Bournemouth not much better than we are??!! You’re having a laugh
posted by Tailgater (Guest) - Saturday 04th October 2025, 8:06 AM Bournemouth ahead of us at moment very good considering injuries we did well in good game in them conditions. But must learn to win ugly when we go goal up . As for not buying what Silva said, how can you say that just cause King is ready. To different players one only just arrived from Germany never played in this country how many times you seen him play
posted by DMk (Guest) - Saturday 04th October 2025, 9:53 AM

We still looked under the chosh even 1-0 up and Bournemouth with good subs such as Kluivert finished us, funny we could have signed him before Bournemouth. We didn't close him down for that goal which is decent from that range.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 04th October 2025, 6:58 AM We agreed term with him Owen and fee with club was stopped signing by FA at time not enough international caps couple short silly rule little time after let him go to Bournemouth FA and officials love us
posted by DMK (Guest) - Saturday 04th October 2025, 10:01 AM

One of the strikers has not played yet even when we do not have a fit striker. Chukwueze looks a decent player, we will not know if Keven is a good player until he start a few games. A cup game and a few sub appearance is not enough to judge how good a players is. Are all the 11 Fulham players who kept giving mall away for the first 20 minutes tonight all useless as well. Too right off the manager after two away losses seems a little stupid as well.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 03rd October 2025, 9:52 PM I seem to be a voice in the wilderness, and I thought that after the first 20 minutes or so, we just couldn't get it together, but after that it was a different ball game, and I honestly thought that we played really well, considering our injury problems. I thought that TC, was excellent, and nobody in the defence had a bad game, and even when we took the lead with an excellent goal, because of our record against Bournemouth, I had a horrible feeling that we would only get a point, but I really couldn't see us losing this one. We are having a bad run of luck, and after the next two games, which will probably be losses, we will find ourselves near the bottom, which will B e a bit worrying, but we will then turn the corner, and move up the table. We can forget a European place this season, but we must have a real go in the cup competitions, to give us a lot of interest. Regardless of these last two results, we do have a good squad of players, and our new signings will eventually get it right, and once young Josh King gets off the mark, we will probably go on a good run. Don't forget we have another 30 games to go, and we will win plenty of them, as we are nowhere looking like a bad side.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 10:59 PM A better assessment of the match than most Craven. Bournemouth are the best team I seen so far this season, albeit I haven’t seen all matches.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 04th October 2025, 8:04 AM I think that Craven summed up the game well, and like him, when we scored, I thought that that at long last we would come away from Dean Court, not losing for a change, but it wasn't to be. I shouldn't really say this I suppose, but when we took the lead I looked at the odds on bet365, and unbelievably Bournemouth were 18/1. I had a small wager on that, hoping that I would lose really, but won £36. I feel a bit guilty, but they were good odds.
posted by Alan B (Guest) - Saturday 04th October 2025, 8:31 AM Agree with Craven. And that could have been our first lost of seasons if officials at Chelsea and Villa had not blundered or cheated? Going to be hard season officials don’t like us
posted by DMK (Guest) - Saturday 04th October 2025, 10:07 AM

Starting to agree Pr' Marco has lost it with his emotional opinions. Jonah from Bayern Munich will not be a shrinking violet. Silva is obviously making a daft point about something that I or you, and fans, don't care about. Too much protesting from Silva, i am sick of it and his favoured players are not doing enough with ample pitch-time. Funny isn't it when the likes of Antony, McTominay, Hojlund, who we don't think good enough for Fulham are doing great, makes you think. Crystal Palace lose some of their best yet they still do okay, we should be better than what we are showing
posted by OWEN - Friday 03rd October 2025, 9:28 PM Get off, we were playing well after the first 20 minutes went ahead with 10 minutes to go then were beaten by two worldie goals. Not much a different manager could have done about that. Our luck will change.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 03rd October 2025, 9:40 PM Silva to go! You joker,best manager we’ve ever had. Couple of dodgy performances and all the moaners are out Bournemouth are a really good side as are Villa 30 games to go keep the faith.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Saturday 04th October 2025, 5:31 AM Was not the same as last week officials gifted it to Villa Bournemouth beat us it hurts because didn’t do bad with our injuries not a bad game in hard conditions. But must learn to shut up shop away when goal up second halve. That said good goals by Bournemouth but as Fulham fan could of done better defending there first
posted by DMK (Guest) - Saturday 04th October 2025, 10:15 AM

Too many iffy players and a manager who sulks
posted by Keeper (Guest) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 9:27 PM Pathetic post
posted by DMK (Guest) - Saturday 04th October 2025, 10:17 AM

Both goals were well taken but definitely preventable. What was Leno doing with his leg wide open when Semenyo only had very tight angle to shoot. What was Cairney doing being turned so easily just outside the box and why were the defenders standing still. Bad day in the office.
posted by IohnC (Guest) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 8:54 PM Too many bad days in the office
posted by Keeper (Guest) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 8:59 PM Agree somewhat pathetic, especially after going in front again. Wonder why we signed young forward in loan if not ready to start or come on. Think Marco is trying to prove a dangerous point post transfer window disappointment. Should give the kid a chance, think Kevin tries to hard to be spectacular, but other loanie looks impressive, would definitely sign before someone else does. Just an opinion but why, at 6ft4 tall throw Berge upfront as temp centre forward and bring in another midfielder.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 9:12 PM

Kevin is a waste of money
posted by Keeper (Guest) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 8:47 PM Keeper you expect miracles from Kevin and Rowe who are not on the pitch long enough. You should also look at players playing regular time and you can argue too much time with not much input...
posted by OWEN - Friday 03rd October 2025, 9:07 PM We paid over £60 million for those two players so yes do expect them to come on and make a big positive impact
posted by Keeper (Guest) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 9:31 PM Perhaps the reason that shed loads of money wasn’t spent in window is because Mr Khan can see nearly £70 million pounds worth of money sitting on the bench and not actually playing. These players need to be on the pitch in some capacity from the start and not given 12-20 minutes. We do not know who the club were after or whether they wanted to join Fulham, whether current club were willing to sell and whether we were willing to meet demands. I was disappointed with lack of new players but our squad should be good enough. Seems like if iwobi isn’t clicking we are not so much of a threat.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Saturday 04th October 2025, 7:35 AM It does not matter how much a player costs ,it does not improve his ability, a waste of money yes! but that is todays game I am afraid there is loads of the filthy stuff floating about
posted by worple (Guest) - Saturday 04th October 2025, 8:11 AM It’s the same all round. A majority of the players aren’t worth the money they are sold for or the wages they demand. We were offered a Chelsea player for £22 million, wonder if he would be sitting on bench. As mentioned in a previous post, Silva is playing a dangerous game if he is trying to prove a point over lack of incomings. Watched Dewsbury Hall the other night and he looked good, another one we were supposedly after that went elsewhere, as I mentioned before need to know all the circumstances. Unfortunately upfront we have two players who are not, currently, massive goal threats, perhaps we should look at who is club free and available. Wouldn’t cost club anything and perhaps wouldn’t demand excessive wages.
posted by Susexcol (Guest) - Saturday 04th October 2025, 8:47 AM

What? Not Castagne's weak defending???
posted by OWEN - Friday 03rd October 2025, 8:41 PM That as well, but Leno should save
posted by Keeper (Guest) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 8:48 PM

ESR having a stormer.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 7:42 PM Smith Rowe in there will do a darn site better than King all day long. Marco Silva has lost it with this selected 11 tonight.
posted by OWEN - Friday 03rd October 2025, 7:52 PM

Great player, always admired Dean .
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 12:53 PM Light rain and moderate winds in Bournemouth, they are missing the worst of the storm.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 03rd October 2025, 1:46 PM Worse ground in prem if raining ,you walk for ages then get herded into a small square opening concrete floor with an old hut serving crap drinks no cover so if wet ,so will you be as cant get into ground till about 15 minutes before, been like that for many years no idea when any improvements comming
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 1:58 PM TTIN don’t pay attention to weather forecasts it’s bloody miserable here. Ling ball to Jonah methinks but he won’t make the bench I doubt.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 5:34 PM I don't understand that statement from Marco. Jonah he feels not ready? No focal point tonight. Hopefully a few changes second half with Smith Rowe in and bring on Traore to deliver in a few crisp crosses. Why is everyone copying Millwall and long throw?
posted by OWEN - Friday 03rd October 2025, 7:56 PM

‘You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skys are grey!’
posted by Kier Appeaser (Guest) - Thursday 02nd October 2025, 8:01 PM Jonah Daniel Kusi-Asare. I sincerely hope it's him! We just need a focal point tomorrow even if he doesn't score. With Robbo back at left back we could also accomodate Sessegnon somewhere further up the pitch and get Smith Rowe in there behind Jonah the big forward. Experience counts for everything in this league and the likes of Smith Rowe will more likely get you a goal more than Josh King. Rowe looked razor sharp against Cambridge with a goal and i don't understand what Marco is thinking? I get it to a point when favoured Josh King is in there but for 90 minutes? I am not the best mathematician but the stats say that Smith Rowe is the better bet to get goals. Traore right wing all day long and he will put those slick crosses over no problem.The rest of our boys will sort it and Marco can have an easy night, providing he plays the right team. Why make life difficult like at Villa...
posted by OWEN - Thursday 02nd October 2025, 9:06 PM I agree Owen we have him and if he is useless shame but he shows presence and class we are onto winner as the two injured strikers have had enough chances to prove themselves and failed. The only other option is to play without a striker in a very planned way, which Marco very is good at.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 02nd October 2025, 9:27 PM Muniz has just signed a 5 year contract, is that really the extent of our ambition, I despair but will still keep on supporting as they are the most error ridden club in the World. Great fun.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 03rd October 2025, 9:27 AM Play without a striker. Arsenal played without one for majority of their season and they still finished 2nd. So it can be done! Marco just need to show some flexibility in his tactics. I'd play both Smith Rowe and Josh, with ESR slightly highly up in what they call a false 9.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 2:11 PM TTIN, I think that you are being a little bit unfair To Muniz, when you say is that a limit to our ambitions when we signed him. If my memory serves me correctly, I think that he has been with us for about seasons now, and when he arrived, he was like a little boy lost, and not speaking a word of English, which was extremely difficult for him, and then he was shipped off to Boro' where he didn't know a soul, so he must have been completely bewildered by it all. When he returned to the club, and lot of us, including myself, would of happily driven him to the airport, to wave goodbye. However, under Marco, he knuckled down, and got on with learning English, and scored some very important goals. I know say, well done to the lad, andI am delighted that he has signed for 5 years or more, and he is obviously happy with us, and at this stage, we should give him a welcome hug, and I'm sure that he will replay or faith, once fit again, by scoring a few goals for us, and help us to head for Europe.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 5:35 PM

Ah, the Baker Street Irregulars.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 02nd October 2025, 10:54 PM

Started by us with Johnny Haynes !
posted by Jim (Guest) - Thursday 02nd October 2025, 4:52 PM Silly money is what the likes of Rashford is on. Somehow i don't think that Muniz is on anything over 50k.
posted by OWEN - Thursday 02nd October 2025, 9:17 PM

what makes you think the fans are not backing the team. yes, some of us were critical of the 2nd half display against Villa and maybe have questioned Marco's decision making in the same game. This does not mean the fans are not backing the teams - especially, Josh King! He will be the biggest product out of our academy!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Thursday 02nd October 2025, 10:08 AM With the bad decisions we’re getting a lot of you are very harsh. And only put the bad points and not the good and don’t seem to realise how bad decisions can change a game specially when it keeps happening like Chelsea game, your doing your best and it happens again it drains your confidence, just feel some don’t see what a great bunch of players we have and manager mistakes happen there human . And don’t get me wrong I hurt every time they lose
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 02nd October 2025, 11:02 AM ITs ok Munez has signed a 5 year contract so will have big sell on fee.???.now for smith rowe to do same then we have a few bob in bank if other come calling , also king and robbo tie them down with big contracts 4/5 years, who knows we might compete with chelsea.????
posted by pointless (Guest) - Thursday 02nd October 2025, 12:04 PM Big contracts big wages !!
posted by Ipiyombi (Guest) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 7:19 AM

Come back H7 all is forgiven
posted by Tailgater (Guest) - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 5:56 AM In my view Marco is to loyal, do not change a team because a player has a bad game. If however a player is inconsistently poor he should be dropped. Pierra could not shoot straight and his free kicks an corners we dreadful, that is an area where we have improved incredibly. He should have dropped. You also have to appreciate for some reason supporters need a player to moan about and Smith-Rowe has inherited that title. He of course make a rod for his own back with his inconsistency, but if he had a regular place that might change. Marco set an aim to have two good players in each position which he has achieved. The most difficult positions to fill are the strikers. We have two who do not score regularly which is their function. We at least now have more goal scoring alternative in the team but we still have not solved. In Miro we had a value gen and those are not easy to replace with the money we have. A final point is the mental state of the players as against Villa when they equalised it was as if a shadow had fallen over us and we played badly from that point. Players must learn to control their minds and ever get depressed in match, for example if you striker has gone off injured find an effective way to play without them. They are professional and should know how to react. For top teams this sort of reaction is rare for us it happens often. If we want to become a top team we must act as one.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 7:47 AM TTIN' Smith Rowe should not have inherited a title of spare tyre. You guys need to understand and accept that we signed him and he should be first priority over Josh King. King is a huge talent but the minutes are stacking up and sooner or later someone has to decide if minutes is good economically, if that makes sense? Smith Rowe and goal returns is actually good and a reasonable return for minutes on the pitch. I will not win a popularity contest by saying that Smith Rowe would have given Fulham better returns for Fulham but i am going to say it regardless. What was the point of spending 39 odd million on Smith Rowe to leave him on limited game time on the bench? I like Marco and he is one of our best managers to manage Fulham but i think he has got this badly wrong. I admit and we can see the improvement in Josh King but at this level it needs to be more. We know our strikers are not that prolific but Jimenez has his limitations and Muniz is still young and raw but we need to grow him and see him mature. Smith Rowe i feel with more pitch time will improve his goal stats further than the six last year or was it 8?
posted by OWEN - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 8:16 PM Owen, open you eyes mate. Sometimes even top managers get it wrong,ESR is only able to manage 15 minutes. He's the little tubby kid at cubs who looks ok but can't stay off the donuts. Marco got stitched up, it happens.
posted by Ted (Guest) - Thursday 02nd October 2025, 6:42 AM I'll say it again! No other club bid for Smith-Rowe and I quite like him. Let's hope Marco can get a tune.
posted by Turlough O'C. (Guest) - Thursday 02nd October 2025, 3:11 PM

We never lost it officials stole it just like Chelsea game we’re getting done up get of players and managers back what’s happening is well out of order
posted by DMK (Guest) - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 9:09 PM Marco in his pre talk always spends nearly all of the time talking about how good the opposition is, a way of motivating the players to give their best. O course it does not work as something that happens on the pitch changes the situation.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 03rd October 2025, 1:42 PM

At University Starmer was into Abba, Motorhead, Simon and Garfunkel, the Clash and Orange Juice. He's great !
posted by Fergal (Guest) - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 5:22 PM He also spent time in a Czechoslovakian work camp. Who knows what his communist masters planted in his head, after all, there’s plenty of room.
posted by Igor O’Stazi (Guest) - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 6:38 PM Nigel has been accused by Lamey, of being in the Hitler youth. That was a miracle, as he wasn't even born then ! ! This government gets worse by the day, and whatever chance Starmer had of gaining ground, crashed majestically today, after his dreadful speech, and to think that we have got another 3 years of this traitor to the people of this once lovely country.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Tuesday 30th September 2025, 7:18 PM Farage is right since this clowns got in there’s been nothing good to say about the uk made himself look stupid sounded like a Dalek with his hour long rant over farage actually think farage is right speeches like that crosses the boundary
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 6:15 PM Farage flying the flag is racist? Starmer and co waving the flags are the good and right? LOL'!!! Starmer is wooden and no personality and he is turns one way and that way as the wind blows. Is his wife Jewish? Nothing is real about Starmer and i think his public showing with his wife is staged; they don't look comfortable. I will say one thing about Tony Blair. He was slick with shiny teeth but he was a real personality with his wife Cherie and kids in public. Cherie Blair was chatty and real and the Blair family were warm towards labour minded people. I don't feel the love about Starmer, who is Starmer? Local elections next year i think he is gone. Write the Conservatives off with 100 and more mp's still in tow. I think they will make a surprise comeback because the Conservatives have a balance and more know-how on money business etc. In Covid and the Ukraine war, how better would Starmer and Labour be? Farage? none of his limited pot of MP's have the experience...
posted by OWEN - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 8:32 PM The Conservatives with Badenhoc in in toe will not win a raffle. They need to get their Leader and act together and drop the woke.
posted by OWEN - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 8:42 PM Notice how fat the Labour MPS are getting. Nothing like the gravy train to pile on the pounds, invest any spare cash you have in zip manufacturing, this lot are keeping a whole industry going.
posted by Paddy O’Greggs (Guest) - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 9:09 PM And the poison dwarf Thunberg, looks she’s eaten that aid flotilla all by herself.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 01st October 2025, 11:04 PM

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

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

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

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

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

If we had come in at half time 2-0 up we would still have lost as without a striker most of our fire power had gone and it was easy for villa to attack us. I blame Marco, we have an 18 year old striker who has scored lots of goals and should have been on the bench. Marco must know if only one of your strikers is injured the other will give his all, but his all last a few minutes and without a striker we looked rudderless.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 29th September 2025, 1:06 PM Definitely agree, Marco responsible for some serious errors of judgement. He appears very stubborn at times and extremely slow to respond to a change of circumstances or simply to adapt. Has a pre-match plan and seems determined to stick to it.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Monday 29th September 2025, 2:41 PM Everyone is now noticing Josh King which of the teams that will not lose to a useless Villa will buu him in January.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 29th September 2025, 5:21 PM If we had come in two goals up we would not have lost villa fans snd team would have folded officials var and team selection done us again
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 03rd October 2025, 7:29 AM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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