We will still need a goalkeeper, Leno no longer cuts it.
posted by New Recruit (Guest) - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 4:37 PM Most of the time he is good but this punching out seems to be a habit of most keepers. I remember when they used to catch it. If we had been level at halftime would Manchester City relaxed so much in the second half. If we had equalised they would have raised their.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 5:12 PM Pep said after the game how much he enjoyed it and it was a proper old style football match in such an historic. And proper football stadium and he would remember this night long after he packs up ( winning made it more. Memorable for him but that second half was special and personally think if Josh kings goaline clearence had gone in we and the amount of time left must have been at least 10 minutes we would have won city we’re shell shocked defensively they could not contain us
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 6:46 PM Donnarumma isn't great either, he let in four.
posted by OWEN - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 7:46 PM

It's not what we've learnt, but what has Silva learnt. Apparently nothing, he keeps playing the Berge/ Lukic partnership when it obviously does not work. His negative approach to the game cost us a result. With our record against City, we had nothing to lose but everything to gain, but Silva saw it differently.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 7:03 PM

Small bentford don’t play till tonight , another mystic pig !
posted by H6 (Guest) - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 10:44 AM Can you not find some real to talk about or do you work for the Sun and this is irritant advertising.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 10:51 AM H7... You need the Owen missive.
posted by Davey Boy. (Guest) - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 11:29 AM

We really looked if we might score an equaliser in the end, the crowd were brilliant and drove them on. We forced City to adopt our tactics to flood team with defenders. City are second in the League and at times looked as ordinary as Spurs. The Premier League is very weak or we are very strong, I am sure it is the latter but if it is the former take advantage of it.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 10:01 AM Before we played both Spurs and City, I must honestly admit, that if we had got 1 point out of the two games, we would do well, expecting a defeat at Spurs, and maybe hold City to a draw. Now after both games we unexpectedly have 3 points so a 2 point bonus. The bookies have stretched our odds for relegation from 6/1 out to 10/1, so they seem confident that we will be OK. I know nothing is certain in football, but it does seem at this stage of the season, that Wolves will go down, and Burnley's position is also dodgy, so it really means that there will only one place to fill at the bottom, and if we could only start to pick up points away from home, that 3rd bottom spot, will not be us.
posted by AC (Guest) - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 11:25 AM

Looking at the table today what a big three points on Saturday were need a good tuesday evening need bottom three to lose puts some points between us three points on Sunday would be very welcome. As would our next away game burnley I believe
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 6:31 PM

If only lukik and berge (although the latter improved in the second half)stopped playing every ball to square leg
posted by t.no (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 9:49 PM I have never understood the two defensive midfielder tactics another attacking midfielder in the middle would and did last night made a huge difference.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 10:22 AM

Marco still doesn't know his best team out there and Chucka deserves a start from what he has shown so far in games. We say it so many times, Lukic and Berg together are too defensive, leaving Man City to run riot through our midfield. Marco has got to come up with a solution. They are a top team and they will slice through most defences and run the show so we can forgive a few mistakes by some of ours. Leno flapped at one but their keeper made mistakes too. Marco's biggest mistake in my opinion was to take off a in form Smith Rowe who was showing signs that he was coming back to his best against Spurs and he was on it tonight. Marco the tinker-man overthinks and messes the rhythm up too much.
posted by OWEN - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 9:54 PM At least we have the option to buy chuk , hopefully price set already
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 8:53 AM Let us hope we have an option to buy as he has gone from good to brilliant in a few games.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 10:29 AM Fear chuka won’t be here to long if he’s not already tied down ( had a good year and went jury out on how good he is but at the time he cashed in chuka must start think he’s capable of excelling in three positions Maybey 4 ESR getting bettter with every game. Outstanding last night ffc proved the way to unsettle the big boys s to attack them with pace they looked to have no Answers except cynical time wasting my opinion is if kings effort had gone in we could have done a brentford on them need to beat palace Sunday and burnley after
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 1:02 PM

Watched on TV. Full credit to the fans when we were really down pushing the players
posted by t.no (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 9:47 PM

Though he had a better game last night, Smith-Rowe still does not impress me, he still lazy and overweight and does not see defending as part of his function.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 10:32 AM ESR had a great game last night , maybe Marco told him not to defend !
posted by Jim (Guest) - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 10:49 AM TTIN was you there last night esr had a really good performance lovely. Goal good team work good passing good all round performance think Marco got some things to ponder over soon with robbo back sess will be a problem lucik ? And berg. ? Like berg gives us height and stability room for both afraid Marco got some issues to sortout got to play our new lad from the start
posted by Ipiyombi (Guest) - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 1:12 PM One good game does not make a winter.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 5:17 PM

At one stage when we were 1-5 down, I was worried about our goal difference, but in the end, we could have at least taken a point. Unfortunately Leno had a very unusual shocker, but we know that with Chucky now settling in, we will be quickly rising up the table.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 9:40 PM Lenno not great but defending overaull was average ( but city come At you from all angles
posted by Ipiyombi (Guest) - Wednesday 03rd December 2025, 1:14 PM

Relax, they do this to most teams! Time in this game yet, you never know!
posted by OWEN - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 8:30 PM 9 goal thriller Fulham to shade it.
posted by Paddy O’Furniture (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 8:42 PM 48 mins in 5-1 down lookin promising! Gawd
posted by Hooligan (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 8:45 PM Gormless idiot, why take Smith Rowe off? IDIOT!!!!
posted by OWEN - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 9:06 PM

Natural finisher, i can't say it enough!!! Maybe comeback on!!! COME ON FULHAM!!!
posted by OWEN - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 8:29 PM

Should not she
posted by Brain Doctor (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 8:19 PM lukic is always clueless.
posted by t.no (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 8:26 PM Obviously Marco has earmarked the Palace game, as being far more important than this one, hence the reason for resting Chucky and Kevin. What was Bernd doing not catching that ball. 1-2 would have made it far more interesting, but it's going to be hard going now, although, we are attacking the home end in the 2nd half, so who knows.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 8:29 PM

The law has now been changed since Mito's two touches at Newcastle. Typical ! !
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 4:27 PM Should have been deemed a double hit no goal and not retaken
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 9:56 AM Anybody know how near Robinson is to full fitness and a likely return
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 10:01 AM Fulham boss Marco Silva says there is no timeframe on Antonee Robinson's return but he is getting "better and stronger".
posted by MST (Moderator) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 6:55 PM

Harvey Elliott has also lost he's way...
posted by T. O'C. (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 4:26 PM Players should appreciate what they have at Fulham. We play to their strength and provide them with a great platform. Sometimes they get a little bit greedy and want to jump ship even though we wanted to keep them. Struggled to think of many players in the last 20years who went and became successful (only exception maybe the player at Brighton and Dembele).
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 4:59 PM I remember thinking at the time,that were I Fabio's dad ,I would have strongly recommended he stayed with Fulham and developed under Marco. Ditto Sess and many others. The Liverpools and Man Citys of this world have a lot to answer for.
posted by Tonyjohn (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 8:29 PM How is Bobby Decordova Reid going at Leicester? Another case in point although he is older. Did he think he should leave the sinking ship? Well he certainly found one didn't he
posted by Aussie Mal (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 8:38 PM Jockeys are always said to be the worst judge of a horse, maybe it’s the same with footballers and football clubs. I reckon it more about the cash than good solid judgement.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 8:57 AM None of there bank managers would agree with you
posted by Ipiyombi (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 9:58 AM What are you trying to say exactly as your comment doesn’t make any sense, and its their not there.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 10:06 AM Money is of course the root of all evil. That is of Course why America has elected an evil person and we are in danger of doing the same thing.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 12:28 PM You’re right, that’s why we can trust the multi millionaire, Stamner and his sidekick, Thieves, she who rents her house at taxpayer’s expense to her MP sister, who in turn also rents her house out. We’re in safe hands.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 2:14 PM I think our leaders in the last 50-60 years have been proven evil the way this country and it's people have been trodden into the ground , give him a chance nothing to lose we are in a state ,you know it makes sense
posted by worple (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 11:31 PM Can’t help it if you’ve not got a brain being able to understand a simple comments mr unobservant!!
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 11:49 PM

Also ^ didn’t want to come into the sport like all other American fans and immediately support man utd, city, Liverpool, arsenal etc..
posted by Anon (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 2:16 AM Hi it’s never boring at Fulham we are either fighting to escape relegation or trying to get into ninth place and the locals are far from boring most historic ground in London and if you can afford it the new stand has a view over London second to none views of the river thames transport first class visiting supporters love to come here great day out in London for them might not have won a cup final but in recent times have been winners at Wembley been to a euro final AND WE WON THE INTER TOTO CUP VERY FEW IF ANY ENGLIISH SIDES HAVE DONE THAT if you want to watch a team that wins trophy’s on a regular basis this clubs not for you we are more of a family club
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 9:11 AM Stick to an American team, preferably local to your area and put your own country first.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 1:31 PM Thanks so much @ ipitombi. That’s what I was getting at, not knowing how this team can keep you drawn in without competing for trophies on a regular basis. That makes sense now, and I have always preferred a more laid back fanbase than one that’s uptight and stressed all the time. @ Paddy, I do support Inter Miami as it’s the most local club to my area. However, the MLS never reaches the level of play that Serie A, La Liga, and especially the Prem see as the standard. No matter how many stars they bring over from Europe.
posted by Anon (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 2:10 PM Also^ without a salary cap, are FFC supporters used to seeing their best/favorite players snatched up by more commercial clubs?
posted by Anon (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 2:13 PM

Definatley not think he’s our most consistent perfomer at the moment would be a most unpopular. Decision .
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 9:14 AM I am sure if any of them WANT to go they generally end up getting their way , just sulk a tad and they get moved on
posted by worple (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 10:08 AM As I said on another thread he gets better with age, keep him until that no longer applies.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 01st December 2025, 6:24 PM

Jimenez is breathing on fumes out there, we could try our 6ft 4 German sometimes and maybe around the 70 80 minute mark.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 30th November 2025, 5:21 PM If we could somehow beat Man C on Tuesday we really are on our way up the table having no fear of anybody. Confidence is a huge thing and can win virtually anything in any field.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 30th November 2025, 6:02 PM You mean Man City and the ref
posted by LOR (Guest) - Sunday 30th November 2025, 9:40 PM Hold your horses, it was only spuds who were having a bad day at the office. Still not convinced we've turned the corner just yet but man c will be a litmus test and maybe the answer is just come out all guns blazing straight from the off like we did the other night and get a couple in the net before they re group but will we have the strength and nerve to keep it up for 90 plus minutes
posted by Scott free (Guest) - Sunday 30th November 2025, 11:43 PM And Sunderland who seem to be beating everbody at the moment( Don’t ask me how plenty of huff a puff. Not much else seems to be the way now
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 9:16 AM Our defeat of a good team and a bad team shows we are on a we can beat anyone run.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 02nd December 2025, 12:31 PM

Three wins out of four!! Can’t be bad ;0)
posted by MST (Moderator) - Sunday 30th November 2025, 2:58 PM Fabulous goal from HW but downplayed by some commentators , give it the credit it deserves
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Sunday 30th November 2025, 4:31 PM Yes and i think we can go into Tuesday's game against Man City with no pressure whatsoever. Happy feelings all round...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 30th November 2025, 4:39 PM Match of the day gave Harry fully credit for his goal and gave King full credit for giving him the ball knowing his talent. Harry seems to get better with age. They admitted that Spurs were rubbish but still gave us full credit for controlling the game.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 30th November 2025, 6:08 PM

Totally agree regards Chukwueze and Kevin but would like to say I was very impressed with ESR tirelessly chasing down the opposition towards the end of the game. Big improvement.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 30th November 2025, 11:20 AM Although I wasn't there last night, as I would have loved to have been, but I watched every nervous moment on Sky. I say nervous, and that was after Spurs had scored their unstoppable goal, as up until then I felt comfortable. The last 15 minutes was a bit like the Alamo, but our defence held firm, albeit with a bit of luck at times. Quite honestly I think that we have played better away this season, apart from at Everton, which was abysmal, but we have come away with nothing, at times unfairly, Chucky looks like a good signing, and once he gets up to speed, Kevin could also prove to be a good buy. Danny Murphy on MOTD, last night, says that it is now most important that Fulham's owners manage to get Marco to sign a new contract ASAP.
posted by AC (Guest) - Sunday 30th November 2025, 2:14 PM Agree JohnC' Lukic and Berg together is less creativity but sometimes we need both, depending on what stage of the game we are in and more so in a winning position. A better team might have took us apart last night though and i still think we need someone in the midfield with a lot more experience. Tom Cairney cannot carry the can for 90 minutes and up top Jimenez is working his heart out and he should have been taken off. Marco could and should have taken a gamble on our young German just for a focal point. Josh King is not the finished article and he is still way too light-weight up there. I put Josh King in the gamble saloon and my reason is that King has played 90x whatever minutes and no goals. Yes he has played well in parts but at this level we must be expecting more. If our young German is a gamble with zero minutes in the prem then so is Josh King. My conclusion is that Marco is a good manager but there are still elements of our squad we don't know about and have we got the best from the likes of Smith Rowe and ways to play him? History's great managers always get the best from a small squad needing reinforcements and Marco i think can get more from our players and there is still time untill the January window.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 30th November 2025, 4:35 PM I know that we shouldn't be so low in the table, but we are only 15th, so today's results for the teams below us, did us a favour, and therefore were really helpful. In my book, we only require another 7 wins, to assure our Premier League place for next season, as 38 points will be more than enough, I reckon.
posted by Alan B (Guest) - Sunday 30th November 2025, 4:40 PM "impressed with ESR tirelessly chasing down the opposition" Yes! That's just what we paid 35m for. Someone who can run around for 20 mins. Great buy, worth every penny.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Sunday 30th November 2025, 8:41 PM I think you miss the point Fred.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 30th November 2025, 9:05 PM Thought. Our subs Saturday was a great choice turned the game back ln our favour thought all subs played well as said esr addsedca bit to our game. Point or three would be good Tuesday but three points on Sunday a must them three points could have a result on our league place few teams this coming week might struggle
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 9:25 AM

Turning point. Looked nervy especially when they scored. But Marco then shored up the midfield and we got that much needed away win. Settles the nerves big time after our previous away games where we capitulated badly when winning
posted by Dellers (Guest) - Saturday 29th November 2025, 10:35 PM Pheew!!! When they pegged it back to 2-1 i thought that was it, but we held on. I was screaming out for Cairney, where was Cairney? Our first away win was so important and it feels fantastic. Great insight and goal from Wilson. Chucka should have buried that one first time for 3-0 and that would have been game over but we won anyhow but with shredded nerves. Two nice wins and six points going into the City game next...
posted by OWEN - Saturday 29th November 2025, 10:58 PM I thought in our hold on period we played very well and looked comfortable. Our defence, supported by the rest of the Team were fantastic but Spurs were really awful. Their manager was complaining about their booing fans but what does he expect them to do if they are so awful. Every time we attacked there was space on the pitch everywhere. Your do not wing any games just attacking poorly and not defending. Saying all that you only have to beat what is In front of you.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 30th November 2025, 7:24 AM Special mentions for Sess, Tete, Andersen and Chukwueze I thought they all played excellently. In truth whilst we defended pretty solidly I was extremely nervous for long periods. 36 crosses into our box is just too many, another day and it would have been a different story. Anyway, not to be churlish, a great away win and hopefully the start of more cohesive performances from the team, as games come thick and fast through December/ January. Hope it’s the start of a solid run of performances, 30 points up for grabs.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 30th November 2025, 9:19 AM Mortlake' i think you are spot on about crosses into our box and i was chewing my nails. We have tightened up in our defences in our last two games and our defence needs a good mention. Bassey and all can be a touch calamitous but they have improved and stepped up well done to them. 6 points from our last games is comforting going into the City game and i fancy us to do well and if we lose so be it, i know we will give a performance...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 30th November 2025, 9:49 AM If those Man Utd and Chelsea games had been ref'ed properly we would have 5 more points and would now be 5th.
posted by Smith (Guest) - Sunday 30th November 2025, 1:53 PM Let’s hope for a good week next two 4= from 6/fly up that table little bees wont get nothing next week arse and spurs ( they can’t be that bad again
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Sunday 30th November 2025, 6:16 PM For the !0 minutes after they scored Spurs looked better but after that we were in full control again. We had the same degree of control against Sunderland. These must be Marco's latest brilliant tactics. We are on a very good and convincing run.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 30th November 2025, 6:18 PM There pitch seemed enormous
posted by Ipitobi (Guest) - Sunday 30th November 2025, 6:21 PM If franks thinks that was bad if they have a bad week and little bees stuff them he will have more than a few boos to worry about won’t happen bees won’t win nothing next two games
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 9:30 AM If we had not caved in we would have got points at villa and Bournemouth as well
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 01st December 2025, 9:33 AM

Only ffc how that Dutchman stayed on beyond me
posted by Ipiyombi (Guest) - Sunday 30th November 2025, 6:28 PM

I won't be going to this evenings game, as it would be after midnight before 1 drove home. I hope the lads can put up a good performance, as we desperately need one. Football form is outlandish really, with my fixed odds producing another loser. We really made mincemeat of Sunderland last weekend, and here they are coming from 0-2 down to beat Bournemouth, and we were rubbish against Everton, who beat us fair and square, and at the moment Everton are 0-3 at home to Newcastle, after beating Manure United 1-0 with only 10 men, so Football form means nothing really. If Huddersfield had beaten Wimbledon today I would have been over £50 better of tonight, but of course they didn't. Sickening.
posted by AC (Guest) - Saturday 29th November 2025, 6:32 PM

Sounds like you need a mileage blocker, as does everyone who drives an EV and does quite a few miles annually. After all you only use it for the weekly big shop.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 8:26 AM Agree, I’m in the same boat and it really isn’t fair. It’s Liebour hitting those who they perceive to have too much money.i don’t use this car very often , relying on my wife’s more often than not but it doesn’t alter the fact that EV drivers somehow end up paying more than anyone else.No way to reward the conscious. Next year I’ll be out of the surcharge period. My wife who has a Volvo V40 diesel doesn’t pay any road fund licence for the first 5years, that will go up to only just £120 I think. Lower than the nom.supposedly because of low emissions!? The whole system makes little or no sense. It will hardly affect me, maybe £60/70 a year but I still resent it to be truthful. You I think do some big mileage which is a bummer. The charges on public chargers make owning an EV, bearing in mind the intial cost of the vehicle all but pointless for many. Another brilliantly worked out policy.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 9:33 AM We need to build more hotels and that has to be funded.
posted by Mrs Abbott (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 10:17 AM I purchased a Honda HRV Hybrid last year, and it was probably the best car that I have ever had, and believe me, I've had quite a few, and I am getting over 50 mpg, with no worries about charging points, and I personally can't believe anyone falling for this EV nonsense. Even my dealer said that he has a job selling them. Another thing MST, which will probably upset you, is that Reform have wiped out Labour, in the Sunderland local council elections, with Labour falling far behind. This was a previously Labour stronghold, so is a sign of things to come, and it can't come soon enough. Labour are holding on by a thread, which must snap soon, with a general election on the horizon, please god. Come on Nigel and Reform.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 10:45 AM Like everything this government milking everything personally would not touch a electic car with a barge pole no danger of petroleum being phased out by 2030; this country wont be equipped to deal with changeover not that I care I will dead or have dementia or will have been exterminated by a Russian missile after they have built up there stocks another reason why europe and USA give Ukraine every help in every way wreck the Russian economy bring the war to moscow get this madman out
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 11:05 AM Conundrum will Marco start with usuals side ( bearing in mind suspended player due back then bring on in my opinion one of our best players here at the moment ( chuka wish he had an easier name to remember); could backfire if we make a bad start see Robinson return immenentb
posted by Ipitomby (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 11:14 AM I was using EV as a generic. I like you MST have a hybrid vehicle. I agree with Ipitombi I wouldn’t want a full electric car. Put it down to my age, can get a bit confused. :))
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 11:49 AM Seven goal thriller, Tesla to shade it.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 11:49 AM The answer is simple!! People with petrol/diesel cars pay 70% of fuel costs. So if you spend £1000 a year on fuel, which barely enough for 8000 miles, you'd be paying £700 in tax. So the 1.5p per mile would only give the government an income of £120 p.a. We forget petrol/diesel tax is a massive income to maintain the roads and top up the benefits system.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 2:47 PM Not quite sure what point you are trying to make John. Assuming a hybrid car owner does those same 8000 miles then he’s paying your 70% plus a further 1.5p per mile on I’d estimate around 6000 miles. I have no figures to prove anything but I’d bet hybrid car owners probably get maybe on average 25% of their miles from direct charging. If they charge away from home they can be paying anything between 45p- 75p per kilowatt. I think the point of the discussion is that there is now little or no point in buying a hybrid vechile, which is what governments were trying to encourage. I’d also point out the purchase of a hybrid vehicle is significantly more than that of a straight petrol or diesel one. A full electric car is I guess still viable as the 3p per mile they pay seems fair, it being the only tax they have to pay.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 3:35 PM I don’t understand your point. Our car (a mini countryman cooper s all 4) barely does 20 miles on an electric charge. We did not buy it to save the world. We bought it because we like it. We never plug it in and charge it and run the car exclusively on petrol apart from the minimal charge it provides through braking. My point is that we pay fuel duty when we fill up twice a week and we pay £630 per annum in road tax so why the hell do we now have to pay a further 1.5p per mile that no other petrol or diesel car is charged? The policy has not been thought through and put in the budget idiots know nothing about hybrid vehicles.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 28th November 2025, 4:58 PM Sorry agree - for plug-in, it’s a double whammy!! It is just a reflection of the government making decisions without proper knowledge or implications.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 5:02 PM You never spoke a truer word.:(
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 5:29 PM And now your going to pay tax on your state pension to
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 5:30 PM State pension has been taxable for years. If you have a private pension like me you end up with a K tax code which means all of your private pension is taxable without a personal allowance.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 28th November 2025, 5:40 PM It’s £15 a year on 10,000 miles so not a bank breaker but I begrudge being fleeced!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 28th November 2025, 5:42 PM Have we ever, in all of our days, had a worse government in power than this bunch of lying clowns? Now we hear that the lovely Rachel from accounts, has been lying to the people about the mon existing black hole. Rachel, is lying through her teeth every day of her life, backed all the way by two tier Starmer. Blair told us to buy diesel cars, then when a lot of us had, they changed their minds. Blair and company then tried to persuade us to buy EV's, and some of us gullible drivers, of which I was not one, went ahead like sheep, and now they are worthless vehicles. A friend of mine was one of those following the trend, but cannot know sell, or even part exchange, his EV for a proper Hybrid car. I did try to talk him out of buying one, but now admits how right I was. Which ever party we support, I just hope that all those who voted Labour, are now in full repent. Thank goodness we have a chance to vote Reform next time, as we all know that Labour are toast.
posted by AC (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 6:11 PM It’s £150 for 10,000 miles. Once they get it in place it’ll only increase. The good news is that when Reform get in and the re-migrations start all this tax will be spent on worthwhile things like the armed forces and another bank holiday for Trafalgar Day.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 7:43 PM My mistake, now I’m even angrier grrrrr!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 28th November 2025, 8:07 PM Well it’s wrong , old farts shouldn’t pay tax on there pensions , maybe people should stop buying E V and hybrid anyway because it won’t work, how do 500:cars in 1 tower block charge there vehicles
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 9:32 PM As far as I can work out, it's only plug in Hybrid cars that will be paying the extra mileage charge, as petrol/electric Hybrids are not effected. The whole budget now seems a complete mystery, and now Rachel from accounts has been found to have been cooking the books, so does anyone really know what's going on. This woman must be on borrowed time now, as she has been telling fibs about everything it seems.
posted by Alan B (Guest) - Saturday 29th November 2025, 11:41 AM Plug-in hybrids ARE petrol. As previously indicated, ours is a plug-in hybrid but still only does about 20 miles on a full charge, which is why we only ever use petrol.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Saturday 29th November 2025, 12:41 PM Alan B. Sorry mate but no. Full electric cars will pay 3p per mile , whilst hybrids will pay 1.5p per mile. The latter charge is the one that is unfair as they will in effect be paying two lots of tax, fuel duty and the1.5p in addition.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 29th November 2025, 3:53 PM A client of mine bought a tesla brand new a couple of years ago it cost her just over 70 grand cash. Back in july the battery kept over heating while on charge so took it back to tesla who said it needed a new battery pack which had to be imported from china at the cost of 12 grand including fitting, luckily for her it was sorting under warranty but they left her without a motor for 2 months. She has now gone back to a petrol car and is trying to sell the tesla but it's only worth 15 grand, can't even find a buyer for it. I've got a diesel fiesta 20 quid tax, does over 600 miles on a tank and cost 350 a year to insure
posted by Can't beat a diesel (Guest) - Saturday 29th November 2025, 5:37 PM The Toyota Prius is one of the most unattractive cars ever made, but it has proven to be one of the best hybrids and it has been going since 1997. If i was going to buy an electric car i think you can't go wrong with a Nissan Leaf. Those Japs are way ahead in simple technology that works in my opinion. Don't touch anything French in electric. Thats my advice from friend experience with them.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 30th November 2025, 5:34 PM Could not a laboratory somewhere discovered a chemically generated substitute for petrol without any fumes at all. Where is the electricity to charge all electric car in 10 years time going to be produced what are we going to dig up cut down or threaten with nuclear power stations that Putin can blow up and kill us all with. Electric cars are not they answer.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 30th November 2025, 5:56 PM

Yes, but would you leave him alone with your Missus?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 9:15 AM Play the on loan Swedish jnr! Turned out against Aldershot,the other night...
posted by O'Toole's Tool. (Guest) - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 11:29 AM Nothing we can do about the striker situation until January but in the meantime a lot can change. For instance our goal-get situation could change if lets say Kevin, Josh, Chukwueze, or dare i say his name, Jonah might well be useful and score some goals. I get a bad wrap for post & past on here so i won't even bother to post up what they say about Jonah our young star form Bayern Munich. Apparently, our news lot from Fulhamish don't think that Jonah has had any chance to show what he can do. They also say that Bayern don't sign rubbish players. Until January a lot can change yet and it all depends if Marco Silva can utilise and tweak our squad and tactics to score goals. Forgot to mention Smith Rowe? I am still not convinced that we have seen the best of him and he might have 10-15 goals in him. There is still a lot we have to find out about our squad yet.
posted by OWEN - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 8:30 PM Yes, start with smith Rowe who looks sharp when he comes on as a substitute. It is no good paying £30 mln for a player to keep the bench warm.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 9:16 PM bigboy & Owen up front? Just avoid the long winded missive!
posted by Ham Rowe. (Guest) - Thursday 27th November 2025, 4:43 AM I think we should stick Kevin up front and save the money on yet another striker who only scores occasionally.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 27th November 2025, 7:28 AM For one of the bigger Clubs £30m would buy a reserve defender. Marco has not been able to turn him into a good player yet, it may not happen like with Pierra, but Marco is not making the same mistake of playing a useless player regularly,
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 27th November 2025, 12:07 PM While I wouldn’t disagree we need a striker but unless you have the right striker for the team, it wouldn’t work either. Just look at Liverpool. They have the best strikers in the world but as they have not gelled, they are all pretty hopeless at present. We need to buy a striker that fits our team profile. We done well with Raul but we needed him 4 years younger. We can’t just buy any strikers. Our play require someone who can give us a route one option. Neither players mentioned above are suitable.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Thursday 27th November 2025, 6:16 PM A decent striker will have impeccable timing and good timing is often aided by good delivery. A good example of perfect timing form a striker is from a game in 1979 where Nottingham Forest played Malmo. John Robertson beats his man way out on the left wing to deliver a peach of a cross that saw Trevor Francis arrive at the far post to score the winning goal and Forest won the European Cup, that is excellent timing from Francis to make that run at the right time. I guess that rules out Kevin and Chuka as strikers. Both these two are really in the John Robertson mould which is not a bad thing, maybe Chuka is the better winger? I think we may have that striker in Muniz but he needs polishing up. The most complete striker in England right now is Haarland and you would have to pay big bucks for somebody like him.
posted by OWEN - Thursday 27th November 2025, 9:02 PM To be honest, at the moment there isn't a striker around worth his salt. I deliberately watch the Championship, Divisions 1 & 2 highlights on ITV, to see if there are any strikers in the lower divisions worth taking a chance with, and I haven't seen one, so far. We will just have to muddle through until Muniz returns in February, unless Marco can find a gem somewhere out of the blue.
posted by AC (Guest) - Thursday 27th November 2025, 10:13 PM

30 years? Spurs last won a league title in 1961 - 64 years ago. All the time mugs like us are willing to pay to go to games as well as subscribe to SKY and TNT and TV and sponsorship continue to offer exorbitant amounts for our pleasure nothing will change.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Tuesday 25th November 2025, 4:59 PM As previously stated, many times, I fear that football as we have known it has for many a year been doomed. Dear old Tommy Trinder owned Fulham because he genuinely loved football and lost millions in the process. I think there were similar owners then and there still are in the lower leagues, where profits are a secondary factor. I live between Exeter and Plymouth where they still appear to kindle a family atmosphere and solid support. However, if success reared its ugly head I fear that would quickly disappear. I think the whole thing started with Ted Bates at Chelsea and Edwards at Man U. Abramovich and the Glazers really increased the rot. When others saw that there was money to be made they piled in. Sky didn’t help. They will eventually all make money, not just on paper, but they’ll be no place for the little guy. The whole thing is obscene and if I’m truthful my interest wains daily.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Tuesday 25th November 2025, 8:18 PM Mortlake like you, I love my football, and always will, but the unfair way that the financial picture is going now, with the biggest clubs, able to spend their way to success, and clubs like our dear old Fulham, not able to strengthen our squad. The outcome is that supporters like us begin to lose interest in the Premier League, and football in general, which is a real shame. I have a fairly long journey then catch a train, which takes, depending on the weather, about 3 hours overall, and sadly I am beginning to wonder if it is really worth it, and I will have to seriously have to think about my ST next season.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Tuesday 25th November 2025, 10:46 PM Craven you make the point better than me. Loyal fans such as yourself, I’m now a fair weather fan, who travel miles and have to spend literally ‘000 for the privilege are becoming increasingly rare. I always greatly admire those loyal fans who tramp regularly to the North East and West in support. Truly impressive, I could never claim such commitment albeit in my heart I’m no less a dedicated fan. This isn’t just about Fulham of course it’s about the whole football setup. I guess the same could be said of concert goers, have you seen the price of tickets? It’s the way of things I’m afraid. I think I lived trough a good time, when things were steadily improving, whilst now things appear to be on a steady decline. Maybe when you’re young and fit and progressing financially you can afford to be more optimistic. In later life when the bastards are in a race to tax you to death before you can spend your half earned, things look a tad different. Ah well it is what is, just have to make the most of it. Cheers for now, just of to fire up the Rolls and tootle down to the Riviera for a bit of winter warmth over Christmas. Have a good one:))
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 9:21 AM Yeh, missed judged the spurs thing ,64 years think about it it madness huge club done sod all , still glad me post made a few realise just how much we are being conned and getting sod all out of it , cant do that.not allowed to that, cant afford that , but mean time certain clubs just get to get away with what they like , and yes your love for football starts to wane.
posted by the real arch bishop. (Guest) - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 11:12 AM Was trinder classed as an owner?, always assumed the Deans owned the club being local company ,but may be just a token title ceo, director,not sure.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 11:15 AM All johnny Haynes fault he unleashed a monster !
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 12:19 PM Bish having trolled the Internet my findings are inconclusive. True to say John Dean renewed the families and his his association with FFC in 1927 after the company severed contacts with the club in 1908. Apparently, they , Dead’s Blind, were a founder member of Fulham with 100 shares. John Dean was Director/Chairman. John Dean definitely lumped in some big bucks over the years but he died in 1944. Trinder didn’t become a director until 1948, Chairman in the ‘50s. So on balance I guess Deans were indeed the owners with TT as Chairman. As you know they were bumped out by Clay and we all know what happened after that.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 12:22 PM Craven you have. My sympathy If possible I could be at ffc in 20 minutes by car but because of bridge closures and traffic congestion and disgusting parking fees takes me well over an hour to arrive 40; minutes of that involves a long walk from Hammersmith bridge to ffc not much fun on a day like last Saturday fully understand craven I’m getting fed up as I’m relively close to ground as. Crow flys
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 12:59 PM Think trinder followed on from the deans
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 1:01 PM Nah, he was appointed Chairmen by them and ran the club jointly with them thru to 1977 when Clay ousted them. That’s when the rot set in and he did the asset strip selling out to Marler Estates in 1986. Think they probably had dreams of developing the site.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 2:47 PM I believe the plan was to merge QPR with Fulham making Fulham Park Rangers and to play at Loftus Road and develop Craven Cottage to luxury residential. Fulham Borough Council vetoed it and actually issued a compulsory purchase order. Someone, can’t remember who bought that out for 2 million. Enter Jimmy Hill and Mr Muddyman. Think David Bulstrode was CEO of Marler, must have taken a hit thankfully.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 3:01 PM Craven, Mortlake and others, I share your concerns for our beloved club. Despite my non attendance in recent years, due to age and mobility issues, my fervour remains as strong as it was in was in the dark days of WW2. Unless the FFP is changed, so it is equal for everyone as opposed to favouring the bigger clubs, then clubs such as ourselves will continue to struggle. It would be much fairer if all clubs were only allowed to spend the same amount of money. Until this is introduced the bigger clubs will continue to spend ever larger sums to acquire the top players in the world in order to remain competitive. This will bring about a Premier League consisting of the top six richest clubs contesting the title and the rest struggling. As you guys state, the obscene amounts os cash being spent may well destroy our wonderful game.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 10:00 PM And therin lies the rub. Ain’t going to happen though is it, not whilst there’s big money to be made? If my lad were still a nipper I could watch him having a kick around in the park, coats for goalposts and all that.Alas would be arrested on suspicion of being an old perv.OH! What has the world come to? :))
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Thursday 27th November 2025, 9:13 AM The so called rich clubs are realising they cannot splash limitless amounts of money on players. I do not know when Manchester City will pay he huge fine they have incurred but they already have reduced their player spending. Liverpool have done the same but Arsenal have some very talented young players that help. Our Owner has spent a lot on player but for what we can afford it is difficult get very good players without Marco's talent of converting ordinary players into good ones.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 27th November 2025, 11:54 AM I do admire our loyal fans who will dwindle over the coming years, I still enjoy going to the cottage although fortunately mine is only a short journey but money ( like most sports) has ruined it. 8pm this Saturday is a nightmare to get home from also watching us which apart from a couple of local players with several mercenaries who are only here for the money winds me up. On the bright side we are in the most exciting,entertaining league in the world(although we are paying for it)
posted by Chief (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 8:17 AM Totally agree with you Chief. Gone are the heady days when it seemed half the playing staff you went to school with or knew through local friends. That was true for all the local clubs QPR, Chelsea and Brentford.i even had family playing for QPR and Brentford back then. Seems another lifetime away.Gosh, sounding like a Grumpy Old Git!! :))
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 9:42 AM Football will never implode, it's a simple/was a simple game , it has just been taken over by money men and global business men there may be a chance that some clubs will cease to compete, just like our high streets we could be left with just global names running things , so boring
posted by worple (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 2:16 PM I would interpret your scenario as the implosion that is being hinted at. Implosions come in many forms for the fans who will be effected.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Friday 28th November 2025, 3:14 PM

I make a point of avoiding anything with E preceding it. I’ll probably starve to death when we’re forced into digital ID.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 25th November 2025, 12:15 AM Eclairs , yummy .
posted by Willy Wonka (Guest) - Tuesday 25th November 2025, 7:14 AM Probably at some stage will all go wrong and we’re all starve to death
posted by DMK (Guest) - Tuesday 25th November 2025, 2:52 PM

Our ground is small and we cannot always fill it.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 25th November 2025, 9:03 AM 8 stadiums in the premier with capacity under 32,000 , with us on 29,500 !
posted by Mick (Guest) - Tuesday 25th November 2025, 9:53 AM When we were younger, and transfers were allowed at anytime during the season, it was so much more interesting. I remember turning up to one of our home games, and when they announced the team changes, our change in goal was Ian Black, who had only signed from Southampton, on the Saturday morning. There was no press speculation in those days, as to who was going to sign for a certain club. Money, and the transfer limitations, have almost ruined football now, and I get so annoyed that we could possibly be relegated, because, although we have a very rich owner, we are not allowed to purchase the players that we want, and need.
posted by AC (Guest) - Tuesday 25th November 2025, 12:12 PM It’s all to keep the small clubs down, and they pretend it’s to save the club’s on what happened to the likes of Portsmouth. You’re not allowed to try to get bigger now . In the business world you your successful or fail that’s life in football you’re held back
posted by DMK (Guest) - Tuesday 25th November 2025, 3:01 PM When we watched the game at the Cottage it seemed a decent match, but seeing the Fulham re-run and realised it was not. We kept creating chances but also kept missing them until our goal. Danny Murphy could have been kinder, but missing a lot of chances is not good at all and but sums us up now.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 29th November 2025, 11:54 AM

Funny Sunderland fans thought they had a rough deal god knows why
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 24th November 2025, 12:15 PM If Spurs play as badly against us as they did against Arsenal we must have a chance.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 24th November 2025, 10:10 PM Spurs are beatable Bigboy but somehow i don't think they will play badly against us. They will be at home and i can imagine Thomas Frank wanting to target 3 points from us, he will know much about us for sure. To change the subject a little, Man City dropped 9 players in Europe and lost, and i think they are targeting the league now more than ever. Nine players rested, including Haarland usually means a pasting for whoever plays them next.
posted by OWEN - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 8:41 PM

Kevin does not play like a winger as he is frequently in the middle getting chances. soon he will take all those chances and we will hammer someone.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 27th November 2025, 11:58 AM

I’m pretty sure he will come good. Very skilful player, who seems to be having a bit of a problem adapting. Could argue that he puts in quite a few good quality crosses but with our lack of true goal scorers there’s no one far enough forward to take advantage . I think Mitro might have taken advantage.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 3:53 PM Agree ESR is looking better. I just wonder why so few minutes on the pitch? His experience and movements look a lot better than some i won't mention and not worth arguing about.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 5:50 PM Yep, the Mounjaro is kicking in.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 5:59 PM Jim on the commentary of the match mentioned that when Kevin first came to training the other players could not believe how good he was. Wait a little time and he will be brilliant. Some player adapt to the PL quickly other take time.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 6:00 PM A friend of mine, a long timevArsenalnseason ticket holder, pointed out to me today, when I mentioned Kevin, that when Henry joined Arsenal, most of the Arsenal supporters thought he was a waste of space, and look what happened to him, and he is still on the TV as a pundit. Who knows, but it could be that Kevin will prove to be another Henry. Marco must have seen something in him to allow the club and the Khans, to doll out such a big transfer fee for him.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 8:32 PM They signed Henry as a winger then moved him. Maybe Marco should have a think.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 10:03 PM We all hope Kevin comes good . But if the feeling in he is going to take time to settle in ( not unusual with " latin " players ) why didnt we sign him in June not September . He would have then had extra 2 months to adjust . Plus expecting him to come good in December to February when the conditions are not great for the most skillful is unlikely .
posted by davidk (Guest) - Monday 24th November 2025, 4:48 PM These days conditions are the same on the pitch in feb as September days of soggy pitches long gone if clubs are that worried stop watering pitches during matches
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 1:11 PM

Basically agree Bigboy. Chukwueze to start, a no brainer, has Marco woken up to the possibilities? Kevin does alright but we need someone to be in the box, unfortunately this rarely happens.With the players we have we should be doing a whole lot better.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 4:00 PM Agree with the Chukwueze start Bigboy and lets hope Marco utilises our squad a little better and not leave it so late. We won and we have to give Marco some credit but there are much tougher games to come. Yes, Marco was short-changed and we should have had another striker and a better midfielder but saying that, i am convinced there is a lot more that we can eke from this squad of players we have.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 5:59 PM Kevin put himself in the middle whee the ball is likely to come and missed three good chances. On another day he will be scoring for fun.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 27th November 2025, 12:01 PM

Think chuka a bit special couple of things on loan it will end in tears silva won’t start him next game he will use the same starting line up more or less dont think he’s one for changing let’s hope we get off to a good start or we will be on the back foot
posted by Ipotombi (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 6:44 PM

Don't you ever give up posting your long winded tosh on the bored?!
posted by Guest O'Guest. (Guest) (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 11:55 AM Says he who writes just one measly line slagging off someone who at least makes a good effort, haha twit.
posted by One line wonder (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 1:03 PM You managed a line and a half...
posted by Chief Sub. (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 4:40 PM Guest O’Guest, you are obviously hiding behind a pseudonym and criticising someone who helps keeping this board going with his interesting posts displaying intellect and imagination. People like you are not even prepared to post under your proper moniker as many other posters would call you out. Easy to criticise but difficult to be articulate which you will never be.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 5:45 PM Why do you lot take yourselves so seriously?
posted by Davey Boy. (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 6:09 PM Davey Boy just defending someone who makes a serious effort and is admired by his peers.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 6:52 PM Must be honest Josh does not amaze me thinks it’s time for a different role wont be the most popular on here for this but think Rowe would Be more effective or chuka in that role don’t get me wrong but feel Josh lacking a bit of end product at the moment
posted by Ipiyombi (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 6:52 PM Didn’t think Sunderland looked that good, we outplayed them and could have won by bigger margin if we took our chances credit to Fulham. Was impressed with them when they played Arsenal, but we were by far the best side . Sunderland work hard and there good start will keep them up but be bottom half for them
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 24th November 2025, 11:15 AM Don’t mind 24 shots on target as long as one goes in that proves to be the winner cut it fine again Saturday enjoyable game though love these Saturday games when it’s wet and under lights especially these days in the comfort of the stand ( presume if you are near the front wind will blow in the rain and the disgusting fumes of the pre match bonfires health and safety take note don’t tell mayor khan he will impose a tax on h &s issues as for the pre match music proper dross
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 24th November 2025, 12:33 PM Paddy do you know who guest o guest is
posted by Ipiyombi (Guest) - Wednesday 26th November 2025, 1:14 PM

Think we have a gem in Chucky what a player some of his lay offs superb thought we played well should have scored at least 5 Sunderland lots of huff and puff when they started defensively not great
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 8:36 PM Could somebody tell me what that ruckus was all about at the end? Whatever it was Bassey looked good to sort it out.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 9:00 PM Owen … forget the ruckus we played great well done Marcos and the team
posted by Fulham supporter (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 10:38 PM Do Fulham the ticket buyer that certain seats are not under cover?
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 7:17 AM Season ticket holders are told. No sure about anyone else. Probably mostly tourists or under privileged families and gimmigrants from the local borough so shame it wasn’t hailstones.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 12:40 PM You get what you pay for even when you can't afford it.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 2:18 PM

Did Kevin play a game for Brazil or what? Another one with dribbles and no end product, this is us Fulham for too long now. Kevein needs a good chat from Marco me-thinks.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 6:14 PM Kevin could have had a first half hat trick, but that sums up our problem in that we miss most of or chances. We dominated the game yesterday and should have won five nil. When it got near the end and we had not scored I convinced that Sunderland would get a late undeserved goal, which has happened a lot this season. Perhaps try Kevin as our striker which is how he plays and with that responsibility his shooting may become more accurate.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 7:26 AM

Speaking of bottom 3, any news on Lier Starmer’s arsonist poppers sniffers? With their proclivities they’ll do a bit of bird easy. Or will they just end up with a smacked bottom and a few quid to disappear abroad?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 4:31 PM 14th in the table, and I'm happy about that. Congratulations to all off our supporters that braved the elements today, as the weather was really dreadful. I know that we have only beaten Sunderland, a promoted side, but they have just drawn with Arsenal, and beaten Chelsea at the Bridge, so were on a hot run of form.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 5:38 PM

Got it wrong arch. And cm. Did you both go today ?
posted by Ipiyombi (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 8:45 PM Only just we should have mullered them unreal chaotic shooting 24 shots one goal jezus shake it up some one,back 4 fine but mid/f all over the place, nothing seem slick any more some thing missing ? bit of steel me thinks.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 11:52 AM PS who is both ?long haul from Africa.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 11:54 AM

A top striker will keep running towards the centre of the goal our striker does have the pace to do do that. Kevin looked adept at doing that and looked more like a striker than a winger. Perhaps try him as a striker. I remember quite a view years ago Arsenal purchased a winger very cheaply and after him playing a few games he was converted to a striker and from that point scored brilliant goals for fun for many season. Named Thierry Henry.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 23rd November 2025, 10:26 AM

Don’t vote for them then. It’s called democracy. I’m of the opinion that if Reform are lucky to win the election and the blob block their every move, as it will, then the masses should rise and relieve the blob of their responsibilities. Even better if the assisted dying bill is passed. I can think of no better reason than being an enemy of the state in assisting someone on their journey to meet St Peter. Things have to change. Carry on voting for the likes of William Wragg if you like, MST, the Conservative party is still full of them and their disgusting goings on.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 21st November 2025, 7:22 PM Surely the question should be, how will Liebour, the Cons or the Libs deal with each of those things? Mustn’t forget the Greens. I’m assuming that you might just have the solution.:)
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 7:45 AM He may do as well as anyone else that has been before him in the last 50 years, that is about the time we started sliding ! we hit rock bottom about 6-7 years back ,I do comment on these issues as that is all there is at the moment, But really I should not, my area is quite a good one ,peaceful not any tension some of these towns you see have been trodden into the ground no work ,high streets dead , everything owned and run by global companies now it will all come down to those who have and those who have not , we are not doing that bad , look at the rest of Europe what a mess
posted by worple (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 7:15 PM

NO! But sadly the only credible party left maybe Liberal. Labour is a BIG BIG disaster. Tory needs to sit out for one or two terms for the mess Boris left behind.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Friday 21st November 2025, 2:59 PM But John, surely they are NOT credible!!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 21st November 2025, 3:43 PM Yes, vote Reform at each and every opportunity. The uniparty of conlablibgreen is rancid with Chinese money and hypocrisy, full of chancers who think men can have babies, importing third world dregs is a good thing as long as it’s not near them and climate change can be stopped by taxing it. I’m happy to accept the odd rotten egg as opposed to a chicken farm full of greedy dirt bags. We missed out on McTominay.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 21st November 2025, 4:03 PM MST, you amaze me sometimes. You are normally a most sensible and fair analyst, but I am at a total loss as to why you are so anti Reform, and you pick out one bad egg in their ranks, when there are bad or even worse members in other party's. As I have said before I am no Nigel Farage lover, but he and Reform, are the only party that I have confidence in putting the country first, before party, and luckily a majority of sensible people, think along the same lines, if you look at the current polls. MST, don't tell me that you trust, never here Starmer, or the biggest clown Davey, Kemi Badenoch, or the leader of that green lot, who's name I can't even spell. Oh I forget Corbyn, as he might be your cup of tea.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Friday 21st November 2025, 5:40 PM Whilst I agree that damage has been done to the party since the Brexit referendum, I am still believer in the basic Tory philosophy. I could not bring myself to vote for the bigoted and racist philosophy at the heart of Reform and if you believe it is just one member then, I’m afraid you’ve not read enough about the party.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 21st November 2025, 6:58 PM The British people are a strange race and ever since the WW2 the election results have, in general, contradicted pollsters forecast. No one expected Clem Attlee to lead Labour to victory in 1945 but they did by a landslide. They retained office in the 1950 election but lost the 1951 election despite gaining more votes than the Conservatives. The rise of the Social Democratic Party lather to join the Liberals then supported the Conservatives in the hung Parliament in 2010. The unexpected victory of John Major in the 1990 election. At the next election I forecast Reform will hold the balance of power, not because of any dynamic leadership or policies but because the electorate are fed up with the main Parties.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Friday 21st November 2025, 8:54 PM I am with MST. Do we really want a far right party running the country. Firstly, I don’t agree with their immigration policy, and even do we think Immigration is our biggest problem in this country?? We have an increased of £20bn black hole in our economy since 18 months ago - do you think that is down to immigration?? Secondly, it is easy to focus on immigrants costing the country money - what about all those very successful immigrants paying significant tax and employing people?? Generally it balances out. What else can Reform offer?? It’s a repeat of Beexit - all talk and all lies. The country would be making a second gigantic mistake (after Brexit) if reform gets in.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Friday 21st November 2025, 9:41 PM There is no far right in the UK apart from the odd weirdo making stickers in his mum’s basement. Immigration is the main driver of our financial and social problems along with net zero. From hospital queues to housing to tens of billions spaffed on benefits. Anyone walking down a high street in London can see the societal decay. I’d say Reform policies are to the centre of the political spectrum and everything else is communist. It’s a democracy so vote for who you like. Caveat emptor.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 21st November 2025, 10:29 PM Paddy Agree' we should have signed McTominay!!!
posted by OWEN - Friday 21st November 2025, 11:39 PM So by my rough and ready calculations the 2 ‘unexpected’ election results represents 2 from 21. Hardly a strange electorate phenomenon. Seems to me that election results always come as something of a shock to the supporters of the losing side. At least publicly.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 8:13 AM I should have added that I agree with you Paddy, 100%.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 8:15 AM To my mind, MST, the Craven, Owen, bigboy etc will all be happy bunnies after the next election, as we can see it a mile off, as Labour, Liberal, and Green parties will be toast, but mark my words, the next elected government, will be a Conservative/Reform Party, then we can all be happy. Labour, in most of us older generation Fulham supporters, lifetime, and even in the younger ones, will never, ever been seen again as a genuine party. As they are finished, thanks to the worst PM in history, Keir Starmer.
posted by Alan B (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 8:42 AM Worst pm ? Bodger by a country mile !
posted by Jim (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 9:23 AM Agree with most said Alan except i think more conservative rather than reform. MST will be happy. The COVID era and the. The Ukrainian war didn't help anyone and i doubt any party would have got to grips with any of this. That said, there is no excuse for 14 years of failure by the Conservatives but there are good reasons for all these failures. Failure to invest in the NHS over many more years by every Government doesn't help matters of today. Crumbling schools grenfell you name it, investment was needed way back before all our problems come to the fore. Migrant problems stem from the Labour Government of Tony Blair who i voted for back then. He had the right idea when we invited Polish builders and people for work but the system got way out of hand with over load and now we have a mess. The family tax credit was a good idea but now it need a restructuring and change. I remember back then there was some comments about work hours and lets say some people were aware that working over a number of certain hours didn't work out with the tax credit which to my mind can make somebody lazy if you know what i mean. The tax credit system seriously needs looking at and a restructure is needed. Our roads and rewiring and water systems are victorian and those projects are massive and any Government with a limited budget wouldn't take it on. We need a serious get-together of Governments to sort these problems out and Labour needs to tone down the blaming culture and get on with the job in hand. I have never known a more winjing Government.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 9:28 AM Not a peep from Bodger , I wonder why !
posted by Jim (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 9:44 AM I still stick to my opinion that Keir Starmer is by far worse than Bodger, as you call him, and the bunch of clowns behind him as well are dreadful MP's, with Lamey, and Rachel from accounts among the worst. In other words a completely hopeless bunch, who will all lose their seats, come the next election. Starmer will not last after the May election wipe out.
posted by Alan B (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 10:06 AM I personally don’t think any Prime Minister nor political party of the past 35 years , infact since Maggie Thatcher, can hold their heads up and say they did a good job. Maggie, love her or hate her undeniably raised the Nations spirits and self respect and for a time created growth benefiting most of the country. I acknowledge that there were losers but in the main they brought their misfortune upon themselves. Subsequent politicians of all parties have overseen and been instrumental in our collective decline. People are voicing support for Reform simply because they have been betrayed by the establishment, I include the Civil Service in that statement. People are frustrated and many are in total despair at society’s loss of values and want change. All have ***** up big time and now we need to give fresh blood a chance. Who knows it might work and might not, you’ll never know if you don’t try and we can’t afford to give the usual culprits more time to screw things up further.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 11:56 AM Mortlake agree 100%. Yes, history will look favourably on Margaret Thatcher.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 4:05 PM The share holder's still raise their glasses to Thatcher when they pop up for air now and then from the trough
posted by worple (Guest) - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 7:19 PM Jim' for the record Boris never ever wanted any lockdowns. Boris was more in favour of keeping the wheels turning and that is the difference from the 3 million and more slackers we can't get get off their backside in this country, thats the difference with Boris who has a work ethic and a backbone and he loves his country. Boris was outvoted concerning lockdowns and a week before or after made no difference and you only have to look at the different approaches each country had to lockdowns. If you believe that nonsense that Boris killed thousands because of one week you are deluded. Starmer and Reeves are too thick to work out the maths. If we can get 3 million off their lazy backsides, our economy and finances would be in a better state. We should stop treating fake mental illness as the countries biggest problem and recognise that idleness and cant be bothered trying to work is our biggest problem in this country now. Increase the dole cheques for the lazy, and up the family tax credit system that i repeat no longer works or is fit for purpose and carry on drowning in self pity. We are too woke to kick people up the backsides anymore. Rant over!!!
posted by OWEN - Saturday 22nd November 2025, 10:55 PM MST ive not been on here for years, But today i have looked. And you still talk bollocks
posted by Geezer (Guest) - Monday 24th November 2025, 3:30 PM MST ive not been on here for years, But today i have looked. And you still talk a load of
posted by Geezer (Guest) - Monday 24th November 2025, 3:31 PM

A strange kind of pandemic where the average age of people it killed was probably above the average life expectancy. Suspect recording of deaths didn’t help. Covid and cancer recorded as death by covid. Covid and a heart attack, death by covid. Covid and run over by a bus, death by covid. A scandal of the highest order that could have been managed more effectively by taking common sense measures like separating and protecting the vulnerable and leaving the rest of us to take common sense precautions as they would with a flu epidemic. Then blackmailing and frightening kids and the elderly to take an untested vaccine all the while spaffing billions on scammers and chancers to such a degree that we’ve condemned future generations to a life of poverty. Labour and the Lib Dems were screaming for longer and more draconian lockdowns so they share the shame. They can stick their enquiry up their a*ses. I told you we should have signed McTominay.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 20th November 2025, 11:56 PM The 23,000 figure is pure guesswork brought to you by the man whose “modelling” predicted over 500,000 Covid deaths, and whose expertise predicted 200 million human fatalities worldwide from bird flu in 2005. In fact 74 people died overall, so I can’t accept the 23,000 figure.
posted by Horsham White (Guest) - Friday 21st November 2025, 6:14 PM P.S. I’m not defending Bodger - he was a disaster in a number of ways. However, I think lockdown was a disaster and caused harm in a number of areas. The enquiry was always going to defend lockdowns and bash Boris.
posted by Horsham White (Guest) - Friday 21st November 2025, 6:24 PM What was Sweden's approach to COVID? Different countries dealt with it differently and i doubt that any other party would have done better. 200 million on a waste of time enquiry and money that should have gone to better use. Let's put a line under it now and concentrate on the football. There is an important must win game against Sunderland tomorrow if anybody hasn't noticed!!!
posted by OWEN - Friday 21st November 2025, 7:59 PM Paddy Agree' we should have signed McTominay!!!
posted by OWEN - Friday 21st November 2025, 11:40 PM