I’ve got a gibbon on Fulham to win the FA cup, a baboon on the league and a cheeky macaque on the new keeper to have arthritis.
posted by Sean Deleer. (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 11:56 PM It is about time we won something that us supporters do not make fun of, but cannot see it happen is it is not within our realisable destiny.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 30th July 2025, 7:57 AM Give me a monkey on the bees...
posted by Davey Boy. (Guest) - Wednesday 30th July 2025, 10:59 AM I've put a Rothe on West Londons finest.
posted by HBD. (Guest) - Wednesday 30th July 2025, 4:47 PM

It could be worse, we could be the mighty Bees supporters at their Leggo land ground, as their tea lady will probably be turning out as their main striker.
posted by AC (Guest) - Wednesday 30th July 2025, 9:57 AM

Don't look at what other clubs are doing. We have a cautious approach and Marco knows exactly who he wants on board. And no Forest you can't have Adamo
posted by Tonyjohn (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 12:10 PM Yes he knows ,but do the board know?.All we seem to be doing is scrapping the barrel,maybe him, maybe that one,loan sterling, loan dewsbury,loan this one, loan that one , mostly not wanted by any clubs apart from us.And still our ages go up by the time the season starts we will be in last off summer wine division for he aged.with no sell on at all just a recomendation /deal to a cheap care home.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 1:02 PM You say dont look at what other clubs are doing , why? they are our opposition of course im worried how they are beefing up there squads,so should we all be.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 1:04 PM that wasn't me;;
posted by the real archbishop (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 7:20 PM There is a space in my name , the fool who stole my moniker doesn't realise that !! the space is were i try to make it clear arch and bishop aint on word .
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 7:22 PM Yeah that guy's a real muppet lmao
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 8:15 PM No he isn’t, and I should know.
posted by Kermit O’Frog (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 11:53 PM

Is this a true complement on the Lionesses achievement?? Probably not with all the but's. You are probably old enough to remember Wimbledon beating Liverpool in the FA cup final? I don't think anyone were that critical of Wimbledon's - cos they won, albeit, wasn't very elegant. I am not a big fan of the ladies football but I give credit where credit is due. Unlike the England men's team, we have a squad of humble ladies (no front pages or arrogant big headed attitude) and they have beaten what was put infront of them, reaching 3 finals in a row, etc. Some achievements. As for the manager, she's reached 5 finals in a row!! I am not defending BBC or wokeness or if they should get whatever gongs (worthless in my opinion anyway) come their way, etc. I just feel the Lionesses deserve some credit this time!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 11:00 AM Although I said that I was delighted that our English ladies team won the European cup, I know believe that the celebrations have gone way over the top. Yes in their standard of football, they came out on top, but let's not kid ourselves, the standard isn't all that high, and woman's football never will be anywhere near the standard of our mens football. I hope, that if and when, our mens team, actually win a major trophy, they will be treated as the ladies have been, which is seriously OTT.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 9:45 PM Craven, I agree completely. JohnC states the squad are humble and not arrogant unlike their male counterparts but they were roundly criticised by the Spanish press for their arrogant post match celebrations. The Switzerland Ladies team was beaten 7 - 1 by a boys team in their build up for the completion.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Wednesday 30th July 2025, 7:59 AM I totally agree with Craven as well. It's now the silly season when it comes to being OTT, with the woman's football. Let's face it, they only won on penalties, and only scored 1 goal in 120 minutes. If they had won 2 or 3 nil in normal time, I would have been well pleased, but the penalty shoot out is a lottery, that could have gone either way, and this time it went to England's woman. Frankly Spain played better football, but could only score once.
posted by AC (Guest) - Wednesday 30th July 2025, 10:06 AM

How the architect of Britain’s greatest naval victories will be any use to Fulham is beyond me. Yet another example of the decline of Britain’s standards under the communist, Starmer.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 28th July 2025, 12:59 PM Believe it or not Smith Rowe is an attacking midfield player which means that when he finds his mojo, he should score more goals. Thats right' Smith Rowe can play centre forward so technically he should be a perfect link up man to Muniz who knows that goals are expected from himself. Our problem is a typical fans dilemma. Can Smith Rowe and Muniz deliver goals regularly this season? Marco is the man of faith who will know and put his trust in these two and we fans think and feel that we need another striker. Interesting to see how Marco moves in the transfer market but a fit Reise Nelson, Sessegnon, Traore, and Pereira looks a nice attacking and creative force with Cairney. Berg and Lukic are great links to attack and defence but i still think we need more.
posted by OWEN - Monday 28th July 2025, 6:58 PM Kiss Nelson goodbye.
posted by HMS O'Victory. (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 2:58 AM Cheers .
posted by Mandela (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 6:26 AM Eye eye captain !!
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 7:41 AM He only had one eye .
posted by Tim nice but dim (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 10:11 AM So? I only had one ball.
posted by A H Itler (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 10:45 AM More Hlter Skelter!
posted by Dr G. (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 3:20 PM

Well done girls very lions yesterday lionesses today both found a way to win
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Sunday 27th July 2025, 6:53 PM Karate step-up kid Kelly did it again!!!! Well done, England Ladies!!! Sarina Wiegman Dame for sure!!!!!!!!!
posted by OWEN - Sunday 27th July 2025, 7:03 PM I know that I am biased, but when England win anything I am always delighted, so I'm really really pleased that the woman's team won again. From what I saw of the game, it was quite ordinary, although both goals were taken well. The biggest surprise to me though is the improved showings of the woman's goalkeepers, who used to be a joke, and our young keeper, did exceptionally well throughout the tournament.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Sunday 27th July 2025, 7:32 PM Yes, well done, huffing and puffing to a penalties win over the semi final conquerors of Switzerland. Take a look on YouTube and watch Switzerland get thumped 7-1 by the FC Lucern U15 boys team in June this year. A bit of perspective might be in order.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 27th July 2025, 8:41 PM Perreira is absolutely useless at any set play, Wilson surely to take over that role this season. Btw why is Perreira not leaving probably because no other team want him. So far, our transfer window has been non existent and any business will be done late and that is never a good thing.
posted by Mr Angry (Guest) - Monday 28th July 2025, 7:45 AM Well done girls don’t get carried away wanting same wages as men step to far cant seethe top 4 paying that and the rest certainly won’t be able to afford it cfc use wimbledons old ground for there home matches holds 8000 tops Cant see the girls getting men’s wages on that
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 28th July 2025, 3:11 PM Maybe the new set piece coach will improve Andreas's free kicking!
posted by Tonyjohn (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 6:15 AM Ironically cairney thinks perrera in training is one of the the best free kick players he’s seen shame it does not carry through to matches but he should know he trains with him daily
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 7:44 AM

Be patient and wait and see what actually happens, when it does, it’s time to moan. Complaining before the event is just flapping your gums and won’t have any impact on the result anyway…… Kong Qiu ( Confucius)
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 27th July 2025, 7:51 AM Too much drivel Owen, take a rest
posted by Drivel moderator (Guest) - Sunday 27th July 2025, 8:28 AM Careful with your Owen replies...you might get deleted!
posted by Krebs. (Guest) - Sunday 27th July 2025, 11:05 AM When did Fulham say there selling Muniz. All I’ve heard them say there gonna keep team together, don’t believe all you read it’s the silly season most of it never happens
posted by DMK (Guest) - Sunday 27th July 2025, 11:36 AM This is normal stuff and transfer news from media, newspaper or whatever it doesn't matter! Leeds want a striker, they fancy a go for Muniz. They put about a cheeky offer, i take the bait, tell you guys and so what big deal!This will go on for another few weeks until kick-off. The next Joe Bloggs will see and send from another source, i read it no probs no big deal these this is what fans do. Normal stuff!!!!
posted by OWEN - Sunday 27th July 2025, 12:46 PM Source is leedsunited.news. Apparently we wanted 50 million they offered 26 million which was rejected. This stuff is going on between clubs from whatever source at this time of the year. Take it with a pinch of salt...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 27th July 2025, 1:01 PM As I say every season, the newspapers look at each club see what players they need and can afford and choose players who fit these criteria. This is all invented but the Clubs think that some of the made up transfers may be feasible and happen making the journalist seemingly very well informed when in reality they are just lucky tellers of untruths.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 27th July 2025, 1:23 PM Big mistake to let muniz go if Leeds want him make them pay 40 mill minimum bout time we got some return on our outgoings
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 28th July 2025, 6:36 AM For the life of me cant see why muniz wants to go to a team which will struggle to stay in prem next season he must be on decent money living in London can walk about relatively unknown can only be one thing cash ( cant blame him if they offer him a third more than us long term better here reckon by the end of next season his stock will have risen got every confidence in him think he has all the atributes just needs to get into the opposition a bit more
posted by Ipiyombi (Guest) - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 7:54 AM

Congratulations to us Fulham to win 3-1 and a nice confidence booster. I would say that on percentage we beat Forest more times than they beat us and a better form guide is Fulham to beat the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool, City and the usual suspects who consistently break the top 6. I should not be too pessimistic, good start though...
posted by OWEN - Saturday 26th July 2025, 10:22 PM Friendly 21 players use we win 3 1 and you still moan. Friendlies mean nothing.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 26th July 2025, 10:30 PM You win they moan you lose they moan it was a freindly don’t mean nothing
posted by Ipotombi (Guest) - Sunday 27th July 2025, 11:17 AM Like i say' confidence booster for the lads who are playing and results don't mean anything in the grand scheme of things. Imagine if it was Chelsea in a friendly and we beat them 3-1? Would that mean something and make us feel something?
posted by OWEN - Sunday 27th July 2025, 12:52 PM

Agree, we have a league 1 scouting network for an elite league.
posted by Mr Angry (Guest) - Monday 28th July 2025, 7:49 AM Under this regime we have sold less and the people we have acquired seem in the main quality players. I really do not know what you are talking about.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 29th July 2025, 8:29 AM

Amusing article in the sun telling us all about grycorucs or what ever isaks , diaz and uncle tom cobley and all were they are going were is dosh coming from??? thats me,and at the very bottom two lines saying FFC are looking , yes folks LOOKING!! at sterling and dewsbury hall , which i think is a statly home in surrey. Beware ffc we are all getting older including the playing staff , and dont expect to see any of accadamy grads in first team till next may.
posted by thereal arch bishop , (Guest) - Saturday 26th July 2025, 11:36 AM We turned down the guy from Coventry at 10 mill to much, not proven, wrong again .
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Saturday 26th July 2025, 11:37 AM

Have you checked the photos pages?
posted by Viv Busby (Guest) - Wednesday 30th July 2025, 12:51 PM

This the same Dembele who Man Ure and Barcelona were queuing up for? Who jumped ship because Fulham were too small for his ambitions? That one?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 25th July 2025, 7:20 PM Is the greedy Dembele who never pass the ball in the final third? Be only scored all those goals thanks to McCormack! No thanks! I
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Saturday 26th July 2025, 7:49 AM Don't like him and don't want him back at Fulham. I would rather we buy back Mitrovic!!!
posted by OWEN - Saturday 26th July 2025, 9:02 PM I remember when we got good money for him we did very well as his passing and distribution was terrible.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 28th July 2025, 8:07 AM

Why ? Should it be blue and white?
posted by Bob (Guest) - Saturday 26th July 2025, 6:23 AM Got to say saw young sess in it looked rather stunning
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Saturday 26th July 2025, 7:30 AM

Think berg will be a better all round player in the coming seasons got all the attributes for the modern game and does not get booked every other game resulting in suspensions
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Saturday 26th July 2025, 7:39 AM Think berg will be a better all round player in the coming seasons got all the attributes for the modern game and does not get booked every other game resulting in suspensions
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Saturday 26th July 2025, 7:40 AM Keep Berg, a far better long term proposition.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Saturday 26th July 2025, 1:08 PM

How do you know Marco is fuming? He is very much involved in all transfer dealings.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 24th July 2025, 9:25 AM Simply because managers fume,how exactly do you fume? i expect marco is thinking what have i done those jobs i turned down the players i have been promised???.
posted by thereal arch bishop. (Guest) - Thursday 24th July 2025, 12:20 PM And how do we know he is involved in all transfer dealings??.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Thursday 24th July 2025, 12:21 PM Silva is not fuming, he’s just said of course all managers would like there signings in by now . But it not been possible I understand the fans frustration. But we’re all working very hard behind the scenes and there’s a lot of business to be done
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 24th July 2025, 1:09 PM Look at the teams around us Brentford lost 2 possibly 3 of their best players,Bournemouth lost the same have Brighton. With our current squad we’ve only lost Willian(barely played last year) why the urgency to go out and sign over priced average players? Josh King could be our star next year
posted by Chief (Guest) - Thursday 24th July 2025, 4:28 PM So you think Marco is happy? Happens every year and always last minute signings. Starts every season at a disadvantage to other teams and valuable points lost as a result. Handicaps are for golfers not premier league football teams.
posted by Dellers (Guest) - Thursday 24th July 2025, 5:22 PM The team needs at least two signings, probably four to make any progress from last season. It’s like leaving the ECHR, sooner the better.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 24th July 2025, 5:23 PM Marco Silva not saying he’s happy. Just saying not Fulham fought and there working hard read what he said don’t make up your own stories, don’t here anyone saying well done about signing 5 of our youngsters but you like to moan when we lose some
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 24th July 2025, 6:57 PM Not you MST notice you talk some sense
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 24th July 2025, 7:01 PM No complaints re the young guys getting new contracts. Especially after losing Osmand to Celtic and the many more in preceding years. My guess is Marco wasn’t happy about this either and finally got some action for our academy which has very successful. But we need players at the cutting edge now, Marco needs players at the cutting edge now and to leave it so late doesn’t do us any favours against our strengthened competitors.
posted by Dellers (Guest) - Thursday 24th July 2025, 8:24 PM Buying players is not a race it is getting the best players you can when you can at a price you can afford. A lot of bargaining goes on, when they ask for £25m and we offer £20m if no other offers come in we get him at that price but if others come in and bid we may end up paying more if we really want him. If you have ever been to an auction it is very much like that, you get it cheap, you pay the expected price, you pay over the odds or you do not buy.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 25th July 2025, 6:21 AM Naturally you don’t want to pay over the odds but other teams seem to manage quite well…..
posted by Dellers (Guest) - Friday 25th July 2025, 7:46 AM See two more team around us have spent several million on player, for the life of me cant see why we dont have same dosh to spend.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Friday 25th July 2025, 12:13 PM We have a lot of money to spend but if nobody in the squad leaves all we really need is a decent striker(one who consistently score goals) and perhaps a replacement for Pereira who despite all his running about produces very little. If we want people a cut above our usual player the budget could easily be spent of those two with perhaps another clever free transfer. The real money is not spent on transfer fees but on players wages. That is why even Chelsea have had to get shot of some of the surplus players, they cannot afford them as even when they go on loan they still pay a portion of their wages and the cost of any injuries. The transfer part of a footballer clubs cost is reality small in term of cost and activity, but fans see is as important as they nearly all feel we need better players at the expense of the ones we all ready have. We also seem at last to have some talented youngsters who want to play for us not one of the so called bigger team.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 25th July 2025, 12:44 PM Still a month to go! Marco is a quality rather than a quantity man. Some gems will come out of the woodwork in due course. Cast your minds back to a few years ago when gaining promotion under Slavisa. We bought at will. And look where it got us. Instant relegation! ( sounding a bit like Leeds are up to now?)
posted by Tonyjohn (Guest) - Friday 25th July 2025, 12:54 PM

MST, the voice of reason.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Thursday 24th July 2025, 7:48 AM I think that it’s significant that Fulham have retained Tete, Cairney etc basically because the club is a happy ship. Imagine how Man U fans must feel as several top players there can’t wait to leave, and instead the club is forced to spend yet more big money. Having a happy ship means Marco can find missing pieces in the Fulham jigsaw, rather than rushing around under pressure telling players not to report for training because their mere presence is too disruptive!
posted by peterjeremy - Thursday 24th July 2025, 8:17 AM The transfer game isn't over yet so we can't judge too early. Yes we can put a half-full glass lens on and say we've done well so far securing these contracts. We can even look more positively sneaking over the fence and look at our neighbour Brentford. However, there's a price in bringing new players in late - they will miss large part of the pre-season and unless the player is super fit, it will be late Sept/Oct before they are fully integrated into the team. So I'd score us 6 out of 10 so far!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Thursday 24th July 2025, 11:19 AM

More £80 shirt!
posted by Bert De Krapper (Guest) - Thursday 24th July 2025, 7:57 AM

Rich, you forgot Ian Black, the Scottish international keeper,was playing when I first started supporting Fulham in the late forties
posted by Jrd (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 5:08 PM He made his debut 1950 ! ,
posted by Bob (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 7:16 PM There’s a story on the bbc website about a surgeon who has had his legs removed in a scam to claim an insurance payout. The Fulham scouting team are racing to his address as we speak.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 8:16 PM Keepers are different most of there best years in there 30s
posted by DMK (Guest) - Friday 25th July 2025, 8:01 AM

At £718 a ticket they will. These tourists aren’t at the Cottage to watch Fulham. The tickets are sold as a package to watch premier league football in opulent surroundings in central london amongst a smattering of ‘celebrities’ with your Prosecco and selfie stick. Who’s playing is almost an afterthought.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 2:08 PM If a lot of wealthy people buy these tickets we become a more wealthy club who can afford better players not half a dozen cheap o players what we have usually done. The most we have ever paid for a player is £35m which would seem a pittance to the Cubs who regularly play in the Championship league and have nearly three times the players budget to us. If we could start paying £50m and above for players our fortune will eventually change. Once you have squad full of very good players all you have to buy is replacements if you do not have a young player, Man City became a top team by improving their squad steadily and attracting better young players to their academy.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 25th July 2025, 12:58 PM Start paying 50; mill and above they will expect they will expect wages to suit slippery path !!
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Sunday 27th July 2025, 3:39 PM Think we have some decent youngsters trouble is they jump ship and we get peanuts for them about time the powers that be started making the big boys cough up a few Bob more cool there ardour
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Sunday 27th July 2025, 3:44 PM Won’t be youngsters much longer, they will be able vote, sodomise each other and ride a moped(might need a cushion after having their rings stretched).
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 27th July 2025, 5:03 PM

It is what it is but one thing I do know, is that the pampered lot in the Premier League could sure learn a thing or two about, commitment, belief and fighting spirit. The quality might not be there but the pride and guts are undeniable. Well done ladies.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 6:45 AM Difference as chalk and cheese levels different ladies football inferior. Very few quality sides. Unlike mens there’s probably 10 teams on any given day in Europe alone that could beat our men have to admire the ladies fighting spirit
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 10:57 AM Blaming the opposition being tough and better is an excuse we’ve been using for 50 years. Personally I think it’s time to retire the men’s international football! We all rather watch the premier league and England only gets in the way!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 1:31 PM The way they have attempted to portray Women’s football in the same light as the men’s game is not only ridiculous but frankly embarrassing. I couldn’t care less if women want to play football Rugby etc but please don’t ram it down my throat.
posted by Dickie Dido. (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 3:40 PM They had some women on the telly the other week making an attempt in the 4 minute mile with a dozen big black blokes as pacemakers. Think she was about 5 seconds out. My point being that the wimmin’s game will always be slower and less exciting than the mens. I’d put it on a level with dwarf throwing but I think I’d actually tune into that. I used to work with a little bloke years ago who made a few quid at weekends dressing in a Velcro suit and get himself thrown at a giant felt dartboard at corporate events. If that was on the sun deck or whatever it’s called in the Pizza Hut stand who could resist going along? Maybe Greg Wallace could pitch it to the beeb.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 6:23 PM There are lot of men on this site who have had bad experiences with modern women and do not like it. Crawl back into your dated pits.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 24th July 2025, 6:28 AM The Modern woman doesn’t know her place TTIN. What do they want next, for men to change nappies wash the dishes clean the house do the shopping for us to wear the lingerie.
posted by Arthur Beater (Guest) - Thursday 24th July 2025, 2:50 PM By modern women are we talking the 5 o’clock shadow brigade or proper ladies?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 24th July 2025, 4:27 PM Women who realise they are just as good as men in everything except some of the nasty thing men do.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 25th July 2025, 1:02 PM Like sobbing uncontrollably when getting a smack in the nose at Manchester airport, leaving male colleagues to try to control the situation. Happy to take the same money though.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 25th July 2025, 1:10 PM Women are definitely better at wearing the webbing, I’ve seen a few funny “ men” wearing tackle on a couple of dodgy sites I’ve “stumbled” on but they never shape up to a Doris.
posted by Percy Barnesby retired Scout master. (Guest) - Friday 25th July 2025, 5:12 PM Stop being silly.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 25th July 2025, 5:34 PM Men look stupid in shorts and sandals. They probably think they don't but men legs and feet are generally ugly.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 25th July 2025, 7:04 PM

With leeds getting another 17 mill m/f we are getting less chances to grab some one half decent .
posted by the real arc bishop (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 12:40 PM

He is being sold, but oh no he's not being sold, and this applies to both Muniz and now Wilson. Who, in their right mind would even contemplate losing either of these well established Premier League players, unless of course, they have two sensational top class players coming in. So what the hell is really going on at our club, wouldn't it be nice to know.
posted by AC (Guest) - Tuesday 22nd July 2025, 3:49 PM Rich of Cambridge …. We are going to be rich too
posted by Morpheus (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 12:40 PM

If we had a really proficient striker that would make a big difference. Somebody who can win games we do not deserve to win. That would turn us from a good team to a very good team. The other factor is it is 5 weeks from the closure of the window, so even if we only sign one player a week from now on we will look as if we have done well. We are the only team that has not made signings so what. We cannot afford the player the top teams get and we would not want the players the lower team buy and we are in big competition with the other teams for the rest of the players. The advantage we have is a manager who can turn £25m players into £50m one and that is a big advantage. It is also the way most of the big team became big using the same method
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 22nd July 2025, 9:44 AM

I keep getting 'site error' when i post these days. Your title describes that.
posted by OWEN - Monday 21st July 2025, 7:07 PM Probably overloading the server with your colossal posts. I bet there’ll be a load of a’holes in those £718 seats who’d not know a touch line from a line of coke. Almost makes you wish the watch snatchers are on alert.
posted by Paddy O’Brevity (Guest) - Monday 21st July 2025, 7:52 PM Know we have the best standing English football but 718 pounds a ticket bit steep !!,
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 22nd July 2025, 4:28 PM Owen, “Site error, please try again” is happening most of the time nowadays. Although, I have been registered for years I am shown as a Guest and cannot rectify the position as all I get is the dreaded “Site error”.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 8:38 AM

Do not care how old he is as long as he is good. Keepers have a longer shelf life than most players they do not have to run about as most other players.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 21st July 2025, 4:54 PM lol
posted by Morpheus (Guest) - Monday 21st July 2025, 4:59 PM He is coming from Montpelier who were relegated last year so maybe did more bending down to pick up ball rather than running around .
posted by davidk (Guest) - Monday 21st July 2025, 5:28 PM Sounds like my kind of player. Sign him up.
posted by Kier O’Starmer (Guest) - Monday 21st July 2025, 6:24 PM Rather keep the keepers we have
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 22nd July 2025, 4:29 PM

And they will spend it wisely not lash out and pay what is asked like other teams do but try to get a reasonable price. They ask try to look our for the type of players others would not notice but who our excellent manager can improve greatly. If Muniz is really worth £55m, if he is that is down to clever considered buying and training and motivation from Marco. Some people when buying anything go to a shop and buy the best looking thing they see, others study what's available and what suits them best and where they can get it from then buy it. We are in the latter category when buying players. We will buy the best players that are available we can afford and we will not rush over it as the window does not close until September. So we might as well wait until September.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 21st July 2025, 8:23 AM What do you class wise buying?, smith rowe,just what did he offer for 30 mill plus wages, Traore, free i grant you but big wages and we got back nothing,was cuante, and the back up keeper wise buying,?nelson ???loan granted but was that the best we could find to loan.?. Sess , no probs there ,.So not to many wise buys was there .
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 21st July 2025, 10:44 AM No one says you have to spend 150 mill.but we are haggling over 4 mill for a 23yr striker with a pretty hot record who it seems wants to come to FFC , 20 mill required we offer 16 mill .And lets not forget we ended up with sod all at seasons end.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 21st July 2025, 10:48 AM Forgot dear old vinicus, another wise buy, do ffc intend to back marco or not thats what we are all asking.?we seem to mooch about drpping hints but then the trail goes cold, what would roy rogers do? > make a game plan no one over 28 .for a start.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 21st July 2025, 10:56 AM Nothing wrong with traorie would play him every game at one point or another defenders dislike nothing more than facing a big strong winger and he fills both counts
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 22nd July 2025, 4:33 PM Running at them and then what ???not much good if thats what he does and very little else.Pity he must terrify the opposition until he gets near goal then nothing.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 12:37 PM

It’s all yakety yak.
posted by Yeswee Caan (Guest) - Sunday 20th July 2025, 10:02 PM The big test will be the friendly against Forest this weekend. Maybe Marco thinks we are pretty much complete without signings for the sake of it. I am predicting that we will win our first three league games. Then I want to hear the criticism.
posted by Tonyjohn (Guest) - Sunday 20th July 2025, 11:26 PM Prediction... winning the first 5 matches.
posted by Pat O'Drawers. (Guest) - Monday 21st July 2025, 10:29 AM

If I am correct Frank took his chief scout and deputy with him
posted by cottager (Guest) - Saturday 19th July 2025, 6:22 PM Have to agree, we definitely appear to be at the back of the pack when it comes to identifying new players let alone signing them. I’m sure we are more attractive a proposition than Brentford and Brighton. I’d also include Bournemouth and a few others.its very frustrating.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Sunday 20th July 2025, 7:57 AM Its been coming up on this forum for at least a year now. To scout and identify potential, you have to have ability, and That comedy troupe father and son TALBOT are, and never will be up to it.
posted by Old UN (Guest) - Sunday 20th July 2025, 7:10 PM Not sure I understand. Have we not signed some pretty decent players in recent times that have led to our forthcoming 4th season in the Prem?
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 21st July 2025, 6:50 AM Moderator - Yes some players who have stablised our position but would appreciate knowing the players you had in mind . also who have we sold on for mega profit which can then be invested back into the team ? Names would help understand your happiness .
posted by davidk (Guest) - Monday 21st July 2025, 12:33 PM We sold Palhinha for twice what we paid , also Mitrovic , both good deals as we have several seasons of success with both players . But cant think of anyone else . The point i was trying to make was that other clubs seems to have a much better scouting network .
posted by davidk (Guest) - Monday 21st July 2025, 1:48 PM Stansfield and Carvalho are two more from whom we profited that come immediately to mind but there are definitely others since returning to the Prem. I’m sure someone will tell us….or not ;0). The point is, that a small family club like Fulham are punching well above our weight and losing money season after season yet we still spend well on decent players ensuring our anchor in Europe’s top division. If you click on the link I posted above, it gives a pretty good explanation of our finances and also shows why clubs like Bournemouth and Brentford have had fire sales this window.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Tuesday 22nd July 2025, 6:06 AM

We have made a bid for romolu from turkey, he wants to come to ffc but here we go again , we have offered 16 mill ,they want 20 and will we pay up??? well i may be next james bond, so if i get the job thats when we get romulu.About 6 other teams want him as usual, watch this space.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Saturday 19th July 2025, 1:24 PM Sunderland are taking a bet as Forest did. If Forest got relegated two seasons ago, which they very nearly did, they’d be in a completely different situation now, probably stuck in the championship with a transfer embargo. But their bet paid off. Sunderland are doing the same. Yes, it’d be exciting for us to do the same but the owners always maintained they’d manage the club properly. So while disappointing we haven’t bought even one player yet, the transfer window still got 4-5 weeks to go!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Monday 21st July 2025, 7:27 AM

Injury prone, cost a fortune, they’re talking about £55 million. My cat told me it’s a non starter, he’s become a bit of an expert on the beautiful game, don’t ask meow.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 18th July 2025, 10:07 PM It is very strange that a player like Muniz who once was the ridiculed regularly by some of our supporters, now seems to be attracting big bids from clubs like Leeds, and possibly Spurs, if the rumours are to be true, and yes, he is a reasonably good striker, but to suddenly being worth 50 million plus, is a complete mystery. However, I would be really amazed if Marco let him go at this stage, without an adequate replacement. On the other hand if Muniz insists on leaving, then let him go, as I seem to remember him saying how happy that he was with us, so if that was a lie, which I don't think it was, then I will be disappointed, and wave him on his way.
posted by AC (Guest) - Friday 18th July 2025, 10:15 PM To think a couple of seasons ago we would have given Muniz away! Let's take the money and run while it's still on offer.Leeds Spurs whatever. I have faith that Marco had some plans up hid sleeve. Let's leave it to expect Marco.
posted by Tonyjohn (Guest) - Friday 18th July 2025, 10:28 PM Happy for Muniz to leave, we need more pace up front. Muniz is not good enough to stretch defences.
posted by Marco (Guest) - Saturday 19th July 2025, 5:35 AM Just goes to show, you have to perform to earn the loyalty of the fans. He has improved, so it isn’t rocket science.
posted by Mortlake - Saturday 19th July 2025, 9:09 AM Whether you see it or not, he’s built a reputation that he’s difficult to handle by the defenders. Sometimes the bulldozer approach can work. Some of our fans still have doubts about his technical skills. What he has is an eye for goal. As he’s only 24, he has the potential to be the next Mitrovic. In his prime, Mitrovic would be worth £80m in today’s market. Hence, a 40m gamble will give you a 100% return and worse case you’d use 20m. So the math does add up. Personally, I’d take £45-50m for him.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Saturday 19th July 2025, 10:30 AM Reckon Muniz has come on a bomb this year should imagine his goals for playing time pretty high dont see why in these days 50 milll why not Utd just paid 70 odd mill for little bees player is he worth it dont think so
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Saturday 19th July 2025, 10:54 AM I have been a great admirer of Muniz and two years ago I stated that with his latent talent he would be valued at £50 mln. He is 24 years old, has scored some spectacular goals for us last season, is improving all the time so, why sell him. His happiness and rapport with the fans is infectious and I fully expect him to score 15 goals next season if he plays regularly. He is too be cherished and will repay us with goals a rare commodity at the Cottage.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 19th July 2025, 10:59 AM Surely £55m will buy us a striker who regularly scores goals. Muniz has always looked promising but does not scores goals regularly enough and has had enough chances to prove himself without success. Players rarely have loyalty to us so we should not keep players just because they are personable.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 19th July 2025, 11:10 AM So Muniz isn't a goal scorer, well lads he scored this afternoon, in a 4-1 win against Aberdeen, with our boy Josh on the score sheet as well, and oh, Harry got a couple as well.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Saturday 19th July 2025, 5:31 PM Muniz can score beautiful goals that please the eye. If he is staying, he needs to score a lot more goals, for starters, and also ugly goals, tap-ins, flicks of the chin - any goal will do. I am sure any striker worth their salt will know the 20 goal ratio is the marker for the season and any above 20 is big news and big bucks on your CV. The right frame of mind and getting into a rhythm is important and Muniz has the confidence just like a lot of Brazilians which is part of his game. Why the surprise a team such as Leeds can come in for Muniz? A lot of us can see the potential in Muniz but the question is do we have the patience and the time to let him grow and develop into the player we know he can? The club is always going to be more important than the player and a bad start to a season and no goals is pressure and the main pressure falls on the striker if he doesn't connect and hit the ground running nine times out of ten unless goals come from somewhere else in the team. Scruteny will also fall on the likes of Smith Rowe who we expect to step up on what he has shown so far...
posted by OWEN - Saturday 19th July 2025, 8:43 PM Muniz is a top class striker young and improving. He would have performed even better if he had started. Jiminez has his moments but Muniz is much better. His injury near the end of the season was a big factor in our form dipping off. We have to do everything to keep Muniz as unlike the majority he's only going to improve and he's quality now.
posted by Brian (Guest) - Saturday 19th July 2025, 10:14 PM Brian, thank goodness I am not alone in my assessment of Muniz with Craven also chipping in with disguised plaudits. Owen, hang your head in shame as you used to be an admirer of him last season and provided he starts regularly he will score goals.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 20th July 2025, 8:17 AM I don't think for a minute, that it's going to happen, as it would be really stupid if we let Muniz go, at this stage of his career. From what we hear from the past, it was Marco who wanted him to join us in the first place, and he has had him under his wing ever since, although the loan to Boro' didn't work out too well, Muniz has grabbed the bull by the horns and by sheer determination, is proving that what Marco saw early on, is now coming to fruition, and you don't for one minute think that Marco would agree to let him go, as we now have a possibly top striker on our hands. If by any silly chance that he did leave, there will be, including myself, some very furious supporters at our club, but not to worry he is going nowhere.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Sunday 20th July 2025, 10:01 AM Good strkers are rare and have to be in a team that has the talent to supply them pay 55 mill for a player that presumably will score 20 plus could cost a club 200 grand a week think we’ve got a 20plus goal man in muniz of he plays 90 minutes regularly personally think one of the reasons for our disatrous end of season came with the demise of muniz by the way think little bees will find out now if you spend 40 mill on a player he will want 80 grand a week on 17000 gates you need to sell on a regular basis and if your incoming players are not up to it there’s only one way to go for all our moaners out there might not be ideal policy but it’s worked for a couple of seasons now and last seasons short fall was entirely our undoing amateurish last minute defending
posted by Ioitombi (Guest) - Sunday 20th July 2025, 12:39 PM

Kelly was the only one to do that and scored
posted by DMK (Guest) - Friday 18th July 2025, 7:21 PM Surely you’ve only got to boot it hard. The keeper would be worried about breaking a nail or her ponytail coming loose. Does anyone actually watch that sh*t? I’m guessing it’s a fetish thing for the older male viewer.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 18th July 2025, 10:12 PM They,and a lot of male players, are nervous at the thought of kicking it hard as the harder you kick so your ability to even get it on target diminishes.
posted by Mortlake - Saturday 19th July 2025, 9:12 AM

Looking at ed sheerin to day worth a punt , and eammon holmes he is on our radar.
posted by pointless (Guest) - Friday 18th July 2025, 11:58 AM love the write up that we are pushing to sign nelson , really ?,pushing , ?who else wants him.And king signing long term contract, do we really think he will make the grade,? ok for long term sale if he is that good but played very little time at end of last season , why did he not fetuer all games to ward end .
posted by pointless (Guest) - Friday 18th July 2025, 12:04 PM

We should be doing much better than buy the best of the worst, I mean buying players from relegated teams. We are serious Premier League team and should only buy players that Marco can turn into very good ones.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 20th July 2025, 8:17 PM

For who, as my dream is to get back into Europe.
posted by STARMER (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 10:02 PM Extra Brexit.
posted by Joe Starmer. (Guest) - Friday 18th July 2025, 8:15 AM

Maybe we should get Starmer, he really likes youth.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 1:10 PM Seven teams , including small Brentford , are fancied more than us to be relegated ! In the mix ? Don’t think so !
posted by Bob (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 1:41 PM Great stuff Sooth!
posted by Soup Dragon. (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 2:16 PM Great stuff Sooth!
posted by Soup Dragon. (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 2:17 PM Disagree with you Soothsayer. On the contrary we will be off to a flying start and stay well ahead of the pack I am predicting. Marco knows what he is doing. Josh King signing for 4 years is huge. As is retaining Tom C. If we can not lose Iyobi and com we are definitely on target for a top 10 finish. My glass is always half full.
posted by Tonyjohn (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 4:59 PM

Easier to pay in euros.
posted by Frank Deutsch (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 9:35 PM

TTIN. You are correct and too many posters start complaining from 1 July onwards.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 9:10 AM Fulham never rush out and buy rubbish players, they wait until rubbish players are all that’s available. It is shocking that year after year the same thing happens and any prospective targets are missed or off to other clubs. There shouldn’t be any excuses and there should be sackings.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 9:41 AM Any signings yet? 1 month to go FFC management….
posted by Dellers (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 9:49 AM Can i ask what promising players???, the ones who will stay laugh out loud, ,.can any one also tell me were are clubs getting these unreal amounts of money and then including wages for several years,?not just the top boys but clubs all around our level , in meantime we still wait at A/AND E for any one over 30 and walking.yes w/ham just bought again as have sunderland all very young most capped by ther said countries, cant keep saying we know best wait until end of august.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 10:31 AM OH yes Nelson on loan again , its just pure lazyiness on ffc part just sign a bit of paper and see what he does, assume nothing like last season .
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 10:39 AM yep 8 goals in 90 games, that the player ffc want , who on earth comes up with this crap.An opp and time out all in one season.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 10:44 AM TALBOT obviously has a say, when are we going to get rid of this geriatric incopentant.
posted by old un (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 12:21 PM We need more disagreement with sooth...
posted by SOFTSOOTH (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 9:33 PM Same story every year,could be Silvas last season at Fulham and after the last 4 years how could anyone question he’s selection? Top half finish predicted a couple of late signings look forward to another entertaining season
posted by Chief (Guest) - Friday 18th July 2025, 5:30 AM May I remind you pessimists what happened when we beat Villa at Wembley for our return to the premier league? We went out and spent millions, dismantled the squad that got us promoted by buying mercenaries who took us straight back down and then jumped ship. Marco has steadied the ship and built what seems to be a wonderful dressing room. That is our strength and new signings must fit in. Why panic?
posted by NRL (Guest) - Friday 18th July 2025, 9:19 PM

WoW, that's the height of ambition. Tony Khan excelling again with the help of Brian Talbot. Tete then Cairney, bring back Rigg( at least he knows about football), all is forgiven.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Wednesday 16th July 2025, 5:05 PM What about the American lad at Norwich? Big lad, puts himself about, scores the odd goal. They want £20 million.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 16th July 2025, 6:13 PM I would rather we did a deal for Sterling than crock Nelson .
posted by FULHAM SUPPORTER (Guest) - Wednesday 16th July 2025, 6:35 PM Sterling doesn’t have to be injured to do nothing been very poor for 3 years
posted by DMK (Guest) - Wednesday 16th July 2025, 8:52 PM DMK... Willian couldn't do it either at Arsenal both played out of position but Marco got the best out of Willian and he could get the best out of Sterling
posted by FULHAM SUPPORT (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 5:31 AM Sterling , no thanks !
posted by Bob (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 7:04 AM Bad enough that sometimes we feel like the football hospital when we come to sign players. Taking on Sterling, we'd turn our hospital into an expensive graveyard! He's on 300k per week. so definitely a No! I'd consider Sancho if we can get him for 15m and he drops he salary from 300k to 70-80k!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 10:26 AM Sterling legs have sad I liked him his energy was his assist, Willian got much more skill which made up for his age and he was a free agent so Silva could have him training with us first . Sterling on very big wages we could not afford anyway, and we need young blood
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 12:01 PM Sorry legs gone sad
posted by Dmk (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 12:02 PM Bring in Sterling or Sancho and destroy the dressing room. No thanks, we don't need big time charlies
posted by NRL (Guest) - Friday 18th July 2025, 9:22 PM

Orrible sitnkers! sam warns dan an orrible stinker!
posted by Orrible (Guest) - Wednesday 16th July 2025, 1:05 PM

They must have been ecstatic to have the leader of the free world in their midst. A man of charisma, intelligence and fortitude. To my knowledge he’s never had a former home and car burnt by Ukrainian ‘models’, or campaigned for migrants to receive benefits. Nor has he tried to impoverish his country’s population by scamming them about climate change.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 15th July 2025, 1:35 PM Scamming about climate change ……are you serious
posted by Brain Doctor (Guest) - Tuesday 15th July 2025, 7:40 PM The climate has been changing for billions of years, ask the dinosaurs or the people who lived where the Solent is now. Telling people that loads of windmills and solar panels imported from china will help stop it is a scam. Adding green levies to energy bills is a scam, taking tax money from poor people who can’t afford a car and giving it in subsidies so wealthier people who can afford a car will buy an EV is a scam. Yes, I’m serious.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 15th July 2025, 8:03 PM Paddy o’saurus, dinosaurs disappeared approximately 66 million years ago the Isle of Wight became an island approximately 8/10 thousand years ago.
posted by Barney Rubble (Guest) - Wednesday 16th July 2025, 7:35 AM Hahaha! Paddy you really are beginning to sound totally paranoid, and you were such a bright and erudite chap.Cheer up mate, it MAY never happen. Probably will, but try to enjoy your last few days:)
posted by Mortlake - Wednesday 16th July 2025, 7:53 AM Exactly my point. Climate change will happen regardless of how much coal is burnt or electric cars are bought or taxed are loaded on the working man. Has always happened and always will. Anyone who tells you shutting down power stations, oil platforms and coal mines will slow it down is lying to you and trying to scam you.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 16th July 2025, 10:02 AM Climate change, almost as big of a con than covid 19. Green washing to extract even more money out of us. Heatpumps, ev's, solar panels, windmills. The king will be making a lot of money out of us as he abandons his royal train to save us money but will travel around by helicopter which guzzles 105 gallons of fuel an hour but don't panic because he'll be filling it up with chip fat
posted by Wake up (Guest) - Wednesday 16th July 2025, 4:40 PM The primary and most definitively proven cause of global warming is the increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, primarily due to human activities. These gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, trap heat and warm the planet. Burning fossil fuels for energy, deforestation, and industrial processes are major contributors to this increase. These are indisputable facts proven by numerous measurement.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 17th July 2025, 7:57 AM Why are we so bothered about climate change when all larger countries just stick finger up and do nothing we are one of best at saving rubbish !!! or leaving it on the streets so what the panic./
posted by pointless (Guest) - Thursday 17th July 2025, 10:35 AM

We cant find anyone who has lost their way and/or carrying long term injury but still got a few weeks .
posted by davidk (Guest) - Wednesday 16th July 2025, 1:09 PM

On the basis that you said you were leaving the board, a week or so ago because someone disagreed with your opinion, why the hell do you care?
posted by Fred (Guest) - Monday 14th July 2025, 9:27 PM Can never have too many impersonators.
posted by Mike O’Yardwood (Guest) - Monday 14th July 2025, 11:01 PM I concur.
posted by Rory O’Bremble (Guest) - Monday 14th July 2025, 11:03 PM Surely people should register properly on this site and so protect their name. Anyone appearing as a Guest is either an impersonator, or risking other people who are impersonators using their name. Please don’t irritate other site readers by saying ‘Its not me!’. The opportunity to protect your name is clear and straightforward.
posted by peterjeremy - Tuesday 15th July 2025, 5:11 AM peterjeremy, the answer is not that simple. I have been registered for quite a long time, but every so often it switches me back to Guest and then I cannot re-register as my email is already registered and I am asked to use a different email. In reality I could register using your moniker and my email address as it is different from yours. This happened to me the previous time I was shown as registered. I cannot win.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Tuesday 15th July 2025, 7:34 AM Nice one oyarwood !,!
posted by Ipiombi (Guest) - Tuesday 15th July 2025, 7:45 AM Thanks Ipi.
posted by Alistair O’Gowan (Guest) - Tuesday 15th July 2025, 9:07 AM I do not understand this impersonation, none of are good enough to justify that. Its only in School and work you copy idiots.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 16th July 2025, 6:08 AM

Scrap the acadamy let the big boys Sort out their own youth and not cherry pick
posted by Cottager (Guest) - Tuesday 15th July 2025, 9:43 AM I can sort your academy. I’m forever blowing bubbles.
posted by Michael O’Jackson (Guest) - Tuesday 15th July 2025, 10:38 AM

Sorry, I’m useless.
posted by Mr Talbot (Guest) - Tuesday 15th July 2025, 6:37 AM

Agree with you that Tennis was getting boring but we now have two players playing at new level never reached before. Neither are the recent typical 6'9 plus players who can only serve but cannot play or rally. Sinner and Alcaraz are both pretty amazing and worth in the coming years...
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Monday 14th July 2025, 12:14 PM Yesterdays final was brilliant. the best two players trying to give their best. They are both better models of the three great players they have replaced. Great player in any sport want to take the best aspects of the last generation and improve on them.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 14th July 2025, 1:48 PM Funny how the winners of the mens and womens finals are both drug cheats, so it's evident that cheaters do in actual fact prosper after all.
posted by Dopey (Guest) - Monday 14th July 2025, 4:22 PM Beginning to think you can put football to that list thank god for the cricket and rugby this summer !
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 15th July 2025, 7:48 AM

What is odd ,about 50 teams world wide are fighting over a wonder kid we know nothing about from our accadamy Ridgion is his name, seems another one not bothered about staying at FFC what do we do to them that makes us so undesirable?/.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 14th July 2025, 11:10 AM

Nice to see them hugging the Donald. What an honour for them, they’ll treasure that long after the game, and the ludicrous competition is forgotten.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 13th July 2025, 9:59 PM Paddy I agree with you, that is is a ludicrous competition, but they have made a load of hard cash out of it, and let's be honest we would be over the moon, if we ever won it, which of course will never ever happen, as we can't even qualify for any low rated European competition.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Sunday 13th July 2025, 10:46 PM It’s more about starting a world super league than an actual trophy to discover the best team. Nothing these rich clubs would like better than getting their snouts in another lucrative trough and leave everyone else behind.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 14th July 2025, 5:21 AM Whilst there’s the ring of truth to what you say Paddy, you can’t dismiss the fact they totally outplayed PSG, so very well done the Blues. Another trophy for the teams from SW6, couldn’t be much happier, unless it was FFC bringing home the bacon.
posted by Mortlake - Monday 14th July 2025, 7:11 AM Agree paddy that’s what it’s all about, with FIFA saying know need to break away we can earn cash together
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 14th July 2025, 7:21 AM Hardly a world cup if ultimately, the finals will always likely be between two big European teams! I'd be interested to know how much Saudi paid for this competition. No way it generated a billion plus dollar income. Well done to Chelsea but lets see if they will suffer next season without giving their players a proper rest and a pre-season.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Monday 14th July 2025, 12:22 PM Congratulating those self entitled billionaires up the road jeez, you'll all be calling them the pride of london next. Why don't you jump on a 14 bus and go and support them before you end up having a wet dream ffs
posted by FFC (Guest) - Monday 14th July 2025, 4:34 PM CFC world club chumps more like nailed on to win a competition competing against the champs of n z ethopia a god knows who else only 4 teams of note in the competition they’ve earned a fortune. For a few weeks work hope they have not tired themselves out wait for the moans in mid December when our teams were involved will be moaning about a long season
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 15th July 2025, 7:55 AM They already are apparrantly ( funny there’s a sign in the ground that says. Sw6 seems to me there a little jealous of the only club in Sw6 there’s more to being a football club than winning although we’ve won little think we have plenty of respect in the football world not sure the same can be said for them
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 15th July 2025, 8:02 AM