Yet you are happy the taxpayer foots the bill for trooping the colour every year?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 15th June 2025, 6:51 AM Paddy, your comment is below contempt. It is one of the spectacular shows on earth, steeped in history and tradition. As an ex Army man I certainly do not object to contributing towards the cost and I am sure many more will agree with me. These soldiers put on a wonderful display but foremost they are mostly ordinary people who often put their lives on the line in this troubled world. I suspect you would not echo your views in a pub frequented by squadies.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 15th June 2025, 7:55 AM How do those bandsmen do that unreal marching routine and play in perfect tune??.Superb stuff strange rituals but so good to watch.Recall watching them practise in chelsea barracks in 8os when there barracks at hyde park were being refurbished,had permission to be there inside the parade ground with telecom , so just watched in amazement how it all was put together.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Sunday 15th June 2025, 11:11 AM Wonder if it would've been ok for the irish republican army to prance around donegall square celebrating the birthday of Martin McGuinness and singing The Boys of the Old Brigade at the tax payers expense.
posted by Jj (Guest) - Sunday 15th June 2025, 11:18 AM Don't know much about it but I does know the salvation army send all their money on twumpets and twombones ok instead of getting peeps into hostels.
posted by Powl (Guest) - Sunday 15th June 2025, 12:40 PM They can march to the top of the hill and back down again, not bothered. Just strange that when Trump arranged a parade to commemorate 250 years of American armed forces its vanity and when anybody else does it, UK, France, North Korea etc it’s fine. You could argue though that if the king requires a parade to celebrate his birthday then he could offer to cover the costs from the £100 million he receives annually in ground rent from off shore wind farms, anything left over could pay for the rape gang enquiry. After all, we’re all in it together, diversity is our strength etc. Personally, I’d not be that intimidated by a pub full of squaddies, been there, done that. You seem to forget that Britain surrendered to the IRA long ago and haven’t actually won a war on their own for a few hundred years. The country is currently on its knees and only a Reform election can even remotely save it.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 15th June 2025, 3:08 PM Waste of money boring rubbish
posted by DMK (Guest) - Sunday 15th June 2025, 6:35 PM

A worthy winner indeed. Our Calvin Bassey is an awesome bulk of a player who puts it all out there in the heat of the battle to defend and keep our defence secure. Big Boy' i think a well done and thank you is called for in your camp for leading this, congratulations for Calvin Bassey and i am sure our fellow Fulham faithful will join in the celebrations and say 'Hip-hip-hooray!!!!!
posted by OWEN - Saturday 14th June 2025, 11:04 PM Well done Calvin!
posted by Davey Boy. (Guest) - Sunday 15th June 2025, 6:25 AM

Stick to the prawns in the barbie, skippy. In the meantime I’ll continue to bank my millions which will be enhanced by compensation when I’m sacked. Then I’ll move on to another carriage on the gravy train.
posted by Thomas Frank (Guest) - Saturday 14th June 2025, 2:30 PM

Billionaires tend to know how not to waste money. Giving it to socialists to sp*nk up the wall would be the definition of waste.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 14th June 2025, 10:12 AM Because they are billionaires (btw I am not sure there are any within 2 miles of the Hammersmith bridge!) they'd have better deserved charities to give their loose change to than bailing out the government! Don't get the labour idea that wealthy people are cash cows!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Saturday 14th June 2025, 10:17 AM Suggestion for the government: charge a one pound levy to every new incomer, call it the save hammersmith bridge fund and if that doesn't generate enough money for the repairs they could donate their used rubber dinghies so we can paddle across the thames
posted by Jj (Guest) - Saturday 14th June 2025, 10:49 AM Stick a toll gate in!
posted by Exchequer Green. (Guest) - Saturday 14th June 2025, 11:27 AM Blimey if Sadiq Khan reads this forum, he will have "I've had a dream" moment by sticking tolls on all London Bridges.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Sunday 15th June 2025, 9:36 AM

Brentford didn't excist in the old days...was always Chelsea.
posted by bigboy green. (Guest) - Saturday 14th June 2025, 11:38 AM Things not looking good in the middle east, oh well guess that means the cost of filling up the ol jam jar going through the roof.
posted by Gregory (Guest) - Saturday 14th June 2025, 12:20 PM I wanted to talk about Fulham and there are two replies, one on Brentford and the other regarding the conflict in the Middle East. I cannot win unless some of the old brigade join me in discussing our team, FULHAM.
posted by bigby4650 (Guest) - Saturday 14th June 2025, 2:12 PM I agree, but we are always one of the last teams to sign players and certain people get board and start taking about anything,
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 14th June 2025, 5:37 PM I agree, but we are always one of the last teams to sign players and certain people get board and start taking about anything.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 14th June 2025, 6:23 PM This isn't OUR Fulham page. It has no connection with the club. It is owned and operated by a guy called James ? and perhaps someone else (not sure), and has been since 1998, and who get all the advertising revenue generated by you, me and even Buzzi B clicking. Don't kid yourself that it is anything but a commercial operation even though he(they) do support FFC (I met him once).
posted by Fred (Guest) - Sunday 15th June 2025, 7:16 AM

Used to be Chelsea in the old days...
posted by Archie Bishop Green. (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 6:00 PM Did used to be Chelsea when I was a kid never took much notice was always Fulham . But a lot of us would go Fulham one week Chelsea the next when games were always on Saturday , even went to Brentford few times mid week if friends were going in the lower leagues never disliked the little club till we came on hard times and they started hating us
posted by DMk (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 6:38 PM Let’s all try and get together in these troubled times. Personally I wish Brentford the best of luck in their pre season Iranian tour. Just watch hitting them IDF clappers.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 6:38 PM What about West Ham winning the World Cup in 1966?
posted by Davey Boy. (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 6:57 PM We are in the same division as Chelsea and Brentford can't we find a lower division London team we can mock.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 14th June 2025, 9:40 AM Mock West Ham... Always going on about winning the World Cup!
posted by Greenos Green. (Guest) - Saturday 14th June 2025, 11:54 AM Paddy... mighty Bee's will need an Israeli stamp on their passports first.
posted by Venerable O'Green (Guest) - Saturday 14th June 2025, 11:57 AM The Israelis sure know how to issue a stamp.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 14th June 2025, 12:06 PM What about a name change before the tour? Star of David FC...
posted by Alf Silverman. (Guest) - Saturday 14th June 2025, 12:09 PM

Feel sorry for Brentford fans ? Why ? They detest us !
posted by Bob (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 10:39 AM Commiserations You Bees fans,lets hope your new manager continues TFs success.
posted by BC (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 11:24 AM Someone died? wtf.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 2:05 PM why has this subject even been mentioned on here? who gives a jonathan ross about brentford?
posted by mangrove (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 3:08 PM

He is going to be our new manager. He wants a step up.
posted by Buzzi B (Guest) - Thursday 12th June 2025, 9:28 PM Manager gone , half your first team wanna leave , BIG trouble ahead for small bentford , lol.
posted by Bee Swatter (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 6:03 AM In truth, because of departures, Brentford’s season is looking a deal less certain than ours. However, they have continued to pull the cat out of the bag in recent seasons.We wait to see if their bubble has burst.
posted by Mortlake - Friday 13th June 2025, 8:16 AM I see Brentford are already advertising in the local Gazette to fill the vacant managers post.
posted by Hounslow Gazette (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 8:58 AM Agreed that Marco will now be left alone to focus on Fulham. However, Marco will be slightly cheesed off that he wasn't the first choice. This plus the rejection by Juventus. He will jump at the next remote possibility of getting a job that is even bigger than Spurs. Normal human competitive behaviour - so expect this be the last season for March at Fulham, assuming there isn't another big job coming up for him.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 9:06 AM How do you know Marco did not turn the Spurs offer down?..
posted by Rob Clark (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 9:51 AM Its no good trying to wind us up,you are going to loose players.And you only buy geriatric replacements.
posted by KEW (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 11:34 AM If we’re gonna be sorry for Brentford let’s be sorry for every club weird
posted by DMK (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 11:44 AM Bee swatter. Wherever did you get the idea half the Brentford team want to leave. Or did you make this up after a couple of pints yesterday. Mbeumo will probably be sold, that’s planned as he’s now at peak price. The rest of the crap with players wanting to leave is all clickbait crap. We will get £60 million for Mbeumo to add to the £200 million the club already have in the bank. He will be replaced without doubt. We’ve signed exciting talent this first window and looks like two very good midfielders coming in after the 10th. We are far from finished and looking forward to the next coach who our DOF said will continue on TFs work and take the club to the next level. Keep enjoying your fantasy. Looking forward to playing you guys next season a great Derby game and top banter with my Fulham buddies.
posted by Kew bridge (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 2:57 PM Kew cumber read your own message bored and educate yourself do you post on your rivals bored qpr ?
posted by Bee swatter (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 3:18 PM Do feel sorry for you Bee Swotter as do my Fulham mates who read and post on here. You can’t even hold a reasoned debate. Probably best to try and act your age not your shoe size. Ignorant and unfunny as always.
posted by Kew Bridge (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 3:36 PM Lol . It's Fulham fans on here that feel sorry for you small bentford fans , any decent small bentford fan wouldn't post on another teams message bored, cheerio and enjoy the oncoming relegation battle.
posted by Bee swatter (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 3:53 PM ?? or Bee Swatter. Clearly a very strange guy. We have many oppo fans come on the GPG and often have a decent debate. Not in your case. What time are you due back at the asylum. Bye
posted by Kew bridge (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 4:14 PM Calm down , your comments are getting childish , why I'm arguing with a school boy / girl I don't know , stick to your own bored !
posted by Bee swatter (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 4:28 PM Mr Swatter , ignore Kew’s post , he only posts on here to try and wind up us Fulham fans , he fails .
posted by Jim (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 5:32 PM Buzzi Bee Loves Bee Swatter...
posted by Bishop O'Green. (Guest) - Saturday 14th June 2025, 3:37 AM

KEW your comment about us worries me.
posted by Cottager (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 11:37 AM Alan Mullery will return as Jude Bellingham.
posted by Pat's Pat (Guest) - Saturday 14th June 2025, 3:39 AM

Couple of the senegal players would fit in ,hard nuts and fast no time to play side ways or back wards just foreward, go check them out,befor cfc get them on a ten year contract.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Wednesday 11th June 2025, 12:37 PM As per usual we are quick of the mark to strengthen our squad. See man ciry have snapped up Cherki who we were looking at two years ago, same with gycores when at Coventry. Looks like another grim window and smaller squad than last year. Only news is about who is leaving or who is wanted by other clubs. Always hope there is action behind the scenes and away from the media. Live in hope…..perhaps Willian will be a hero again at end of window. Am trying to be optimistic, but other clubs getting going quicker than us.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Wednesday 11th June 2025, 1:12 PM Not sure what you’re meaning about. The “mini” window, which closed at 7pm yesterday was meant for clubs in the world club championship. Why not wait until the window opens proper in July and see what business we do before you start with the usual rhetoric!! Last three seasons or so, we have done great business and we have produced some great results with a record points total last season so not sure what there is to be unhappy about!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 11th June 2025, 6:28 PM “Moaning” not “meaning”
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 11th June 2025, 6:29 PM Agree MST . And there even saying rumours of going but not of coming. Plenty of of rumours both ways not that they mean anything
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 12th June 2025, 9:04 AM Not really a moan, just an observation. Agree window open early to help with club World Cup and assist the constant rule breakers ( man city, Chelsea, Liverpool). I really hope we get the people we want/ need before season starts and we don’t get caught dragging our heels. Have had some good buys in previous windows, but also some not so good, Vinicious being one. Hopefully a striker will be top priority, along with a competent back up keeper and a proactive attacking midfielder. Really hope that Tete extends contract, otherwise a new right back will be needed.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Thursday 12th June 2025, 9:13 AM Tony, Mackintosh & Mr Talbot are running the efficient Ffc transfer policy... Khan Snr will sign the cheque.
posted by Davey Boy. (Guest) - Thursday 12th June 2025, 9:57 AM I hear Willian might be available, could do a job for us at the right price.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 12th June 2025, 12:35 PM The transfer window is closed now and does not open again until 16 June.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 12th June 2025, 2:00 PM How many transfer windows has our DoF proceeded over? and how many times has he bought players early in the window? So in answer to the question, it won't be before the new season starts and probably nearer the 1st September. I'm surprised he hasn't brought in Coufal and Toffolo, as they have been released and are cheap(nothing).
posted by mwk (Guest) - Thursday 12th June 2025, 3:56 PM Can’t see much transfer activity apart from the usual suspects buying before there jolly up of a meaning less competition designed to earn a few Bob come January the same people will be crying that their poor boys are overworked far as I’m concerned they can stick there competition where the sun don’t shine will be watching proper sportsmen playing for there country with pride ( think Tommy. Tickle should get his England squad in a room and watch an England rugby squad from the national anthem till the 80 the minute and ask Do you want to be here or would you you rather be on holiday. Do what Alf ramsey the most famous England boss once did and put a few passports on some beds . Nothing going to change different manager same crap performance
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 6:42 AM Tota l meaningless exercise who cares about a transfer window leave the bloody window open all summer the weathers pretty good
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 6:46 AM

Agree madness won’t watch any of the games to many already, what will they dream up next there killing the game
posted by DMK (Guest) - Wednesday 11th June 2025, 9:55 AM Most clubs will have arranged their friendly programme by now and the players will be disappointed if some nice venue with their families is replaced by a competition in some remote part of the World. The counter to that is the summer is deadly dull without a football competition. Just sitting around doing nothing until the middle of August.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 11th June 2025, 10:49 AM Jeez TTIN, there are other things to do in the summer than just sitting around waiting for football to start again. Get a life!!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 11th June 2025, 6:33 PM Agree MST in joy your summer it will be gone soon enough
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 12th June 2025, 9:07 AM Absesnce makes the heart grow fonder anyway we can watch some proper sportsmen taking part in sports which mean something not just a cash cow for the. Usual suspects
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 6:50 AM Most people in the UK have not got air-conditioning so on the increasing very hot days we have there is nowhere to go where you will not be very hot.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 14th June 2025, 9:28 AM

If our form didn't collapse in the last few games, and Brentford peaked, the new Spurs manager would have been Marco and not Thomas!! That's how fickle the manager selection is. Somehow club owners have a very short sighted when selecting managers. And the problem with Spurs is the timing! If Mourinho cannot sort out the club culture, do you think Thomas can?! Brentford will be alright - they have Fabio who will come good and be their new hero!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 4:03 PM Just switched on the England game. They’re the team in the white shirts right?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 8:41 PM Oh yea, VAR has killed football, solves a problem that doesn’t exist.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 8:44 PM Until it’s announced you can’t take it for granted Frank is going to spurs.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 8:48 PM Spurs boss is an ungrateful so and so and the Aussie did good to help them over the line with a trophy. Just imagine if we had won it? Bus stop celebration through Fulham? Marco freedom of SW6? We would be estatic, over the moon, grateful, thankful forever! Don't let anybody fool you or tell you that a Europa trophy is Mickey Mouse. Thomas Frank appointment is just the way of things and it wasn't so long ago that Marco had his big appointment at Everton. No' it didn't work out but no doubt one day soon again Marco will try again and this is the natural way of things and human progression.
posted by OWEN - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 9:13 PM Like you Paddy,had some diffi difficulty In Identifying England until I recognised Kane.
posted by BC (Guest) - Wednesday 11th June 2025, 9:31 AM I respect how well Brentford is run . But can’t feel sorry for them there fans hate us with a vengeance even get some of the idiots on our message board, bit of luck there go back down were they belong
posted by DMK (Guest) - Wednesday 11th June 2025, 10:02 AM DMK, those are my thoughts as well.
posted by Brian from West Sussex (Guest) - Wednesday 11th June 2025, 10:05 AM There are plenty of decent managers around and Brentford will get one. No need to fell sorry for them. Our great manager failed to take advantage of our good start, are they sorry for us?
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 11th June 2025, 10:52 AM I am one of those who berated Brentford in the past,but for my part a degree of sympathy should be shown. For a small club, much like us sympathy must be shown. But "ah" money talks.
posted by Cottager (Guest) - Wednesday 11th June 2025, 6:45 PM Wont be losing any sleep now franks gone give him two years there spurs different kettle of fish to little. Bees been some big name managers gets the sack . There in recent times need a big clear out and spurs fans might be in for a culture. Shock
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 6:55 AM

Not very smart people, that is surely the understatement of the year. Starmer and his bunch of clowns, including head clown Reeves from accounts, are quite the worst government in my lifetime, and that's a very longtime believe me. By the time, we come to the end of their tenure in government in about 4 years, this country will be completely ruined, that even REFORM, might find it beyond them to fix.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 9:58 AM Worst ? Bodger and his Tory liars by far the worst ! Liz Truss anybody ?
posted by Bob (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 11:53 AM So, Reform it is then.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 11:58 AM I woul go for Liz every time Just to see those Scammel type Ripples every time she appears on TV
posted by Pur. veert (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 12:43 PM Liz Truss was not PM, long enough to ruin our country, but in a very, very short time, the Starmer mob, have done just that, and Bob, good luck to you for supporting this lot, but I'm afraid you and the rest of us will suffer for years to come.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 1:57 PM LTS , where does it say I support this lot ?
posted by Bob (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 3:02 PM Sorry Bob, I was just assuming, so it's an oooops from me.! !
posted by LTS (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 4:09 PM No probs LTS , to me all politicians are dodgy regardless of the party they represent !
posted by Bob (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 5:48 PM Labour would've been much more for the little people of this country if they'd stuck with Jeremy corbyn and Diane Abbott, kier starmer and all those surrounding him are nothing more than tories in disguise who are advised by tony blair. Starmer will be gone soon anyways and sadiq khan will be stepping in his shoes to become englands first Pakistani prime minister.
posted by News (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 7:13 PM Let’s hope so, London hasn’t looked back since he took charge, buzzing night life, clean, cheap reliable transport links, minuscule crime rates. Let’s hope the vertically challenged soap dodger challenges for the top spot and makes Britain great again.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 9:20 PM Bodger Boris is a lot more intelligent along with Jeremy Hunt all day long and a combination of those two would do better than Reeves and Starmer. Even Sunak as Chancellor would be a better bet. Yes these guys mess up but i never doubt that a top class educated Tory is a better bet to run the country by a country mile. I didn't go to Eton or Oxford but i have no doubt that a higher education is better than a state school education full stop. Raynor has a phobia and a dislike for higher education and richer people and this is a growing trend now in this country. Starmer is a chameleon who will change his mind and tactics where the wind blows and he isn't leader material. The problem we have in this country for a long time now is infrastructure everywhere is crumbling and needs repairs. You name it from the London underground sewers built in the Victorian era which is a huge repair job. No Government will take that on because it will blow the budget and thats the problem. Every party will prioritise projects and the NHS and the usual projects will always come first. The Nuclear project Labour are taking on will not come to fruition for a decade and they will not be in power to see it. Our water system is bad but so is the water in France. Buildings are crumbling in disrepair everywhere and you can buy an old Chateau in France for pennies if you are brave enough to take one on. In Covid we saw the best and worst of human nature and the good was that Bodger and co doled out the most money to bail everyone out in history and Putin decided to try to replicate Alexander the Great starting with the Ukraine and we decided to chip in as you do. Hitler invaded Poland many years ago and Putin is trying the same thing so it is only natural to help out. What would i do smarter? What would you do better than Boris in very unusal and exception circumstances in this period of history?
posted by OWEN - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 9:46 PM Spot on OWEN. Now more than ever, we need intelligent and well educated leaders. The world has become so much more complex with technology moving at lightning speed and the working of an economy and the banking system, you will make a mess if you don’t have the intellect to understanding it. I am not suggesting those who went to Oxbridge are necessarily any more intelligent but they have learned how to cope with chaos and how to manage communication better. Look at Trump. He’s smart but he hasn’t got a clue of economics and see what he is doing to the world and also USA economy. In principle I don’t have a problem with Robinhood policies but there’s a balance that you’d need a very good intellect to identify. Sadly we have two leaders neither have the intellect or the smartness to run the country. I like Starmer as a person but I am sure his heart is in the right place but he nor his team are good enough. We had the same issue with Boris, which was a result of Brexit halving the pool of talents for him. The sad truth is like USA, we have Raynor and Vance (US) ready to take over. That would be 100% worse in my view.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Wednesday 11th June 2025, 6:13 AM Higher education better than state school education ? Sometimes yes but definitely not all the time , a lot of university educated people I know have very little common sense.
posted by Bob (Guest) - Wednesday 11th June 2025, 6:43 AM Going from one extreme to the other oh for an Harold Wilson or a James Callaghan they’ve been in a few months country’s going downhill fast What’s the old saying be careful what you wish for you might get it
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 7:21 AM

If the price is right why not he certainly knows where the back of the net is and he is probably only going to improve with more game time
posted by Jim (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 7:39 AM Definitely have him back !
posted by Bob (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 7:41 AM Refference goal scorers, when will ffc tie up wilsons contract ?, no penny pinching ,he is a young player fast and scores goals and loves the club so before another club come calling get pen \to paper .
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 9:07 AM If we can get him for £15m-£20m let's kiss and make up!! Otherwise, he will forever be a twat to the Fulham faithful's.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 9:34 AM He couldn’t wait to get away, so no, not as if he’s ‘one of our own’ is it? The lad has delusions of grandeur so I doubt he’d even consider a return, he’ll end up a squad player at a big name club, just like he is now. Maybe his boyhood team will make a bid.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 12:09 PM Elliot a bit part player under Slot could go into obscurity, the same way as another wanabee Calvalho has.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 5:18 PM

Going to Celtic. No ambition
posted by Dellers (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 10:15 AM I went to the Oratory in 1947, when Dr. Summerbell was a headmaster and believe me he would scare anyone misbehaving. Unfortunately, I failed to live up to expectations as every master went out of their way to ensure I paid regular visits to headmaster’s study. However, after the minimum sentence was served I managed to escape. Five years later, I had the greatest of pleasure returning to inform my old form master that his assessment that I would never make a success of life was perfectly correct. Our P.E. master was Jackie O’Neil who played for Brentford in his prime. I subsequently returned to the fold and was on the Old Boy’s Association and used to write a regular news sheet for many years. In addition, I played for the football team from 1957-68 and then took up refereeing. I don’t suppose anyone out there played in the team during my time but if you did please let me know. When ,the school moved to West Brompton I never had the inclination to return as it became removed from my era.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 1:32 PM

You get a police escort when you go back to henries holiday camp,former pupils would never go back and teach to busy living it up on the costas. Do recall a tommy ford who taught P/E at the oratory , helped him manage 4 team on the rec on sundays , nice guy dont know if he stayed long at oratory.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Sunday 08th June 2025, 3:22 PM went to St Edmunds in the early mid 50s any one on this site
posted by old un (Guest) - Sunday 08th June 2025, 8:21 PM Stockwell Manor School in the 60's. Old pupils, Lewington Brother's & Teddy Maybank...
posted by Bishop Green. (Guest) - Monday 09th June 2025, 7:49 AM My old teachers didn't have a cluedo!
posted by Colonel Mustard (Guest) - Monday 09th June 2025, 7:59 AM Mind you Cohen ,linford christie, and supermac, were at some time idling about at henry compton , not forgetting me and mortlake so must have been ok. .
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 09th June 2025, 12:40 PM Eton,toasting on buttocks.
posted by HBD. (Guest) - Monday 09th June 2025, 3:10 PM Buggleskelly Approved School anyone?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 09th June 2025, 4:30 PM Stamford House Goldhawk Road.
posted by Steve Jones (Guest) - Monday 09th June 2025, 9:02 PM Kincora Boys Home...such a friendly establishment.
posted by Twink. (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 6:06 AM Any one recall getting prizes at school come the end of term?,? i got two for reading at henries,both were books,only happened the two times, early cut backs,considered best reader in my year level i had to read passages from the bible in front of school during morning prayers, yeh was that not a joy.The books were peter the whaler, and the champion kept them for years , unheard of now days. Sure morty recalls the bible readings must have made him smile .
posted by thereal arch bishop (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 9:19 AM Posted my Oratory post in wrong section. Sorry.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 1:38 PM Just tuned in chaps. I was indeed at Henries with Bish, George, Super Mac and all. Not been brave enough to go there for the past 30 years, the place has deteriorated. Try as I might I can’t remember the teachers by name, blanked them from my consciousness. Do rememdber the Head Chalky White, he fetched me one on a train in Switzerland for pissing around. I swear to this day …IT WAS NOT ME! Deputy head Chandler? Bish will remember also clouted me round the ear because I refused to b caned. Happy days.
posted by Mortlake - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 7:31 PM Bish I did get the odd prize on stage at Fulham Town Hall. One I particularly remember was a book on engineering?? WTF. That was for top class I think.
posted by Mortlake - Tuesday 10th June 2025, 7:34 PM Been there ( is it still there ) st edmunds horrible head dr crean Addison kicked out Henry’s kicked out landed up in a school which was approved in Bedfordshire thouruly enjoyed it teachers a bit violent but as a member of all the sports teams kept me head down and played football morning noon and night got a trade when I left never looked back like to think as a boy from fulham done pretty well for myself don’t want anything these days apart from a younger body think I mistreated my one a bit feeling it a bit now!!
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 11th June 2025, 5:54 AM What year were you at st Eds Ipitombi
posted by old un (Guest) - Friday 13th June 2025, 12:45 PM

I remember the good old days!
posted by Agincourt Veteran. (Guest) - Sunday 08th June 2025, 6:44 AM

If Marco goes, should we welcome Ange?
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Saturday 07th June 2025, 7:20 PM Exactly my thinking John C. Would rather retain Marco but if he does go, then Ange will be a very welcomed replacement. Some may say I'm biased but it's more than that. Our board would give him the freedom he needs unlike the interfering levy. Having said that,Marco is smart enough not to be the next Spurs managerial victim,as whoever takes over from Ange at Spurs surely6 would be.
posted by Aussie Mal (Guest) - Saturday 07th June 2025, 7:41 PM All i know in my heart is if we had gotten pass Crystal Palace and beaten Man City our fans 100% would have been forever satisfied and grateful to Marco for presenting a trophy after so many years in our history and i am sure our people higher up would be over the moon too. The problem with Spurs is their 'we are better than that syndrome, which is an ongoing epidemic with the usual suspect clubs like Newcastle, etc. Eddie Howe will be gone soon in the quest for more titles and he knows that...
posted by OWEN - Saturday 07th June 2025, 11:30 PM ‘Gotten’ Owen? English please:))
posted by Mortlake - Sunday 08th June 2025, 10:51 AM If Franks takes spurs job what happens with his scouting system, it worked well at brentford but how good is spurs set up,? not to bright looking at present set up. glad marco backed out , dont know why, but we have one season for him to get into europe.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 09th June 2025, 12:37 PM

Muniz will have to réplica Zamora. He has a similar style playing back to defenders
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Saturday 07th June 2025, 10:28 AM 5 in 5 out any perm from that .
posted by the real arch bishop. (Guest) - Saturday 07th June 2025, 1:25 PM

Starmer and Reeves will put their hands in their pockets, sorry I mean ours pockets.Talk about a waste of money, but that won’t deter them. Hope it’s just a rumour. Could charge them for a fishing license I suppose.
posted by Mortlake - Friday 06th June 2025, 5:12 PM Bloo dy hell MST, never had you down for reform :)
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Friday 06th June 2025, 6:52 PM The problem is, the animals will start bringing kids and gimmigrant charities will make sure there’s boats full of media taking pictures of them dangling over the edge of the boat. By the way, do you know why frogmen enter the water by falling backwards? Because if they fell forwards they’d land in the boat.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 06th June 2025, 7:53 PM If we all moved to France wouldn't be a problem!
posted by Rear O'Admiral. (Guest) - Saturday 07th June 2025, 1:31 AM Be careful what you say or you'll be deemed a radicalised nationalist and end up doing porridge like Lucy Connolly
posted by Jj (Guest) - Saturday 07th June 2025, 12:39 PM Not everyone who has an opinion on this subject is a reform voter, i would like to address that first! We love you lots Paddy but sometimes a comment can take a perfectly legit and needed post dragged in an unnecessary direction. We are nice people on here and no need i think to bring words like animals into the subject. That said i do agree that the boat immigrant situation needs sorting out. The rules are if a country needs you, they will call you and those guys especially a load of young men paying money to come over are floating the rules. France doesn't help in any way by standing by waiting and watching a load of people cramming into unsafe boats and coming across to England as they like. 400 Hundred million was given to the French to stop this happening and yes i will brake protocol and say the French are taking the pi.s! The French say that the migrants don't want to stop in France, they want to come to England which is a lame excuse. Firstly they landed in France and they should do more to stop them at their end full stop! That war-time excuse for emptying out of these countries they are coming from is just an excuse and little England cannot accommodate half the world full stop! If Angela Raynor gets her way, she will rip up half of Englands greenbelt to build more houses which will require more infrastructure, towns ,shops, schools ,doctors which we can't afford to do and it will prove impossible, futile and pointless. If mad Putin brings the nuclear out and half the population is fried mince-meat, there might be a case for recruitment from other countries maybe like the windrush back in the fifties. The windrush people came to England knowing the situations vacant jobs were cleaners hospital workers doing hard night shifts ect and by ek'they took those jobs. We now have a situation where there are jobs galore vacant and not enough takers which say's a lot. They have this data from 2 decades coming forward now and what is the point of more migrants than a country needs? If a country needs migrants, they will call migrants and that is the hard rules we should stick with. Austraila was labled as racist for having these rules but now everyone can see the sense in their hard rules. Austrailia has never had a recession and the reason is they recruit in all areas of job skills they need and that includes hairdressers to do the posh old biddies blue rince ect. Farage has tapped into the migrant problem and he will win a lot of votes but to run a country that needs potholeing and multiple of other problems will take a good team and a lot of experience and Reform do not have those skill sets. The best race horse wins the Derby and no doubt paddy will tell us if he backed the best? The best form for government in this country are the Conservatives by a country mile and they have proven it for a hundred years now. I should say the Conservatives without Badenoch as leader because they will lose the nexy election with that one for sure. Bring back the King' Boris' and he is my idea of a winner and he will win back voters and an election. Forget the crap about 14 years this and that. No party had Covid and the Ukraine war to deal with. Boris and co gave out too much money which they had to give out so the maths Racheal from accounts is still crying about wiil not work out obviously. Jeremy Hunt has more brains than we gave him credit for and if he had another two years as chancellor some of this mess Labour got their sticky hands on would have been sorted. Anyone who says the Conservatives are a racist bunch should take a hard look at facts and the facts are the Conservatives have allowed more migrants into this country more than most. But now calls for a time of capping and a more hardent approach like the Rwanda plan which would have worked saved the Euro bureaucracy which we don't need or want.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 07th June 2025, 2:42 PM Set up hubs round the country, download every food delivery app going, order everything on the menu, check the ID of every scooter that shows up, get the cuffs on, transport them to Tilbury, place them on old ships ready to be scrapped, tow them to French waters, release the tow lines, head back to Britain, splice the main brace, job done. Anyone needing toilet roll or pizza after that, go down the local shops yourself.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 07th June 2025, 3:14 PM So only the West Indians came here to work. I grew in Brixton and can give you a different storyline.
posted by Loughborough Junction SW9. (Guest) - Saturday 07th June 2025, 7:06 PM What , I wonder , did you grow in Brixton ? Bill and Ben spring to mind !
posted by Tim nice but dim (Guest) - Saturday 07th June 2025, 8:04 PM What did you grow in Brixton ?
posted by Tim nice but dim (Guest) - Saturday 07th June 2025, 9:27 PM The return of the doughnut brothers!
posted by Bishop Green. (Guest) - Saturday 07th June 2025, 10:00 PM Weren’t you in cluedo Bishop ?
posted by Brian (Guest) - Sunday 08th June 2025, 9:52 AM More Brian!
posted by By Brain. (Guest) - Sunday 08th June 2025, 10:08 AM Fundamentally there's a conflict of interest in the French government stopping the boat. If the French want to stop the boat, they can stop it by enforcing some licensing to sell dingy's above certain size. It is not like a pair of trainers - there can't be many sellers selling these dingys that can sit 20-30 people. Make the sellers accountable. A bit like selling a gun!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Sunday 08th June 2025, 11:30 AM Cant the French charge them with fishing without a licence, there must be an old French law that says you must have one in the sea.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 08th June 2025, 4:43 PM Fantastic grammar!
posted by Krebs. (Guest) - Sunday 08th June 2025, 5:46 PM

Their appointments history suggests they’ll choose Parker.
posted by Mortlake - Friday 06th June 2025, 5:04 PM Marco has already said he will be here next season and I believe him to be a man of his word.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 06th June 2025, 5:06 PM Scott Parker is perfect for the Spurs job. They deserve each other
posted by Aussie Mal (Guest) - Saturday 07th June 2025, 7:24 AM

And why would they get relegated?
posted by Kew Bridge (Guest) - Friday 06th June 2025, 6:11 PM Because small bentford are rubbish.
posted by Bee Swatter (Guest) - Friday 06th June 2025, 6:32 PM I wouldn’t be sad.
posted by Willy (Guest) - Friday 06th June 2025, 7:17 PM Rubbish ! Yet rubbish to finish yet again above Fulham in the Premiership.
posted by Kew Bridge (Guest) - Friday 06th June 2025, 9:00 PM Not good enough to beat us though pikey , cheerio Frank , small bentford only going one way , DOWN , lol !
posted by Bee Swatter (Guest) - Friday 06th June 2025, 9:41 PM

He's just got out of bed.
posted by Bishop Green. (Guest) - Friday 06th June 2025, 6:26 AM Did you make him breakfast ?
posted by Rick (Guest) - Friday 06th June 2025, 7:57 AM Brian will deliver!
posted by Adams Ant. (Guest) - Friday 06th June 2025, 9:47 AM Sitting in A AND E, waiting for a diamond to appear with just one crutch and bingo three year contract already and waiting.
posted by the real arch bishop/. (Guest) - Friday 06th June 2025, 12:57 PM Get down the beach at Kent , Brian. There’s plenty of light footed lads who would lick their lips at a chance to crash out in the sky deck in the Riverside stand.
posted by Bandy Berka (Guest) - Friday 06th June 2025, 3:18 PM

It always amazes me, that other clubs, especially the so called smaller clubs, are spending money like it's going out of fashion, but with us at Fulham it is all hesitation. Annoyingly clubs like Chelsea, Man City, and Notts Forest are spending money like water, but how can they getaway with it, as they are already threatened with points deductions, from last season. Answers on a postcard please.
posted by Brian from West Sussex (Guest) - Thursday 05th June 2025, 1:20 PM If clubs won't pay our asking price for Andreas then we need to drop the asking price I think. He needs to go,hasn't scored a goal in ages and not so sure we should persist with him. Josh King needs to play more regularly . And some younger cheaper players could be plucked from somewhere Am I dreaming?
posted by Aussie Mal (Guest) - Thursday 05th June 2025, 4:04 PM If Spurs willing to pay £50m for Muniz. Why not? Like Sess, we might get him back for free in 4 years time when he’d still be only 26 or 27. I’d take that to strengthen the squad.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Thursday 05th June 2025, 4:25 PM Last summer the owner got a £100m loan to pay for transfers. Loans are not permanent so are not treated like a debt. He will probably do this again as most other Clubs in the PL do it and it gets around the FIFA rules perfectly legitimately.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 05th June 2025, 5:03 PM Khan Snr needs the pet project to be fully funded.
posted by Ben's Old Gun. (Guest) - Thursday 05th June 2025, 5:12 PM Redundancies and outsourcing to save costs is required. The club should get rid of the stewards and get tenders in from outside companies. Redevelop Motspur Park like Norwich have done with their facilities to generate income. Pay the minimum wage where possible, they’re probably all on Universal Credit anyway so the taxpayers can cover any shortfall. If daddy Khan is reading, I’m available.
posted by Kept In Flint (Guest) - Thursday 05th June 2025, 6:50 PM

Yes>> A great player suited FFC to a tee.. Tough and Feared in the Premier League.. Bring him home..
posted by Rob Clark (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd June 2025, 4:34 PM Starting to get injury prone, muscle tears etc. He’d have to be cheap.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd June 2025, 5:04 PM At least he can score goals, unlike Berge.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd June 2025, 6:42 PM Not last season he didn’t.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd June 2025, 8:03 PM It depends how much money is involved, I don’t think we should pay anything even near what we sold him for, if it is like Sess then yes.
posted by Smith (Guest) - Wednesday 04th June 2025, 8:35 AM

Sorry would be good to have Mitro back.
posted by Dellers (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd June 2025, 6:43 PM mitro For me give him the ball and if he’s injury free will score 20 goals plus will boss a few defenders in the process
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 04th June 2025, 8:02 AM Agreed Ipitombi, we have missed both his goals and his presence to bully defenders. However, his heart has to be in it and after his fortune made in Saudi that may not be the case.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Wednesday 04th June 2025, 9:26 AM Mitro will be up for it. Still got something to prove in the best league out there.
posted by Dellers (Guest) - Wednesday 04th June 2025, 2:34 PM I don’t agree.
posted by Bandy Berka (Guest) - Wednesday 04th June 2025, 4:55 PM Mitro back at Fulham would not be a good move
posted by Mike (Guest) - Friday 06th June 2025, 6:17 PM

Maybe he feared they’d chuck him in the stocks if he continued his appalling behaviour.
posted by Mortlake - Tuesday 03rd June 2025, 11:14 AM Maybe one of the teams in the saudi league might be interested in signing billie sky, he used to play for london galaxy who he helped gain promotion until he was banned from playing for them. Just seems a shame the FA has made the decision to ban him from playing in womens football.
posted by Jj (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd June 2025, 2:05 PM He'll be there within 2 years at a similar wage, if he can help Man Utd do better, he may even be offered more.
posted by Ted (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd June 2025, 11:01 PM He’d probably blow it all in dental bills. His gob has more ivory in it than a piano factory.
posted by Bandy Berka (Guest) - Wednesday 04th June 2025, 4:58 PM

Not saying he’s good but he’s not as bad as some of you make out . And from working for Fulham , is heart is in right place when it comes to to Fulham , and he gets a lot of flack from fans who no nothing about running a football
posted by DMK (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd June 2025, 8:49 AM

And Everton and West Ham
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 02nd June 2025, 6:48 PM Could well be a hate crime I.e. harassment , LTS. I’d report it to the Met. Try Police.uk. They will get his IP address and visit him for the full Lucy Connolly experience. I have always found chafing cuffs to focus the mind? I’d a season ticket for Hammersmith nick back in the day.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 02nd June 2025, 7:49 PM He’ll be 31 when the season starts and will want a couple of hundred grand a week. I reckon Man U will jump at the chance to sign him. I’ve got some magic beans too if they’re interested.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 02nd June 2025, 8:01 PM Alekander Mitrovic will not consider Fulham FC as he has made his fortune kicking the sand around in the desert and I suspect he will even turn Manchester United down, if he has an ounce of sence. I think he will sign for a German club if any but at 31 year old he has no future as a striker. Maybe a centre half. Teams are more entergetic here in Europe.
posted by Rich of Cambridge (Guest) - Monday 02nd June 2025, 9:36 PM Mitro & H.Elliot should join Wham!
posted by Bishop Green. (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd June 2025, 8:52 AM Sometimes the wives have a say in where they go and it might be up to Mitro's missus. Children and schools come into the equation and i suspect that Mitro and family were the happiest they ever were living in London. Saudi's may have the big bucks but there is only so much sand you want to kick around after the football and besides, there is no other place like Craven Cottage and Fulham. Watch this space? You never know...
posted by OWEN - Tuesday 03rd June 2025, 6:20 PM

Well, the fact that he has been awarded CEO of the year by people who know, suggests that you know very little about running a football club or what is involved so maybe leave it to those that do know eh?
posted by Freddy Ready (Guest) - Monday 02nd June 2025, 11:48 AM Now, call me old fashioned, but if a car had hit me last week I’d be pretty sure that I’d be able to tell if I was injured almost immediately. Remember, where there’s blame, there’s a claim.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 02nd June 2025, 1:50 PM

I can’t read long posts. Do you think the £100 billion plus Russia gets by supplying the EU with oil and gas might in some way be supporting the Russian war effort?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 8:24 PM Owen, whilst I do not totally disagree with you the main players are both egotistical megalomaniacs which is extremely dangerous. Trump, has shunned pleas to imposed further sanctions which would have brought Putin to heel and as a result Putin has no intention of entering serious peace talks. State controlled media has convinced the majority of the Russian population that Putin is correct in his actions. The Russian economy is in dire straits and if Trump was to impose further sanctions then it is a that Putin would be able to survive. I suspect the Oligarchs will, at some point, will say “enough is enough” and engineer the removal of this tyrant. At present, Trump admires the fact that Putin is in complete control of Russia and would like to be in a similar position in America. He has surrounded himself with sycophants and has lost sight of the fact that America is a Democracy. With restrictions being lifted by the West on what Ukraine can do with weaponry being supplied we may well see attacks being launched on Moscow although, attacks may just be confined to military targets. There. Have been many sabotage targets within Russia which appear well co-ordinated and successful. However, until Trump realises that Putin has made him look like a fool the conflict is likely to carry on as Putin needs a victory to maintain his status as an all conquering leader.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 8:34 PM Paddy, in a word, yes
posted by bigboy 4650 (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 8:36 PM Owen, you have lost my respect by attacking Trump’s son, that is a dirty and low down act.
posted by Jett (Guest) - Monday 02nd June 2025, 8:55 AM Paddy on the ball as usual.
posted by Chinese Electric Car. (Guest) - Monday 02nd June 2025, 10:48 AM Jett, I send my sincere apologies. You are correct, Trumps lad did nothing wrong and that insult was uncalled for. If i may explain to you that i think Donald Trump reacted very spitefully towards the Universities just because his son didn't get in, apparently they rejected him because he didn't have the grades. Apparently Trump reacted angrily towards universities and is withholding funds by using another excuse of the wrong protest by students. A lot of people are saying that he is not happy his son was rejected. Trump has form for impeachment and he has gone after everyone involved in his impeachment which is the wrong way to run a presidency. I sincerely hope his son does not inherit Dad's bad seed and i wish him all the best and God be with him. Again i say sorry for reacting against a crooked Donald Trump who is an embarrassment to decent Americans...
posted by OWEN - Monday 02nd June 2025, 6:01 PM Western universities are cess pits of left wing nonsense and Islamic agitation. They’re all badly in need of defunding. Get back to the days of the polytechnic so kids can actually learn something apart from ‘influencing’ or drill music. Get an actual drill in their hands.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 02nd June 2025, 7:56 PM Owen,probably written in haste without thought and without malice. Criticism slightly unfair bit always remember the sins of the fathet should mot fall on the som. I agree totally with you on Trump senior.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Monday 02nd June 2025, 8:36 PM Thanks, Big Boy. Politics is always a minefield and goodness knows why we touch it. Maybe its the boredom after the football season? I say bring on the fixtures asap and a good opening to the new season would be Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland to start with our new campaign. Surely we should be beating those three when we play them.
posted by OWEN - Tuesday 03rd June 2025, 6:13 PM

they have famous owners
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 01st June 2025, 3:09 PM

The CEO manages the budget, he negotiates with the HR team of what is available to spend. The loan last summer provide a lot of money for players I bet that was the CEOs idea. Blame him for what he is responsible for nothing else. He does not buy or sell anybody, he is an administrator.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 01st June 2025, 8:48 AM Who is to blame ? TALBOT & Son
posted by Cottager (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 9:20 AM Supermac was actually voted CEO of the season in the prem, not kidding you, what you have to do to win is any bodies guess.
posted by the real arch bishop. (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 11:31 AM Be prepared. Dib Dib Dib, Dob Dob Dob
posted by Baden Powell (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 10:34 PM

We shall see? No good worrying it is not our job to sell and buy players. If we get a squad that plays like the Champions League winners I will be happy. Every player knew what they had to do and did that and a lot more as well.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 01st June 2025, 8:36 AM Here we go again, with another unfounded story from people like Ready Freddy, that Matco is about to leave, and Robinson is off to pastures new, which we all know is a load of old rubbish. Marco, unless you missed it Freddy, is still under contract for another season, and he is already planning next seasons signings, which I'm sure are at well advanced stage. Jedi, as we all know, has just had an operation to make sure that he is fit for next season, and no other clubs have come in for him, and as far as I know he is still happy to be staying, so why make up these stupid stories, and why don't you just rely on facts.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 8:58 AM Craven, as usual, a sensible reply to Freddy’s comment. There is far too much speculation on who is leaving and who we may buy but, at the end of the day, we have no say in the matter. Marco will be told how much money is available and he will already have a reasonable idea of his targets.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 1:18 PM We will sign some players and some will leave. Like Shakespeare buying a pencil. It’s 2b or not 2b.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 2:32 PM If you are sport writer at this time you are looking for good players at what they think are poor teams and forecast that some of the teams they think are good teams will buy them. If we had beat Palace in the Cup we would have gone on to win the cup and finish in a Champions League place. Little things have big consequence and we could tell anyone who wanted to buy our best players to get stuffed if things had gone the other way. The players should not have so distracted by that result as what should have been a good season turned into a bad one.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 01st June 2025, 3:22 PM Paddy, nice one ???? TTIN agreed with your comment.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 7:40 PM

I have to disagree with you, as PSG, as good as they were, had a really hard job beating both Liverpool and Arsenal, in fact if Liverpool had been better at a penalty shoot out, it would probably have been them that carried off the trophy last night. The Premier League is still, in my opinion, the best league in the world, and that's why so many players from overseas want to play here.
posted by Brian from West Sussex (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 7:27 AM have just been reading the match report in the Sun. There were three quite long columns about the game, but nothing about Fulham. Why do the press dislike us so much
posted by H7 (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 8:20 AM Ahh the sun, a vital beacon of truth in a world of misinformation
posted by Robert (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 1:34 PM Not the same since the page 3 thrupennies were cancelled. Leilani from Bournemouth was a particular favourite of mine. That reminds me, must buy some new football studs.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 3:46 PM I personally thought sam fox had the best lungs, who'd of thought back then she'd be batting for the other team these days
posted by Page seven fella (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 5:18 PM

Finally supporters are now realising we have a Championship Scouting Network when it should be elite. This has been the case during Mackintosh reign as CEO, he is totally to blame. He should look to Brighton’s model.
posted by Ready Freddy (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 8:30 AM The CEO manages the budget, he negotiates with the HR team of what is available to spend. The loan last summer provide a lot of money for players I bet that was the CEOs idea. Blame him what he is responsible for nothing else.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 01st June 2025, 8:43 AM We beat ourselves this year we should have been in the top five easlily and if we had not had a bad may we would have got a euro spot
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 02nd June 2025, 7:06 PM

Agree, he will want more playing time so will need to move on. But if we have a bad summer we might still need him!
posted by Ready Freddy (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 8:36 AM Now he has been offered a new contract his pay will improve, at times he produces things most other people in the squad cannot do. Most supporters do not seem to realise he is still a very good player.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 01st June 2025, 8:53 AM Get the impression Tom was being managed given he is injury prone.
posted by Dellers (Guest) - Sunday 01st June 2025, 11:57 AM Give Tom another year great squad player
posted by Ipotombi (Guest) - Monday 02nd June 2025, 7:08 PM

That’s the Welsh youth international bagged loads of goals for the U21s. He is very quick and sharp a different profile to our current strikers
posted by Mick (Guest) - Saturday 31st May 2025, 8:24 AM Let’s hope his parents, Donny and Marie, attend the games so can have our own Posh n’ Becks thing going.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 31st May 2025, 9:03 AM Keep it in the family...
posted by More Man. (Guest) - Saturday 31st May 2025, 6:43 PM

Perfectly correct Drago and we need Smith Rowe to step up to the plate and prove he can justify his fee. Far too often he avoids contesting for the ball when we need a mid-field dynamo who can last the whole game and I have yet to that of him.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Friday 30th May 2025, 9:08 PM

MST, our moderator, has an onerous task and we should appreciate how he carries out his duties. For far too long, foul language has been far too prevalent and normally reflects on a person’s inability express themselves in our beautiful language. Therefore, posters should think before they add comments containing abusive or unnecessary language which could give offence.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Friday 30th May 2025, 1:26 PM Great stuff bigboy!
posted by Krebs. (Guest) - Friday 30th May 2025, 5:31 PM

I hope your correct.ESR needs to improve his overall stamina, which will also improve his mental strength. I don't believe he has come to terms with the fact that Arsenal let him go and it's difficult for him to forget that and he needs to move on and accept Fulham way of life.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Friday 30th May 2025, 4:12 PM Hope he gives Jane Plan a ring over the summer.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 30th May 2025, 6:11 PM

I do not agree Owen, I think stupid substitutions have been our problem, they have unbalanced the team in the last 10 to 15 minutes, for example, why take off Harry when he was our only goal threat, I think we would have won that game if Ryan and Harry were on the pitch at the same time. The media think Marco is a substitute genius as sometimes it works but supporters know different.
posted by Jeff (Guest) - Friday 30th May 2025, 12:22 PM

We played well against the top teams is what I meant to say.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 29th May 2025, 5:53 PM

We have enough old Premier League players how about a few from European teams who speak English or Spanish or Portuguese.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 29th May 2025, 5:31 PM Agreed, it is about time we looked for fresh blood and seek out foreign players who, in general, less expensive. In addition, they appear more enthusiastic than those old Premier players who have been around the block a couple of times and have lost their cutting edge. I am not sure our scouting team like to travel beyond Milton Keynes.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Thursday 29th May 2025, 6:47 PM Sometimes the comments on this board, that are meant well, with all these suggestions for new players, make me chuckle. as don't you think that Marco and his team, haven't already thought of the names that are being mentioned, and more besides I'm sure. If we had our way we would be signing everyone available, including Mr Grealish. Things must be going on behind the scenes, so let's just sit back, enjoy the summer, and get exited, when new signings are announced, as of course there will be.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Thursday 29th May 2025, 8:12 PM Last Saturday, not ONE English player started and ANY team in the EPL. It has happened before a couple of times, but what a disgrace that the country that invented the sport can't find at least one player to start.
posted by Ted (Guest) - Thursday 29th May 2025, 9:18 PM Could be that no premier games were played last Saturday !
posted by Bob (Guest) - Thursday 29th May 2025, 9:29 PM Good point, well presented Knob
posted by Ted (Guest) - Friday 30th May 2025, 8:10 AM Couldn’t agree more Ted. What a sorry state of affairs.:( Craven you are of course absolutely right. Despite the clubs poor record of acquiring their transfer targets in the past, I don’t imagine TK/MS et al woke up on the 26th May and said, I suppose we’d better look for a few new players.
posted by Mortlake - Friday 30th May 2025, 9:37 AM Well, yes, if you look at the international teams they play for but just our Fulham had Antonee Robertson, born in Milton Keynes and Tom Cairney, born in Nottingham.
posted by Smith (Guest) - Friday 30th May 2025, 12:32 PM That is a good point. I only follow Fulham so who was in goal for Everton?
posted by Smith (Guest) - Friday 30th May 2025, 3:08 PM This claim is made up, I looked up and Pickford was in Everton’s start and Maguire in Man Utd’s start.
posted by Smith (Guest) - Friday 30th May 2025, 3:14 PM Classy response Ted , wouldn’t expect anything less !
posted by Bob (Guest) - Saturday 31st May 2025, 7:18 AM

Betis in Spain are line fulham.Most people like them.
posted by T.No (Guest) - Wednesday 28th May 2025, 7:43 PM You have really got to be joking.
posted by Brian from West Sussex (Guest) - Wednesday 28th May 2025, 7:44 PM As much as I dislike Chelsea, they thoroughly deserved their win tonight. So Chelsea, Spurs, Palace and Newcastle all won trophies this season, and we beat all of them. How frustrating is that ? ! !
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Wednesday 28th May 2025, 9:01 PM Being a Fulham boy born and breed we all grew up going to the Cottage one week the Bridge the next so am a firm supporter of all Fulham clubs. What a performance from Palmer couldn’t be more delight. Unless it was Fulham raising the trophy.Hope you can go on and beat Liverpool to the title next season:))
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Thursday 29th May 2025, 2:05 AM Same for me Mortlake’s,most of my mates are Chelsea fans they certainly know how to win a trophy
posted by Chief (Guest) - Thursday 29th May 2025, 5:31 AM Could not be bothered to watch it even certainly did not want them to win
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 29th May 2025, 7:22 AM Mortlake , I certainly did not go to watch Chelsea every other week , I would rather watch paint dry than that lot .
posted by Ian (Guest) - Thursday 29th May 2025, 7:52 AM Ditto Morty and as you probably know, my wife is even a Chelsea fan. I used to go to school nearby where they trained in Poulters Park in the ‘70s and I remember seeing Peter Bonetti once in his shop selling Farah trousers lol.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 29th May 2025, 8:21 AM I did indeed remember MST. Glad that there are similar generous spirits like you and Chief rather than the unfortunate ‘hate’ stuff which is too prevalent today. Each to his own I guess.Hows the retirement going MST, I hope the wife is getting all those shelves she’s been on about for years. Has your wife retired too, or are you being left to your own devices? NHS needs to hang on to all the good ones they can.
posted by Mortlake - Thursday 29th May 2025, 12:25 PM Talking loosely of ‘hate’ I still haven’t forgiven Peter Bonetti for losing us the World Cup in 1970.:))
posted by Mortlake - Thursday 29th May 2025, 12:31 PM Haha Morty. No shelving for me - I’m useless at DIY. We are both retired and quite frankly, I don’t know how we ever found time to work! Mind you, after only a year , I guess we’re still on holiday ;0)
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 29th May 2025, 2:14 PM Must admit I struggle when people would rather see a foreign team win against an English or British club
posted by Chief (Guest) - Thursday 29th May 2025, 6:47 PM British = Scottish = Foreign !
posted by Bob (Guest) - Thursday 29th May 2025, 8:00 PM Me too Chief. MST, I’ve been ‘retired’ for around 30 odd years now and she’s still finding jobs for me :(( New ones materialise all the time. As I’m now a bit of a liability wading can’t even escape to the riverbank and keep a low profile, out of earshot and mobile range. Just keep active mate, that’s the secret.
posted by Mortlake - Friday 30th May 2025, 10:34 AM

No law about blasphemy..,yet, but give it time. Anyway isn’t TTIN the denier of a supreme being on this site.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 27th May 2025, 4:13 PM Paddy, it is not about a law but just out of respect for other people.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Tuesday 27th May 2025, 5:24 PM In that case, I’m not aware of having blasphemed, but when you see my name, don’t read the post.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 27th May 2025, 5:33 PM Bigboy, how good it is have these comments, from which I feel is a genuine Fulham fan.and I just have to agree with you that there is far to much nastiness on this board at times, especially when we lose, Also, how annoyingly the infiltrators from Brentford are, when they keep coming on to this site with completely stupid remarks, especially as we proved to be the better side with a well won double over bees this season. They will never forgive us for that. Ha ha.
posted by Brian from West Sussex (Guest) - Tuesday 27th May 2025, 6:42 PM Paddy, in general I enjoy your posts which add to the tapestry of this board. In particular, I was referring to your post of 21 May which I consider could have been phrased differently. I will always read yours posts even if it is just to see if you ever manage to pick a winner.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Tuesday 27th May 2025, 7:20 PM Sorry Paddy, it was 23 May.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Tuesday 27th May 2025, 7:22 PM We will have some training games to watch soon.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 27th May 2025, 7:43 PM I’ll make sure I ring a bell next time I walk through the village.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 27th May 2025, 9:49 PM Paddy, I will listen out for you. Thanks for the warning. ??????
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Wednesday 28th May 2025, 9:55 AM Thank God I'm an Atheist
posted by Fred (Guest) - Wednesday 28th May 2025, 11:52 AM I'm a dyslexic atheist, thank dog .
posted by Ian (Guest) - Wednesday 28th May 2025, 4:43 PM I’d suggest the Vatican. For you Reargunner I hear Gaza is great. Just watch swarthy gents asking you to accompany them to the top of any of the few buildings.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 28th May 2025, 5:49 PM

Betting is a mugs game unless you like loosing money consistently.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 26th May 2025, 4:17 PM Rich, we beat Brentford last week. Memory problems?
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Monday 26th May 2025, 5:34 PM One game does not a season make. Like many others whose posts I have read, think that on balance, despite a few high spots, that it was a mediocre to poor season.
posted by Realistic (Guest) - Monday 26th May 2025, 6:27 PM What game was that ?
posted by Bob (Guest) - Monday 26th May 2025, 6:58 PM 10th seems a strange number. I usually have a squid on the league. A juicy 500–1.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 26th May 2025, 7:09 PM

Archbishop, have not seen his comments. Please advise me where I can read them or can you copy and paste them please.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Tuesday 27th May 2025, 5:31 PM Saw it on news now transfer news, big article straight from him thanking us all for our support ,did he not put it in the last proggram? Just feed it in to laptop or phone as mr khans end of season notes.If you put ffc messsage board in laptop when it shows look under it is were you will see it news now.
posted by thereal arch bishop (Guest) - Wednesday 28th May 2025, 1:51 PM Thank you and I agree that Mr Khan’s comments striker a positive note.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Wednesday 28th May 2025, 4:42 PM

Agree on that and to be fair we had a few chances once again There goal had a charmed life like our first meeting ( should have scored at least five there
posted by Ipitiombi (Guest) - Monday 26th May 2025, 12:33 PM There lies the rub John, these are the things that need to be tightened up. I too like Cuenca, I reckon he could figure more prominently next season and thereafter. Still relatively young and hopefully will continue to improve.
posted by Mortlake - Monday 26th May 2025, 1:32 PM They had something to play for we had nothing but pride but saying that we missed some good chances as usual and we look 100% better with Sessegnon on the pitch.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 26th May 2025, 4:00 PM Me to we’ve either got great wins this season or very poor defeats. Never like losing but didn’t play badly against a good side
posted by DMK (Guest) - Tuesday 27th May 2025, 7:24 AM Loved them highs little bees Liverpool forest twice Chelsea Newcastle and a couple others by then I think of the stupid ones which i brood on like the last month or so of this year very poor show anyway lions coming up wallop the wallobies cricket bash the Indians glad of the rest from pampered footballers Won’t bother to watch that shower tonight glad we avoided the Mickey Mouse conference next year winners tonight pick up 5 mill euros Could have been a tricky season next year with that on top have a good summer everone might dip in occasionally if not see you in sept if I’ve survived a few more months
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 28th May 2025, 9:36 AM