Thoughly agree with your sentiments MST think weve Been shafted by var should havev got more points than we have but think our team on its day can beat anybody in this league judging by last week end results
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 27th October 2025, 2:29 PM

Why would any sane person be writing about relegation with 29 games and 87 points left to play for? Beggars belief!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 27th October 2025, 2:19 PM

Crikey Bish! Have you run out of negatives for this season you now need to harp back to last season? Suggest you watch "Annie". The sun'll come out tomorrow ;0)
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 27th October 2025, 2:39 PM

Michelin Man, Pillsbury Doughboy?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 27th October 2025, 12:55 PM

I certainly don't like looking at the league table at the moment, but neither were Villa a few weeks ago, as they were in the bottom three, and now look where they are. As yet we are not in those dreaded places, but as all of us fans know, a couple of wins and up we go, but it is those two wins that are vital. It's a long season, so a lot can change, and will, so no long faces just yet, as our bad luck with VAR and injuries will change.
posted by AC (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 4:36 PM The Khans are on a win win. Owners of a prime piece of real estate, best mates with the Mayor so planning permission not an issue. Why waste money on players of a game you neither understand or care for? Stay in the premier league get enough moolah from sky to keep the club ticking over, get relegated and it’s ‘not sustainable’ and sorry we’ll have to go into administration.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 4:53 PM Paddy, i beg to differ' read my post on Régis Le Bris at Sunderland. Think about this logically for a minute. Sunderland has secured promotion through Régis, who has recruited from the same pool as Marco and teams around us. We all know deep down that you don't necessarily need to spend big; you just need to pick the right player for a particular position and know how to get the best from them. I genuinely believe that and maybe a good second in your coaching set-up will go a long way. It begs the question, are we missing Boa Morte more than we know at this time? My post will be irrelevant if we soon to start winning again.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 26th October 2025, 5:19 PM AC you are so right.Aston Villa were down and were fortunate to win against us. That victory did wonders for them and Watkins and if we can win our next it could boost our confidence. However, anything but a win will be demoralising, and even I will be concerned. .
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 5:59 PM Wolverhampton will be chomping at the bit to play us next week for a much needed 3 points, then they'll be flying up the table just like villa have done too. We always seem to have a knack of losing to teams that couldn't even buy a win for love nor money
posted by Jm (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 7:11 PM Beg away O. Sunderland a totally different proposition. The ground’s worth a nice flat in Fulham, potentially multiple times the fan base if they win trophies, even if they don’t their base is a lot bigger. The Khan’s have no interest in the club other than a conduit to other things. Most other owners are the same.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 8:39 PM We have more injuries than Marco has seen since he has been with us and it is obvious that some of the player on the pitch are far from match fit. This must improve as will our results.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 26th October 2025, 8:42 PM I'm with Paddy on this; and the stark reality of what the whole story of what this is really all about. Will stop there before the police come knocking on my door.
posted by Bill the Bull (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 9:35 PM I wonder if the Liverpool message board resembles comments similar to this board after 4 consecutive losses?
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 27th October 2025, 7:19 AM I suspect the Liverpool message board could read worse than ours. Unbelievable sums of money spent on average players, below par performances from existing players, and worst of all, a resurgent Man Utd, will lead to some very unhappy Scousers up there.
posted by peterjeremy - Monday 27th October 2025, 8:40 AM Contrast that with Bournemouth’s progress since 2021 and the sacking Scott Parker after a 9-0 defeat by Liverpool, four games into the season, when he openly criticised the club’s recruitment policies. That club, along with the likes of Brighton and Brentford, have a sustainable model of player recruitment, laughing at the ‘bigger’ clubs and the sums they spend.
posted by peterjeremy - Monday 27th October 2025, 8:53 AM Have you really not seen Fulham progress since 2021? None so blind as those that refuse to see.....
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 27th October 2025, 2:21 PM Only reason it’s been empty was building regs not seen it half full since it was damn near full in recent games cup excepted
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 27th October 2025, 2:33 PM If I was not interested in something I would not spend countless millions on it I would flog and get my money back seems happy with the jaguars think there worse than us and have been so for a while
posted by Ipotombi (Guest) - Monday 27th October 2025, 2:39 PM

Experience counts for a lot Bish. Been there seen it done it, but nobody listens. Things are not looking good I’m afraid. Stuff the fact it’s only 9 games we’ve only got 8points from a possible 27. On this form we’ll be lucky to get 40 points. Hope something happens soon. Now losing faith in Silva.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 4:03 PM Mortlake, I am surprised at you whom I believe are an ardent fan yet you join that sad bishop who moans continually and never has a good word to say about our club. I actually suspect he is a Brentford supporter. Yes we have had a poor start but I remain confident we will improve and not be in the relegation zone.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 4:39 PM At least it's going to make this season much more exiting, and we now have something to fight for, instead of a mediocre mid table doing nothing season. We have all heard that quote of "we are too good to go down" and believe me we ARE TOO GOOD.
posted by Alan B (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 5:13 PM Let me assure you he is not. We went to the same school, along with the likes of George Cohen after the war , in Fulham, 400 yards from the ground and have been solid, hell and high water supporters of Fulham for 70 years. We both have very close personal connections with club for a total of 140 years between us. So I promise we can bring much more to the comments than many many others based up an enormous fund of knowledge. If Bish thinks it, it’s valid and dissenters should reappraise their assessments and critique. Everyone is entitled to their view Bishop’s is more valid than yours. Please resist the temptation to criticise someone who had masses more experience than you supporting Fulham. And I prefer not to be patronised.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 5:42 PM Mortlake, I was not being patronising, actually I was complimenting your staunch support of the team whereas all we hear from Arch bishop is moan, moan8 and more moan. Read his last 10posts if you don’t believe me and, for your information I first went to Fulham at the start of the 1939/40 season.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 6:14 PM Mortlake, I also believe there are other posters of my era so I can assure you we are just as knowledgeable on Fulham as you and bishop.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 9:11 PM I’m sure there are, as I’ve said I believe everyone is entitled to their opinion, that is the purpose of the site. It is not for people to criticise others views but merely to put forward their own. Others have taken Bish to task and like you have resorted to inappropriate comments such as, you must be a Brentford supporter,or if you don’t like it support another club. These types of comment are childish in the extreme and people should know better. Based on your claim your first season watching Fulham was 39/40 I estimate your age to be somewhere between 90 & 100years. I applaud your lucidity but suggest with great age should come wisdom. Patronising? Possibly, but I can’t be bothered to argue semantics with you. I agree basically with Bish albeit I’m not in the habit of repeating it every week. I know your views and respect them. I think that’s least we can all do. Nice chatting to you.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Monday 27th October 2025, 11:18 AM Thank you for watching my back morty, nice words , as you said its just how i see it ,its not moaning its more like worry !!!!! jezus wept have you seen the teams around us ?, all fight , cant any of that at the moment .And yes a corporate sponsor during fyads time,and for big boy you know what that costs on a seasonal basis?/ a bloody fortune,including an entire FA cup tie against curbushlys team we won 2/0 so brentford supporter how comical.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 27th October 2025, 11:42 AM Continue to say it as you see it Bish. Every opinion is valid:)
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Monday 27th October 2025, 12:01 PM Mortlake, first let me apologise to you and bishop as I try not to offend anyone. I have always commented on your excellent posts in the past and no doubt this will continue. If I have inadvertently upset bishop it was purely based on what I considered to be prolong negativity. In future I will take on board what you have said and be more careful as we all support our team. In turn I ask that bishop tries to be more positive as we all know we have not had much to cheer about so far. The Brentford jibe was uncalled for and I apologise. Please Arch bishop refrain from taking the Lord’s name in vain as it offends me and probably others. Once again please accept any comments which were probably should not have been made. Mortlake you have my age range correct.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Monday 27th October 2025, 12:45 PM

All our players do not seem to be playing as well as last season. It is not much but it is enough for us to loose rather than win. We have a lot of injuries I suspect we also have lot of players in the team who are not match fit. The other factor could be the tricks Marco does to make most of the team to play better than you might expect have been found out by the squad who are not fooled anymore.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 26th October 2025, 3:29 PM Can you explain why they aint match fit??? do they not turn up at motspur pk only match days.?This squad look past there sell buy date ,we score and then sit back and just play pretty no aggression not much idea of how to control a game, wee has it gone wrong ?? its marco who gets the stick when push comes to shove , do we all really think he will stay ?, maybe january is the answer.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 27th October 2025, 11:33 AM

Poor transfer window? One dimensional playing style? Brexit?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 2:45 PM See my comments above.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 26th October 2025, 3:32 PM

listen lads we’re so bad right now even Liverpool would beat us.
posted by Dellers (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 11:29 AM Good post Bigboy and i agree about Leno and i think Newcastle's high press strategy worked perfectly and we just could not get a foot or a hold in the game. Any kick-outs were straight back in and a pile in of more pressure which leads to mistakes. I am sorry to be saying this now more than ever, it is down to the Manager to tweak it, turn things around and get back into the game. Marco Silva is devoid and found lacking of ideas at the moment and game losses are racking up and i would expect the chairman to start looking and thinking if you know what i mean. I was rooting for Smith Rowe and he had the one good chance to score but he didn't. I put this down to lack of games and minutes on the pitch, Paddy will say something different i expect...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 26th October 2025, 11:38 AM I must say I agree with Bigboy, and I also wanted exactly what you outlined in your comments. I don't agree with a lot of our posters, that we have suddenly become a bad side, but certainly things have not gone in our favour since the start of the season, and it seems to be knocking our players confidence, as even when we score a good goal, or don't get the justified penalty. Even the press have sympathy for us at times. West Ham, and Wolves, are really bad sides, and we are not down to that level just yet, but beating Wolves on Saturday, is a must result game, as even myself Owen, MST, and Bigboy will start to have our doubts. We should take a good few points from our next three games, and then things will not seem to rocky.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 12:39 PM

I've told you lot b4 that the Daily Mail never gives FFC any coverage, it's something to do with our ex-Chairman Muhammed Al Fayed. Good job he's dead, as he turned out to be a rotter didn't he!
posted by Rich of Cambridge (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 1:27 PM

Not lost faith in Marco and there is ample time to turn it around and i hope he does when injuries like Robinson and Muniz clear up. Interest in this guy Regis at Sunderland is just interest and let's see how far and how successful he is at Sunderland. I like his under the radar profile because he has spent more time around juniors and youth teams than he has in management. What is also interesting is that all clubs are in with the same chance for buying players on the market at the start of the season and i mean clubs around us. There will be players that Regis and Sunderland have purchased which we have overlooked and moved on. This guy Regis seems to know how to identify talent that can come into Sunderland and make them tick, that is a rare talent and i think if Sunderland not only survive in their first season and go on to finish higher up and maybe above Newcastle? Regis will be gold nugget dust and top clubs will be after him. I don't know his buy-out fee, and if he is the real deal we will not get him. I am careful to say all this if Marco Silva is toast. For the record i think Marco and Fulham will turn it around for the better. Our close game and form and loss to Chelsea shows me that. Lastly, something in the back of my mind tells me that there is more to come from the likes of Smith Rowe and our your star Josh King who runs about and he is a tryer. Could someone like Regis get more out of these young stars? I am tempting fate and the wrath of die hard Fulham faithfuls now so i bid you farewell...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 26th October 2025, 5:06 PM

Some strange results lately and we can also raise an eyebrow to Chelsea's loss to Sunderland. Are we beating ourselves up too much, time will soon tell us.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 26th October 2025, 12:19 AM So refreshing how all the teams are so unpredictable,a very long way to go the long throw and keepers being restricted to 8 seconds to get rid of the ball as well as VAR have almost transformed the game. The standard of the premier league is head and shoulders above any other league so to keep up with other teams is getting harder every season. I wouldn’t panic yet nobody wants 4 losses on the bounce but I’m confident we will climb the table.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 12:13 PM

Like Bassey but cause you can blame him lads worked there sock of to errors. One person who will be blaming him is Bassey will have nightmares tonight
posted by DMK (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 7:59 PM Wonder what response would be if Diop would have made same mistakes. Bassey wasn’t good today, perhaps Coenga should have kept his place following last eeeks display. It was a good display, but basic errors cost us
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 8:14 PM Whatever happened to our possession football? Normally, we hog the ball but today our first instinct was to kick out into danger areas and straight back to Newcastle players without thinking. Sometimes it happens to the best and Chelsea against us were brilliant yet not so good against Sunderland. I am still confident that we can play better than todays level and we will pick up points sooner than later. My only worry now is for Marco to rally our boys together and instil some confidence to our boys who look tentative sometimes.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 25th October 2025, 8:22 PM Diop was right up behind the German and hussled him but sadly sometimes Diop and distribution out is not brilliant and that's what you get with Diop.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 25th October 2025, 8:26 PM I didn't go to the game, so I can only rely on the highlights on MOTD, or our official website, and once again it seemed that we did play pretty well again, with the exception of Bassey, who had a poor game, and possibly cost us at least a point, which is a shame. Hopefully we will get back on track against Wycombe in midweek, and then follow up wins against Wolves, Everton, and Sunderland.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 10:48 PM Bassey makes too many mistakes and should be dropped Cuenca must be given a chance
posted by Fulham Supporter (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 11:23 PM I think Bassey was not fully fit as he normally has a lot of pace but he seemed very slow. Marco is very short of fit players and took a risk that did not pay off. We are loosing games narrowly I believe we will soon start winning narrowly when our best players return.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 26th October 2025, 6:30 AM I agree and have some sympathy about Bassey not being fully fit and also Tete isn't quite up to speed and we saw that in the first five minutes after he was booked. Bad call again from Marco and i am not Castange's biggest fan but maybe he should have played first half and maybe up to 68 minutes?
posted by OWEN - Sunday 26th October 2025, 11:28 AM Could it also be the players have worked out how Marco get the players to perform at a level above want you might expect and do not want to play that game anymore. This is how managers go from good to bad when the players do not trust them anymore.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 26th October 2025, 3:39 PM

For goodness sake everyone, stop panicking, it's so very early in the season, and we have had a hard run of games, with Bournemouth and Newcastle away, and mixed in with Arsenal at home. Any other club of our standing, with our injuries, and bad decisions, would have the same results. Calm down, we have a bunch of winnable games coming up, and then our smiles will be back on our faces.
posted by Alan B (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 5:33 PM We’ve not been beaten badly by anyone, and yes some hard games, and poor officials v Chelsea and Villa , but good sides go down need our luck to change or confidence will drain
posted by DMK (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 8:05 PM Just beaten, that’s all that counts. Margins are academic at this stage of the season.
posted by Realistic (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 10:16 AM

Well there is a few surprises in our starting X1 today, with Lukic back, and ESR, given a starting spot, but no Harry Wilson at all. Tete back is a bonus, but still no sign of Jedi. If we manage a goal, let alone a point, it will almost be a miracle COYW.
posted by AC (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 1:25 PM Marco and his super subs will strike in the 90th minute. Assuming they’ve come on by then.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 1:37 PM Wilson is injured.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 2:49 PM The pessimists win. Very predictable, two stupid mistakes by Bassey aided by Leno for the second. Very predictable. Wolves is a must win or we are on that slippery slope out of the division. That will please the Khans.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 4:26 PM

Oh no we are not.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 12:40 PM Jim, we have only played 8 matches, under more bad luck that is usual, so how can you possibly say that. If this was May, then you might have a good point, but it is far too early, for any club to forecast who will be in a relegation fight. West Ham and Wolves, look in early trouble, but they could both go on good runs, and climb up the table.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 1:17 PM I hope we hit form soon as there are 10 games in November and December. Include January for a total of 15. That’s 45 points up for grabs. On current form that’d be 15 points. That would leave a further 15 games in which we’d have to pick up another 17 points to survive another season. Can we do it?
posted by Gloom and Doom (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 1:34 PM another loss. Not good
posted by Jim (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 7:49 PM We are in a relegation battle because for the second year we didn’t buy a striker and to add to that we sold Stansfield. We are a lightweight team who need luck to score. Khan will regret the new stand in the championship. Need goal scorer and central midfielder.
posted by Sheen Boy (Guest) - Sunday 26th October 2025, 9:15 AM

If I see him I’ll take the knee.
posted by PCRowley. (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 12:07 PM Probably directing families to their seats today. Mind how you go.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 12:08 PM More likely to be in the West End, looking for shops where he can steal a Canada Goose coat and rob a few mobile phones from passers-by...before committing worse crimes as he knows it's game over.
posted by Bill the Bull (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 1:50 PM Wearing a grey suit and carrying a bag.
posted by Latest sighting (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 3:35 PM They should issue striped jumpers and a hat when they let them go , I have dibs on the new Christmas book, Where’s Kebatu? I’ve just tried that new beer that’s made with real frogs. You can really taste the hops.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 4:13 PM I am sure i saw a group of men all fitting his description, vaping and loitering outside of a co-op supermarket in Chiswick.
posted by Donny (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 4:19 PM

Him and Andrew will be celebrating at Windsor lodge tonight. Gary Glitter doing the cabaret. Although digital ID would have stopped this hehehehe.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 24th October 2025, 9:15 PM And unbelievablely, I have heard that not only was he given a release ticket by mistake, he was also given £76 to spend as well. No wonder he could do some shopping, and then buy a rail ticket to London. He will probably be given a seat at CC next weekend.
posted by AC (Guest) - Friday 24th October 2025, 10:11 PM The only way to stop this nonsense is to get the old Rwanda scheme back up and running again and get rid of those nonsense woke judges and it will work this time around. Bring back the real brains that has won more elections and run this country better than any other party for well over 100 years. BRING BACK BORIS!!!
posted by OWEN - Friday 24th October 2025, 11:08 PM Jeff'll fix it.
posted by Andrew (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 5:13 AM No , send the liar that is Bodger to Rwanda !
posted by Jim (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 7:10 AM This is done about 25 times a year by overworked prison staff.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 25th October 2025, 7:51 AM They’re like nurses, never see a thin one.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 12:07 PM

Seven goal thriller Fulham to shade it.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 24th October 2025, 9:35 PM Lol' Paddy', you sound very positive and optimistic which is rare as rocking horse poo. I won't mention 'Billy Bunter', keep it up son, diamond geezer!!!!!!
posted by OWEN - Friday 24th October 2025, 11:01 PM Sess wasn't at his best today and very wasteful and his final ball was not up to his usual standard. A bad day at the office all round.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 25th October 2025, 8:10 PM

Getting his excuses in ready for the expected. Roy Hodgson did the ame thing, bigging up the opposition. That really installs faith and confidence in your team.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Friday 24th October 2025, 5:38 PM He always bangs on about the opposition as it motives the players and is a valid excuse if we loose.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 24th October 2025, 6:01 PM It's still a mystery why Marco is bigging up a Newcastle that has won a game against Benfica in Europe yet lost to Brighton who we beat most times. Our narrow defeat to Arsenal isn't bad form, we still are decent even with so many injuries. We are going up there with more than a good chance.
posted by OWEN - Friday 24th October 2025, 11:21 PM lose today and we are in du du land, is the big boy playing ?, expect not will be on tea duty.
posted by pointless (Guest) - Saturday 25th October 2025, 11:20 AM

Villa , Palace ?
posted by Jim (Guest) - Friday 24th October 2025, 12:02 PM

BBC plies coppers with drinks then records them and gets them the sack. Not what I pay the licence fee for(if I did).
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 23rd October 2025, 7:51 PM More non Fulham from Pad...
posted by Derry (London) Man (Guest) - Friday 24th October 2025, 9:44 AM Police who fall for obvious ploys should be sacked anyway. TV detectives are always intelligent ordinary police usually aren't, this seems to reflect reality and should be dealt with, perhaps with a relevant intelligence entry test for anyone who want to join the police.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 24th October 2025, 10:20 AM I’ve got the popcorn in for when bbc do their mosque expose. However, not holding my breath.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 24th October 2025, 10:29 AM The BBC try to be neutral that means not reflecting the views of the mad far left and mad far right.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 24th October 2025, 10:32 AM TTIN the hypocrite at it again. Thought you wrote only football posts on this site. Practice what you preach sir/madam.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 24th October 2025, 11:27 AM More imposters on this site
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Friday 24th October 2025, 2:24 PM Do as I say not as I do.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 24th October 2025, 6:03 PM Calm down children.
posted by Mr Teach (Guest) - Friday 24th October 2025, 8:22 PM

He’s obviously not short of money to buy another boat crossing ticket. How does he get access to the money, even if he has it. But that’s shocking given we only returned a handful of people back under the new scheme.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd October 2025, 4:48 PM As much chance of getting these people out as getting Prince Andrew out of the Royal Lodge.
posted by Don Small (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd October 2025, 4:54 PM You wait until Nigel gets into No 10, and there won't be a migrant left in this country, and look at the billions we will save. Come on REFORM, let's get this bunch of idiots out.
posted by AC (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd October 2025, 10:28 PM To be fair to him, France is an absolute f@cking sh/thole, it’s like the UK with garlic.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd October 2025, 11:45 PM If Reform get in the nhs will definable collapse with loads of our doctors etc leaving.
posted by Jim (Guest) - Thursday 23rd October 2025, 6:37 AM I think it is very biased (even racist) and one sided to for newspapers to report that X amount of benefits go to people not born in the UK. What about the Y amount of tax that people contribute who are not born in the UK. Why not share the two numbers so we can objectively assess if non-Uk born citizens contribute to the country or not. Does it matter anyway?! That's the problem with newspaper and parties like REFORM jumps on it. Without immigrants, this country would not survive the post 2nd word war, nor would have any growth in the last 50 years.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Thursday 23rd October 2025, 9:22 AM It’s very simple, if you are taking more out of the state than you put in, go home. If you are a criminal or sexual pervert, go home. We have enough of the feckless and deviant among the native population. As for the NHS, the BMA artificially reduce the number of home grown doctors by putting limits on the amount of doctors that can be trained in a year. We should have universities filled with medical students instead of media studies or flower arranging. Let the foreign doctors and anyone else go home if they don’t like the UK.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 23rd October 2025, 11:02 AM Paddy, you can be an irritant, very akin to sleeping under a mosquito net in the tropics with a couple of the blighters trapped inside. However, I agree 100% with your latest post which is excellent.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Thursday 23rd October 2025, 11:42 AM Unfortunately, our politicians do think or understand what the “ordinary man in the street” thinks and once elected are interested in lining their own pockets and wasting tax payers money on stupid projects such as Miliband’s pet net zero project by 2030. In addition, overall taxation is at its highest post war level which demonstrates politicians fail to understand that the higher the taxation generally leads to decreasing receipts as witnessed by the “black economy” which, though unknown, is at least 10% of GDP or in the region of £200 billion per annum. In addition, the flight of entrepreneurs and a considerable number of the highest tax payers reflects the stupidity of successive governments. Until taxation is slashed together with the scrapping of paying illegal immigrants to come to the UK our country will continue to decline. We are known as a soft touch throughout the world and it is ludicrous to provide free legal aid for illegals to contest deportation on some obscured human rights issue.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Thursday 23rd October 2025, 12:15 PM Not one statesman running any european country. Long gone the days of a leader with principles and decision making. Miss you Maggie. This is absolute self destruction. Political correctness continuously stops vital decisions being taken. Before Brexit ,Uk had thousands of European youngsters working and studying . Most of these loved the country and had to work to maintain themselves. They have now been replaced by races who not only have no affinity, but who within themselves openly admit the goal to come to the UK ( or to France, Spain for that matter) is to live off the system without putting anything back. Destruction, violence, theft ,etc is part of their culture and everyday life.
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Thursday 23rd October 2025, 1:02 PM For me it's simple; asylum must be claimed in the first "safe" country in which the migrant arrives. Unless they got here direct from their home country by plane, they have travelled through several "safe" countries so return them to the first safe country in which they arrived. If someone from (for example) Turkey or Greece illegally entered the UK, then we would send them back on the next plane. so do the same for illegal migrants.....simples!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 23rd October 2025, 1:04 PM Agree MST. Unfortunately we only get the news that big brother wants us to get. How have the thousands lined up in northern France got there ?.A high percentage of north and central africans boat into the Canary Islands from which "All" are given asylem for humanitarian reasons and are flown into mainland Spain or simply crash jump over the spanish southern borders. No big issue and welcome to Europe boys. i deliberate say boys because most leave the girls behind. From there onwards they can get to France. As UK is much more generous in respect of free housing, a lot decide to relibe 1866 and take the hasting route. God help us all.
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Thursday 23rd October 2025, 1:22 PM I find it amazing that the majority of posters like MST, TTIN, Paddy, JohnC and many others all post sensible posts on this subject. The principal points on this subject I believe are enshrined in EU law that asylum seekers have to be given sanctuary in the first country they step foot in. The people on this board are probably a good cross section of the community and all are in favour of rules regarding immigration should be adhered to by all EU countries. Why are we wasting billions of tax payers money on supporting up to 1,000 illegal immigrants a week, during good weather, and stupidly paying France approximately £467 mln for a three year period for them to assist in preventing crossings from the French coast. Not much evidence of successful prevention to date.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Thursday 23rd October 2025, 2:19 PM Could we not move the chavs who love air-gunning swans on ornamental lakes and rivers and place them at strategic points along the south coast, and have them usefully employed to aim at and puncture the approaching dinghies instead ?
posted by Johnny Morris (Guest) - Thursday 23rd October 2025, 4:54 PM

What makes you think we do not have that structure in place or a modern equivalent to it. The game has radically changed since we were young, for example every player at a professional club from about age 10 is on a very detailed analysis of their ability and performance. You do not have to have many scouts going to hundreds of games to look at thousands of players. An analyst will select a number of player on the list who look as possibles for Fulham. Of course all other teams around the world be doing the same thing. Once the list of potential players has been devised then a scout may go out to see if reality supports the written evidence. We find a player who looks good we then make a bid and a number of other clubs do the same. We have a number of advantages, we are in the best League in the World and are in London which is a big attraction for many players. It is not a simple process but it is efficient as compared to the past as we do not get many abject failures in our signings.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 22nd October 2025, 12:43 PM Trouble is how many players want to come to us in london or not,? even smith rowe did not fancy the move a few miles across london, who else ? the few we got needed there arms twisted,we dont pay to much dosh , so assume not to attractive.Not quite sure how brighton palace and bournmouth seem so much more attractive.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd October 2025, 1:39 PM He did not fancy moving from a team who regularly win things to one who has never won anything.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 24th October 2025, 10:23 AM

Probably had other business. Wonder why he needs such a big boat? I’m sure there’s a good reason.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 21st October 2025, 4:30 PM

Not me, I’ve a bad back and constipation.
posted by Keith Benefits (Guest) - Tuesday 21st October 2025, 1:00 PM For constipation take a handful of peanuts, some chocolate, and it will come out a treet!
posted by Reg (Guest) - Tuesday 21st October 2025, 1:16 PM Hospital pass! But Dyche doesn't care. By January he could be sacked - 2 years pay for 3 months work. a nice little earner.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Tuesday 21st October 2025, 1:28 PM

Their keeper looked good. Maybe we should make a bid.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 11:38 PM Their keeper looks more like a film star, than a goalkeeper, and he wouldn't be much good at either ! !
posted by AC (Guest) - Tuesday 21st October 2025, 7:35 AM The West Ham team played so deep the Forest players could ,just run forward at any time without being pressured in anyway, 20 shots, 7 on target, West Ham only had one shot.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 21st October 2025, 2:48 PM I meant Brentford, I forgot they were winning.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 21st October 2025, 2:49 PM

To be honest Gaz' Arsenal catch out the best whipping in those free-kicks and corners especially down the Saka side and they are excellent at doing it. We switched off at the far post and it only takes seconds. We did well to shut them out for most of the game. Leno played a blinder but i am more concerned with players having loads of game-time rather than Smith Rowe who doesn't get enough. We had 9 guilded chances by the way between Wilson Jimenez Cairney and Josh King. Muniz missing some of those chances would have been slated right left and centre.
posted by OWEN - Monday 20th October 2025, 6:01 PM I thought this was a thread about them not using chocolate in Penguins or Club biscuits anymore. Something I could get behind.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 6:15 PM Muniz is a strong lad and can irritate defenders. He does do some silly things but I think he can come good when he is fit. Would it be worth if smith Rowe was picked to start, at least he could pass balls to non-tired colleagues?
posted by Gaz - Monday 20th October 2025, 7:10 PM Needs to learn how to pass a buffet first.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 7:44 PM Just looked at the league table, and we are far too near the bottom for my liking. Thank goodness, even if we lose on Saturday, we still won't be in the bottom three. We have been there once this season, and we don't want to drop into those spots ever again.
posted by Alan B (Guest) - Tuesday 21st October 2025, 7:46 AM For crying out loud, there are 30 THIRTY games left STOP PANICKING!!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Tuesday 21st October 2025, 8:38 AM Bit like you Paddy... been on the black pudding.
posted by Walkinstown O'Toole. (Guest) - Tuesday 21st October 2025, 11:43 AM Soda bread, potato bread, bacon and Red Heart Guinness. The food that held the line at Waterloo and slew the savage at Rorke’s Drift.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 21st October 2025, 12:58 PM MST, is quite right, the season has hardly started, and Alan B, is worried about league positions, which is complete nonsense. Tables don't really take shape until Christmas, or a bit after. I'm not in the "we are too good to go down" syndrome, but quite honestly, even without our major injuries, but even as it is now, on our day we can beat anyone. What we do need is a bit more good fortune with some of the decisions from VAR, and referees, which certainly haven't gone our way so far this season.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Tuesday 21st October 2025, 4:30 PM Gaz, ESR gets more time than he deserves already. Complete waste of 35m. All managers make the odd mistake in signings, ESR is Marco's.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Tuesday 21st October 2025, 9:39 PM

We played very well with a team that had some "second string player" in it. Marco has managed to get a squad that has two good players in each position. Wilson had three good chance but missed them all. Wilson should play on the wing where his speed would be valuable If we had been three up at halftime we may have won the game. We are a good team but we our midfielders need to score more goals and we need a bit of luck. Marco is complaining about the injuries because he is not used to it other than a few odd one.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 20th October 2025, 12:51 PM Keep making same statements on a day to day basis nothing changing we are in a relegation fight or approaching one.B ut keep being told just you wait till we are all fit,???? do some ever look fit mr smith rowe step foreward.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 1:15 PM Also ttin, if we had scored six we would have walked it but we dont look like we have any idea how to score.and it dont help putting a 6/5 striker on the bench picking his nose
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 1:19 PM We had enough very good chances to win the match but we missed them all so lost. We only needed to score from two of them to win. We had also defended the corners and free kicks very well then from one corner we left a Arsenal player unmarked. Those are things that decide a match.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 22nd October 2025, 9:10 AM

We lost. so not sure the meaning of having a MOTM award anyway. They are not little kids collecting stars.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 10:05 AM A lot of Leno’s quick distribution went awry.
posted by peterjeremy - Monday 20th October 2025, 10:11 AM

More Gettysburg...
posted by HBD. (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 5:52 PM This article is a post from 'THE i PAPER...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 19th October 2025, 6:45 PM More Cut & Paste...
posted by Old Bishop's Park (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 9:32 AM Cut & Paste...
posted by Bishop Park. (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 9:44 AM It has been noted...
posted by Plagiarism Checker. (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 10:06 AM Marco to Notts Forest? You need really to be already out of work to consider that club, with the Chairman with the itchy trigger finger. Who can be surprised that Sean Dyche is the favourite for the position right now?
posted by peterjeremy - Monday 20th October 2025, 10:16 AM Owen keeping marco happy seems to be on the back burner, the scouting system is useless, no one listens to him on the board , and as i said panic buys that dont seem to work.The Khans are to me the best thing thats happened to ffc in all my years except backing it up seson upon season , thats how we should be working ,so much expected after last season .
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 11:09 AM As long as Owen notified the publications he was going use their intellectual property and got their permission to reprint there’s no problem. You did didn’t you, Owen?
posted by Copyright Checker (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 12:00 PM Why would Marco go to a Club where the owner shouts at the Manager in public and sacks the him if he loses a few games. A useless manager who has been out of work for ages is the type they will get.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 20th October 2025, 12:29 PM Copyright Checker' i have never looked into the legal requirements for a copy and paste, maybe i should? I don't think they would mind any of this broadcasting to Fulham fans. I find it a very interesting article and i didn't know that we were under a transfer spending embargo going into 2026-2027. Apparently the Khans are not interested enough in Fulham and they are spending much less but now we know this isn't entirely true. Paddy told me a whole load of codswallop.
posted by OWEN - Wednesday 22nd October 2025, 6:26 PM

Cobblers Archie, we haven't even played 10 games yet, and despite our lack of goals at the moment,once we have a fully fit squad, we will be flying away up the table. What amazes me though, the relegation favourites like Sunderland and Burnley, still seem able to score good goals. I would rather have a bad run at the beginning of the season than at the end, when we should be on course for a European spot.
posted by AC (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 2:06 PM No need to panic just yet,we’ve had a very average start but would be surprised if we end up in a relegation battle,facts are lots of clubs gonna lose players to tournament in January. Yesterday’s performance was quite encouraging against a very well organised team who have only conceded 3 goals and will almost certainly finish in the top 2. Need a couple of wins to put us back on track.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 2:32 PM Probably the best thing that could happen, Shahid Pugwash can sail off on the Black Pig taking his retarded offspring cabin boy then hopefully get some owners that appreciate the game and the club. Cash taken at games, decent service and fewer tourists.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 3:09 PM Paddy! Khan Snr needs he's NFL fix...
posted by Owenski. (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 5:46 PM Paddy i know you don't read long post so i will tell you here. The owners the Khans cannot spend big in the 2026-2027 seasons because of the premier leagues spending rules. My post taken from THE i PAPER above explains this in a log winded way...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 19th October 2025, 6:51 PM Not interested in them spending. They don’t have the clubs best interest s in mind. They should go.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 6:58 PM Archbishop, you are one miserable person so I suggest you post elsewhere. I for one object to the use of blasphemous words or phrases so stop using them as they offend people.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 7:50 AM All fit your right we could fly up table, wouldn’t be to bad now if officials had not made bad mistakes v Man U, Chelsea, and Villa, with not been that bad this season the only teams to bit us fairly this season are Arsenal and Bournemouth and we had lots of injuries. The problem is it gets tough if you get in relegation battle, and a lot comes down to luck and officials errors or bias to bigger clubs, because most sides have good players in premiership. So get behind your side COYW
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 9:44 AM Paddy I have been going to Fulham since 1960 when I was eight we’ve never had better owners, The Muddymen with Jimmy Hill saved the club but didn’t have enough money to keep club a float. MAF spent lots on players which he couldn’t do today khan’s spent loads on stadium which covers our future. Tommy Trinder sold Alan Mullery to Spurs Managread it in paper, also sacked Bobby Robson which was in paper before Robson knew . Clay sold club to builders
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 10:01 AM Big boy, i am the voice of reason blasphemous, assume thats banter on your part.Cant keep saying when the players are back , and owen my son !!!!! other teams find and buy starlets who seem to do the job ,why are we different?.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 11:02 AM Arch bishop, no not banter and I have spoken to you before on your comments. Any religious comments can offend people and I personally take offence. May I remind you of the First Commandment.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 5:15 PM You tell him brother. Blasphemy will not be tolerated in our diverse Britain.
posted by Ali Bongo (Guest) - Monday 20th October 2025, 6:00 PM

You watch the incident, King looked up and put the ball where it went, it was a shot not a cross.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 19th October 2025, 11:51 AM It was a misdirected cross
posted by elephant man (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 7:31 PM

I think Chuckuewe looks the business and has adapted pretty well. Kevin whilst not adapting as quickly is an excellent prospect too. Yesterday he showed flashy of class and his tackling and commitment were excellent. As for ESR I’m not sure too many would agree with you , I would also point out he wasn’t a signing this summer and surely has been with us long enough to now be making a bigger contribution. So in short this summer’s signings, albeit too few, will I think prove to be very sound. Haven’t seen Kusi-Asori so can’t comment although I hear he is very good. Yesterday’s performance was very good, particularly with the forced changes, and a fully fit squad will do okay. That said other teams improve too.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 11:37 AM

Bring back sticks! (John Lacey)...
posted by bigboy4653. (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 10:05 AM Are you related to 4650?
posted by Desperate O'Des. (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 10:08 AM Are you related to 4650?
posted by Desperate O'Des. (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 10:08 AM Should have kept Dan Burn 6'7". Those extra 2 inches mean a lot.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 10:43 AM 2 inches extra means a lot...
posted by HBD. (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 10:57 AM We are talking about Arsenal who are renowned for their proficiency at set pieces. Anyway the problem was surely covering the back post. No shame in any of this, goals get scored.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 11:40 AM Mortlake ...yes you are correct back post should always be covered but Malgalhaes won the flick on header in the middle of the box which enabled Trossard to score we should be winning those headers but of course it was superb delivery from Saka !
posted by FULHAM SUPPORTER (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 12:50 PM Yes admittedly, it was a superb delivery and they do it to better teams than us. The only answer is to cut out or stop conceding so many corners and free-kicks, which is a difficult thing to do against a top team like theirs this season. Maybe it's their season for the title since the Wenger days. Liverpool and City don't look bulletproof this time around...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 19th October 2025, 7:32 PM

It was refreshing to see that Kevin's tackle on Saka was not given as a penalty. Previously against teams like Arsenal ,Liverpool etc that would have been given . Non biased refereeing for a change.
posted by Tonyjohn (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 10:47 PM We played well enough and would have won if we had taken some of the chances they kept giving us in the first. The top teams take their chances, we miss them. If we could learn to finish well we could become a top team. We defended very well except for one corner where the defence was in the wrong place. Their defence did not make any mistaken it was their midfield who kept giving the ball away in dangerous areas of the pitch.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 19th October 2025, 6:51 AM I'm playing all the *right* notes. But not *necessarily* in the right order. Where have we heard that before? You can't have it both ways TTIN, i agree we played well and again we should take our chances in top games like this. Smith Rowe has not reached beyond the ordinary level yet? He is one of the few who has registered goals. Wilson along with Josh King had the best in chances out there. They are ahead of Smith Rowe in levels? It was a better tactical effort from Marco and i give him that and we should have defended better for their goal but i also think that we held back millions worth of talent on a Fulham bench that is looking embarrassing. You expect Smith Rowe to score from where he was playing? Marco Silva might be a fit for Forest if he could get on with the Chairman but not bigger teams such as Man Utd or Chelsea just yet and he still has a few things to learn about management. Patience is a virtue and i think Marco needs to learn it. Panic station kicks in when we are a goal down.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 19th October 2025, 8:26 AM Diop 6'4" Cuenca 6'4" Berge 6'5 " and we still can't win a ball in either box at set pieces .
posted by FULHAM SUPPORTER (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 9:13 AM

Agree. But why cant we play like this against the ordinary teams.
posted by T.N0 (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 7:45 PM Agree MOTM is Leno.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 18th October 2025, 7:59 PM I can't honestly say, that it was a very frustrating day, and hands up any of our fans who actually thought that we win today, or even draw, but if it wasn't for yet another goal from one of their incredible goal scoring corners, we would have kept a point at home. To my mind this has been a messy season so far, with lady luck deserting us with VAR, and bad decisions against us, and now a run of bad injuries against us as well. We are definitely not yet at the stage of being relegation candidates, as our home record will see us through. Listening to Radion 5 live sports tonight, Forest supporters are almost wishing that Marco could be their new manager. I'm not surprised, as he is top class, and I have more chance of winning the lottery, than Marco taking that job. I'm under the impression, right or wrong, that Marco is here for the duration, or until we actually win something.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 8:41 PM Left thinking there could and should have been something in it for us with those wasted chances from Wilson. Saka MOTM and admitting that his crosses were woeful. Yes i didn't expect to win but there was still something in it for us with only 1-0 down. Why do i leave thinking that millions of pound worth of subs wasted chasing the game? Good effort like you say and definitely not relegation candidates.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 18th October 2025, 9:04 PM Agree LTS a very creditable performance. Injured players returning will hopefully see our fortunes improve.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 11:43 AM Marco top class , getting very iffy that comment, doing what ?, he has very little to work with ,big struggle coming up .
posted by pointless (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 12:28 PM

Are we ever going to use our best players on paper??
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 3:59 PM Maybe he’s picking the team by weight, makes sense.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 4:01 PM I get the pun Paddy but sometimes we need a bit more heavy weight up top. Our boy Josh played well again i admit but he is still a little light weight in my opinion and there are more experienced players you could slot into those spaces where goal chances went begging today. I think you know what i mean...
posted by OWEN - Saturday 18th October 2025, 10:09 PM We have a squad of ordinary player who Marco has made play well beyond that level, Smith-Rowe has not reached beyond the ordinary level yet. I am sure the Arsenal fans after seeing him yesterday must have thought what a good decision it was to sell him for a price well beyond his worth.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 19th October 2025, 6:57 AM So that begs the question why do we buy ordinary players for large fees(by our standards) for Silva to develope? Smith Rowe still has not yet come to terms with the fact he's a Fulham player not Arsenal and his heart is still at the Emirates.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Sunday 19th October 2025, 9:02 AM We buy what we can afford that look as if they have potential to improve. Such a policy has failures but in the main works well. At times we overpay sometimes we get a bargain.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 19th October 2025, 12:01 PM

Don't care so long as they keep their grubby mitts off Marco.
posted by Broadsword (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 2:33 PM Agreed.
posted by Aussie Mal (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 5:30 PM Ange gets the push for only winning one game less than marco so far this term
posted by P45 (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 6:10 PM What owner in his right mind, can sack a manager after 5 games. It's completely ridiculous. I watched the Forest game against Chelsea, and Forest missed so many chances to score, so how on earth are those misses down to the manager?
posted by LTS (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 10:15 PM

As avid a Fulham supporter as I am, we are so unlucky to be playing a top form Arsenal team with a very limited strength side, and I'm afraid that we are facing certain defeat today, as would any other team in the Premier League if they were playing them. Hopefully, even with a below par team, we will give them a hard match, and we keep the score within reason. I feel like Soothsayer, but I wouldn't dare forecast a score, but I can forecast the result, which will be a fighting loss.
posted by AC (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 7:48 AM I am confused and amazed at Marco’s team selection together with his use of substitutes in the last ten minutes which often appears an act of desperation. I failed to understand leaving on two record signings bench bound and failing to give them adequate playing time to justify their valuation. Supposedly, Arsenal were very reluctant to part with Smith Rowe as he was highly rated by management with Arteta waxing lyrically about his skills. Based on this, Smith Rowe must have suffered from a lack of confidence from the lack of playing time at Arsenal. Desperate for a regular team place he jumps at the chance to join Fulham and then finds himself in the same position. A wonderful way to rebuild his confidence, I don’t think. He has shown glimpses of his ability and should be selected to start against his old team. In general, our team has failed to live up to our expectations with several of the team lacking the desire to organise themselves when in winning positions. This was particularly noticeable against Bournemouth where, after a shaky ten minutes we suddenly played exceptionally football and took the lead. Then Bournemouth scored a fortunate equaliser and our heads dropped and instinctively we knew that another game would slip from our grasp. Instead of making changes at half time Marco continued with a dejected team against a revitalised home side being roared on by their supporters. Marco appeared transfixed, like a rabbit caught in the headlights of a car, unable to move whilst Bournemouth rampaged score two quick goals to seal the game. Only then did he make the substitutions which was very much akin to bolting the stable door after the horse has bolted. I trust we will see a different line up today and that the players sweat blood and earn their inflated pay packets for a change. Harsh maybe but, in my opinion a true assessment.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 10:43 AM Marco needs to come up with his magic if we have any chance of winning today. Without Lukic, we will be soft in the middle. Without a striker, we won’t have a focal point and like the last two games, it will be difficult to get into Arsenal’s final third and finally, I am a bit concerned Leno, who has single handedly saved us from so many defeats, has lost his form a little bit. So only thing that’s left, and unlikely be any magic from smith rowe - is from Marco coming up with a shape that will surprise Arsenal.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 12:19 PM Seven goal thriller Fulham to shade it.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 12:24 PM We have recently been very competitive at home to Arsenal there defence is probably best in prem at the moment without a recognised striker gonna be big ask even for a draw
posted by Chief (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 2:10 PM

He did get injured came of halve time in that time got two assists. He was doing light work and being assessed Silva was in Visio chatting to him. Not a bad injury, but very doubtful for Arsenal
posted by DMK (Guest) - Friday 17th October 2025, 11:11 AM We have a few wing options. My biggest concern is we still don’t have a striker and is it Marco stubbornness or this 6ft 5 loan striker from Bayern is a complete waste of space. Surely he has to be given a chance if Raul if not fit. Otherwise, send him back now.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Friday 17th October 2025, 4:25 PM Bigboy' 'Goo is Doo-Doo'! Maybe this is Paddy trying to be 'er' Shakespearean os something?
posted by OWEN - Saturday 18th October 2025, 7:08 AM A tonking on th card once again bad input from the board.Jags at wembley playing rams who are owned by arsn ceo on sunday, a double win or two thrashings ???
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 11:25 AM Archbishop, if you carry on with your miserable tomes you be relegated to Deacon status with your Mitre and Crozier being burnt. ??
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 12:45 PM

Sadly, we may all have to live our lives according to Rachel Reeves soon. Her definition of rich is someone with a house and not dependent on the state.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Friday 17th October 2025, 9:42 AM Not football related TTIN - hypocrite sir.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 17th October 2025, 12:31 PM Not politics which only concerns a few British people who understand it. More people support Fulham that those who really know what they are voting for.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 17th October 2025, 12:47 PM The Fulham owner has been entertaining the London Mayor, who could well be a cousin, at a ‘lavish’ party on his yacht. If it’s good enough for the owner to discuss politics then it’s good enough for us plebs. They seemed to get the planning permission for the concerts through pretty quick so it’s good to talk. That’s how we do things in our diverse world.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 17th October 2025, 3:35 PM Who died and made you king/queen TTIN?
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 17th October 2025, 3:49 PM Well I hope on that note you have all joined the petition against digital I D
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Friday 17th October 2025, 7:19 PM This is a football forum no non football stuff should be tolerated. When Nana O’Doors was 100, she got a birthday card from the King. When my niece turned 16, she got a text from Prince Andrew. Totally the fault of Brexit.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 12:41 PM Stop rambling O'Doors!
posted by P. O'Drawers. (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 1:23 PM Stop it O’Doors, leave the rambling to the professional cordwanglers.
posted by Rambling Sid Rumpo (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 4:03 PM I thought Paddy was being very funny, cant you take a joke>
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 19th October 2025, 12:03 PM

Legs in it yet. After Christmas there’ll be a drop. Even so there’ll be money to be made in investing in mining the stuff. Been a currency for over 10 thousand years, will always rise eventually.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 16th October 2025, 8:06 PM Invest in silver - it’s really hot at present.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 17th October 2025, 12:32 PM Hands off, or I’ll have to use the bus.
posted by Lone Ranger (Guest) - Friday 17th October 2025, 3:25 PM Be afraid..be very very afraid..
posted by Cityman (Guest) - Friday 17th October 2025, 5:07 PM Out of interest has anyone noticed the information the EU is demanding when you holiday tree. More info than would be required for an ID card, which will not require a full set of finger prints. You’re targeting the wrong invasion of your civil liberties.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 10:12 AM Apologies meant to post above in response to Magician.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Saturday 18th October 2025, 10:14 AM

Slightly harsh JohnC in as much England have an unbeaten record, have not conceded a goal and have already qualified for the World Cup.. However, I agree there has been little interest or excitement and having watched all the matches I found it difficult to remain focus for the whole of the games. So far, we have played non-entities and would have beaten teams such as Andorra and Latvia by double figures in our prime years. The worrying thing in the last game against Latvia was the defence which was exposed on a number of occasions by extremely fast breaks which could and should have led to goals. In my opinion Latvia should have scored two or three goals which would have made it interesting. Frankly, the performance against Andorra was pitiful to watch and even the most optimistic fans would have found it difficult to put a positive slant on our victory. It would be interesting for other posters who watched all of the matches for their comments.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Thursday 16th October 2025, 12:15 PM We have played a lot of team below us in the rankings, but as we are rated fourth in the World that is not surprising. As they say you can only beat what is In front of you, but we have dominated the games and have improved each match. It is also not just possession we are creating a lot of chances and scoring a lot of goals. We have also not conceded a goal so all in all it has been and increasingly good England. It will not be easy against against better teams but learning how to attack and defend and to keep on winning give us a big confidence advantage. We must have a very good chance of winning the World Cup.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 16th October 2025, 1:48 PM Internationals I see as a nuisance and only worry about Fulham players coming back injured. It’s a cosmopolitan world now axe them there so boring. And long gone are the days I looked forward to a World Cup
posted by DMK (Guest) - Friday 17th October 2025, 9:27 AM

Isn’t this the payout she campaigned against when she was in opposition? Surely that would be a tad hypocritical.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 1:48 PM I thought £17k was a pretty measly sum, I would have paid loads more to get rid of her. What offers on Two Tier, Reeves, Lammy et al. Don’t think there would be enough readies in the Exchequer.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 4:11 PM I would have paid loads more to see the back of her.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 4:12 PM Good old fashioned socialist principles...
posted by Krebs. (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 6:07 PM Angela has read Tony Blair's book on how to be a good socialist...
posted by Turkey Trots. (Guest) - Thursday 16th October 2025, 11:57 AM It would appear you only complain about threads not adhering to your point of view as you’ve been commenting on another non football thread above. You wouldn’t be a socialist would you?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 16th October 2025, 2:07 PM Are you Being serious Paddy?
posted by Walkinstown Pat. (Guest) - Thursday 16th October 2025, 5:29 PM Think they we’re getting them before football managers MST it was just kept quiet
posted by DMK (Guest) - Friday 17th October 2025, 9:30 AM We no?
posted by He Knows You Know... (Guest) - Friday 17th October 2025, 9:32 AM For once agree with Paddy his not joking
posted by Big red (Guest) - Friday 17th October 2025, 9:44 AM MST, you asked for this when you complied with COVID rules.. big daddy boris. YOU ARE ACCOUNTABLE
posted by John (Guest) - Friday 17th October 2025, 3:58 PM

It’s the two leading party’s fault for being so poor, and crating and luring telling porkies for years
posted by DMK (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 9:06 AM Sorry big fingers
posted by DMK (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 9:08 AM MST, this is one thing that we totally disagree on in politics, along with thousands of others in this collapsing country, is that Nigel Farage, and his business like REFORM party, are our last hope of saving this country, from absolute disaster. However the biggest problem is that we can't shift this bunch of clowns, and it is going to be far too late, when the next election arrives. Somehow we have just got to find a way of getting rid of this appalling government, led by Starmer, the worst PM that this country has ever had in our history.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 10:03 AM Erm , Bodger , Truss , Milk snatcher , far far worse .
posted by Jim (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 10:07 AM Its sad that, if correct, 60-70% think the solution to saving this country is to have a far right government. Do people really think resolving the immigration issue will suddenly magic up an extra 100bn revenue the government that they probably need?? infact, there are many reports that removing all immigration actually have an negative effect on the GDP, especially in the long term. I don't know which report is right or wrong, but immigration IS NOT the reason for the big issues we have in this country. To the point I made in earlier posts, people need to look beyond the surface and the policies. Boris was a 'clown version' of Trump. Farage is a 'fake version' of Trump. We need sensible politics and intelligent people running the country. not the far right!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 11:02 AM John, same reason people voted for Brexit - bigotry!!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 11:35 AM All hail the Messiah. Nigel will save us from the foreign hordes come to pillage our great nation and molest our females(and livestock).
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 1:46 PM WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE! Either that or be royally f***ed by someone.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 3:59 PM I have always voted Conservative, and despite Kemi's bright ideas, as it stands I can't vote for them again, as I haven't the trust that I used to have, and Labour always leave our country destitute, so nobody with any brains would ever vote for them again, in fact Labour are now finished as a party. Therefore, whether we like it or not, Nigel's Reform Party, are the only ones left to vote for, which means we all now know where to put our cross next time, including you as well MST. Bye bye, and good riddance Starmer.
posted by Alan B (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 4:28 PM It just shows that the only issues a majority is interested in is getting back to an all white UK. I am sure this is not a Country I want to live in. We of course left the EU for the same reason.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 4:42 PM If Reform get in the NHS is definitely finished.
posted by Bob (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 4:45 PM I will find your sheep.. no matter what.
posted by Taff (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 4:52 PM NHS is well past it’s sell by date. The BBC is always warning about doctors defecting to Australia, I’d at have a look at their system if it’s so good. Also if the NHS is that brilliant why is there only one? No other countries wanting to spaff squillions on ineptitude? You’ve obviously never been in hospital in Europe or you’d be furious.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 5:05 PM The NHS does a thoroughly excellent job in making sure that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are all at the forefront of its employment policies. What's there not to like?!
posted by Diane (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 7:27 PM Right on sister, bloody sick people getting in the way of our diversity workshops.
posted by Dave Windrush (Guest) - Wednesday 15th October 2025, 7:57 PM Agree with Paddy , I fear the good old NHS is a dead NHS. Just a question now of who’s going to deliver the coup de grace and how they’ll restructure it. Or should I say replace it. It’s not going to be either pleasant nor easy.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Thursday 16th October 2025, 9:48 AM The NHS isn’t dead and no one’s trying to kill it, except the staff working there, that’s despite what the Reform derangement lefties would have you believe. It needs total restructuring. We don’t even have to go far to see it done properly. Netherlands, France, Sweden, Germany, I could go on. Only people who’ve never experienced foreign healthcare love the NHS. Of course you’d have to pay health insurance if you’re working, no different to what happens now only it’s the government taking it off you in tax. Any money you spend on health insurance would go totally on your healthcare. Anyone with low or no income is taken care of by the taxpayer, which is exactly what happens now. To hear the lefties you’d think the whole world was using leeches and Britain was the best. NHS isn’t even in the top 20 in the world. In France you pay 20 quid for a doctors appointment and can claim back about 18 quid from your insurance. Don’t even get me started in the billions spent on negligence cases every year.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 16th October 2025, 11:24 AM You commented on this very thread then complain about why it’s not been deleted. It’s like ordering a curry and complaining about it being spicy.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 16th October 2025, 3:00 PM I voted for Brexit and I'm not a bigot.
posted by Billy Bragg (Guest) - Thursday 16th October 2025, 6:06 PM Not football, we know what should be done with such threads.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 17th October 2025, 6:17 AM

Ray Lewington ?
posted by Jim (Guest) - Tuesday 14th October 2025, 9:33 AM Andy Cole ?
posted by Jim (Guest) - Tuesday 14th October 2025, 9:35 AM Rodney.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 16th October 2025, 11:44 AM WHAT TROTTER ?????
posted by POINTLESS (Guest) - Thursday 16th October 2025, 12:26 PM You plonker!
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 16th October 2025, 1:54 PM