45 AM The other one arrived Saturday !!
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Sunday 16th March 2025, 12:08 PM

some of the players on display for Real, Bayern etc, are not playing week in week out in a tough league and as proved this season which has been great with some unfashionably clubs having a go ,the great Barcelona side never really had an out and out centre forward but they still get plenty of goals they are just better player's that don't seem so washed up due to an easier season
posted by Worple (Guest) - Thursday 13th March 2025, 1:50 PM I would say the standard of the rest of Europe is poor. Spurs and Man U are in the bottom half of the table but are banging in the goals in the reserve European league.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 14th March 2025, 7:53 AM

Even better, when you could stand next to your mates , all seater stadiums get rid.
posted by Ian (Guest) - Tuesday 11th March 2025, 7:52 PM Standing was not that great, hope never comes back , would help the hooliganism eliminate return easier to control with seats backwards step
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 13th March 2025, 11:50 AM hear hear safe standing in some area's ,you would still need a ticket ,so if you was a naughty boy you could get banned , look a Leeds scum bags the other night seats will not stop Morons causing trouble
posted by worple (Guest) - Thursday 13th March 2025, 1:54 PM

I had the same Baz but try logging out and back in again. It worked for me. Not in the same day but the following day.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 10th March 2025, 2:15 PM Not much of a moral booster when only your fellow moderator gives words of support
posted by Tailgater (Guest) - Monday 10th March 2025, 8:54 PM And you are ?
posted by Bob (Guest) - Monday 10th March 2025, 9:28 PM Taking the morale high ground. Blame the Comprehensive school system.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 10th March 2025, 10:32 PM Hi Baz - you are still marked as a moderator, and we appreciate your work / commitmen. We have migrated servers recently so you may have been logged out. Please try to log back in and see if this resolves the issue
posted by James (Admin) - Monday 10th March 2025, 11:01 PM How can Baz be a moderator when he's only a guest on the site?
posted by Davey Boy (Herne Bay) (Guest) - Tuesday 11th March 2025, 7:34 AM Davey Boy, I am logged out and cannot get myself logged in, you do have to join to not have (Guest) after your name.
posted by Baz (Guest) - Tuesday 11th March 2025, 9:27 AM James, thanks for your message, I have written to you from the 'contact' page. If you cannot sort this out I want to thank you anyway, I for one like this site.
posted by Baz (Guest) - Tuesday 11th March 2025, 9:30 AM Baz, we all appreciate the onerous tasks that befall moderators and it saddens me that we have recently lost MST although, I for one hope he returns.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Tuesday 11th March 2025, 8:05 PM Sometimes we are not sure who is moderating Baz but all help moderating is appreciated by all true fans. Keep on keeping on and keep up the good work. Deep down it is hard to truly let go of this site completely and you just can't help gazing back to this site and there will be that comment or question you have to answer to.
posted by OWEN - Tuesday 11th March 2025, 8:19 PM We need an El Supremo!
posted by Davey Boy. (Guest) - Thursday 13th March 2025, 9:13 AM Hooliganism not really gone away full time much harder theses days for any serious problems in the grounds maybe out and about after
posted by Ipotombi (Guest) - Thursday 13th March 2025, 4:41 PM Nerves did know if mst gave up moderating or not
posted by Ipoyombi (Guest) - Thursday 13th March 2025, 4:43 PM NEVER
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 13th March 2025, 4:45 PM When some idiot post about six pages of the same rubbish cant we have an algorithm that instantly deletes it?
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 16th March 2025, 6:28 PM

Spot on John C. But wouldn't Marco be a fool to go to Spurs! While Spurs have the Daniel Levy influence, it would not be long before Marco is also on the nose. You would have to ask yourself how a club can go through so many quality managers time and time again. So we may as well take the 3 points if possible. I am confident Marco will stay at Fulham After his Hull and Everton experiences, even silly money won't entice him.
posted by Aussie Mal (Guest) - Monday 10th March 2025, 4:56 PM Spurs like us lack a top strikers, so a nil, nil may result.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 11th March 2025, 11:57 AM Think a couple above us will lose this w/ e win would be great doubt Marco would go to spurs
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 13th March 2025, 4:48 PM

mitrovic told to rest had heart problem ,hit 22 goals this season, can he rest back here please???? playing only one half will suit him fine its a complete rest.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 10th March 2025, 12:06 PM F... Mitro, we should be moving on
posted by cotttager (Guest) - Monday 10th March 2025, 4:02 PM Thanks mitro for your spell with us one of our most productive players shame the way it ended the way it did
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 10th March 2025, 4:36 PM Always been that way get a auto time stop for time wasting ( but a match will last for two hours powers that be won’t like schedules being messed up
posted by Ipitomnbi (Guest) - Monday 10th March 2025, 4:45 PM

Because Brighton are my nearest club, and most of my friends around are Seagulls supporters, I came in for a bit of stick after Saturdays result, but I did hand it out when we won at CC, so I suppose fairs fair. My neighbour is a ST holder at the Amex, and he said that he had a clear of the penalty, and he admitted that it was a bit soft. However, as far as I'm concerned, like so many games this season, we have dropped points, whilst being ahead, and although it doesn't effect our position in the table hugely, we must stop this nonsense if we take the lead in the FA Cup, against Palace, or in the semi's if we make it. Marco, and the coaches really must change this losing games from leads habit next season.
posted by Brian from West Sussex (Guest) - Monday 10th March 2025, 10:43 AM I believe we have dropped nearly 20 points from winning or drawing positions. Eve if we had won half of those games we would be in the top four.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 10th March 2025, 1:47 PM

If extra thing happen in extra time extra time becomes longer, simple, but it does not become longer so we can score.
posted by AB (Guest) - Sunday 09th March 2025, 2:17 PM Thats not the point ,is it AB?? i mean, that as long we play the ref as per will reckon there is more time added on ! seems a joke to me, oh well heads down and into the wind i say,,
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Sunday 09th March 2025, 4:00 PM Pedro went in like a bull in a China shop looking for the penalty as soon as he wedged himself in between our players of course contact occurred and he leapt like a salmon into an incredible dive the CHEAT. I was timing the added five minutes and by my watch the penalty was awarded well after the announced 5 minutes of overtime. I agree with another poster on this board who said a klaxon should go off after the announced time ending the game. The referee even had the cheek to restart the game after the penalty to make it look like he hadn’t allowed too much overtime and blew up at nearly 10 mins of overtime. I’m surprised Marco didn’t mention it in his post match interview.
posted by Lord Chin Chin (Guest) - Sunday 09th March 2025, 8:34 PM Above post not mine again .
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 10th March 2025, 11:57 AM Thought silva kept his cool all things considered he must be fed up with all these points lost
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 10th March 2025, 4:56 PM

It looks like a penalty to me under the present regulation. No matter how much or how little Reed touched him it is a penalty, the fouled player throwing himself down is the norm, our players would do it in the same circumstances.
posted by AB (Guest) - Sunday 09th March 2025, 1:05 PM If that was championship no pen. Prem pen they check till they reach a conclusion which looks unnatural in slo mo as for villas. disallowed goal thought the whole i of the body counted if so not offside elbow played him on
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Sunday 09th March 2025, 1:36 PM Watching the extended highlights on Sky. The penalty incident happened seconds before the 95th minute and after VAR and the usual faffing about 98 minutes had expired. The big miss yesterday was Lukic not TC
posted by mwk (Guest) - Sunday 09th March 2025, 3:05 PM AB, yes a penalty was given but the foul was contrived by Pedro who barged between two Fulham players and was caught by HR heel as he attempted to clear the ball. I refereed for 35 years and having watched the incident 6/7 times I am convinced it was a self inflicted foul.it might be useful, if anyone has the time, to check to see how many times Pedro has earned penalties for Brighton.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 09th March 2025, 3:19 PM Championship no pen prem pen to much anylising
posted by Ipotombi (Guest) - Monday 10th March 2025, 4:58 PM

Was it really a pen? Clumsy Yes! Look to me like Reed just stood on the ball...
posted by Davey Boy. (Guest) - Sunday 09th March 2025, 6:07 AM Too many players missing not to expect a few defeats ...unfortunately
posted by fulhan supporter (Guest) - Sunday 09th March 2025, 6:11 AM Can’t expect to win every game, but it is galling to lose, yet again, to a late, very late, mistake. What season we could have had.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Sunday 09th March 2025, 7:56 AM I thought we were defending very for the whole game apart for two disastrous mistakes that gave the game to a team we had not allowed to have many chances. We score a brilliant goal then gave them the game. Very sad, another match we must learn lessons from before it is to late. One point, what is the point of playing three center halves when we only have one wing back?
posted by AB (Guest) - Sunday 09th March 2025, 9:18 AM Three c/b dont work unless you get a lazy team against you they give up being battered .
posted by pointless (Guest) - Sunday 09th March 2025, 11:51 AM

Shame, but did not do enough to win it. Serious mistake by Harrison Reed is very unusual.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 08th March 2025, 5:08 PM That wasnt a point dropped, it was 3 points given to our closest rival. I agree your point about Diop but he only plays ocassionaly and is not renound for his ability on the ball. What does concern me is the negativeness of Berge. Apart from being asleep he slowed down every single counter attack that went through him.
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Saturday 08th March 2025, 5:13 PM Why didn’t the referee blow up after he announced 5 mins of extra time and 5 mins was played. That is unacceptable there’s no point in the referee announcing how many minutes he’s adding on if he intends allowing the game to go on until the home team scores. He should have realised he had played more than the allocated 5 minutes and not given the penalty the commentators said the player went looking for it anyway. Then he tries to justify the extra extra minutes by allowing the KO after the penalty and play to resume. He may as well have allowed another 5 minutes. Making it 15 extra minutes in total.
posted by Big Jim. (Guest) - Saturday 08th March 2025, 5:32 PM Although we like to think that we are going to win or draw every match, we just don't, and neither, apart from Liverpool, do any other clubs in this very competitive Premier League. Yes, today's result was very disappointing, but it's a case of we must take it on the chin and move on. We have v a difficult set of fixtures coming up, and we must hope that a couple of injuries to some major players are healed soon, and more important at this stage, we can see off Palace in the FA Cup quarter final, and we must forget trying for a European spot, as we haven't at present, a strong enough squad, but it will happen soon.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Saturday 08th March 2025, 5:56 PM Another set of points thrown away. How can a player have so much time and be unmarked to equalize, and then the 96 th minute penalty, schoolboy stuff. Too many misplaced passes and second to balls. Diop didn’t have a great game, but at times put under unnecessary pressure by dodgy balls (Leno, Anderson etc). Brighton were there for the taking, and as per usual one goal not enough. Robinson was bad today, not only Diop, but too many ineffective and lack lustre. Hopefully we can turn over Spurs next week, but they are below us in the league…..
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Saturday 08th March 2025, 7:50 PM

Fergie time at Brighton 5 mins turns into 10
posted by Specsavers (Guest) - Saturday 08th March 2025, 4:58 PM A very dull game.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 08th March 2025, 5:08 PM Not being at the Amex, who gave away the stupid last minute penalty, and what was it for ?
posted by LTS (Guest) - Saturday 08th March 2025, 6:54 PM Timmy
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 10th March 2025, 4:26 PM

Every game at CC is a home game for the away fans.
posted by Bee Bop (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 3:31 PM And every game at your Legoland is full of plastic Chelsea and tourists !
posted by Bee Swatter (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 4:13 PM Bee sting awaiting at West London's finest stadium.
posted by Dave's Buzzn. Herne Bay. (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 4:34 PM Fulham lads...give the Bee's a European place.
posted by Green Blogger. (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 6:33 PM Plymouth
posted by Dellers (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 7:03 PM Under the M4 Hounslow.
posted by Bentford Boo Boys Sunday Pub Side (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 9:03 PM Hounslow FC rules!
posted by Da Buzzer (Guest) - Saturday 08th March 2025, 5:38 AM Yeh , Shia rules.
posted by Ted (Guest) - Saturday 08th March 2025, 9:02 AM nothing like a bit of friendly banter- or is it?
posted by jakeman (Guest) - Saturday 08th March 2025, 10:55 AM Car park a cess pit literally
posted by Ioitombi (Guest) - Sunday 09th March 2025, 2:26 PM

You are of course right bigboy, respect for your fellow mans opinions, and contributing your own thoughts is the old way. Seem to remember the saying " I disagree with what you say, but I will fight for the right for you to say it" Being frightened of voicing your thoughts in a constructive way, means losing your freedoms earned over generations of people suffering to achieve these freedoms. When leaders of major nuclear powers , feel it is ok to hurl abuse, threaten repercussions as a way forward, without this respect leaves us all less safer. My previous post was a gentle note to a Brentford fan suggesting that they had exited the FA Cup. But I do hope that if we can't win the cup then Bournemouth, Crystal Palace or Brighton can, this new name on the trophy, will give their supporters as much joy as me if FFC could win it.
posted by denny (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 10:36 AM Agree - 100% for freedom of speech and right to voice your opinion, so long within the decency and due respect boundary. Sadly, I think Trump has taken the freedom of speech to a new level and a very dangerous one for someone with such power. Equally, while Trump has taken the right to say what he likes, he dislike anyone else doing the same, especially if their opinion is not in his favour. With that, how i wish we have a moderator who can filter what comes out of Trump's mouth!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 11:24 AM You mean the saviour of the western world Trump? That one?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 4:10 PM Workin for the Yankee dollar...
posted by Dirk Dunk (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 6:21 PM Yes Denny, the saying “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”. This saying is often attributed to Voltaire but was written by Evelyn Hall in her biography of Voltaire. Personally, I don’t think I would go that far, but certainly agree with the sentiment.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 8:48 PM Only socialists ban things, it helps keep the gravy train on track. Socialism is basically a pyramid scheme and they eventually run out of victims they can milk dry to keep it going which results in them losing an election or, in the land of Johnny Foreigner, a bloody revolution. The British have always been too complacent to revolt and likely never will because they’re a dying breed.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 10:11 PM

Title should read Boredom. Why it gets corrupted I have no idea.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Thursday 06th March 2025, 9:26 PM Calvin Bassey frequently is my Man of the Match. At least his performances are consistently good, unlike one or two I others could mention (and you do). I’m really not sure why form can often be so inconsistent.
posted by peterjeremy - Friday 07th March 2025, 8:15 AM bigboy...Can you make the missive a bit longer next time?
posted by Spizz'53. (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 8:49 AM Spizz’53, thank you for your encouragement. Yes, I certainly can make them longer as my above post is actually a truncated version of original version.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 9:06 AM One pass to many...
posted by Spizz '53 (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 9:33 AM Keep it up bigboy...
posted by Thames Bank Traveller. (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 9:34 AM Is Bigboy really Owen?
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 07th March 2025, 9:47 AM Good spot Time!
posted by Spizz'53 (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 9:54 AM No, bigboy is not Owen and was here long before his arrival. However, I appreciate his comments.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 9:58 AM Please confirm that TTIN assumption that I am you.is false.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 7:51 PM It is just you frequently speak in a blog style. I would like to write like that but quickly run out of things to say about Fulham and do not want to prattle on with opinionated rubbish.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 08th March 2025, 10:12 AM TTIN, at least I try to be respectful as comments such as yours tend to drive posters away. I suggest if you cannot be respectful just don’t post.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Tuesday 11th March 2025, 10:39 AM

or Bournemouth v Fulham. This would mean one of the four unfashionable teams who have not won the FA cup would have their name on the trophy. Their supporters have been hoping for many years for this. I can think of another team, knocked out of the competition that would enjoy the accolade Maybe next year.
posted by denny (Guest) - Thursday 06th March 2025, 12:19 PM the board has been conspicuous by the the recent lack of posts by certain jealous, resentful boos followers, then one of them rears their head. brighton v palace would put two clubs whose supporters clearly dislike each other together. buzztwotter, as your club departed the competition so long ago, it is not your business coming on here with any type of opinion, keep it to your own site.
posted by jakeman (Guest) - Thursday 06th March 2025, 1:54 PM Still at least it’s not little bees or our nearest and dearest mind you city still there and ffc mind you ffc are unbeaten against against anyone in top six so far this year apart from citee and we should have won there on goal chances seagulls and eagles won’t be keen to meet the mighty ffc !!! COYW
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 06th March 2025, 2:29 PM Weathers getting warmer little bees coming out of hibernation they will not be heard of after next w/e buzz goes to ground when they lose
posted by Bee swatter (Guest) - Thursday 06th March 2025, 2:35 PM You'd have thought buzzn bee's would have been happy with the FA Cup coming to West London.
posted by Bishop Basher (Guest) - Thursday 06th March 2025, 3:31 PM You'd have thought buzzn bee's would have been happy with the FA Cup coming to West London.
posted by Bashfull Bish. (Guest) - Thursday 06th March 2025, 3:38 PM Moderator! Sort this nonsense out!!
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Thursday 06th March 2025, 3:56 PM The Boos have their own cup final in the Hounslow Sunday pub league.
posted by Bentford FC under the M4 Hounslow Middlesex (Guest) - Thursday 06th March 2025, 8:42 PM FA Cup final prediction: Fulham V the losers
posted by Aussie Mal (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 9:24 AM mal, you couldnt have put it better.
posted by jakeman (Guest) - Friday 07th March 2025, 10:13 AM

The only day they can play all four matches on the Saturday because of other commitments of the Clubs. BBC and ITV are not keen on this idea. Watch this space. 11.30, 14.00, 16.30, 20.00 is possible. Our match being a London affair you can bet we would get the late slot.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 06th March 2025, 10:16 AM Ticket information now on the Fulham site. https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 06th March 2025, 1:03 PM

As long as our manager is not bribed to join them. When ever we get a decent youngster, player or manager they get bought for big money. What might save us this time is that Man U has overspent trying to buy success and are now in financial difficulties.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 06th March 2025, 10:21 AM Presumably Man U can’t afford the big ‘bribes’ anymore, then.
posted by peterjeremy - Thursday 06th March 2025, 6:07 PM

What’s winning the title got to do with Fulham?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 05th March 2025, 10:57 PM More plastic red shirt.
posted by Krebs (Guest) - Thursday 06th March 2025, 7:52 AM Nothing to do with Fulham, I must admit, but I just thought that it might be of interest, to people who might appreciate a good showing from a good keeper whoever he played for. We often have discussions on this site, that don't effect our club by the way.
posted by THE CRTAVEN (Guest) - Thursday 06th March 2025, 8:03 AM It’s always worth remembering how important a good goalkeeper is.
posted by peterjeremy - Thursday 06th March 2025, 8:32 AM Leno allows us to win games we would not otherwise win, though less often now we have a terrific defence. Liverpool's keeper has to make lots of saves however as the opposition gave Liverpool no space and moved the ball from front to back quickly. It is not long before we play Liverpool again and I am sure Marco will learn from that. All good teams score late goals, by bringing on fast subs to take advantage of tiring defences.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 06th March 2025, 10:45 AM Of course Craven is entitled to mention Allisson’s outstanding performance which kept Liverpool in the game and eventually won by the late goal. I see no problem discussing subjects of interest.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Thursday 06th March 2025, 9:51 PM It is a football subject and of course acceptable. One of the difficulties of being a Fulham supporter is because we never win anything worth having it is tempting to have second team to support who do win things without usually admitting. Of course the point being made is if you keep the opposition from scoring, no matter how poor your midfield and striker are playing their is always a chance you can sneak a winner.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 07th March 2025, 9:54 AM

Lets beat Palace first then worry about our next opponent.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Tuesday 04th March 2025, 1:03 PM We have loads to boast about because of who we are, yes a trophy would be nice ,some fans of some clubs moan because they have not picked up a trinket after about five years ! the toys go out the pram , If you look at who's won the trinkets in the last 30 years it is the same old clubs nothing unusual , I think the few times there has been a final with an imposter in it there have been moans about it how can this happen ? who's going to watch ? lets hope someone else (us) picks up the cup this year just for a change
posted by worple (Guest) - Thursday 06th March 2025, 9:19 AM Manchester City are beatable now, so there are no teams left who we cannot beat if we play well, but of course all the other teams will think the same.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 06th March 2025, 10:49 AM Not won many trophy divisional one’s excepted but in my time watching this club I’ve seen the greatest players ever to grace a football pitch playing for or against us we’ve had arguably the two greatest players ever to be in our team we’ve had film stars paraded in front of us and the greatest pop singer albeit he blotted his copybook don’t make less a singer In MAF times we had decent teams played some great football had loads of characters and for us older ones we watched the maestro and tosh and Langley and cohen inspiteof our nearest and dearest bulging trophy cabinet brought by the Russian generally agreed there’s two teams in sw6 but only one football club COYW!!
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 06th March 2025, 2:58 PM

Radio four this morning mentioned Fulham beat Man U, the rest of the item was about how could Man U get better. I get a little tired of this, what about an item about how Fulham get better and start the long road to mirroring Man U's record. Alan Shearer is beyond hope and I do not want to hear what he says from now on as he is a Fulham hater. I am glad SKY and other satellite stations cover most football as they do not have the same big club bias as the BBC & ITV.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 03rd March 2025, 1:23 PM

Must confess the most irritating thing on tv wa snot fernandez but the bbc team o bias, disgraceful, slagging ffc every time they coud poor utd why are they in this position they should be wooping an average ffc team or such and so it went on with sharer and his cohort whining on about poor utd so much history ,henback to bloody lineker who thinks he is peter kay in t comedy stakes thank christ he is history on motd.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 03rd March 2025, 11:59 AM Our pass accuracy was 87% theirs was 77%. We started poorly but as the match went on we became much better and Man U, they stayed as bad. That useless commentary team just commentated on the few good passes Man U produced and never our control of the game. I just got angrier and angrier with their attitude and am tempted to give up on the BBC except they are the only channel who produces decent programmes occasionally.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 03rd March 2025, 2:27 PM Agree about obi thought we was a bit scrappy at times but united was no better thoughly deserved to win penalty takers first class Glad we got palace time we beat them at. FFC reckon clty apart we can beat any team left.
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 03rd March 2025, 6:55 PM Anybody can beat City now, they are a spent force.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 06th March 2025, 10:51 AM

Not easy MOM very close Bassey ,Berge, Pereira, all the rest worked there socks off
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 03rd March 2025, 10:03 AM Yes Leno won us that he was a giant between the sticks
posted by worple (Guest) - Tuesday 04th March 2025, 8:40 AM Last night showed the way to beat Liverpool, it is about time we started consistently beating a young and not very good Chelsea, Bournemouth are overperforming and we can either attack them or defend them off the pitch. I am as optimistic as I have ever been about such matches as this season we have been producing our best performance and getting our best results against the to teams. We will probably beat those three and lose to Southampton.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 06th March 2025, 10:57 AM

Robinson has come on leaps and bounds our most important player by far his energy is amazing and he covers so much ground ,and he plays with so much passion for the club ,nail him down
posted by worple (Guest) - Sunday 02nd March 2025, 11:54 PM We have become efficient penalty takers. The technique of getting the keeper to dive then pushing it the other side works consistently. It is catch 22 for the keeper as he knows if he does not dive the penalty takers can slot it passed each side of him. His only chance is when he dives the taker is stupid enough to kick it the same way as Man U did.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 03rd March 2025, 9:08 AM A great win and we held our nerve better than Utd. As a matter of fact, Robbo took the 4th penalty after Willian's kick. I also was anticipating Robinson putting his effort into row Z and was pleased he didn't.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Monday 03rd March 2025, 9:49 AM the manu players looked absolutely terrified with their penalties, whereas our men looked so focused with theirs. clearly lessons learned from preston.
posted by jakeman (Guest) - Tuesday 04th March 2025, 2:49 PM All dreams can be squashed and as a Fulham supporter you know that happens often.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 06th March 2025, 10:59 AM All dreams can be squashed and as a Fulham supporter you know that happens often.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 06th March 2025, 11:14 AM All dreams can be squashed and as a Fulham supporter you know that happens often.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 06th March 2025, 11:14 AM

Well who expected us to win a penalty shoot out for a change, but the lads did it this time. I'm happy to have received a home draw, but Palace might be harder to beat than United, but we have score to settle with that lot. We didn't play to well against a poor United side, who can thank their keeper for going to extra time. My MOTM was Bassey, not nobody had a really bad game.
posted by Brian from West Sussex (Guest) - Sunday 02nd March 2025, 8:01 PM Thought Bassey was excellent, also Lukic and Berge, but surprise surprise Mr Man Utd Fernandes got MOM via BBC commentary team. They must be gutted that Fulham won. Overall game plan was good and think over 90/120 mins we deserved win, only Onana kept them in the game
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Sunday 02nd March 2025, 8:12 PM We dominated the game from about the last 20 minutes of the match and the whole of the extra time but the BBC only commented on the few breakaway attacks Man U had. Alan Shearer also said he could not understand why our manager was not with a decent team by now.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 02nd March 2025, 8:40 PM If Shearer said that he should be sacked.
posted by Montague Tollmache. (Guest) - Sunday 02nd March 2025, 8:55 PM I do hope we finish above Newcastle in the table. What annoys me is the attitude that Man U deserve to be good because of their history. So if they get a decent manager and some good players they will be good again. We do not matter as we have not won anything and even if we do it does not matter as it will soon be forgotten.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 02nd March 2025, 9:11 PM Radio four this morning mentioned Fulham beat Man U, the rest of the item was about how could Man u get better. I get a little tired of this, what about an item about how Fulham get better and start the long road to mirroring Man U's record. Alan Shearer is beyond hope and I do not want to hear what he says from now on as he is a Fulham hater.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 03rd March 2025, 8:48 AM