Come back H7 all is forgiven
posted by Tailgater (Guest) - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 5:56 AM In my view Marco is to loyal, do not change a team because a player has a bad game. If however a player is inconsistently poor he should be dropped. Pierra could not shoot straight and his free kicks an corners we dreadful, that is an area where we have improved incredibly. He should have dropped. You also have to appreciate for some reason supporters need a player to moan about and Smith-Rowe has inherited that title. He of course make a rod for his own back with his inconsistency, but if he had a regular place that might change. Marco set an aim to have two good players in each position which he has achieved. The most difficult positions to fill are the strikers. We have two who do not score regularly which is their function. We at least now have more goal scoring alternative in the team but we still have not solved. In Miro we had a value gen and those are not easy to replace with the money we have. A final point is the mental state of the players as against Villa when they equalised it was as if a shadow had fallen over us and we played badly from that point. Players must learn to control their minds and ever get depressed in match, for example if you striker has gone off injured find an effective way to play without them. They are professional and should know how to react. For top teams this sort of reaction is rare for us it happens often. If we want to become a top team we must act as one.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 7:47 AM TTIN' Smith Rowe should not have inherited a title of spare tyre. You guys need to understand and accept that we signed him and he should be first priority over Josh King. King is a huge talent but the minutes are stacking up and sooner or later someone has to decide if minutes is good economically, if that makes sense? Smith Rowe and goal returns is actually good and a reasonable return for minutes on the pitch. I will not win a popularity contest by saying that Smith Rowe would have given Fulham better returns for Fulham but i am going to say it regardless. What was the point of spending 39 odd million on Smith Rowe to leave him on limited game time on the bench? I like Marco and he is one of our best managers to manage Fulham but i think he has got this badly wrong. I admit and we can see the improvement in Josh King but at this level it needs to be more. We know our strikers are not that prolific but Jimenez has his limitations and Muniz is still young and raw but we need to grow him and see him mature. Smith Rowe i feel with more pitch time will improve his goal stats further than the six last year or was it 8?
posted by OWEN - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 8:16 PM

At University Starmer was into Abba, Motorhead, Simon and Garfunkel, the Clash and Orange Juice. He's great !
posted by Fergal (Guest) - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 5:22 PM He also spent time in a Czechoslovakian work camp. Who knows what his communist masters planted in his head, after all, there’s plenty of room.
posted by Igor O’Stazi (Guest) - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 6:38 PM Nigel has been accused by Lamey, of being in the Hitler youth. That was a miracle, as he wasn't even born then ! ! This government gets worse by the day, and whatever chance Starmer had of gaining ground, crashed majestically today, after his dreadful speech, and to think that we have got another 3 years of this traitor to the people of this once lovely country.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 7:18 PM Farage is right since this clowns got in there’s been nothing good to say about the uk made himself look stupid sounded like a Dalek with his hour long rant over farage actually think farage is right speeches like that crosses the boundary
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 6:15 PM Farage flying the flag is racist? Starmer and co waving the flags are the good and right? LOL'!!! Starmer is wooden and no personality and he is turns one way and that way as the wind blows. Is his wife Jewish? Nothing is real about Starmer and i think his public showing with his wife is staged; they don't look comfortable. I will say one thing about Tony Blair. He was slick with shiny teeth but he was a real personality with his wife Cherie and kids in public. Cherie Blair was chatty and real and the Blair family were warm towards labour minded people. I don't feel the love about Starmer, who is Starmer? Local elections next year i think he is gone. Write the Conservatives off with 100 and more mp's still in tow. I think they will make a surprise comeback because the Conservatives have a balance and more know-how on money business etc. In Covid and the Ukraine war, how better would Starmer and Labour be? Farage? none of his limited pot of MP's have the experience...
posted by OWEN - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 8:32 PM The Conservatives with Badenhoc in in toe will not win a raffle. They need to get their Leader and act together and drop the woke.
posted by OWEN - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 8:42 PM

All managers make mistakes, Marco make less of them that is why he is a very good manager. I believe he has an obsession with having a team full of experienced players and any young player has to very, very good to come into his thoughts. Younger players give you more energy and have different ways of thinking. Even Muniz looks good at times except in his lack of scoring potential, which proves Marco's point, But if you are good enough you are old enough.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 12:55 PM

Jesus wept! What a miserable bastard you must be. We have 8 points from six games (plus a further 2 or 3 owed to us by VAR), on course for at least 50 points and after one poor second half you are talking about relegation? We have a brilliant emerging star 18 year old and a new signing who looks like he could brighten up the whole league,we are waiting for one of the best left backs to come back from injury and maybe even the long awaited main striker to come into the side and you think these are worrying times? Maybe you should follow bake off - I think football might be to stressful for you
posted by Eeyore (Guest) - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 2:23 PM Eeyore, I am not a miserable bastard as you you so eloquently it, but an ardent, genuinely, long standing Fulham fan, who wishes nothing but the best for our club. However am I not allowed to voice my concerns over the next few fixtures. Hopefully, I am way off of the mark, and we win them all, and a lot depends on whether we can get Rual and Muniz back for these games. This time, we might actually be grateful for the the two week break.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 5:07 PM Eeyore i like your optimism but please do not take the good Lords name in vain. Jonah Kusi-Asare we await his debut and i hope there were good reasons he couldn't make the bench at Villa. Marco Silva didn't look interested are particularly excited about the win against Cambridge but there is a lot we should have taken from that game. Our squad is decent enough and we have January to tweak it if needed...
posted by OWEN - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 9:06 PM Eeyore, you are either a new poster or someone using another moniker to disguise your actual moniker. For your information, Craven is a long standing poster, knowledgeable, a genuine long term supporter of Fulham which unfortunately, you are not. I also support Owen’s comment regarding taking the Lord’s name in vain which many of us find unnecessary and abhorrent. Please be respectful when posting or alternatively, don’t post.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 9:25 AM

Sounds just the sort of young player we should sign. Maybe in the January window.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 10:49 PM We have signed him on loan with option to buy and he is in the squad.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 6:27 AM You have been told abruptly by Time!
posted by Krebs. (Guest) - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 8:13 AM So why was he not on the bench at villa.
posted by pointless (Guest) - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 10:52 AM Don't ask me, my theory is that Marco even in a desperate situation he would rather not play a young player. King has forced his way into the team because he looks the best player in the squad.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 11:25 AM He's not going to get a better chance to excel! with an option to buy, the current appetite for very tall strikers, we will find out in the next few weeks if we have gem!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 11:38 AM Harland was 16 when he transferred to Manchester City he played almost immediately and scored very quickly. I am not saying our signing is as good but until we try him we will not know.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 12:03 PM He was 21 When he joined citeh !
posted by Jim (Guest) - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 12:38 PM You are correct, I apologise, I got false information from google after spelling his name wrong. Anyway if you are good enough you are old enough and however he has looked in training he need to play this week to see if can step up and surprise all of us.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 12:44 PM Luckily it looks like Jimenez, might be fit enough to play on Friday after all.
posted by AC (Guest) - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 5:47 PM But Jimenez, is one of our two non-scoring strikers we need and alternative, perhaps no strikers for a change with a plan that makes that work.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 10:05 AM If he’s any good we will have to pay through the nose for him
posted by Ipotombi (Guest) - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 6:22 PM

VAR is looking for obvious mistakes by a ref, they have learnt from the King mess against Chelsea. For both our penalty you could see why the referee did not give them and why VAR could not see an obvious mistake.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 12:08 PM

1962 !
posted by Ted (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 1:53 PM Thanks
posted by Bill@USA (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 3:01 PM

If we had come in at half time 2-0 up we would still have lost as without a striker most of our fire power had gone and it was easy for villa to attack us. I blame Marco, we have an 18 year old striker who has scored lots of goals and should have been on the bench. Marco must know if only one of your strikers is injured the other will give his all, but his all last a few minutes and without a striker we looked rudderless.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 29th September 2025, 1:06 PM Definitely agree, Marco responsible for some serious errors of judgement. He appears very stubborn at times and extremely slow to respond to a change of circumstances or simply to adapt. Has a pre-match plan and seems determined to stick to it.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 2:41 PM Everyone is now noticing Josh King which of the teams that will not lose to a useless Villa will buu him in January.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 29th September 2025, 5:21 PM

This is an ID card site. Keep your filthy football chat out of it.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 5:46 PM Sort your spelling out paddy, did you mean IDIOT
posted by Magic man (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 6:37 PM We got four very good players it was an excellent window. Trouble is none of the have forced there way into the team. This is Marco way of making a point even if he is wrong.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 28th September 2025, 10:38 PM Pretty sure it was Marco that pushed to sign Kevin. Need to give the guy a chance to settle in. Not sure if he even speaks English yet and he’s been playing for one of the best teams in a very poor league. Playing for Fulham in the best league in the world is a completely different proposition. Chuck looks like he could do a job for us but agree with most that we should have signed a striker (even before) Mitro left. Still think we’ll have a good season though although Bournemouth will be tough.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 29th September 2025, 6:00 AM We’re having a good season MST know team have beaten us yet only VAR and the officiating have beaten us so far, but if that carries on we could go down
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 8:14 AM I know it's early days, and we are sitting quite comfortably in 10th place, along with Chelsea and Brighton, but I have a horrible feeling that this season is beginning to look like we are in for a struggle to avoid being in a fight to stay up, basically because our obvious lack of a real striker. Even at this time of the season we can usually have a perspective as to which teams will be in a relegation fight, but this season it's going to be very hard to pinpoint, and it is not going to be a case of, we are far too good to go down. Even with only 8 points we could be much higher up the table, if our goal difference was better, which it isn't. Luckily Arsenal beat Newcastle yesterday saved us from dropping another place, and that is scary.
posted by Alan B (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 9:50 AM Good season, not to sure about that one win and villa pass us in table as bournmouth will be a duffing for sure.No 6/5 striker on bench, why ? traore on for raul !!!!what for , selections looking very iffy right now , two 30 mill players sit on bench for 60 minutes , yep thats money well spent.Sort it marco its your call .
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 10:57 AM

A bit like your assessment of Watkins' ability to score, especially when he plays against us.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 5:35 PM He shouldn't have scored! If you guys think Watkins is great, fine by me. If Watkins is showing world cup form on that one we have no chance.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 28th September 2025, 5:39 PM I agree, but he did and that's what the record books will say.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 6:33 PM Record books can’t tell the story. If Var had done there job could of been 1-3 up at HT same with Chelsea and we’re be unbeaten this season
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 8:19 AM

Mr Angry I can't argue against that, as over the years, this type of results, have happened so many times, and it is getting beyond a joke. I could see this result coming for the whole week.
posted by AC (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 6:45 PM That was all Marco fault for not putting our 6ft 5 inches 18 year old striker on the bench. None of our midfielders have the characteristics of a striker. Marco does not like young players so did not put the 18 year old on the bench as their was a big risk he would play.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 28th September 2025, 10:43 PM Your right Mr Angry, and I know the reason why because your have the Ref and VAR on your side
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 8:22 AM

Once we lost our striker we fell apart. We forgot to attack and forgot to defend. WE played truly dreadfully. Even if we had been given those two dodgy penalties and were sy 3-0 at half time we would still of lost.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 28th September 2025, 10:46 PM Dodgy ? Stonewall penalties both of them !
posted by Jim (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 7:14 AM We were never winning that game the powers that be be showed that. The time it took to give our first goal they didn’t want to give it . Looked so hard for something. Not saying Watkins goal was offside but very close they hardly looked two stone wall pens not given. Even with second halve mistakes we would of got point and in winning position may not of made them
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 8:36 AM Thought the lead up to there goal was close but no one mentioned it not the final movement
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 6:01 PM

Agree MST typical supporters after ten minutes he was the greatest player. But to be fair he doesn’t look anything like a £35 million player. His performance against Cambridge was woeful and today when you need your star signing to show up he didn’t.
posted by Mr Angry (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 5:08 PM He put in the team and forced to stay their like the rest of the team who are picked even if another player in the squad is better.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 28th September 2025, 10:35 PM Yes MST to quick to over hype to quick to have a pop. He’s young in new country just show some support
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 8:41 AM Kevin has enough skill to win some games for us. For £35m you cannot get a player who is good all the time, they cost £120m with wages we cannot afford.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 1:01 PM

It was the worst Fulham performance I can remember, we seemed embarrassed at taking the lead and did not know what to do without a striker.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 28th September 2025, 10:50 PM We started so well,got our goal we were all over them. 2 penalties denied us referee and VAR were awful Villa came out 2nd half and unlike us took there chances which unfortunately for us yesterday cost us the points.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 5:59 AM We were not great but better than than them could have been 3-0 up to stonewall pens officials were poor and keeps happening it will knock stuffing out of players. There only human
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 8:47 AM This is what Sess said and I agree with him: “We started the game very well and then conceded quite a bizarre first goal, and then I think we kind of just collapsed to be honest with you".
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 29th September 2025, 1:13 PM

There's absolutely nothing wrong withVAR AS time again gets it right. Technically it's great it's unfortunately left to human error as refs as those monitoring the decisions, don't get it right. We were robbed yet again.
posted by Kevin. (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 4:33 PM VAR is a monstrosity that is ruining the game, it stops the flow and the enjoyment I absolutely hate it, it's not as if they use it properly. Watch how rugby referees use video to help them come to decisions, the referee is always in charge of the process and the referees decision is final.
posted by NRL (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 4:38 PM Stop going on about it we know what it has done to the game . forget it, the pundits get enough talk out of it ,it gets more air time than the game
posted by worple (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 4:45 PM VAR not the problem just the incompetence using it. Utter disgrace King didn’t get penalty today.
posted by Mr Angry (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 5:13 PM In our match King was definitely brought down in the box and he did not dive. The other one was not a penalty. Anyway it is all irrelevant as once we lost our striker we did not know how to score. Even it was 2 1 to us at halftime we would of lost.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 28th September 2025, 9:54 PM You said the King penalty was dodgy , make you mind up !
posted by Jim (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 7:16 AM Getting increasingly fed up with football was severely tempted to watch golf after there 4th knew where it was going could not be asked to watch the other golf far more entertaining
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 6:05 PM All the crucial devisions went against us
posted by Ipotombi (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 6:07 PM

give cuesta a try in this position. Anderson gets caught out of positión so shouldnt be a problem
posted by t .no (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 4:05 PM It's not just Anderson, we play far too much football in our own half especially in front of our 18 yard box.
posted by NRL (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 4:28 PM Andersen had a really bad day today. He is the team captain and defensive organiser, when he fails the whole defence fails. And, to add we desperately need Robinson back.
posted by Mr Angry (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 5:16 PM

Agree his head drops and must impact the team, it’s like someone bursting his balloon and he doesn’t know how to cope. Get on with the game stop moaning and start winning these matches we should be winning.
posted by Hammy (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 3:59 PM Marco gets annoyed by the ineptitude of the officials, he sits down and bites his lip when he gets a yellow card.
posted by NRL (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 4:40 PM He is one of our best managers in Fulham history but Silva needs to grow up and stop acting like a child and i think it is sending negatives back to our boys. Wilson wasn't particularly good and he spent too much time moaning about misfortunes. Lets get back to our Fulham dominant possession, especially against a tired and out of sorts Villa who were there for the taking...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 28th September 2025, 4:46 PM

Theres no stopping us making the opposition look good. we were by far the better team but onother Anderson blunder and a bent referee were enough to distabilise the team completely. Not an excuse but i missed Tete today, and dont know why Muniz wasnt on the Bench.Im a firm admirer of Adama but hes a winger. Wilson and ESR are nipper down the middle.
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 3:23 PM You would feel even worse if you attended these games
posted by Tailgater (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 3:29 PM LTS has a good point, and we could, although unlikely, have to fight to stay up this season, if like today, we are the better team so many times, but like in far too many games last season, we fail to stamp our authority in games that we should be winning.
posted by AC (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 3:32 PM Muniz is injured so why was our 3rd striker not on the bench. Traoré does not look or appear anything like a striker. He would of been better to bring a centre back on and play Anderson up front. We passed the ball around with nowhere to go.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 28th September 2025, 3:39 PM Who is the third striker?
posted by Hammy (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 3:43 PM If Muniz was a doubt or known injury why wasn’t the young Loany from Germany on the bench. What is the point of having a striker and not utilizing him. Villa are a poor side and in the second half we made them look classy. Another game where a second goal was needed and never materialized, can’t make out how Josh King was booked for simulation, and two Villa penalty claims not given and neither player booked for simulation, or how Marty Cash handball was not penalized and considered natural. His wasn’t facing ball, and back turned.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 3:44 PM Marco made it very clear he is one for the future and not ready now, begs the question why did we sign him on loan?
posted by Hammy (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 3:53 PM Chukwueze looks twice as good as Kevin
posted by Hammy (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 3:55 PM If he is one for the future, are we going to pay his wages for a year to sit in the stand or on the bench, could have bought in an older striker who would have been a more useful addition?? ( ie maybe Wilson from Newcastle)
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 4:00 PM I like Marco but he has a thing about young players unless they are exceptional. He should at least try our 18 year old striker. We looked lost today once we were without a striker.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 28th September 2025, 9:45 PM When our defender done the same thing at the bridge they got a pen say no more OPINIONS FROM SOMEONE 50 miles away !!
posted by Ipotombi (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 6:11 PM

Agree Jim that was £35 million misspent, was also hopeless against league 2 team. We needed another striker and we end up with this waste of space, well done Board, well done Talbot.
posted by Hammy (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 3:42 PM Kevin who ?
posted by Walter Wheatmeal (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 4:39 PM

It did get reviewed by VAR
posted by Ref (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 3:39 PM

I really wish the owners would sell our club to someone who understands football and is prepared to spend money on players worthy of wearing the shirt.
posted by Haynesetal (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 2:18 PM Not enough investment in the playing side. I mean Smith- Rowe...no other club came in for him,so have we over paid?
posted by Turlough O'C. (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 3:08 PM

Just watched some of Newcastle v arsenal and gykores nips ball past pope, ref gives a penalty. VAR reviews and says that pope got touch on ball, no penalty but gykores not booked for simulation, strange similar situation one on one with goalkeeper
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 4:11 PM

Josh must be the unluckiest player of the PL. Not even a VAR check for a certain goal. Absolute disgrace.
posted by T:NO (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 1:57 PM

We win at Villa tomorrow we could be fourth in the table.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 27th September 2025, 11:09 PM Surprised nothing from Southsayer for this one? Hope i am not turning into the new Southsayer but i feel the same like against Brentford. We should win this easily and a good away day out at Villa. Watkins cannot hit a barn door so far this season and they are struggling back in the league with a euro campaign. Saying that, they did win lol and maybe a turnaround in fortunes? Na' we win this one and i think about time we tank Villa. Our only good day i can remmember against them was in a Championship final i think it was? Somebody will correct me...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 28th September 2025, 12:30 AM If we are going to get anywhere in this league we must not lose anymore games we are expected win, the match today is a very good example. This is the day for our wingers to put in good crosses and and our midfielders stick the in the nest. Villa have only scored one league goal this season do not allow any more. We have a solid defence and a good midfield. I do not think we should bother with our two useless "strikers" who have between them scored one League goal.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 28th September 2025, 11:03 AM Owen, please leave the forecasting to Soothsayer as you obviously did not look at our record against them.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 3:07 PM Yes' i know record is bad against then Bigboy but i think we capitulated against them today,we could and should have done better..
posted by OWEN - Sunday 28th September 2025, 4:09 PM

The Premier League standard and quality is abysmal, there are so many reasons for this decline over the past six seasons. Teams don’t move the ball fast enough, fewer players are creative and can go past defenders, set plays are poor, challenges are weaker, overall standard of players is lower.
posted by Mr Angry (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 5:04 PM

1.8m signatures already….
posted by MST (Moderator) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 2:22 PM Inappropriate- delete your own post
posted by Tailgater (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 6:01 PM MST I’m shocked but I’m signing
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 7:02 PM Why do right wingers not like the people who need to know what they need to know in what way are the criminals I cannot think of any other reason as privacy does not exist anymore.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 27th September 2025, 10:04 PM Will make it far easier to identify illegals and return them to their point of origin as well as keep tabs on all sorts of deviants and undesirables so the appropriate action can be taken. Nigel must be licking his lips but I suspect he has to pretend to hate the idea in case they scrap it. Only 3 years and 9 months until the coronation, sorry, election.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 11:31 PM

POTTER GONE beware Marco man with check book about to call ,???or is it nuno or glasner??? bit like dick barton mystery.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 1:21 PM If you think not being in Champions League halves their income, I think you should look again TTIN. CL income is less than 10% of Utd total income.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 2:02 PM It’s Nuno so no merry go round this time lol.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 2:27 PM I think their shirt sales are more than most clubs total revenues.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 4:21 PM

You have to accept this if you want us to be able afford what we do now. The TV money is such a large proportion of our income. Saying that I agree with you, they should not be able to change the matches the televise and the kick off times. The Premier League could help by allowing Sky to televise Saturday 15.00 hours kicks, them they would not need many if any time changes. The European competitions could make all their matches on Tuesday and Wednesday so we would not need any matches on Sunday. If the authorities could think about the supporters and less about money they could get a good deal for us.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 27th September 2025, 12:59 PM

should say...guaranteed votes
posted by t.no (Guest) - Friday 26th September 2025, 8:37 PM Nothing will guarantee this bunch of clowns government any votes.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Friday 26th September 2025, 9:53 PM As previously indicated, it will do nothing because illegal immigrants will work illegally for illegal businesses. Total waste of time, energy and money. Biggest problem is that you can’t deport people without a passport or proof of ID which, they hide or destroy so change British law.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 6:46 AM Just a slight correction, you can deport a non British citizen without a passport.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 9:38 AM I think all criminals and people who are to rich to need to work should have them as well. Also pensioner who needs to identify themselves and have no passport or driving licences or paper bills.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 27th September 2025, 10:33 AM It sounds like the first step to the mark of the beast.
posted by James (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 10:42 AM !!?
posted by Observer (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 11:48 AM Not sure that’s true Morty. There’s a documentary on TV series that follows this kind of stuff and they arrest these people but without papers they have to release them back into the community. Maybe someone can check it out?
posted by MST (Moderator) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 12:02 PM You can deport without documents after winning half a dozen legal challenges paid for by legal aid and by charities supported by the taxpayer. You can also win the lottery and use unicorn droppings to fertilise your allotment.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 12:58 PM Surly if you do not have an id card means you cant work will not the work shy just lose them and so are unable to work?.But main thing is how does it stop the boats ??? it wont, so why are we needing cards?.Emagine thousands of migrants shaking in there boots saying cant go to england they want id cards,! what shall we do ?/ answer nothing just turn up and work in black economy i assume..
posted by pointless (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 1:18 PM A little naive if you don’t mind me saying Pointless. There are thousands of illegals working for families, friends of families, unscrupulous employers etc. paying well below minimum wage. They take their papers and house 20 to a bedroom and then charge half their income for the pleasure. When C&E raid these places, they arrest them and then let them go because they have no documentation. Watch a documentary series called border control; it will really open your eyes.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 2:09 PM They are everywhere. Every dodgy builder has a team of them doing some dodgy work to someone's house.
posted by Bob (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 2:39 PM Rest assured you can deport someone who doesn’t have a passport. I was only responding to your comment which is incorrect. Paddy is correct in saying that you have to go to a lot of effort but it is doable. The Government can use anyone of the following documents:- an Emergency Travel Document, a United Kingdom Letter, a Chicago Convention Letter. Where the problem lies I suspect is establishing the individual’s nationality and reaching agreement with their embassy. If a person is in the country illegally they can be arrested and forcibly removed. Failure to cooperate will result in additional charges and other deportation procedures. So it can be done, the question is do our Government follow their own procedures? One thing to consider is that identity cards whilst not resulting in the loss of rights for a British citizen do impact on an immigrant and their ability to work. If all legal immigrants awaiting approval for the right to stay could legitimately work in the meantime, they technically would no longer be a drain on the exchequer by being housed or paid benefits. If applied correctly that would save the country billions. They would of course need to be issued with a special type of time restricted card.In summary therefore, yes they can be deported, identity cards will not be some additional tool to spy on British citizens , all the information is already in the public domain and yes , the authorities need to adopt their own procedures. That and get out of the EHNCR and ENCR and prevent Starmer and his mates from raising spurious rights to stay.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 3:15 PM Thanks for clearing that up for me Morty.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 4:39 PM :))
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 7:42 AM Really meant work shy youngsters as opposed to boat people, they can lose cards and so cant work in real world as employers cant sign them on..
posted by pointless (Guest) - Sunday 28th September 2025, 12:27 PM

Intertoto we one it one time ;0))
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 10:33 AM Cant emagine any team that struggled to beat cambridge can make fourth place ,watching it was pathetic at times almost a full squad of players a mid/f cost 30 million cant get a full game, winger who runs like and looks like linford christie and thats it,an aging striker who plays now and then and the new boys , oh dear !!!! will they improve i hope so.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 12:52 PM The Premier League Title, the Champions League, the FA Cup and the League cup are the only thing that count as major trophies. Forget the Cambridge game, their clever manager found a way to stop or wingers getting into the game. Our manager is more clever still and moved Kevin into the middle and told the players to concentrate on playing through the middle. This is of course where we scored our brilliant winning goal. Things have changed when you play lower League teams, they stick 11 men behind the ball and break when they can, the few times they broke away we stopped then easily, so it was a good professional win. If you expected anything different you do not understand what is going on in football.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 25th September 2025, 2:05 PM It’s called “irony”. TTFN and not to be taken seriously….sigh!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 2:44 PM On your second point TTFN, in the Championship winning season, every home game was against a low block yet we seemed to manage record wins but, since being back in the Prem, we just cannot manage a dynamic performance against defensive teams. Leeds also being a case in point. Probably why our away form has improved but if we are to break more records this season, Marco needs to find a way to beat teams that come here to defend. Perhaps Boa is a bigger miss than we thought?
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 2:50 PM Never underestimate the power of the hoof.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 4:34 PM For the record i think Neil Harris is decent and he will manage bigger than Cambridge one day. We are not the only team to struggle in cup games against lower opposition. Decent build up and goal from Smith Rowe who i think is finding his feet and radar for goals...
posted by OWEN - Thursday 25th September 2025, 6:23 PM He’s finding his food, not sure about feet. John Robertson was a porker but he put in a shift. I remember at Buggleskelly Rovers we had a big centre half, Banjax MacGillycuddy, rotund lad with a season ticket to Greggs, but knew how to work up a sweat. No excuse for a professional athlete to be workshy.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 6:33 PM Why Paddy? Are there illegals in the kitchen ?
posted by Sir Peter Scott (Guest) - Friday 26th September 2025, 6:39 PM In our Championship winning season we had Mitro who knew where the ball was going to be for most of the time. Our two "striker" do not seem to know where they are let alone where the ball is. If you mark our wingers out of the game how do we set up goals for our midfielders?
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 27th September 2025, 10:40 AM

Did Rachel Reeves do the maths?
posted by Pat O'Drawers. (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 8:40 AM At last ! ID cards. Long overdue.
posted by Old Malvernian (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 4:51 PM Yes, will make remigration much easier when the Messiah wins the election, thanks Two Tier!
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 5:11 PM ID cards are a red herring. Illegal immigrants get illegal work with illegal employers. Total waste of public money!!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 26th September 2025, 1:48 PM If identity cards mean I know longer have to send copies of my passport and or drivers licence, plus a utilities bill( less than 3 months old) every time I wish to open a bank, investment account, buy a house, write a will, open an ISA, building society account, have any dealings with a solicitor,ie.power of attorney, start a trust, make an investment in a listed company then I will consider them an absolute boon. There are quite a few other examples where they will come in handy but I just lost interest. They will undoubtedly be of benefit to prospective employers who would have knowingly to break the law to employ someone who doesn’t have identity, thus limiting abuse. If they wish to act criminally then that’s a whole different issue.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Friday 26th September 2025, 3:27 PM Sounds like you’ll enjoy being awarded social credits like they do in China to monitor ‘trustworthiness’. I hope all those looking forward to it still enjoy the thrill when a government they didn’t vote for starts to ramp up its usage. It’s a dictator’s dream and the only ones affected will be the ordinary plebs, not the criminals. Someone without ID now will still not have it when cards are compulsory. What exactly will the police do to an illegal when they catch him? Same as now, take his details, send him on his way, telling him to report to his nearest police station. He doesn’t, so what happens then?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 26th September 2025, 4:35 PM Just deport all illegals. It's nigh on impossible to book a suite at Claridge's at the moment.
posted by Sir Peter Scott (Guest) - Friday 26th September 2025, 6:15 PM Why is Jamie Redknapp afraid to touch his shoes? This is what we should be asking. I’d be careful eating at Claridges P S.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 26th September 2025, 6:19 PM As I was issued with an identity card in 1942 and I think, although not sure, that it was valid until probably the late ‘40s. I’m not quite as paranoid as your good self. Infact I’ve still got it, maybe in can be re-activated. It will tighten up on so many loop holes and will make many daily transactions much easier. I suspect if someone is operating outside of the law they could be agrieved at its introduction but if one has nothing to hide it should present a problem. As it is DVLA has all your details, information that it is happy to share with, the police, insurance companies, debt collectors etc. NHS and other bodies have your NHS and NI numbers all of which are traceable. Of the countries in Europe I think only Denmark and Ireland don’t have cards. Germany, France, Italy plus many form India to Mexico do. Only the Anglo Saxon group, US, Canada, Australia, U.K. don’t.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Friday 26th September 2025, 8:07 PM It’s about control. ID cards were issued by the government during the war as a security measure because we were fighting a foreign enemy. The government today is the enemy. They will use your information to control and spy on you. It’s nothing to do with criminals or criminal activity.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 26th September 2025, 8:51 PM Obviously we will have to agree to disagree, but I would just stress my main point that Government, should it want to , can glean all the information that it wants on you now/today, using all of the data recorded on you through the mountains of information held on all of the public, except immigrants who have no such records. Can’t really see how an identity card will allow greater control of people who’ve been in the system for years. Guess we’ll all have to wait and see if we get that 5am knock on the door:))
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 7:50 AM The government can’t glean information because there are protections, government departments don’t share information. HMRC don’t talk to DWP etc. With all this information in one place it can be seen by any department without your permission. It can also be stolen all at once.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 1:06 PM That is just not true Paddy. Furthermore this information is all available somewhere if the police or Government body required the information they could get it , legal or illegally, as you have implied. An identity card does not leave you anymore vulnerable than you are at present. Identity cards bring more benefits than not.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 3:41 PM Good on you. Vote Labour.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 3:43 PM Can confirm that HMRC and DWP share information via Real Time Information RTI. DWP share info with HMRC to ensure pensions are taxed correctly. This is permitted by law.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 3:56 PM Great response Paddy, gave you more credit.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 27th September 2025, 9:39 PM

Definitely winnable,but Wycombe are no mugs on their own patch.
posted by Krebs. (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 3:32 AM Perhaps we may play a stronger squad, we just got away with it in the last game, put the say team out away to wycombe and we will not be so fortunate.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 25th September 2025, 8:15 AM I'd prefer Grimsby at home! Wycombe away is no walk-over. We thought we'd spank Cambridge by 4-5 goals. I guess we will be better playing a lower league team away as they are less likely to park the bus. We can't afford to make 11 changes again!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 8:34 AM We’ve lost there in the cop previously as a Prem club so definitely not a “gimme”
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 10:34 AM CUP not cop! :/
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 10:35 AM Wycombe no mugs on there own patch so what is there record on there own patch???. We should be able to blow them away, but im sure marco will tell the team they are solid at back and very good on breakaways,then praise the club manager for splendid job he has done telling ffc this will be no pushover .
posted by pointless (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 1:14 PM The Ground is a pain to get to as well.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 1:29 PM Is is rare these day for any lower league team to be hammered, because all managers study the opposition and find ways to stop them.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 25th September 2025, 2:08 PM Err Brighton last night ;0))
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 2:52 PM Paddy, there is an industrial estate 10 minutes walk away on the main drag through where you can park if you arrive before around 6.30/7.00. Few or no pubs of note either from memory.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 2:54 PM I’ll be watching on telly.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 4:33 PM

Leeds gave Kevin plenty of space, but as you have said the Cambridge manager had done his homework and two wingers wee marked out of the match. Our goals was a real Premier League goal with good passing and a good finish. When we played against a very defensive Brentford we used the long ball a great deal more with success. On another point Jim in his commentary on the Brentford match and a number of others have not realised the definition of a foul have changed in that a foul is a foul and if it is accidental or deliberate does not matter.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 25th September 2025, 8:28 AM Agree TTIN' sometimes in games like this one, a bit of quality stands out and our goal was a good quality team goal. We are not the only ones to struggle to break teams down and i think we beat ourselves up a little too much and players are picked out for bad criticism from one cup game. Up at Villa Sunday and it will be interesting to see who is picked following on from the cup game and how they perform against a out of form Villa who are struggling this season with a added on euro campaign. It happens to most teams outside the top four. It happened to us so many years ago.
posted by OWEN - Thursday 25th September 2025, 6:16 PM

You need to register an account on the site and wait until tickets become available.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 12:36 PM Thank Paddy! I've just register. Wiil they send an e-mail notification once the tickets will be available?
posted by Sciabo (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 12:41 PM Well done Paddy good accurate information given.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 12:56 PM I doubt you’ll get an email. Just check the site in a week or two from now and the sale dates will be advertised. You can usually buy a month before if you aren’t a member. It could sell out so you might want to consider membership. Maybe split the cost with your friends?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 1:53 PM Thanks again Paddy So you mean to join this membership https://www.fulhamfc.com/tickets-and-hospitality/membership Which would allow me to have previuos acces to to the tickets. Good idea, the price is 50$, but I've seen it gives access to 2 tickets, not 3, so in case we should do 2 membership
posted by Sciabo (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 2:33 PM Wait until they’re on sale. I think you’d be allowed to buy 4 tickets on one membership for this fixture. No point wasting money.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 3:23 PM Plenty of time to get tickets in the riverside
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 7:30 AM One for you paddy 4.35 listowal 9-1
posted by Ipiyombi (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 7:34 AM Pretty sure you can get tickets but the issue is generally, all the reasonably priced tickets (e.g. in pockets of areas in Putney and Hammy end) would be sold out very quickly. So all will be left are those premium tickets in the new stand - maybe around £120-150 each. or more! good luck!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 12:12 PM Not for me Ipi, if he’s in the mood, Moonovercloon will romp it like a hoodie through a tube barrier.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 1:09 PM

i did suggest a while ago making this site registration only, whereby stopping any silly billys from other clubs coming on here, spouting their drivel, it is something that might happen in the future.
posted by tom hark (Guest) - Friday 26th September 2025, 1:45 PM

Bit worried about Kevin’s crosses
posted by Brain Doctor (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 8:07 PM I know he scored but Smith Rowe is not a £30 M player
posted by BrainDoctorv (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 8:27 PM Well that was an really dreadful performance, by everyone, apart from our keeper, and Diop. Our new signings were embarrassingly awful. Saying that, thank goodness we did win, and these cup games, with so many changes against lower league opposition, are B early always frustrating. My once favourite player Troare, is so poor now, that he should never play for us again.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 9:20 PM We scored a very good goal and are in the next round and that is all that matters. The reserves luck is going to run out soon, hope we draw a top Pl team in the next we will have to play our best team then.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 10:35 PM its very rare to put 11 quite good players together and turn out a good performance if they are not used to playing together.Look at national teams when they play in tournaments. Whoever we play next round it would be more sensible to simply change 3-4 players from the previous match.
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 5:34 AM Bring on Grimsby!!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 6:25 AM That starting eleven should have been good enough to have seen off a mid table 2nd division side, but they were not. That team were so pedestrian, had no energy or ideas in their build up and the chief culprit was Tom Cairney, our aging play maker. Jimenez and Traore were very poor. You could see frustration building on Marco's face and I bet he kicked some arses during the H/T break.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 6:45 AM Back to the training ground and white board m thinks.
posted by Mortlake - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 7:54 AM Our reserves won and are in the next round, did you expect a good game against a team who had 11 men behind the ball for 90% of the game. Moan as much as you like but Marco has taught all the squad members to win tough when the have to. These are the sort of games we would have lost before Marco came.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 8:18 AM Good run out for squad against a side which parked the bus - again. Won the game and looked much better and positive after the break until we scored. They obviously had to go for it after that but defensively sound. Did what was necessary.
posted by Dellers (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 9:16 AM

Hopefully he’ll serve his time and become a valued member of society at a town near you. Diversity is our strength, the country is richer and safer all due to diversity. I’ve checked.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 1:35 PM I think our sentencing system is flawed. Apparently, the average sentence for sexual assault in UK is 12-18months with the maximum 10years. Our judicial system is far too lenient. We don't send thugs into jail, we treat small petty crime like shop lifting is a right, we don't even both to tackle burglary unless someone is hurt. instead, we want to go after drivers driving 23mph on a 20mph road. We've lost a bit of common sense in our judicial system.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 1:52 PM MST, I could not agree more. Our judicial system is a mess and magistrates or judges who hand out ridiculously lenient sentences should be struck off and their judgement cancelled. Magistrates court can be the worst with some sentences inappropriate. I was caught letting a friend ride my father’s bicycle which had a motor in the back wheel and as he came around the corner he shouts out “I am Geoff Duke” just as a policeman was coming the opposite way. So, the policeman says “come here Geoff Duke” and we both got booked and had to go to a magistrate’s court. I was scared to death and the magistrate went on and on making me feel like a harden criminal. Then he starting talking about custodial sentence which really had me worried but he relented and fined me £5, which was a lot of money in 1952. Before all the comments start to flow I am sure Paddy and a few others will say it was a pity that I didn’t get a custodial sentence. Just reminiscing.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 2:00 PM I was thinking the birch myself. They don’t like it up ‘em.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 2:03 PM With he's credentials could get a job as a social worker in Rochdale.
posted by Krebs. (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 2:41 PM I’m guessing the reason for 12 months means on release he is automatically deported back to his home country saving taxpayer prison cost , however guessing he could soon jump on a dingy back unless Nigel gets in and shoots them out of the water
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 5:29 PM The judicial system will cone down on him in a very heavy handed way upon his release. He will be incarcerated in 5 star hotel, 3 free meals a day, a PlayStation, free phone, a tempura mattress, a gym and a free travel pass to the nearest nursery school.
posted by Fergal Roche (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 8:01 PM Is Ed Davey, a bit of a nut case, as he apparently mentioned Nigel Farage nearly 30 times in his speech today, but not our lousy PM Starmer once. Ed Davey, the currant political clown, must be panicking about Reform taking his dreadful party's votes, as they no doubt will.
posted by AC (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 10:06 PM 100 percent with you MST
posted by DMK (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 10:42 PM AC, in answer to your question…..Yes. In a sea of mediocrity he is the pinnacle.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 7:50 AM Oh I forgot to mention free taxis to the GP, jumping the queue ahead of us tax paying British Citizens.
posted by Feral Roche (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 10:28 AM Ed Davey has the swivel eyed look and demeanour of someone whose mother indulged in heavy paracetamol use whilst pregnant. Lib Dem supporters aren’t far behind him.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 10:34 AM

Wrong Dembele,ours was “Moussa”
posted by Ruislip white (Guest) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 10:13 PM No you’re thinking of the Arab who went to Spurs.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 10:25 PM More wisdom from Mr O'd....
posted by Kim O'Sung 2. (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 6:14 AM You mean more BS from the door man !
posted by Jim (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 6:33 AM Shut that door .
posted by Larry G (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 7:05 AM Nope,two Moussa’s One a Belgian who went to spurs and one who who was in the under21’s and walked out of the club and signed for Celtic, and Fulham got a pittance for him as he signed for a team in foreign league. They then sold him to Lyon for about 10 million
posted by Ruislip white (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 8:26 AM Anybody know if our game is on tele tonight
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 9:19 AM Nah, only been the one Dembele. I’ve checked.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 10:56 AM You’re wrong you idiot, they don’t even have the same first name. Everyone keeps telling you and you can’t accept it
posted by Ffc (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 12:48 PM I’m not wrong on this. I’ve checked.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 1:18 PM I thought the second Dembele that was with us was French. Are there different spellings?
posted by Smith (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 1:52 PM I’ve got it, there was ‘Mousa’ who went to spurs and ‘Moussa’ who went to Celtic. Paddy on a technical point.
posted by Smith (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 2:00 PM Do I win the Ballon O’Door for working that out.
posted by Smith (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 2:02 PM No cos neither of them won the ballon dor nor did the dembele at Everton. It’s a completely different player who psg signed from Barca
posted by Ffc (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 5:11 PM Come off it, it not exactly Smith or Jones. How many Dembeles could there be?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 5:15 PM Your ignorance is astounding. They don’t even have the same first name, Ousmane won. Keep telling yourself you are correct. But maybe if you are so repeatedly wrong here, (despite everyone telling you so) you might want to ask yourself what else you are ignorant about like politics….
posted by Ffc (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 6:17 PM Does anyone really think Fulham are going to get away with having rock concerts at the Cottage over the summer? My apologies about Dembele by the way, I was thinking of Patrick Roberts.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 7:02 PM FFC. It would help if you read a post before you comment. You make yourself look silly.
posted by Smith (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 12:41 AM Hahaha! Good to see someone fessing up, a bit more humility needed:))
posted by Mortlake - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 8:44 AM Paddy you know I defend you tothe end but feel it’s a different one
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 12:46 PM In summary: the Dembele who won the f***ing balloon is named Ousmane and is French, where as our ex Dembele is Moussa and is Belgium and last heard of was playing China.
posted by Mortlake - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 2:48 PM What about the one who played for Lyon? Or was that Louis Saha?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 3:12 PM Hmm, could be:)
posted by Mortlake - Thursday 25th September 2025, 7:15 AM Think Saha played for a French side or was that marlett( excuse my French !!,
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 7:39 AM Nah, just Googled it again, I was right first time. A Fulham Balloon O’Door winner right enough. Y pi u lot are thinking of Abubidoo Kamara, scored the hat trick at Man City in the great escape season.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 10:30 AM

Yep,Belgian international who signed for spurs and young French lad who walked out on Fulham and signed for Celtic then Lyon they a team in Spain, now playing with Marek Rodak in Saudi Arabia
posted by Ruislip white (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 1:59 PM Whoops ,this should be for the previous post
posted by Ruislip white (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 2:00 PM Yea, thought Man U were going to snap him up. The other Dembele did very little at Spurs either, it’s all about money with these mercenaries.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 24th September 2025, 9:43 AM

This is the team I expect to play tomorrow, eleven changes but still a great team: LeComte, Cuenca, Castagne, Diop, Robinson, Cairney, Smith Rowe, Traore, Kusi-Aseve, Chukwuelzo, Kevin.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 3:00 PM I was two players out. Apart from Kevin, Marco does not fancy our signings as he did not use them opportunity to start them all. I do not believe the new striker is worse than our two existing strikers as that is not possible. My late grandmother would be better. We watched both of them one stands about where the ball isn't the other runs about where the ball isn't.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 10:44 PM Tactics !!
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 7:41 AM

Sorry for double post.
posted by peterjeremy - Monday 22nd September 2025, 5:08 PM Tommy Doc used to fine players a tenner if they passed backwards.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 5:12 PM You play the most talented youngster and he is more likely to make a mistake than more experienced players who think quicker. I am sure Marco knows that and will not be fining King but he may joke about it.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 22nd September 2025, 5:15 PM

I would blame Leno for putting Josh in a difficult position
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 4:41 PM I agree, Leno always puts our defenders under unnecessary pressure, he very rarely boots or throws the ball long. He also is slow to deliver the ball with his dithering about. Some may say that's how Silva wants to play out from the back, but sometimes you have to use your brain to assess the situation and just clear it upfield.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 5:07 PM Ridiculous to blame Leno when King showed for the ball unmarked.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 5:41 PM

They are in the London borough of Hounslow !
posted by Dave (Guest) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 4:34 PM Before Middx was abolished in 1965 Fulham was part of it .
posted by Kevin (Guest) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 5:05 PM dave. they dont have a london postcode. who really cares?>
posted by yingtong (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 1:53 PM Obviously you care !
posted by Dave (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 4:54 PM and so must you dave.
posted by yingtong (Guest) - Friday 26th September 2025, 1:48 PM who cares about that club ?. not worth discussing, i wont be!
posted by stiff (Guest) - Friday 26th September 2025, 1:52 PM

Was a bit surprised at starting eleven against bees but apart from that poor first goal came back strongly and with a well balanced bench Marco proved right
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 25th September 2025, 7:48 AM

Stand for the Moderator!
posted by Old Schneider. (Guest) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 8:47 AM Stand Up! Stand Up!For Jesus....
posted by Bigboy4651 (Guest) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 8:50 AM Alright, alright, so there’s an opportunity for a bit of joking around. The internet encourages that sort of thing, and I’ve done my fair share. But what about ‘standing up to the bullies’? Standing up throughout the game generally really involves only a selfish minority in the first rows, but it then prompts all the rows behind to have to stand as well. There were older people who actually saw nothing of Saturday’s game, since standing for extended periods for them proves to be too uncomfortable. I hunted round the club website (and followed Paddy O’Doors advice), eventually finding a suitable address. FFC promptly kindly replied saying ‘…. I’m sorry to hear that you had a disappointing experience at Saturdays match. We appreciate and value your feedback on this matter that you have raised. I have passed your email on to the relevant teams for consideration in possible future changes.’ Now the internet is providing opportunities to ’stand up’ as well, and follow up. I do realise that there are ‘true fans’ who do stand at every game (at the rear of the Hammersmith End; the Putney ‘away’ end), and the club tries to be both realistic and accommodating. But the truth is that the ground regulations and legal obligations are very clear, and the best the club can do is to encourage those in pitch side seats to buy their tickets for another part of the ground. (MST - you are just a season ticket holder? For the work you have to do in keeping a minority of these true fans’ in line, you deserve more.)
posted by peterjeremy - Monday 22nd September 2025, 10:02 AM Unfortunately this is not an official FFC platform PJ. Thanks for the compliment though :0).
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 2:43 PM MST along with Monsieur O'Doors are the voices of common sense.
posted by Davey Boy. (Guest) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 2:51 PM Thanks DB, I’ll use you as a reference when my visa expires and I’m on the ferry to Dingle in cuffs.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 3:04 PM Football forum when it suits moderater
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 9:24 AM

The most important part of this season, is similar to other seasons, and that is to get to 38 points and safety ASAP, and at this moment, nothing else really matters, so win 10 more matches, then sit back and enjoy the rest of the season after that.
posted by Alan B (Guest) - Sunday 21st September 2025, 10:56 PM TTIN agree with you. We could have been 2nd if we were not robbed of a goal at Chelsea. Also, apart from maybe the Brighton game, we have been dominant so far this season. We just need to keep picking up points against teams in the bottle half of the table, otherwise, it will be like last season, a season of if only! I don’t think we will finish in the top 4 - we still lack quality in some areas. However, top 6 should definitely be a target. My biggest concern is losing Marco mid season. We have West Ham, Forest (again), Man U, maybe even Newcastle and Villa could be looking for a new manager in the next few weeks/months. But looking good!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 6:31 AM We outplayed Man U and should have beaten them two. last season we had lots of games we should have won. We must win from winning position consistently that is the key.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 22nd September 2025, 6:45 AM As a long standing Fulham supporter, and looking ahead to this Sunday's match with Villa, it is inbred into my brain, that as Villa have not won a game this season, and only scored one goal, we will be the sacrificial lamb, and they will have their first win of the season against us. On all known form we should have a comfortable win against them, but will we, or will this be the usual Fulhamish result, or are those days now behind us ?
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 8:30 AM Would you rather see Villa won or the draw they had yesterday? I'd definitely prefer the draw. Their manager is taking a massive bet calling his players lazy. I think something is going on there and he's losing the dressing room. I am optimistic we can continue our winning run.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 8:48 AM No worries Craven. Ive done away with the Fulhamish spell whereby we make ordinary teams look good. This season we will make top teams look mediocre and be the top team taking the 3 points in injury time.
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Monday 22nd September 2025, 4:43 PM Would have got 4th place l’arte year but for stupid points dropped
posted by Ipotombu (Guest) - Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 9:25 AM