I have just got back from Ipswich and I’m still fuming . We were leading 1-0 but we’re letting Ipswich come on to us and a draw was looking likely when the Manager makes a n amazing substitution bringing on Kevin and Smith Rowe probably the least effective players we have in that situation . Bloody clueless he has to go
posted by Brain Doctor (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 6:16 PM Not to worry, Spurs and Man Utd will finish well below us, provided of course that we don't have AA still in charge.
posted by AC (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 6:32 PM

Happens to often one up and then in goes one goal u know whats coming , this guy is so out of his comfort zone dump him now before the rot really sets in ,was on the card after first game khans in town so p45 ready lets go before we cant get out of the bottom of the barrel
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 5:13 PM I was fully expecting a win today, as we won't play a worse team this season. We are in exceptionally bad trouble now, and I am really beginning to believe that we could be relegated along with City and Coventry.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 5:27 PM How come we are bottom of the table, as we have 3 points, the same as Spurs, and and we have a better goal difference ?
posted by LTS (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 6:35 PM Simple, I’m afraid we have mere 2 points.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 6:45 PM Oops, sorry, of course, maybe my age is catching up with me. What is so annoying, in our last two matches, with just a few minutes to go, we were well out of the bottom three, and looking up, not down. Let's not give up just yet, as a new and experienced manager/coach, will get us half way up the table. Well coached, we have a decent side, but not under AA. He has had his chance and has blown it. So goodbye, and don't look back.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 8:02 PM

But Eddie Johnson?
posted by Californian - Saturday 10th October 2026, 6:08 PM

It’s all down to the manager Owen. Not cut out for results. He’s a player developer. Can’t manage a match or a dressing room. He’s got to go now.
posted by Californian - Saturday 10th October 2026, 4:45 PM More unhinged waffle from Owen! Khan Snr will be at the Tottenham stadium tomorrow for he's beloved Jaguars. Still at least the Riverside will look good in the championship.
posted by bigboy4651 or 4650. (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 4:52 PM I threw my clapper down and screamed in disgust today when their second goal went in. Ive ben told not to go back to that library again.
posted by Dave Irate (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 5:10 PM Firstly, the idiot using a similar moniker to mine should find his own or probably lacks the intelligence to think of on. He then has the gall to criticise Owen, one of excellent posters without any constructive indicating a lack of ability associated with a juvenile reprobate. I suggest you stop using my moniker, go to night and spend twenty years learning and understanding the English language. Then you might be able to return to this board with a modicum of sense although, highly unlikely, to offer criticism to our more sensible posters. In the meantime Owen you carry on with your excellent contributions to this board. I agree with your comments on today’s game and with post my comments when I have regained my composure.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 7:01 PM Apologies for not proofreading reading my text before pressing the post button. However, I am sure you can read the post as the majority of you are intelligent.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 7:05 PM More least intelligence by 4650. I hope you were at the match today!
posted by bigboy4651/2 (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 7:38 PM

But we’ve bought two players from Madrid.
posted by Dave Mal (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 5:11 PM I’ll be back when I’ve sobered up.
posted by Mal Dave (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 5:22 PM

At 1-0 up and Ipswich pressing, i had a feeling we would lose. I don't see us beating Hull for starters. Our replacements are too light-weight for this league, the Spanish boys i mean.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 10th October 2026, 4:42 PM I agree with you Owen the Spanish boys are not up for it but the manager got them in he will keep playing them which I think cost us and his job
posted by Fulham fan (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 5:44 PM El weathero not Scorchio! They struggle when is windio.
posted by Dave Ole (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 6:52 PM

Hull won’t tear us apart but yeah, bringing on Angel for Charles at that stage of the match might be the worst substitution I’ve ever seen. Utterly clueless.
posted by Californian - Saturday 10th October 2026, 8:03 PM

Win to loss in 2 minutes.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 10th October 2026, 4:03 PM

Thomas Frank or Victor Pereira or we are relegated
posted by Dave (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 3:59 PM Unlucky, stupidity or naive?? Like Man U, messing around with our centre mids when you are one up with 25mins to go! Why?! I like AA but his decision making during the game is really questionable and concerning.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 4:01 PM I never thought that I would say this, but unless we get Thomas Frank in now, we are heading for the Championship. It's not too late, but today's was a must win game, and to be winning with a few minutes to go, losing was an utter disgrace. That was AA's final chance, so he just has to go NOW.
posted by AC (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 4:06 PM No surprise other than from the clowns. Khans. Never should have appointed an under 16 manager for us. So plainly obvious this would fail. He has to go now get Eddie Howe or anyone who is actually a manager. Board and Khan totally responsible for this mess. Get him out now or we are relegated
posted by Kevin (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 4:06 PM Haven't been watching the game live,but why substitute Charles with an inexperienced player?
posted by Tonyjohn (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 4:06 PM This experiment has got to stop now, and the Real Madrid contingent need to be on the bench. Garcia missed two scoring opportunities, and I don’t 5ink that Muniz will set 5he world alight, and when the hell are we going to realize that we cannot defend a one goal lead and attack instead of actually thinking we can defend it. Could question some of the substitutions, but last year most of Silvia’s changes where criticized. Will AA get the next two games or is a change inevitable now. We cannot lose to sides like Ipswich and think we are not in big trouble already.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 4:09 PM Correct me if I'm wrong,but didn't Frank reject us when we were trying to replace Marco?
posted by Tonyjohn (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 4:09 PM Definitely not unlucky. A loss well deserved with those substitutions. Stupid seems rather harsh but hard to argue against. Should be gone this week. If not, well, gotta wonder what is going on. This is cheese loving Felix level absurdity.
posted by Californian - Saturday 10th October 2026, 4:20 PM Arbeloa is worst than Felix, he panics and he is a gambler. Muniz on late but he still insists in keeping on with Gonzalo who is terrible.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 10th October 2026, 4:47 PM TJ don’t know if you were able to see but the look on Charles’ face when he saw who was coming on for him was absolutely golden. Shocking substitution.
posted by Californian - Saturday 10th October 2026, 7:56 PM

Pressure is on although Muniz scoring record is atrocious
posted by Chief (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 2:53 PM As Garcia misses an absolute sitter lol. Oh SESS!!!!!!
posted by Californian - Saturday 10th October 2026, 3:14 PM And another one. Give Muniz a chance. Can’t possibly be any worse.
posted by Californian - Saturday 10th October 2026, 3:18 PM Late goals again after missing chance after chance. We just had to win today, but didn't, and we are now serious relegation candidates, and it's something I wasn't expecting. We now have to really consider another manager, and very quickly. In fact before next weekend. AA just hasn't got it in him, to be a Premier League manager.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 3:59 PM All our worst fears Bigboy. I fear it’s going to be a long tough season. Still plenty of time to put things right. Are they collectively capable though, hope so?
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 4:00 PM Mugged again! Why we can't push on for a 2nd goal when we go in front instead of trying to sit on it and get pushed further and further back is crazy
posted by NRL (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 4:05 PM My sentiments as well, as recorded in a previous post above. Trouble is whilst we haven’t got a proven centre forward or opportunist we are going to struggle. I don’t think bringing in Muniz is going to make much of a difference, especially when we break quick and then turn round and pass the ball back. Well done Ryan from having a shot from outside the box, probably get fined as against our dna. Really should have won this game.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 4:18 PM

Have you got his phone number? I want to sell him a bridge.
posted by Dave Spiv (Guest) - Friday 09th October 2026, 5:32 PM The whole situation stinks,if proved guilty owners should be out immediately and premier league need to give them a historic points deduction,relegation,transfer ban and banned from cup football indefinitely
posted by Chief (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 2:55 PM

When you gotta go, you gotta go.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Thursday 08th October 2026, 5:56 AM Tibor.You have your spuds and you eat them...
posted by Trebour. (Guest) - Thursday 08th October 2026, 9:51 AM if he goes to Arsenal for 60m, he will be on the bench or reserves and if he gets injured, he may never get a chance, Just look at Fabio and Roberts. similar physique and skills. Josh must be aware AA system is helping him to be a better player and giving him loads of freedom he would not get at Arsenal.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Thursday 08th October 2026, 10:55 AM Selling Josh King before securing safety in this division would send the very worst signal to supporters
posted by Rm (Guest) - Thursday 08th October 2026, 11:46 AM Money talks. But the club have said he’s going nowhere in January. Also that at the moment he has 60m prise tag, but could go higher
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 08th October 2026, 7:51 PM On matters closer to home, it was a shame that Tuchel didn't pick Josh for England after coming down to Fulham to see him play and i think Josh showed some of his best and he is improving at a rapid rate. Believe it or not, it does matter in the grand scheme of things. I don't know if Josh's parents were watching also but yes, it matters to all family. We need some big performances in these three games coming up and to everyone, we want Josh and all our boys to turn up and register some wins now more than ever, that's what is important going forward. Tuchel should just stay away from ours in my opinion and pick his usual favourites, we don't need or want a flat performance after the excitement of thinking you will play for England then not getting picked.
posted by OWEN - Friday 09th October 2026, 4:31 AM We must get out of the bottom three from these three games or we will be stuck there for the rest of the season and be relegated.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 09th October 2026, 5:43 AM Time is now... you have stated the bleeding obvious!
posted by Time and a word. (Guest) - Friday 09th October 2026, 6:13 AM How can you start talking about relegation in October ? There is not a club in the bottom 10 at the moment that feel they are safe, although with Man City and Coventry almost guaranteed to be two of the bottom clubs, it will just be one place to fill, and that will not be us, so stop being so despondent, and try to enjoy the season that is going to be an up and down one, with hopefully a Wembley final along the way.
posted by AC (Guest) - Friday 09th October 2026, 9:36 AM Well done AC, you are correct, we are only fighting over one place, as long as Man City get their just desserts, and that seems more and more doubtful as every day passes, without their due punishment.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Friday 09th October 2026, 5:14 PM Ther are some stats on the BBC website that indicate, teams are are likely to end up within 4 spots of where they are now. That gives us very little room for error going forward.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Friday 09th October 2026, 9:52 PM Rubbish , no such stat exists.
posted by Mick (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 6:27 AM https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ck1l3gjpzz0qo Richard Head
posted by Fred (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 7:02 AM Richard Head ?
posted by John (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 11:04 AM

Being a Fulham supporter I cannot imagine wining anything.
posted by Lol (Guest) - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 1:01 PM People have selective memories. They will remember what they want to remember and discard the how it was achieved.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 11:05 PM Correct Fred, and that reminds me, i must pay the electric. Thank you
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Thursday 08th October 2026, 11:20 AM Maybe someone might investigate the money spent in Manchester by the dibby dabbys and find out how much Labour are involved. Socialists are irresistibly drawn to money and noncery. I bet the Arabs have lovely photos.
posted by Dave Private eye (Guest) - Friday 09th October 2026, 5:41 PM To be fair long before FFP rules Fayed used he’s wealth to get us to the premier much tougher now,look at Birmingham and Wrexham
posted by Chief (Guest) - Saturday 10th October 2026, 2:59 PM

Sooner the better.
posted by Mick (Guest) - Tuesday 06th October 2026, 9:22 PM One goal created two scored, he is going to break every record in the book. I will never criticise him again
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 4:40 AM I will , for one he should never have been made captain , captains lead by example and give everything for 90 minutes , he doesn’t!
posted by Mick (Guest) - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 6:48 AM This England team looks like it can beat anyone. I expect it to beat Spain away now.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 10:47 AM Sign him immediately!
posted by richofcambridge (Guest) - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 2:28 PM Fred can’t stop talking about Harry Kane is he in love with him. Were Fulham fans on here
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 08th October 2026, 7:55 PM Definitely!
posted by Mick (Guest) - Thursday 08th October 2026, 8:13 PM One day he might be so proud to play for England he’ll give up his Irish passport.
posted by Dave Shamrock (Guest) - Friday 09th October 2026, 5:35 PM

God forbid the club behave as a business!!
posted by Grow up (Guest) - Tuesday 06th October 2026, 7:15 PM It is called advertising and information provision. Everybody does it we are going through a catching up exercise. We are a high profile business not a little football Club.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 11:01 AM It has nothing to do with advertising or acting like a business. We’ve spent £100k plus on a bl00dy font!!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 08th October 2026, 12:12 PM

If we are offered £100m would we turn it down, it could become the start of us becoming a bigger club.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 5:29 AM If offered £100 million for him would be difficult to ignore, but very much doubt the Liverpool and Arsenal’s of this world would ever offer a small club like Fulham that type of money for any of their players. Would also be interesting if that sort of money would be reinvested in players, we still haven’t replaced Mitrovic yet and didn’t we get nearly £50 million for him three years ago.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 12:54 PM Josh King is a highly talented footballer. He knows that in his trade time in now on his side. But also I would be surprised if he looked anywhere else until the end of the 2027/8 season.
posted by richofcambridge (Guest) - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 2:30 PM If we were offered £100m+ for Josh, do you honestly believe that money would be reinvested in the Club wisely, on quality players needed? I don't.
posted by W (Guest) - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 2:50 PM The only way to become player rich is to buy or raise young talent. Use them as first team player for three seasons then sell for a good profit , keep doing that and you will be able to buy better young players and experienced ones. Within in say five years we would have a top manager and players and be consistently a top 4 team. It is not fantasy is applied logic.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 08th October 2026, 8:41 AM

How life has changed, has it really got any better for all the new technology. Simple but happy days
posted by DMK (Guest) - Tuesday 06th October 2026, 2:15 PM I think of the advantages we have now. for example most people now live much longer with the fantastic medical service we have. 60 years ago most people retired a 65 and died before the were 70.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 06th October 2026, 3:53 PM Yes indeed much better in the old days, if I wanted to see my GP there was no need for an appointment I just walked round the corner to his surgery and was seen within a few minutes and if you were too unwell to visit him he would come and visit you the same day.Just turn up at the cottage on a match day and pay in cash at the turnstile. no one bugging you talking on their mobile phones on every bus and train ,ring any firm or business up on your landline and get an answer from a human being within a few rings.
posted by Jonsie (Guest) - Tuesday 06th October 2026, 5:51 PM Ah yes, I know we look back through rose tinted glasses but I really do think we have lived through the best times. We, towards the end of our innings might not see it, but the UK will soon become a Muslim nation. What did our fathers and grandfathers fight for, what, if anything could we have done to prevent our way of life slipping away, and what will become of Al Fulham?
posted by Fred (Guest) - Tuesday 06th October 2026, 9:01 PM Doctors surgeries used to full of people with colds and flue which a doctor could do nothing about. The vetting system means GPs are only seeing people who really need to see them which has improved the service greatly.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 5:35 AM If I have problems with my flue I get a gas engineer in!
posted by Mick (Guest) - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 6:51 AM I always get confused with flew and flue. He sailed away despite his virus.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 9:12 AM And flu. He flew up the chimney flue despite his flu.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 9:17 AM Now you can’t see a GP even lo the waiting rooms are empty, and there seem clueless and uninterested. So no one goes , it’s straight to the hospital which are overwhelmed to bursting with lack of staff who are worn out with patients in corridors.
posted by DMK (Guest) - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 9:34 AM If you had the chance to travel in time I bet most people would opt to go back in time to better days. I’m taking bookings now contact me at the Hammy end block H you can’t miss me long silver hair dressed like Oscar Wilde.
posted by Doctor Who (Guest) - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 10:35 AM Are you there everyday?
posted by Tim nice but dim (Guest) - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 12:06 PM I have been lucky enough to have lived for many years now, and started work on August 29th 1949, and I didn't realize until too late, what a wonderful era I have lived through. No mobiles, or PC's, and very little TV, with hardly ever having any football on TV, and hardly any foreigners to be seen or heard. Unfortunately I am nearing my time on this earth, although I'm lucky enough to be healthy, and still drive, although I'm sure that if Andy Burnham had his way, they would stop all drivers over 70, despite there being more accidents among the younger element. All I hope, is tat I do live long enough to see Fulham win something in then time left. I wouldn't say I would then die a happy man, as nobody dies being happy ! !
posted by LTS (Guest) - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 7:11 PM Tim you’re Dim and not very nice.
posted by Johnny B (Guest) - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 9:44 PM Bless you LTS you must have an interesting story to tell, what did you do in your working life and did you grow up in Fulham. You must have attended games at the cottage straight after the war.
posted by Jonesie (Guest) - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 10:57 PM Classy Johnny b not so goode.
posted by Tim nice but dim (Guest) - Thursday 08th October 2026, 6:13 AM All the GPs I have dealt with are top class. They operate a much more efficient system now so they only see the people who they can help. If you are not willing to operate the system they have devised that is your fault. Incidentally Doctors are not experts in the side effects of medicine but pharmacist are. GPs cannot deal with mental disease either, that is very specialist help.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 08th October 2026, 10:00 AM Out of interest, I worked in the film industry for 51 years, and loved every minute of it. Yes I saw a few games after the war, and my very first game was Fulham v Man City, which was a 2-2 draw, with Frank Swift in goal for Man City, and Pat Beasley was our captain, and I think that he actually scored that day. If I remember correctly, our keeper was Ted Hinton. Obviously over the years I have seen a lot of ups and downs at Fulham, but still to witness a major trophy win, despite finals and semi-finals, which were nearly always losing ones. Not counting play off Finals of course, where we did beat Villa and Brentford. They were great days out.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Thursday 08th October 2026, 11:11 AM Beating Villa at Wembley was a great day out but your memory regarding Brentford is tricking you. Due to COVID it was a virtually empty stadium. Still a lovely result
posted by NRL (Guest) - Friday 09th October 2026, 10:15 AM

I agree, but if we do not get at least7 points from the next three games the manager position will be under threat again. We are playing a system that should produce more goals than the opposition but we need to finish a higher proportion of the chances we create. We are showing signs the defence is toughening up, with attacking backs we need our defensive midfielders to cover and that is happening. Our closing down is one of the best in the PL, but if the attacker rub bast the cover we must have alternatives in place. You should always assume the worse and cover it
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 06th October 2026, 8:40 AM Normally, whenever a manager potentially be at risk of being sacked, the fans are split and up to half decided the manager should go and would not wish him doing well in the coming games. I sense this time with Arbeloa, most Fulham fans (80-90%) would want him to do well and wish nothing more than getting a few wins in the next 4-5 games and secure his job. This is maybe due to the exciting football he's brought to the team and if we can be as successful as past few seasons, its a win-win for all!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Tuesday 06th October 2026, 11:15 AM 7 points would be great it won’t be easy. To win our home game and draw the other two would not be a disaster.
posted by DMK (Guest) - Tuesday 06th October 2026, 2:22 PM No one’s perfect, but there the best owners we’ve ever had by a long way
posted by DMK (Guest) - Wednesday 07th October 2026, 9:38 AM

Perhaps we are going sign a leading figure to help our progress.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 05th October 2026, 6:11 AM The RSPA are there to look after the donkeys we have that didn't have international duty. Fed and watered.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Monday 05th October 2026, 8:19 PM RSPA, isn’t that some sort of sports association?
posted by John (Guest) - Monday 05th October 2026, 9:18 PM The Royal Society for the Prevention of A$$holes John
posted by Fred (Guest) - Tuesday 06th October 2026, 8:50 PM You said it Fred.
posted by John (Guest) - Tuesday 06th October 2026, 9:23 PM

Totally Agree. Since last season ended, players have spent more time with the national team than their club who are paying their salaries. I always thought this September break is ridiculous and now they have extended it to 3 weeks. Can someone tell me if it means there will be less break between and end of season?
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Sunday 04th October 2026, 3:24 PM Mr Rich. You should be happy... Cambridge FC are performing well in League 1.
posted by Ras Michael. (Guest) - Sunday 04th October 2026, 4:59 PM Totally disagree. I’d much rather have a three week break now than three one week breaks. Makes absolute sense to me and saves further disruption in November and February. It also gives time for our manager in particular, to study Ipswich, Hull and Coventry games and work out tactics to win those games. Our international players are also doing well so hopefully come back in good spirits and with verve and enthusiasm to get us up the table.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Sunday 04th October 2026, 5:50 PM MST, I think that there is yet another break in November, so another interruption. Personally I hate these breaks, for stupid International matches, like Croatia 0 v England 7. If these games were not just above the friendly status, would England ever win by that score ?
posted by LTS (Guest) - Sunday 04th October 2026, 7:13 PM The powers that be don’t give a toss what the average fan thinks. Idiots will still pay through the nose to watch it.
posted by Dave Verity (Guest) - Sunday 04th October 2026, 7:37 PM Agree they now had players for summer World Cup etc. then they keep having internationals breaks in season. Internationals have become boring. And have also become silly and mean less. The rules are silly when some players can choose four countries to play for. It’s a cosmopolitan word now and there to much football, you can watch your clubs play foreign teams, champions league is much better football. International football has run its course there to much football scrap them
posted by DMK (Guest) - Sunday 04th October 2026, 9:04 PM I suppose England must progress at the expense of the Premier league and the Championship. The World cannot be right for everyone.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 05th October 2026, 6:14 AM Assuming Man City get relegated Arsenal almost certain to retain league title and only 2 additional teams get relegated,3 week break too long season just getting started
posted by Chief (Guest) - Monday 05th October 2026, 7:40 AM Another nail in the coffin wait till citee lawyers start stalling for time and politics take over proceedings and they get a slap on the wrist money talks and sky rules the roost questions will be asked in the house over this
posted by Ipitomb (Guest) - Monday 05th October 2026, 10:23 AM

This’ll be a bigger cover up than the grooming gangs. Moaning about Reform donations while waving through anything the Arabs want to sink their grubby into. There should be deep dive into all the finances of Labour controlled Manchester council and its staff.
posted by Dave Backhander (Guest) - Sunday 04th October 2026, 12:35 PM Without the Abu Dhabi investment, Manchester would be a waste land. So you can see why the ex mayor is taking a keen interest in the Man City case.
posted by Classic. (Guest) - Sunday 04th October 2026, 1:11 PM Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF)—the majority owner of Newcastle United—withdrew its multi-billion-dollar financial backing from the breakaway LIV Golf series, prompting club assurances that Newcastle's funding and long-term strategy remain entirely unaffected. LIV Golf, and Newcastle chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan stepped down from the golf circuit's board. Not just Man City. Would you trust any from Saudi Arabia?
posted by OWEN - Sunday 04th October 2026, 3:41 PM I think the Emarati have Burnham by his balls! Burnham is forever grateful to these cheats for pumping money into Manchester which he has claimed credit for.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Sunday 04th October 2026, 7:03 PM We would trust them if they gave us a fortune and we consequently won the League.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 05th October 2026, 6:17 AM Hollow viictories dont don’t do it for me money has brought most of these titles for most of these clubs
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 05th October 2026, 10:36 AM Once footballers became professional money became important. The more you have the more successful you will be. Man City had a lot of money before the FIFA financial rules came in which restricts money you spend to the money you earn which includes sponsorship. It seem our owner follows the rules and spend most of his money on the ground and Motspur park and we have some of the best player development facilities in the league.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 06th October 2026, 8:57 AM

Definitely!
posted by Mick (Guest) - Sunday 04th October 2026, 11:49 AM And hey don’t have to water the pitch after he plays. The complete all rounder.
posted by Dave Dribbler (Guest) - Sunday 04th October 2026, 12:29 PM The complete lazy bar steward.
posted by Mick (Guest) - Sunday 04th October 2026, 4:45 PM With such great creative players around him even Muniz would score a few goals, even a cat would score, perhaps.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 05th October 2026, 7:54 AM

Never mind the club issues, giving a load of ‘Royals’ from a corrupt oil rich sand trap is obviously asking for trouble. The real story is the involvement of Hare lipped Burnham and his Madchester Mafiosa. The indecent haste of politicians to gravitate towards the filthy lucre they pretend to detest is never a surprise. With a bit of luck it’ll help hasten his downfall.
posted by Dave Farright (Guest) - Friday 02nd October 2026, 11:42 AM They will find a way to get out of it with a slap on the wrist. COYW!
posted by Anna (Guest) - Friday 02nd October 2026, 4:35 PM Anna, I have a bad feeling that you will be right, and City will have a very soft punishment, with no points deductions, and a moderate fine, with a possible transfer embargo for a season, as the Premier League are a soft touch, and will try hard, not to offend City's owners, in case there will be a big and unwanted court case.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Friday 02nd October 2026, 4:45 PM All the external things in a club will inspire the players. A country bombing another Country will make them more keen to bomb back. Adversity is a very good inspiration.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 03rd October 2026, 6:24 AM

Oscar was subbed,when one of Norways players received a red card, so it was tactical.
posted by George H (Guest) - Thursday 01st October 2026, 9:01 PM Wo did they bring on Bob Oscar.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 03rd October 2026, 12:52 PM

394 appearances, 159 goals.
posted by Mick (Guest) - Thursday 01st October 2026, 6:44 PM Must admit Ivor was unbelievable he was such a mercenary in the box and a delightful character was fortunate to meet him a couple of times,mind you Saha and Mitro were both special.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Thursday 01st October 2026, 6:58 PM People say you always remember your first love and in this case Ronnie Rooke was my idol when I was a young boy. Broke my heart when we sold him to Arsenal. A prolific goal scorer where ever he went and saved Arsenal from a potential relegation battle in his first season and helped them win the title the following season, ending up the First Division’s top goal scorer. During his period with Arsenal he averaged a goal every 75 minutes. During his long playing career it was estimated he scored in the region of a 1,000 goals but the figure could have been more as war time records were unreliable. After Rooke, I consider Graham Leggat was a personal favourite of mine. He started as a winger for Fulham but subsequently moved to centre forward. On Boxing Day 1963, he scored the fastest hat trick on record in the 10-1 thrashing of Ipswich, a record which stood for over five decades. It was traditional for football lovers to get out of the house and meet up with friends and let off steam. I always attended either the Christmas Day or Boxing Day match at the Cottage until in 1957 saw the end of the Christmas Day matches. However, I digress, we have been lucky in having some excellent strikers including Ivor Davies, Allan Clarke, Louis Saha and of course Mitrovic.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Friday 02nd October 2026, 9:59 AM You cannot compare then and now, so much has changed.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 02nd October 2026, 12:42 PM Gordon Davi’s was a great goal scorer and legend at Fulham. But I can’t call him the greatest for Fulham because it was never in top flight. But a great Fulham player of his time and top goal scorer in the history of the club which will probably never be beaten
posted by DMK (Guest) - Friday 02nd October 2026, 12:44 PM Never saw Rooke or Jessard who was manager when I stared at Fulham but my older family raved about them . Leggat and Clarke were my first idols,and we all loved Haynes. Still remember a early line up home v Leicester city we won 2-1 Leggat got both goals line up Macedo Cohen Langley Mullery Dogin Lowe Leggat O,Connell Cook Haynes Chamberlain
posted by DMK (Guest) - Friday 02nd October 2026, 1:00 PM agree you cannot compare , football has changed so much ,even in the last 10-15 years some of the defenders in those old clips are just that hardly any pace, now they are like sprinters ,the game is so much faster (not saying better) now you are expected to run for ninety + minutes
posted by worple (Guest) - Saturday 03rd October 2026, 11:06 AM Forwards (as they were called then) and the defenders were lumbering lumps who hardly moved. The wingers were the only moderately fast players on the pitch. It very static and relied on long balls to the forwards who passed to his fellow forward if he was in a better place.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 03rd October 2026, 1:01 PM It is easier to score in the lower divisions.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 04th October 2026, 5:59 AM

AA been told off by FA for being a naughty boy speaking truths. Not a Word on Ffc site.
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Thursday 01st October 2026, 2:58 PM

I agree. Although Man City and their mates at Etihad are rattling their sabres, the truth is they will respect us more if the PL proceeds with its action against them and reaches an equitable conclusion, according to its rules and recently reported findings.
posted by peterjeremy - Thursday 01st October 2026, 7:12 AM Once the FIFA financial rules came in even the moderately intelligent supporters of Man C must have realised things had changed but the behaviour of the club management had not so how so how could they keep within the new rules?
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 01st October 2026, 7:35 AM I partly agree that what is going on a Man City behind the scenes will have come as a bit of a shock to a lot of their fans, but unless they have had their heads buried in the sand, they must have been reading in the press, and on the TV that their club had so many charges against them, and it was only a matter of time, before these charges were brought to the fore, and it's being going on for a few years now, and knowing what they should have known, they should not have renewed their season tickets. Whatever Al Fayed did or didn't do, we never had a clue, so I don't feel guilty in that direction. Most of the Premier League clubs want this mess with City, sorted out ASAP, and they only have tomorrow before they can appeal against the decisions, made by the 3 man committee. They should just except what ever punishment that is coming, and I think that it will be far milder than we expect. Probably a small points deduction, and a hefty fine.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Thursday 01st October 2026, 10:34 AM Disagree craven, there appearing to to continuously lie there way out of this , it must be a relegation , nearly 900 million falsely accounted for
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Thursday 01st October 2026, 8:27 PM No relegation. CLOSE THAT BUSINESS DOWN
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Friday 02nd October 2026, 2:31 PM

Reminiscent of the Mexican standoff scene from Reservoir dogs.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Wednesday 30th September 2026, 8:59 PM

Leno going to b/munich seems to be spoken about,who do we get in a swap?// kane???? another striker just going over the hill ,we can make him famous again .
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Wednesday 30th September 2026, 12:56 PM Sentiment says John Mitchell, head says “who let Saha out” ;0)
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 30th September 2026, 2:11 PM I absolutely loved Allan Clarke and cried my eyes out when he left for Leicester City and we got that dummy Frank Large as about 1/3rd of the deal
posted by NRL (Guest) - Wednesday 30th September 2026, 6:40 PM Vic Halom was no LEGEND AT Fulham and Graham Leggat was a Scottish international when he came to Fulham when Scotland had a good side now LEGGAT WAS a legend at Fulham. Saha brilliant player broken leg complete rubbish. What ever programme bbc never get it right about Fulham
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 01st October 2026, 8:21 AM Alan Clarke and Saha best strikers I’ve seen at FULHAM Mitrovic a legend soft spot for partnership of Mitchell and Maybank
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 01st October 2026, 8:52 AM Totally agree with DMK, Sniffer and Saha the best. Mitrovic came a fairly close 3rd in my book. Mustn’t forget Gordon Davies whose contribution was signicant. Macdonald,Marsh were always good to watch and personally thought Zamora was class and might possibly have done more. Not sure his heart was really in it. Finally mustn’t forget Bedford Jezzard who scored 150+ in 300 games.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Thursday 01st October 2026, 11:23 AM BBC never said any thing about saha, only Halom, ref to value of his shirt he had on ,at some game worth a fortune.and i did know leggat was playing for scotland ,only when he came to fulham did he become a top striker even though he played as a winger.And to my knowledge Saha did have a leg fracture or stress fracture as medics called it , he never played for a while tegana kept him resting.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Thursday 01st October 2026, 12:35 PM The BEST striker that Fulham ever had was without doubt Gordon Davis 394 goals for Fulham over two periods when he played for us 1978-1984 and 1986-1991. There was never a better striker for a goal, except perhaps Allan Clarke!
posted by richofcambridge (Guest) - Thursday 01st October 2026, 3:20 PM Mortlake mentioned some good ones I missed out on
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 01st October 2026, 3:45 PM Super Micky Conroy deserves an honourable mention. Did most of his training in the Crabtree. Great striker, great times.
posted by Dave Obvious (Guest) - Thursday 01st October 2026, 5:09 PM Seen lots of centre forwards as they were called them days. Halom always gave his all very entertaining as well usual suspects as mentioned leggat was most older fans favourite
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 05th October 2026, 10:58 AM

If the accounts they submitted to the football authorities are different to their published accounts and those they submitted to HMRC this case surely would not have taken so long. That would suggest they could be done for false accounting to the tax authorities as well Could be very serious trouble indeed
posted by Old Bloke (Guest) - Wednesday 30th September 2026, 9:51 AM Yes, I wondered about that. But I think City have been more accused of sham commercial sponsorship arrangements and reluctance to cooperate with the PL, rather than concealing the amounts of income. Also, it’s up to individual players and managers to properly report THEIR income.
posted by peterjeremy - Wednesday 30th September 2026, 10:06 AM Why were chelscum not put through the ringer like City, look like they are going to be. I would imagine the likes of Everton. Luton and the likes will be eaiting with the lawyers if City dont get big points deductions as should have the scum. There must be quite a few clubs worried if they are next i:e Forest
posted by Bob (Guest) - Wednesday 30th September 2026, 10:26 AM We have to get this in the right perspective and keep things rolling along. The Chelsea club, under Abramovich, had broken the PL rules as I mentioned, but now with the new owners are back on the straight and narrow. Man City haven’t been by a long long way AND persist in trying to pull the wool. Their offences have and continue to be much greater. The tricky bit is thinking about the cups and achievements Man City have won unfairly. Awarding titles to clubs like Liverpool or Arsenal retrospectively seems bizarre. I’m for simply canceling the tournament results of those years so that Man City can’t claim those in their history. All other clubs will have to consult the lawyers to take a view on their individual claims.
posted by peterjeremy - Wednesday 30th September 2026, 10:46 AM I am referring only to the clubs tax returns not those of any individual. Also, I think some Olympic medals have been belatedly awarded to beaten finalists but the Tour de France chose not to reallocate Lamce Armstrong's titles. Seems more sensible really.
posted by Old Bloke (Guest) - Wednesday 30th September 2026, 11:38 AM I am referring only to the clubs tax returns not those of any individual. Also, I think some Olympic medals have been belatedly awarded to beaten finalists but the Tour de France chose not to reallocate Lamce Armstrong's titles. Seems more sensible really.
posted by Old Bloke (Guest) - Wednesday 30th September 2026, 11:39 AM While the Chelsea accounting also look very dodgy in the past 20 years. But the fact i there is a big difference between their recent punishment and that of Man City and also Everton/Forest. Chelsea mis-booked some transactions under Abramovich days can voluntarily told the premier league, and more importantly those mis-booked transactions even factored into the number, would not have breached any fairplay rule. Hence, one could argue they never had an advantage. hence, their punishment was very lenient for breaking 36 rules. Man City are a completely different case. They didn't come clean themselves, they obstructed the investigation and to this date, they refused to accept they were wrong. You can imagine if this was a criminal court case, it would be a difference of 2 year sentence and a 20 year one. So, Many city will be punished. For me the fairest punishment would be void all the titles they won until 2012 (allowing for cheating to mature), ban them from transfers for 3 years and fine them £100m! expelling them from the PL doesn't help anyone.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Wednesday 30th September 2026, 11:54 AM What do you mean, JohnC, by ‘While the Chelsea accounting also look very dodgy in the past 20 years….’, because the recent punishment meted out to do Chelsea was to do with the Abramovich years, not the current ownership. Since Abramovich was pressured to sell the club has been run above board. Chelsea may now be running with complex financial policies (is that what you mean by ‘very dodgy’?), but no one is suggesting that they contravene the law or PL regulations. I hope I’m making that clear to Old Bloke as well. ALL the personnel involved as well as the club will have been required to complete accurate tax returns or face the consequences.
posted by peterjeremy - Wednesday 30th September 2026, 1:25 PM give them a pardon , they outspent everyone and they were worth every bent dime ,I have never seen a team like them on these shores , I would drag a lot of teams before the courts for spending millions on average players and teams ,it's all a circus
posted by worple (Guest) - Saturday 03rd October 2026, 11:11 AM

If I were a PFL club in those years I’d already be talking to my lawyers for compensation for the league position that I was cheated out of. 19 clubs, league place worth £2/3 million multiplied by the number of seasons. Gosh, that’s a lot of money. Individual players could claim compensation too, I guess. This will trundle on for a very long time. Hope the cheating barstewards get banned from ever owning a football/sports club throughout the world.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 5:11 PM 54% of all fuel duty Tax from everyone working,VAT,Council tax,taxes on drink,cigarettes that’s just the beginning This country manages its finances so badly we’ll never get out of our never ending debt
posted by Chief (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 7:08 PM We'd also have to join the euro with all the costs that would entail.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Wednesday 30th September 2026, 11:38 AM agree chief the bods that run/ruin us have put us in debt over the last 50-60 years and they will/can tax us 70% they will never catch up or get it right , it is them that have taken and ruined the U K ,global greed , from companies and banks
posted by worple (Guest) - Sunday 04th October 2026, 9:31 AM

We paid for our predecessors, there is not enough in the current tax/iNI payments pot, against other necessary funding.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 3:49 PM If they could have their way they'd euthanize pensioners like they did in convid. Sorry, I mean covid
posted by Jj (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 4:19 PM So what you're saying then tibore, pension is some kind of ponzi scheme and we've reached the top of the pyramid or maybe it because the next younger generation are self entitled lazy layabouts that don't want to graft and are too thick to realise that one day they too will become pensioners
posted by Mick (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 4:55 PM Scrapping the Triple Lock will not even scratch the surface of what it will take to introduce the proposed asocial Care scheme. They’ll be hunting around for a lot more cash than 20 billion quid. It’s all smoke and mirrors. It’s conference time he’ll just spout what the rank and file want to hear. I for one don’t think they’ll even be in power in 2030.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 5:06 PM Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 5:58 PM A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step
posted by paul gillan (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 6:01 PM We are so lucky to have Andy
posted by Linda (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 6:02 PM Mortlake, you are 100% correct, and I have more chance of becoming a millionaire, which is no chance, of Labour being in government in 2030, as cancelling the triple lock, just cooked their goose. You watch Labour, like Manchester City start slipping down the table, in Labours case is the voting poles tables. The only chance of this country, surviving absolute disaster, is a Conservative and Reform coalition, which just has to happen
posted by AC (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 6:23 PM I just want an administration that can do the job for the people rather than their own narrow idealogical interests.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 6:35 PM Always spot on Tibor.
posted by Wendy Scott (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 6:36 PM So no incentive for young people to get off their backside and work because at the end of the day they’ll be better off on benefits when they retire. The country will become a concreted over hellhole full of rapists and assorted other gimmigramts. All the pubs converted to mosques, fly tip strewn streets littered with needles and fox farces.
posted by Dave Sponge (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 7:06 PM 54% of all fuel duty Tax from everyone working,VAT,Council tax,taxes on drink,cigarettes that’s just the beginning This country manages its finances so badly we’ll never get out of our never ending debt posted by Chief (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 7:08 PM
posted by Chief (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 7:09 PM I agree, they shouldn't mess with the working man and his pension and Labour i think will learn a hard lesson for doing that. Burnham's double lock at 2.5% doesn't look too bad a gap but the gap will get bigger by decades. Burnham means well and he was very emotional about his dad in which I sympathise with but the trouble with Burnham is that he has made too many projects and promises which he can't keep. 'The water in our rivers stink'? Thatcher privatised and ruined it, we will fix it? Fix health care? You will never see a doctor in a hurry anytime soon, too many people. We might as well prepare and part finance our own because Burnham's big plans will run out of money. Brexit was wanted and voted for by the people and it will eventually work out when we find our feet. They have not stopped the boats and now we have safe passage and more people who will never work, need houses etc etc and good on Burnham and Raynor; they have big hearts and mean well but again, more money needed to pay for all these schemes. Burnham is not willing to show the big stick to the vast number of unemployed youth because of ADH, etc etc so can't and won't touch them. A great Churchillian speech by Burnham but not enough people who believe or even like Winston Churchill and that's the problem in our modern Britain today, folks. Which makes Andy Burnham and speech a load of codswallop, why? Not enough people who are patriotic and when you find someone who is, he or she is racist. Excuses? If it ain't Thatcher that ruined this country, they will use Brexit, the war, or even revert back to covid etc etc.
posted by OWEN - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 7:34 PM No more Weatherspoons old timers
posted by young thin man (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 7:35 PM definitely good to go after pensions, get a bit of the burden off the young
posted by alf (Guest) - Wednesday 30th September 2026, 6:20 AM Was that in there election manifesto, oh no Burnham wasn’t the leader then so who voted him in as prime minister, Governments have already added 7 and 2 years As pink Floyd said Hey leaders, leave us pensioners alone
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Wednesday 30th September 2026, 6:25 AM

He seems to be improving all the time what ever level he plays a great thing for any football to achieve. If our manager can play our best team using effective tactics we can go anywhere.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 6:38 AM Don’t need Haarland when we have Affenbruger lol.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 8:30 AM Shea Charles is sleek and silky smooth! he makes he's work on the pitch effortless.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 8:58 AM A lot of the other Irish players looked very tired but Charles seem to have amazing fitness and stamina and played the same from first to last.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 9:13 AM We are very very lucky
posted by Wendy Scott (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 4:07 PM

I agree with your comments with regard to City but you are in correct about Chelsea. If you check their transfer activity you will see that they sold for much more than they bought. That means that the outgoing players come straight off the bottom line whilst the incoming costs are amortised over the length of each players contract. Ergo, they are in profit quite considerably.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 28th September 2026, 11:34 AM COYW!
posted by Linda (Guest) - Monday 28th September 2026, 11:38 AM Yes MST, the sales of Enzo Fernández to Manchester City for £125 million, and Nicolás Jackson to Aston Villa for £65 million, helped to provide a profit of about £120 million in the recent summer window, but look at the bigger picture. I understand from AI searches that that club is ‘… still facing significant financial challenges and record-breaking losses under their current ownership group’. I’m not picking on Chelsea, but the facts are they announced a pre-tax loss of £262.4 million for the 2024–25 financial year, setting a record for the highest annual loss in Premier League history. Since taking over in 2022, the ownership consortium has spent well over £1.5 billion on new player transfers - and they were still rushing around recently to buy old geezers like Henderson, Martinez and Welbeck to shore them up. The club's wage bill climbed to £374 million, consuming roughly 76% of total club revenue—the highest ratio among the Premier League's traditional "Big Six”. I’m sure, unlike Man City, all this is above board, but my original point above was simply that owners buy clubs for different reasons, and you should punish errant owners accordingly.
posted by peterjeremy - Monday 28th September 2026, 1:42 PM It’s not just the difference between buy and sell prices Pete. The cost of the new signings is split over the length of the players contract. So a player costing £100m on a five year contract only accounts for £20m in the current financial year. So in the eyes of financial fair play CFC are well below the threshold of the SCR rules. If we talk about who should own a football club, perhaps we should not put our heads too far above the parapet when we remember the scandal of our previous owner!!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 8:38 AM We are now buying promising youngsters so we may be able to play the Chelsea game. If we can sell players for £100m and buy promising ones for £20m we could soon have a larger transfer pot.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 9:17 AM They just pulled out of LIV Golf so perhaps the sports bubble has burst. If so, player prices could tumble and clubs go into receivership.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 11:53 AM

Harry Kane let us down again in the big moments
posted by Chief (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 2:42 PM Oops, don’t know what happened. Continued. After he was one of the two outstanding players and had scored England’s goal. However, England scored from an excellent header to put us in the lead at the break. Then, early in the second half Bellingham was brought down and now the fans were believing in miracles as Harry placed the ball on the spot for a 3-1 lead. Unfortunately, Harry slipped and in true Mitrovic fashion kicked the ball twice as he fell backwards and struck the crossbar. So, even if the ball had entered the net the goal would not have counted. This seemed to inspire Spain who regained their poise to score two more goals, one following a terrible mistake by Williams. On balance, no one can complain about the result as Spain spurn many chances in the first half to put the game to bed. Their incisive passing was always troubling our defenders whereas our passing was a bit hit and miss. Trafford proved his worth whilst Bellingham, Gordon were the pick oh the outfield players. Yes, some might say it was a gutsy performance and that we could have won. If, if if.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 2:45 PM Kane suddenly seems past it. looked slow and really did not seem to recognise what was going on. It may have just been a bad game but I do not think so
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 27th September 2026, 4:23 PM Definitely time to drop him.
posted by Mick (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 4:58 PM Yerah drop him, he only scored 65 goals in all competitions last year, so past it.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 9:58 PM That was last year ! More and more he disappears from the game. Where was he for our first goal on Saturday , back in our own penalty area ! If only Bobby Charlton was still alive eh Fred.
posted by Mick (Guest) - Monday 28th September 2026, 6:12 AM Last year not last century Tick
posted by Fred (Guest) - Monday 28th September 2026, 12:04 PM Kane is a great player for England,still a regular scorer but my main problem with him is at the very big moments (cup finals/semi finals) no doubt he’s our top striker but these friendly matches are ideal for trying our future strikers
posted by Chief (Guest) - Monday 28th September 2026, 6:41 PM If you are the manager you cannot say your players are to old or useless. You must say they are at there peek and can beat anyone.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 9:20 AM Harry needs to start every second half. Problem solved.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 10:40 AM Harry needs to be dropped asap .
posted by Mick (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 12:03 PM

I would imagine clubs will be queuing up to take legal steps against Man. C. even if the FA do nothing. Many clubs will be wishing for reparations for prize money they will have missed out on, not to mention trophies and titles. Individual players may well also want to table a claim for the medals and bonuses they feel they have been cheated out of. I honestly feel this will run and run and cannot be swept under the carpet.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 10:52 AM People are talking about huge fines, points deductions, relegation now, not to mention the legal actions to be brought by other PL clubs. But for me, it’s about whether Sheikh Mansour can be said to be a ‘suitable owner’. There is, I seem to recall, such a requirement when clubs are up for sale and prospective buyers are making enquiries, and I hope that that would apply to existing owners as well. Man City are still denying the charges, and for years refused to cooperate with the football authorities’ enquiries. If it all eventually goes against them, Sheikh Mansour is the one who denied the charges all along, but was the architect of their fraud and caused endless loss to other clubs. Considering the punishment meted out to Southampton for spying on a couple of training sessions, the punishments for Man City can only be very severe indeed.
posted by peterjeremy - Sunday 27th September 2026, 10:59 AM You make a very good point Peter. I think there are quite a few owners who could be said to be unsuitable to be custodians of our National sport.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 11:04 AM Demoted to league 1 and 30 points deducted to start with . most top player would leave, also a hefty fine money given to grass roots football,what would happen if it was ffc ?, god knows, probably told to play on bishops park for five years and five season in the fulham and district league .If this was big business corp it would be prison term.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 12:11 PM Just posted a message on here , and said not submitted???????? why whats going on ?.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 1:06 PM Just sent another post same thing , not submitted????? just a question on classic cars no road tax ???
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 1:15 PM Deacon, it happens quite often saying “ please try again”. Then sometime later your post will come up two or three times. So, please try again.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 1:31 PM In Scotland Rangers were demoted and had to work their way back. Man City should have to do the same. So next season put them in League 2.
posted by NRL (Guest) - Monday 28th September 2026, 4:11 PM The can only punish Man City inline with what they have been able to achieve by breaking the rules since the rules came in. Man C had bought themselves to success before the FIFA financial rules came if at a time when it was allowed to do that.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 9:24 AM They’ve been found guilty on 115 counts, so there’s the answer to your speculations.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Tuesday 29th September 2026, 7:27 PM Let them keep there medals if they like they don’t mean nothing to proper football fans as Keane said throw them in the bin
posted by Ipirtombi (Guest) - Monday 05th October 2026, 11:03 AM

Scout, you are perfectly correct and some of our good contributors nave left for the reasons you mentioned.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 10:54 AM There appears to be a group of these kids, albeit it could just be one idiot posting under different names. Like all children we can only hope their attention span runs to nano seconds and that they'll lose interest soon. Better would be for the site owners to block them, assuming that is possible.
posted by Realistic (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 11:00 AM Now now gentlemen. I have been a very long time reader here. It is very comical and hardly offensive. Keep posting everybody and no blocking please....Wendy xx
posted by Wendy Scott (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 1:48 PM None of you would be missed, you’re all irrelevant. Turn the lights off when you go.
posted by Dave Realistic (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 8:24 PM

If I was the manager and I heard this news I simply would not turn up for work on Monday. If i was Frank I would turn away from a club that could act this way with the current manager. As a long standing supporter and paying spectator I will never go back to Craven Cottage and will wish ill of this club for eternity.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Saturday 26th September 2026, 4:44 PM Tibor, this is a results game, and we need favourable results. There are signs we can do it and i believe we can. We have the three recently promoted sides to face next and i think most fans and the Khans expect good results which is points that take us from joint bottom to mid table. It looks like there is no waiting until Xmas and see what happens, Arbeloa and team will have to do it. De Zebi at Spurs is having a nightmare down there and his situation is worse than ours because their expectations are higher.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 26th September 2026, 4:54 PM I have calmed down a bit now and see the sense in what you say. Which is what I believe. But how unhelpful is premature news like this. What a way to self inflict harm on what was an improving situation.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Saturday 26th September 2026, 5:13 PM We should persevere with AA. He now understands that in the Premier League we have to defend as well as score goals. I hope the board continues to give him a go. We now have a settled defence in place,and once Muniz finds his form again,we will move up the table. Did not Frank reject us after Marco left? I could be wrong.
posted by Aussie Mal (Guest) - Saturday 26th September 2026, 5:26 PM It is as yet only rumour. You only have to open your mouth to sow the seed. I personally suspect there isn’t an iota of substance to it.
posted by Mortlake - Saturday 26th September 2026, 7:06 PM What total load of rubbish,sack a manager after a few league games and £100 million spent crazy talk As for Frank still getting paid from spurs and would be a total disaster.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Saturday 26th September 2026, 7:37 PM Should have signed Frank in the first place, I doubt he would consider us now.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Saturday 26th September 2026, 9:46 PM If we cannot beat the three promoted teams he deserve to be sacked. Football is a result game not how pretty you play.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 27th September 2026, 5:52 AM I have identified why Fulham never goes any further. We still have an element of fuddy-duddy old aged bitter farts in our midst who insist on dragging people who are achieving something good down to their own guttersnipe levels of emptiness and failure. Constant failure would naturally result in dismissal. THINK about the timing of your comments. Have you guys run your whole lives like this? No wonder the country is in it's current state. No Wonder Fulham FC can not go any further with so called supporters like this.
posted by regie (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 7:38 AM I agree with you about the timing regie. I think you are a little harsh on those guys though. Yes they are lacking basic common sense and mental clarity but they have to vent somehow. I am on your side but we should allow these zombies to have their say I am sure the players and manager are big enough to laugh them off. Let these wrinkly old timer half wits dig their own graves they will soon be in.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 8:12 AM I will call a meeting when I fly in on Monday.
posted by G.Hunter (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 8:16 AM Tibor. You must calm down a bit. Yes i agree about these sub humans who are trying to do Fulham harm by calling for a replacement manager after the opening games, but we should not use such words to show them up. I understand that they have severe deficiencies in the mental department and most certainly physical shortcomings also, however lets try to be nice to them. Maybe offer them some hot cocoa? Although that is fattening and may do more harm to their distorted bodies. Anyway lets offer them our support if they need it.
posted by paul gillan (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 8:42 AM Seeds are not always sown from the lower ground and i personally think these rumours are coming from higher sources. De Zerbi will be sacked if he doesn't improve Spurs in so many games etc etc and guy's this kind of news is bog standard in football management now. No manager has a given or contracts are binding and set in stone. The simple fact is, a bad run of 6 games and it could be more or less, you are in for the sack. Fans saying 'you will be sacked in the morning after a loss is tragic and sad but it is down to the chairman and management who decides the final outcome.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 27th September 2026, 9:12 AM Changed my mind I won’t be flying in from Guildford.
posted by G.Hunter (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 2:09 PM I’m a bit far away but it seems the problems in the dressing room may just be a lot worse than first thought? What do you do when multiple players quit on the manager? Muniz goal celebration VS West Ham was very telling I thought. At least 5-6 in the room are in the tank. Tough situation.
posted by Californian - Monday 28th September 2026, 3:16 AM If that’s the case sure someone has had a word in franks ear shoe in for club lives local amazed he was not approached first Up ( but s we’ve a good squa think our new man will survive
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 05th October 2026, 1:31 PM

Unfortunately F A haven’t got the balls to do what should be done 1)deduct 20 points for next 5 seasons 2)Relegation at the end of this season 3)Instant ban on European and cup football indefinitely More than likely large fine 2 point deduction
posted by Chief (Guest) - Saturday 26th September 2026, 7:40 PM

I think he will come good but why has he got two first names?
posted by Robert Bafta (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 9:31 PM He was better for Norway during the world Cup, then poor for us since. He's ok with good players around him who make him look good. Average at best, poor buy IMHO.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 10:13 PM Sorry Fred, I disagree with you, as I think that Oscar is a very talented player, and he is already beginning to play well for us. It has probably taken him some time to settle down, after leaving Manchester City, which was probably a bit of a shock to the system, but now he has found that playing for Fulham isn't too bad after all. I think that he will turn out better than Foden, and that is the faith I have in him. The only problem is that I had the same faith in ESR ! !
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Friday 25th September 2026, 7:23 AM And now Shea Charles plays brilliantly for NI, and scores the winning goal as well. The referee and VAR, were so poor, that they awarded, a non penalty to Georgia, which was saved by Shea's brother in goal, but then turned down a blatant penalty for NI, when Charles was tripped in the area. So let's hope that both Oscar and Shea, can do it for Fulham as well. Well done the Fulham lads.
posted by AC (Guest) - Friday 25th September 2026, 6:19 PM I must confess the ref was a little home team biased apart from those incident you have mentioned every time NI were fowled, every time a Georgian player threw himself to the ground a foul was given. If a NI player complained he was booked. I am glad a last minute goal was scored by our player, even then the ref added an extra 3 minutes for Georgia to score. NI managed to play badly and beat the opposition and the ref, well done.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 26th September 2026, 10:06 AM

Why?
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 12:42 PM To see how it should be done...COYW!!
posted by YES! (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 12:43 PM T.NO...Why Not
posted by NOT. (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 3:37 PM He walked out , move on AA do a good job given time
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 7:51 PM AA gone by Christmas, not sure I'd want Marco back though.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 10:15 PM When is Christmas this year?
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Friday 25th September 2026, 8:34 PM According to Magic Xmas radio it’s already started.
posted by Mick (Guest) - Saturday 26th September 2026, 6:55 AM If you run a business that sell Christmas goods or service that day beings in July and ends on 24th December. With some companies preparation for Christmas sale preparation starts on the 2nd of January.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 26th September 2026, 10:11 AM

You are wrong
posted by paul gillan (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 12:09 PM Paul Gillan, were you in Deep Purple?
posted by Krebs. (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 12:29 PM Not this brother
posted by paul gillan (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 12:39 PM I,m ninety four years a loyal ffc fan and your views count more than mine and all the other folks your senior???? Now where did I leave my glasses....oh yeah silly me.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 12:57 PM Yep i laughed at that one.Forgot people who walk about with water bottles in office buildings and such , why they aint thirsty, its england , and of course people who no matter were they are they have to produce there bleedin phones the moment they sit down , why for christ sake and then go intoa trance , god i must be getting old.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 2:05 PM Deacon, there is no need to use inappropriate language.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Friday 25th September 2026, 8:56 AM Come on Bigboy he’s about 90 years of age and bleeding, believe it or not , isn’t inappropriate.. I think it bleeding expressive and applies the intended emphasis.:))
posted by Mortlake - Friday 25th September 2026, 10:28 PM Or was he taking the Lord’s name in vain? Not being religious I hadn’t thought of that.
posted by Mortlake - Friday 25th September 2026, 10:31 PM Why is the Lord not aloud to be taken in vain more than anyone else. He’s made some mistakes look around you. Got a lot to prove before he gets free ride from me
posted by DMK (Guest) - Saturday 26th September 2026, 6:31 AM Inappropriate. Respect other posters beliefs. There are many other ways to express your own views as the English language is probably is probably the richest in the world. No wonder Deacon was demoted.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 26th September 2026, 7:59 AM DMK, it is not God who makes mistakes it is us humans exercising our free will which is the problem.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 26th September 2026, 8:03 AM Mortlake, nothing wrong with bleeding, have used it many times myself, but it was the latter.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 26th September 2026, 8:07 AM Gods biggest mistake is the human race
posted by DMk (Guest) - Saturday 26th September 2026, 8:32 AM I swear. To tell the truth
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Saturday 26th September 2026, 8:33 AM DMK, you are probably right with your last post. Unfortunately, we all have to accept what we are and do our best.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 26th September 2026, 11:23 AM Can God dance?
posted by Groover (Guest) - Saturday 26th September 2026, 12:02 PM DMK, the good and great man upstairs doesn't give lottery wins because someone thinks they deserve it or make someone happy in their miserable job, etc, etc. I know these are probably two of the most daft examples to put out and there are better examples i could use but i think you get the gist. We live in a world now where AI will probably take over our lives not just for the good but bad things also. For example somebody can wake up and decide they are not happy when they think they should be happy and we have robots telling us how we can be happy. Lol, if they come up with a robot and AI that makes Fulham top of the prem and we win nine titles and no investigation, we would all be happy.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 26th September 2026, 4:44 PM Got it Bigboy.
posted by Mortlake - Saturday 26th September 2026, 6:03 PM When you get older you have to take a lot of pills some make you fart a lot others make you wee constantly and others make you thirsty all the time.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 27th September 2026, 5:58 AM Got my viagra mixed up with my sleeping pills , ended up having 40 wanks!
posted by G. Hunter (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 6:08 AM Mortlake, I believe you said at some stage that you went to the Henry Compton school. In my younger days it had a good reputation and I am pretty sure RK was included in its curriculum. However, it has changed for the worst from what I understand and is now Fulham Cross School. So many old Fulham schools are no longer.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 27th September 2026, 10:49 AM You are correct in all your comments Bigboy. Wasn’t a bad school them. By the way Bish also went to Henrys. Proper locals all.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Monday 28th September 2026, 8:28 PM

What odds are you offering me, I may just take you up on this.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 8:57 AM No! As much as I appreciate what he has done for the club, he didn't exactly left the club with integrity and professionalism. The fact we spent close to £100m - the transfer budget was never the issue. He should have made it clear much earlier to the owners he's definitely leaving. full stop.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 9:21 AM He was okay. Now we have upgraded.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 9:52 AM I’d rather stick with what we have. At least the football is entertaining even if we don’t win, and there’s always potential.
posted by Mortlake - Thursday 24th September 2026, 11:28 AM Tibor, are you minted?
posted by Trebour. (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 12:32 PM Curiously strongly
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 12:45 PM Marco Silver has had his day, I am sure the players are happy with who we have now and are sure we will start winning games consistently soon, as am I.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 26th September 2026, 10:16 AM

Did not recognise him !
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 5:29 AM Oh
posted by Paul Gillan (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 8:13 AM

To win 3 games on the trot even if against the bottom 3 teams only works out in theory. In real World i would expect 7 points. That should kick start Arbeloas reígn.
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 12:56 PM We will playing a lot better in two weeks and will hammer the three promoted team. I have gone from thinking we could we could be a bottom three team to one I now expect to finish in the top 4. We have fast dangerous players who we must take full advantage of. Our very thick manager would work that out eventually.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 1:20 PM Many will disagree but putting sunderland aside , i cant recall ever playing so well . excelent one touch football and whenever we have the ball a teammate is always buzzing around to help .
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 1:38 PM Our manager is thin not thick, Time. Like me. But pleased for the optimism.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 2:50 PM I’m hopeful about the next 3 games . But there is no given in football, I’m sure Liverpool and United fans expected wins v us. I hope for more , but a home win and two draws won’t be a disaster.
posted by DMK (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 2:54 PM Actually yes. I would be happy with one win and one draw. A nice and steady improvement to me is more beneficial in many other ways, with a maturing squad. Something happens to young players when they get ahead of themselves. Too much too soon and I will be on edge somewhat.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 3:02 PM If we can get more than half the points available in the next 6 games (i.e. 9), we should be ok for the rest of the season.
posted by Johnc (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 4:03 PM The manager seems slow to react when it is obvious that his tactics do not work. That to me is the definition of the thick person who would get sacked in most businesses.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 24th September 2026, 7:57 AM Trees grow slowly, however ,just you try and uproot a small one with your fast acting mind or spade.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 8:55 AM

It helps them keep track of which devices are being used with your name
posted by Jim (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 9:02 AM It is not sinister as implied it is words used sometimes are not allowed and and the automatic system finds them. The AI system does get confused at times with innocent words or combinations of words that can have a different meaning from that intended.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 9:41 AM Yes BB and when you post again the original turns up as well. I deleted three of your quadruplicated posts last week ??. Bugs in the system from time to time - that’s all??.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 12:17 PM

Agreed pj.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 8:55 AM The media that most people now get their news is mainly fabricated of has a political bias.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 9:44 AM It's Emperors new clothes! it's not what you see but what you say, and the more you say and the more ridiculous it is, the more people will believe. Trump has this playbook all his live! Like the story, hopefully, truth will prevail!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 9:50 AM Take a look at your own trades past or present people. It's the greed of collective capitalism. Name your trade and I will demonstrate what I mean.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 10:44 AM I am a monk and pilot.
posted by G.Hunter (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 10:52 AM Oh brother. You are free of guilt, go in peace.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 10:55 AM Same as me Mr Hunter , a fictional pilot.
posted by Biggles (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 2:58 PM There is also a lot of lazy Journalism. I often hear so called facts about Fulham that are completely false,BBC is so poor one commentator said on a cup game. The last last time Fulham lost to lower league club in cup was a 6-1 defeat to port vale when it was other way round. Only new because I’m Fulham fan, so how much rubbish they told me about other clubs. That’s just one example. They get lots of money to do a poor job
posted by DMK (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 3:11 PM I had a boss who was telling us he was a Monk in the 18th century, one of the lads looked up from his paper and said your a c—t in this one
posted by DMK (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 3:16 PM Where can I buy a new kitchen in Brentford?
posted by Alfred (Guest) - Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 3:32 PM Gigolo!
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 5:33 AM They don’t have kitchens under the m4 in Brentford.
posted by Joe (Guest) - Thursday 24th September 2026, 5:54 AM