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We have a tough December starting with Arsenal and Liverpool and the only rest-bite is Southampton but then again it isn't a rest-bite because December 22nd is no holiday not just yet and the mince pies will have to wait and trust me, Marco Silva will want a performance and we assume that we will have nil poi against Arsenal and Liverpool so Southampton will have to be the fall guys and that's where my head space thinking is at the moment. Then again why worry youself? We are top 6 and perhaps heading for our best season ever in Fulham's history do we care or even bothered about taking a beating against Arsenal and Liverpool because at the end of the day we will get to our target and smash the record even with losses on our cv to Arsenal and Liverpool, Pheew!!!!! Santa Clause Marco Silva is not and he will want a performance and a possible win against every body in front of us and he would love to better his cv before he departs for pastures new they all do in the end don't they? This is why Marco will have a chat with our Arsenal loanee Reise Nelson about that little bit of a hesitation clear in on goal against Brighton, what was he thinking, shoot first and ask questions later Reise' don't think about it!!! I suspect that Marco will play all four from Arsenal from the get-go and that is a plan from an excellent mind and worthy of an oscar if we beat a Arsenal side that has perfected the art of ticky-tacky football that brings paydirt and success in walking the ball into the net. And by the way don't get me started on them corners which they do to a perfection but hey' we are not too shabby our-selves and we can spoil their Christmas and dreams of prem takeover from Man City, Arteta is so close and so near every season now. Reise Nelson is very quick and slick and he can pull a cracker and keep the prize if he pulls the trigger when opportunity knocks and he will get chances just like our star player Iwobi who we signed. Reise doesn't need that tag or label that Adama Traore carries in every game because it is unfortunate and frustrating when you are quick but have not much end product and what will it do for your career? If Reise Nelson wants a permanent contract with Fulham or any club he must score goals when the opportunity is open to him. Just a thought before the game against Arsenal... What a fantastic season we are having, where will it end?
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Would like to say 'Adama Traore' we love you at Fulham and your contribution and assists are so very crucial and relevant to Fulham and we hope you stay here a long time...
posted by OWEN - Friday 06th December 2024, 11:54 PM
 
Well I was right about the Brighton game! We lifted ourselves when we needed to! I am picking we will do the same against Arsenal and Liverpool. Not putting my house on it though. But we won't die wondering.
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At least last nights question time told me only nigel farage knows what what shouted down because they dont want to hear it but is he so wrong ,?after last night i dont think so ,the rest warble on about the impossible outcomes they are going to present to us and all around roar with laughter what a mess.
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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. If ever the country needed true patriotic fervour it’s now.
posted by Rommy Tobinson (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 5:09 PM
 
 
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Ref continually awarded Brighton with highly dubious decisions and very soft free kicks in the first half which gave them a big advantage. Oddly he improved significantly in the second period and we were subsequently able to outplay Brighton in the second half. Great performance from a depleted squad and great to see Josh come on and hold his own. Sorry to see Neilson go off, he was outstanding but did have a great chance to score however froze after beating 3 defenders with just the keeper to beat
 
 
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Friday 06th December 2024, 8:37 AM



 
That’s it…SR has peaked, he now looks lazy, sluggish and not very effective. You now see why Arteta was happy for him to leave.
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Personally think the two Arsenal boys are a luxury at the moment dont think neilson was up to it tonight second half subs changed the game know he’s not in our good books at the moment but Perrera picked us up a bit as did traore for me he must start
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 11:23 AM
 
 
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We had player missing a day less to prepare were under pressure and know help from fans I'm 72 and in Johnny Haynes stand and shouting on my own
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They seemed quite noisy when we scored I thought, or did I miss hear?
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 06th December 2024, 7:31 AM
 
Hammyend was very noisy !
posted by Bob (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 7:41 AM
 
Two days less to prepare. Brighton played Friday ;0)
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 06th December 2024, 10:20 AM
 
was using me clappers at me nan's.
posted by paul (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 11:56 AM
 
Noisey only when scored and Pereiracame on Silva noticed was not happy
posted by Dmk (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 1:01 PM
 
Silva agrees with me was not happy
posted by DMk (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 1:03 PM
 
Noisy all game !
posted by Bob (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 3:56 PM
 
I noticed but I did not care!!
posted by Ipotombi (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 4:22 PM
 
Age related hearing problems? Just joking I wasn’t there but some seemed to pickup the hurrah.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 5:43 PM
 
 
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What a player he is and i think 11 goals now and counting. If our strikers don't buck their ideas up Iwobi will be our top goal-scorer and well deserved from a player who plays with a smile and clearly enjoys his football. Muniz i know he didn't score and it is difficult for all strikers but he put himself about and played a part in the own goal. If you don't score, you put make yourself a nuisance and that is part and parcel of a striker's game, his time will come! We got to give Pereira some love in this circle and Marco rightly dropped him and he made a dent and made his mark in a game against a very good Brighton team who gave us some problems for different stages of the game but we defended well without Tete and Andersen to come back. We are top 6 and heading for dizzy heights and who knows where it will end. COME ON FULHAM!!!!!!!!!
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I did not notice Pereira. I will watch the game on TV today and see what you spotted him doing. We scored from a dangerous corner but I assume it was not Pereira as his corners are not dangerous and we don't score from them.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 06th December 2024, 7:23 AM
 
Think ffc scored from a corner tonight !!!! ( sort of )
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 11:25 AM
 
Did Pereira get on. I hadn’t noticed.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 5:44 PM
 
You’re surely not being serious Owen. Pereira played in his usual, now you see me now you don’t manner. His corner was slightly more penetrative than usual, but only good fortune and Matt O’Reilly backside made it effective. Other than that his contribution was a big fat zero.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 5:53 PM
 
I was being slightly sarcastic about Pereira's contribution but then again we should give him some love don't you think? His contribution was minimal but nevertheless, an assist which led to a goal. It's a start guy's and this is what we want from him isn't it? We have hard games coming up and we just need every assist and every little detail that will go in our favour,everything counts!
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From a personal point a view I like the look of the team selection which I believe Marco has decided we must improve our scoring rate. The return of Muniz may be the key to unlocking Brighton’s defence as he has the strength and the ability to take advantage of crosses into the box. Wilson, at last, has been given a start which should provided skill and finishing power to the line up. I am optimistic we can defeat Brighton provided we believe in our ability which at times is lacking. Marco must convince the team the are excellent and can beat anyone if they c invert the chances created instead of doing something stupid when they have golden opportunities. Don’t let me down, be proud and show the fans you are the real deal.
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3-1 made my day,well done lads
posted by bobby (Guest) - Thursday 05th December 2024, 9:30 PM
 
Iwobi as an 8 is miles better than Pereira and finally got a chance to prove it. Even losing Nelson to a hamstring, it’s so much better to play with Wilson and Adama on the wings and leave Iwobi in CM. He and Berge did well as a pair.
posted by Drago (Guest) - Thursday 05th December 2024, 9:39 PM
 
Were luck to get anything out of that one
posted by Steve (Guest) - Thursday 05th December 2024, 9:43 PM
 
Iwobi likely top scorer and one of Marco's top signings. Great team performance against a very good Brighton but tactically we are very good too. Marco Silva is proving a master tactician and we are a very well drilled slick team. No Andersen or Tete who was excellent against Spurs. How far can we go without a top striker and not many goals? I think Smith Rowe can do more and he must find ways of getting more involved in games, not enough from him but no doubt he will improve for games...
posted by OWEN - Thursday 05th December 2024, 10:03 PM
 
Thoroughly deserved Stew !
posted by Mal (Guest) - Thursday 05th December 2024, 10:21 PM
 
I am bemused by tonights game as Brighton looked a class act and dominated for long periods of the game with their crisp passing and harassing Fulham’s defence. Yet for all their pressure Brighton found themselves a goal down after just 4 minutes following a defensive mistake with Iwobi skilfully collecting the ball and calmly into the goal with the keeper stranded. Brighton struck a wonderful goal ten minutes into the second half which gave rise for concern. Suddenly, Fulham sprang to life and started to apply pressure. Following two substitutions, Pereira struck an excellent shot into the box which struck the back of our former outstanding Academy starlet, Matt O’Riley to restore our lead. Then Iwobi, our outstanding player, received an excellent ball from Robinson and appeared to glide pass four Brighton defenders and crashed the ball into the corner of the net. It was technically a wonderful crafted goal and brilliant close control when being surrounded by defenders. Three points plus three goals so I should not complain although I am sure the Brighton supporters will be wondering how it all happened. Perhaps I should not criticise but once again our passing leaves a lot to be desired. Perhaps I am nit picking but we must learn to retain possession by passing to our own players. We are good but must be consistent and start on the front foot and not let the opposition dictate especially when we are the home team.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Thursday 05th December 2024, 10:24 PM
 
The trouble with Adama is he does not understand the meaning of the word defend.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 06th December 2024, 7:27 AM
 
The thing that impressed me most is once they scored their equaliser we were inspired to win the game and played a very good team off the pitch. It take very good strenght and mentality to react that way and can only have been inspired by Marco's way of managing. After our fluke first goal it looked as if we were going overrun but we defended brillently and turned it around in the second half and had Brighton on thr run. A very special performance.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 06th December 2024, 7:40 AM
 
You have to take that with adama. His other skills out weigh that. Iwobi has his moments too
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 11:28 AM
 
The game has changed you cannot have defensive passenger as everyone in a team these days attacks and defends. In a game he does exciting things but at times looks out of his depth. A player who does not score, does have many assists and does not defend is luxury most teams cannot afford. He is a crowd pleaser but that is not enough. Last night the brilliant people on the pitch were our defence and their support who kept us in the game. It was not pretty but it was amazing.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 06th December 2024, 12:16 PM
 
 
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FFC. 1. BRIGHTON 3
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Seven goal thriller. Fulham to shade it.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 05th December 2024, 7:57 PM
 
Well done Spoofy on the money as usual
posted by Ted (Guest) - Thursday 05th December 2024, 9:29 PM
 
I was quite anxious about the Brighton game until I saw Soothsayer's prediction and I then knew we were going to win! At least he got the score correct - just the wrong way round! COYW!
posted by Exmouth Steve (Guest) - Thursday 05th December 2024, 9:39 PM
 
Was your prediction a miss print Soothsayer?
posted by mwk (Guest) - Thursday 05th December 2024, 9:39 PM
 
The crystal ball seems to have got a bit clouded, hope someone gives me a new one for Christmas.
posted by Soothsayer (Guest) - Thursday 05th December 2024, 10:16 PM
 
Know what I would do with the old one no future in that area happy Xmas bitter soothsayer !!! Keep up the good work!!
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 11:31 AM
 
Due to my past wayward forecast's I have just signed onto the Kier Starmer future prediction school, as i have full confidante in how good he predicts things. Money from nowhere to give to all.
posted by Soothsayer (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 3:47 PM
 
Not to all, only the feckless and the newcomer. John Bull need not apply.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 06th December 2024, 10:32 PM
 
 
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Can anyone advise on this, I wanted to subscribe but its not clear what you get on monthly pass or the season pass. £5 buys you Video coverage when the team are at home or just Audio commentary?
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Go on the FAQ page on the Fulham website and all will be revealed: FFCTV FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1. What is FFCtv? 2. What is on offer? 3. Where can I access FFCtv? 4. Do I require a OneFulham Account to access FFCtv? 5. How do I subscribe to FFCtv? 6. How much does a FFCtv subscription cost? 7. Will my seasonal or monthly subscription automatically renew? 8. Can I watch match replays? 9. Can UK & Ireland users purchase an audio commentary pass on a monthly basis or for a single game? 10. Will games be live video streamed? 11. Do I have to pay further to watch the Club’s under-23s fixtures? 12. Will Cup games be streamed live? 13. If I live in the UK or Republic of Ireland and subscribe to FFCtv, will I be able to watch international games when travelling abroad? 14. What happens if no live games are shown in subscription period?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 05th December 2024, 6:18 PM
 
Fulham TV can only show a Fulham match if it is not being shown live anywhere in the World. In the USA every Premier League match is shown live by some channel or other. In the Championship it is very different, it is difficult to find anybody other than Fulham that wants to show our games. Your subscription pays for for Jim's vocal commentary and a full Fulham TV match reply which is worth having.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 06th December 2024, 12:25 PM
 
 
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I really hope we have a striker in mind for the January transfer window. And we can’t wait until 31st Jan as we usually do. We have to get someone in from the 1st. I don’t mind if it’s Ferguson from Brighton but ideally someone permanent. We don’t need a in form striker as Marco can do his man management magic. I really think our season will be defined if we can get a quality striker in. If there’s a club prepare to buy Muniz - we should sell. He doesn’t have the technical quality that we need for the team. Raul has an abundance of it but he’s a bit slow now and when our ex Arsenal guys pinging the ball around in the opposition third, he isn’t quick enough. He can score great goals but only occasionally. Imagine if we had a Mitro. Ok he’s not quick but he can just change around the goal and simply score. Com’on Marco -time to accept Muniz will never, or at least for a few more years, be the player you wanted him to be.
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Our buying department seem to be excellent, but finding a striker more proficient than the ones we have is very difficult. Most contracts run out in June so buying in January is very expensive, as the law of supply and demand that nearly always works says a shortage of supply mean a considerable increase in price.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 05th December 2024, 2:39 PM
 
 
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Wolves who beat us, a very embarrassing 1-4, will have lost the following 3 games, after this evenings matches, and could well be relegated. The question is, how the hell, did we lose to this bunch of no hopers ? It is so infuriating, to say the least.
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Very dissapointing to lose the way we did had to many players having an off day everything they tried came off
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 04th December 2024, 9:52 PM
 
It seems we do better against the top half teams and go to sleep against the relegation candidates. Let's see what happens against Brighton. Might just prove my point
posted by Aussie Mal (Guest) - Wednesday 04th December 2024, 9:57 PM
 
Weckoning on us nicking it ginst bwyton. Wool be watching the game at me nan's.
posted by paul (Guest) - Wednesday 04th December 2024, 11:16 PM
 
The Wolves defeat, is the one result that I really hate this season, and it will probably cost us a top 10 respectable place in the table. With two very hard fixtures coming up this week, with Liverpool away to follow, which could be two defeats, then probably three,that Wolves result could prove decisive, as we could be slipping down among the strugglers, and quite undeservedly so, before Christmas. All of the seasons hard work, thrown away, in that one game.
posted by Brian from West Sussex (Guest) - Wednesday 04th December 2024, 11:30 PM
 
We lost to Wolves because the few times we allowed them to attack they hammered the ball into the net. You get such games it does not makes us a bad team. If we beat Brighton tonight we shoot up the table. Beating Liverpool will be difficult, but not impossible. Do not give up hope yet as we are a very good team who can beat anyone and loose to anyone.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 05th December 2024, 6:56 AM
 
Don’t quite work that way it’s ifs and buts beat Brighton get a result of sorts against the arsenal ( beat them last year at ffc 4 point buffer other teams have to get results as well next three games ( look on bright side 10 points between us and bottom three effectively 4 games they have to make up still think we will go up the league rather than down in the coming weeks
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Liverpool do not have a consistent striker nut virtually everyone in their squad can score. We could learn from that.
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Mo Salah
posted by Chief (Guest) - Wednesday 04th December 2024, 1:48 PM
 
How could I forget Salah, I noticed him last night.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 05th December 2024, 6:51 AM
 
 
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Chelsea have lots of players who are not good enough or fit enough to be in their squad. Chelsea are no better than us, so any player that is not good enough or fit enough to be in their squad is not good enough to be in our squad. What I am trying to say do not take any Chelsea players on loan as they are useless.
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last year, we paid 4m to borrow one of their players, who then disappeared without trace, so i agree.
posted by woolsley (Guest) - Thursday 05th December 2024, 4:22 PM
 
 
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Tolu Arokodare, I'll leave this ear lady's. No big outlay but a different type to Jimmy and Muniz. Who the club are looking at.
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Scoring for Genk does not mean he can score for us. The Premier League is the best League in the World.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 04th December 2024, 7:48 AM
 
Probably the most expensive, doubt it’s the best. Try going to a match in another country. For atmosphere the premier league is not even top 5.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 04th December 2024, 1:58 PM
 
It’s by far the best !
posted by Ted (Guest) - Wednesday 04th December 2024, 5:51 PM
 
Never been to a match abroad then Ted? English premier football is expensive and overrated with poor facilities.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 04th December 2024, 7:38 PM
 
Followed Fulham all around Europe plus several England games abroad , you ?
posted by Ted (Guest) - Wednesday 04th December 2024, 8:37 PM
 
League football is different to an away day. Used to go to PSG games when I lived in Paris and they were in St Germain and skint, Went to Utrecht and Feyenoord when I stayed in Netherlands, then tried to alternate between Genk and Schalke when I worked in Wallonie for a while. All dirt cheap, terraces if you want to stand, cheap beer, better food and great atmosphere. TV money and foreign owners have done the English game no favours.
posted by Paddy O'Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 04th December 2024, 9:05 PM
 
 
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Any one know when tickets for watford game are on sale and what are the prices??, reason for asking or at least one reason is i just clocked a ticket company selling tickets at 148 quid a shot.
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No tickets for hammy end or putney just sides all priced at 148 quid,.
posted by pointless (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd December 2024, 2:44 PM
 
Cheapest tickets for ipswich game is £113, do what !!!!!, nearly double in new stand and hope it dont rain.Also just seen message tickets not on sale yet , so who on earth are seatpick ???? £148 for tickets not released yet .
posted by pointless (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd December 2024, 3:20 PM
 
if somebody is selling tickets that do not exist so far I suggest it is a scam.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 03rd December 2024, 5:24 PM
 
As a Fulham fan for many a year I am appalled at the prices being asked at the cottage. We cannot rely on the prawn and champers brigade. We must be looking at the future fan base to survive
posted by Riverside (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd December 2024, 7:40 PM
 
I am in agreement with a point Raised in the column below,catch our future supporters young and the fixed price for younger fans seems to be an admirable way Of doing it
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I have just been reading about an idea that has been started By Brentford and has been taken Up by several other prem clubs. It's called GEN10. Something we could adopt to ensure Our future fan base.
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I love thid
posted by John (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd December 2024, 6:04 PM
 
Bet none of the big hitters will be taking part if you have a 50 thousand plus stadium thst sell out you don’t need to if you have a ground that only holds ( brentford for example only sell 14 thousand sesaon tickets max the discount will be swallowed up with tv money and advertising and commercial incomes have to face facts games changing our new stand is three quarters full now and increasing every home game as works are completed if you can’t afford it try one of the other stands or go and watch lower grade leagues ( just as enjoyable at times I will continue until I think enough is enough
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You have to admire the dertimination which Fulham now play with. No matter which team we are up against, there is always good fighting spirit throughout the team we cannot fault them for that. I don't think we missed Andreas on Saturday, the Spurs game would have suited him and I was very pleased with Luckic and Berger playing deep in front of the defence. Good tactics Marco. Diop made a couple of mistakes by giving the ball away but geneally he stepped up and produced a solid back line with Bassey. Yep, and we all agree we are still lacking a good number 9 striker.
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Our Mexican striker has all the instincts of a striker and gets in the place the ball is going to come and those chances he missed were created by him. Another striker may be able to finish better but my not be as good as at getting in to space or realising where the ball is going to arrive. When Cairney was sent off against Spurs we took off our two attacking midfielders and brought on two defenders. Which meant we had 6 defenders and 2 defensive midfielders and 2 up front. We still nearly scored in that period because the players if they see an escape from defence they will take. Even in a defensive situation we still want to attack which must be an attitude instilled into them by Marco. Lots of other player in other teams miss chances, this is caused by pressure which is a dilemma for the manger, as he want them to feel the pressure without this affecting the accuracy of their play. Marco is inspiring the team to play very well.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 03rd December 2024, 9:17 AM
 
Well done against Spurs,you did well pulling yourself together together after your previous match.
posted by Buzzi B (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd December 2024, 10:15 AM
 
Have you considered assisted dying? I may be able to help you with that.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd December 2024, 1:58 PM
 
TTIN' It is a great talent when a striker can find the gaps and create chances to score goals but what should we do, give him a meddle? Sorry to be so harsh but only the finish and goals count and we are running into a catalogue of tough games to come! Believe it or not i feel sorry for Muniz who gets all the flack and he isn't even on the pitch. We know they both are not brilliant but now is the time to swop Jimenez for Muniz now and give Muniz a run of 6 games or so. Maybe Jimenez is the smarter because he gets into those spaces and creates chances but i think maybe Muniz has rested big-time and now ready and raring to go, he might just take off with goals. The January window is not a million miles away and i am sure Marco is looking at the situation so i wouldn't worry. No goals from misfiring strikers. Heads will roll!!!
posted by OWEN - Tuesday 03rd December 2024, 7:57 PM
 
I was praising Jiménez for what he does, not criticising him for what he does wrong, which was self evident from the Spurs match. Mitro used to miss a number of chances before he scored, but Jiménez misses a lot before he does not score again. I agree it is time to give Muniz a try again but he has been at the club for a good time now and if he was going to become a consistent scorer he should have done by now as should Jiménez have become a consistent scorer again by now if he was going to. Unless we are going to be lucky enough to find a consistent striker in the January window we must rely on our midfielders to score most of our goals, so we must make sure the midfielders we play can do that.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 04th December 2024, 7:35 AM
 
Oh dear buzzi bee another kicking away from home just as well your lucks in at home won’t last though
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 04th December 2024, 10:03 PM
 
buzzi b, bitter as usual, you got a deserved walloping last night, bet you are sulking as usual.
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Now let me see, were was periera?, was he ill ,no, was he injured /,no,did he have a prior engagment ?, no, his head was not right !!!!!! oh perleeze!!!,what is it with sportsmen who when need a day of throw in the head not in place card and managment go along with it?>.Its like 50 grand plus a week to play about 60 minutes of football and its all to much for them oh dear, what about punters being ripped of on tickets sale ?try working that one out , we know some will have iffy days not my point, its just that its becoming oh to often a cop out , why???? rant over . still need a hit man
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Perhaps the vitriol he reads on social media has affected him!! Let's face it, none of us would like to read some of the nonsense written on here about him if it were aimed at us!! Give the bloke a break for crying out loud, you have no idea what Silva is asking of him and you'd have to be blind if you can't see that he has played much deeper this season to allow SR to roam and that is not his natural position.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 02nd December 2024, 3:10 PM
 
Perrerra has opened his mouth and put his foot in it not good enough for ffc at the moment never mind plying his trade in Europe Sunday starting eleven will start Thursday think berg will be a permanent fixture now although rumour mill has it two incoming January ones a bit sniffy about ffc though but silva unconcerned not keen on people being around that are not onboard
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 02nd December 2024, 3:16 PM
 
Think he expressed a desire to move before his average performances in recent months
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 02nd December 2024, 3:18 PM
 
When he was substituted in the previous game but one game he was very angry and I suspect was very rude to Marco. Could he have been internally disciplined for this action and banned for a game. Marco must have been impressed how well we played without him but may give him another chance to show he deserves a place in the team and the manager will tell the Brazilian that is what is happening.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 03rd December 2024, 9:25 AM
 
Dont except vitrol thing on media ,goes with the job, 50 grand plus and cant take some bad revues , leave it out.It happens all to often easy way to get a few days off , sorry guv head not right cant play wont play , please explain to the ripped of punters what you mean, thats what should happen tell us paying public why you dont want to play .
posted by the reaL arch bishop (Guest) - Tuesday 03rd December 2024, 2:14 PM
 
I would also say if i was on 50 grand plus and some people wrote thing about me i did not like or agree with i would just not bother reading any more comments, also realise ho lucky i was and give it a rest
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The game turned out very much as I expected but was disappointed by our poor start which nearly resulted in disaster. Fulham needed a strong start to upset a suspect defence but instead we were sluggish for the first ten minutes when we needed to apply pressure. After that we tended to dominate the play and Forster kept Spurs in the game with two excellent saves. Then we switched off and a quick break, plus an excellent cross for Johnson to hammer the ball home. Cairney scored a cracking equaliser only to be sent off 15 minutes later following the VAR intervention. The Fulham players stuck to their task with Wilson almost grabbing a winning goal due to his awareness. Once again the referee appeared to lose track of the time and the four added minutes turned into nine minutes which has happened three times this season. Personally, I would like for a klaxon to be sound at the end of the added time as some referees are playing far in excess of the allotted time. The failure to start with Wilson was an error as he would have caused panic in a shaky Spurs defence. On balance I consider we were unlucky not to collect three points today and all credit to the players for their endeavours on a beastly afternoon.
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Maybe i am a bit hard on the lads but i genuinely think we could and should have won today. We are still gifting mistakes to a sluggish Spurs who might have done better, especially Son who was gifted two golden chances which 9/10 he wouldn't miss. I don't know why we do these errors and maybe it comes with our Fulhamish traits that we don't seem able to vanquish. If we can seriously cut out those mistakes in misplace passing we could easily be up further in the table. Good teams will capitalize on our obvious weaknesses and Spurs were off the pace today because of Europe, just saying and bare that in mind. None of our strikers are great and we know that and should accept it for what it is but i agree with the few that say Muniz is the one that would be the better option on this pitch today. Yes' Jimenez for penalties but Muniz is a confident boy too at taking them. At the start of the season Muniz was the chosen one that had the game-time without scoring too many. Now is the time to take Jimenez out of the action because i think he is missing too many good chances. Against Wolves from a Robinson pass for 2-0 up he missed and we paid the price. Today i think he was worse, terrible! Jimenez works his way into those spaces every striker wants but regretfully he is found lacking in his finish too many times. This is a concern and Marco needs to think about this...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 01st December 2024, 8:45 PM
 
Vanquish! Could you translate please? Decent performance against unpredictable Spurs happy with a point looking a bit suspect at the back and Jimenez has zero confidence 2 tough matches coming up.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Monday 02nd December 2024, 7:29 AM
 
defeat thoroughly. "he successfully vanquished his rival"
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 02nd December 2024, 9:06 AM
 
It’s not a word that I use daily
posted by Chief (Guest) - Monday 02nd December 2024, 2:06 PM
 
At least six points dropped so far should be second now comfortably
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 02nd December 2024, 3:21 PM
 
Took a point should have had. Three of a team that demolished the best team in Europe at home last week ( by the way citee should have had to score at least six to beat us we missed three absolute Sitters
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 02nd December 2024, 3:36 PM
 
We win tonight we go to 7th. Going above Bretford and Man U for example.
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We have some difficult games to come but Marco and the players do not believe that is a problem and the manager will find the right tactics to negate the challenge. He for instance realised that Spurs are a talent without organisation team so We played a very disciplined system that worried them. The only problem is our organisation was not working when they scored their goal.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 01st December 2024, 7:01 PM
 
There goal was shambolic against the run of play need to beat Brighton in the week for a buffer ( still can’t get our last game o
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Out my system !!! iPad went haywire
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All olayers gave their all to be quite honest, Bassey a bit dodgy to start with, but had the strength to give a great performance. Must give full praise to Diop who came in and played superb. Good to see Lukic back, although will miss Brighton game.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 3:59 PM
 
Not sure about Lukic and Berg together but early days...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 01st December 2024, 4:04 PM
 
Bassey was lucky not be sent off from a played on foul.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 01st December 2024, 4:44 PM
 
Pereira has said in a Brazilian newspaper that he want a new challenge. The money will be useful and as was demonstrated today we look more dangerous without him. That is why he did play today as you do not player emotional type players who want to leave.
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We did enough for the win but spurned all our good chances. Jimenez had all the best of them but pitifully wasted them. I don't know what happened to Smith Rowe in this one, he looked a bit off and just not connected to the game and players around him. Our biggest problem is the gifting and mistakes that might have seen Tottenham away and out of sight with those chances we give them especially in the first half. We show plenty enough ability and have plenty enough chances to beat Spurs after their Euro campaign but sadly we let ourselves down time and again. Maybe our away kit needs a change? We look like Bournemouth in that setup...
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S-R needs a big game on Thursday he is showing signs of flagging.
posted by Ted (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 3:41 PM
 
Would have won it if Muniz had started, but did well to hang onto the draw once Cairney was sent off.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 01st December 2024, 3:41 PM
 
Jimenez is twice the player of Muniz and Jimenez is not good enough
posted by Ted (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 5:02 PM
 
Muniz would have played well on that big pitch and not missed so many good chances as his rival
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 01st December 2024, 6:06 PM
 
If we are unbelievably lucky enough to acquire a Proliferate striker in the January we will win a lot more games. A number of wonderful chances were created for our Mexican striker, but his form has not returned enough for him to take them
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 02nd December 2024, 9:12 AM
 
I think about ninety percent of all the teams will say the same thing ,if we had a striker ,
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VAR always going to award fed card, bit 5he slow to start with but was hopeful only give away free kick and yellow. Great goal though Tom.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 3:35 PM
 
Shame because Tom would have started against Brighton
posted by Ted (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 3:37 PM
 
TC must realise that there are Spurs players around him when he receives the ball and that snap reaction after losing it deserves a sending off. Nice goal from Cairney though who maybe should have more game-time. Too many slackers upfront today and we ball watched and gave Johnson a free hit...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 01st December 2024, 3:42 PM
 
It was so unlike Cairney, but perhaps he is getting grumpy in his dotage. The counter to that is he should be experienced enough not to lose his temper.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 02nd December 2024, 9:15 AM
 
Of course it could be our thorough manager has told the players to do what they can to recover any ball lost, OK, but I do not think Marco meant kick him behind his knee.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 02nd December 2024, 9:18 AM
 
To be honest don’t think our lads don’t tackle enough at times especially when breaks are on
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If we only had mitro …………
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Time and time again Jimenez has blown all our good chances and we ball watch and give Johnson a free hit! I have no words to say how or why we giFT spurs chances from our MISTAKES!!!!!!
posted by OWEN - Sunday 01st December 2024, 2:47 PM
 
Told you all before the season started we needed a good striker but the love for Muniz was misguided and ridiculous
posted by Ted (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 2:54 PM
 
Muniz???
posted by OWEN - Sunday 01st December 2024, 3:08 PM
 
Will Robinson be any good at a Liverpool or man Utd, decision making b4 spurs goal aweful hope he learns from Werner cross/pass for their goal. Awobi in acres of space and unmarked….all very well having pace but need to have end product as well.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 3:34 PM
 
Yes Owen keep up, the reason we didn’t get a striker was because we kept Muniz, Jimenez is a better striker but he should have been the sub striker to a decent one
posted by Ted (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 3:35 PM
 
I don't know how we played today, but I'll take a point away to Spurs anytime, especially after being 1 goal down. A fairly good result.
posted by Brian from West Sussex (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 3:38 PM
 
Robinson is like Konchesky, no end product, plenty of pace and energy but technically extremely average. If he had technical ability he would already be at Liverpool
posted by Ted (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 3:39 PM
 
I get what you say Ted but today we can't put anything on Muniz. Jimenez is having loads of game-time without giving us anything in return. I was just so frustrated with him today...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 01st December 2024, 3:45 PM
 
A lot of us are complaining about Jimenez's so called misses today, but Mo Salah, missed several chances this afternoon, against City, but I would like to bet that Pool's fans aren't moaning about that. Give Rual a penalty chance, and he will not miss either.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 6:06 PM
 
A target man is what all teams cry for ,there were times when Mitro did not turn up and I think we also played more like a team when he was injured or banned .just look at the goalscorers table , big target men who take most of their chances are thin on the ground
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Interesting article on news now hinting end of AP at the cottage coinciding with not even being on the bench today. Lets hope the good news continues..
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He was arguing with Silva against Wolves, Silva really despondent with him. Not surprised Andreas is overrated and far too lazy
posted by Ted (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 2:56 PM
 
Hopefully will move on in January and we can re-arrange midfield or get someone else in. His decision making and dead ball situations are woeful. Remember ex Man. Utd. player should shine at Fulham, fear he doesn’t want to be here currently as per rumors
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 3:55 PM
 
Agree that Solva needs a midfield rethink
posted by Ted (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 5:04 PM
 
Well, he is a problem solva.
posted by Tim Nice But Dim (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 9:46 PM
 
He has said in a Brazilian paper that he is looking for a new challenge, I assume he means one where he will win his arguments against the manager. He thinks he is wonderful, less and less supporters agree.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 02nd December 2024, 9:22 AM
 
he is a bit of a baby
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Having returned from 30C to wet and cold Gatwick at 7.30am this morning I fully expect the game this afternoon to be adversely affected by the weather conditions. Errors can easily be made due to passes being under hit, mistimed tackles and the ball skidding on the wet surface. I am reminded of our late maestro Haynes who was brilliant whatever the conditions during the 50/60’s spraying passes over all distances as opposed to the present crop of players who are seldom accurate over 10 yards. This game against Spurs will be difficult and I hope that Wilson is included in the starting line up. We must attack from the outset as Spurs normally take time to settle into their stride. Spurs will start as favourites and the home record against us is extremely impressive. However, last weekend Las Palmas beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp 2-1 for the first time in 53 years so hope springs eternal.
 
 
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Dont hold yer breath my son heard it all before , he wont get a look in with our take on accadamy kids.
posted by the reaL arch bishop (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 12:20 PM
 
A MIRACLE AT XMAS IF HE EVER GETS A CHANCE IN FIRST TEAM ,SEEN all these wonder boys from accadamy bigged up but at ffc for sure they wont make first team.
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The eye test and the numbers don’t always agree. But with Andreas, they do. Andreas’ defensive statistics are pitiful — ground duels, aerial duels, dribbled past. All below the 50th percentile, many in the bottom third. His passing statistics are awful too. Completion percentage especially. We already know his scoring and assists are pathetic given his minutes. All in all, it’s clear we are winning and performing despite Andreas. It’s time for Iwobi as the 8 so Adama can beat the Spurs high line.
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Andreas is lazy and Silva is trying to accommodate both S-R and Andreas and he shouldn’t. Happy for him to ditch Andreas. Additionally his set plays are awful.
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It makes me wonder at times, as to what standard we are in the Premier League. Today, Wolves who put 4 goals into our net last Saturday, concede 4 goals at home, to Bournemouth, who are no more than moderate, so doesn't that just show that we are probably not as good as most of us, thought that we were. Luckily we are not relegation candidates, but we are slowly slipping down the table, and what is even more humiliating, is that a dreadful team like Brentford are sitting above is in the table, and they are a side, that just can't find an away win. Let's not kid ourselves, our next few fixtures, involve teams that we will find it difficult to pick up many, if any points, especially without Andersen, so by the time we reach Christmas, we might have slipped into the bottom 8. Not worrying, but an overall dissapoinment, after the way our season started.
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Must agree with you there Brian. We had a good result, but no need to Gloat, as the team we beat is in The relocation zone,so there nothing Wonderfull in beating them.
posted by KEW (Guest) - Saturday 30th November 2024, 6:33 PM
 
I do hope that Soothsayer is Not starting to get his results Correct.If we loose Sunday,the Bees fans will be cock a hoop.
posted by BC (Guest) - Saturday 30th November 2024, 7:40 PM
 
Yes Brian we are that good of a team and if AP put 1/3 of the free kick/corners and pens away, he'd be away but because he hasn't we are where we are. We have been playing with 10 men since the start of the season. He is marcos man but after what has happened and what he has treated this club like if he doesn't up his game he can go back to manure
posted by Ron (Guest) - Saturday 30th November 2024, 7:40 PM
 
It's a strange season in a way and we can't really say how strong or weak any team might be. Who would have predicted a win for Ipswich against Spurs and then Spurs going on to beat Man City 4-1. I remember us struggling to beat Ipswich and some fans summing up our vulnerability and how weak we are. Forest beating Liverpool and yet we beat Forest etc etc. Even a summing up of our players being strong or weak is not always correct. For instance if Jimenez scores 2 and we beat Spurs tomorrow we shouldn't be that surprised. Then again, if we lose it would be no surprise and we can say that Spurs should win on recent form who knows? One thing is certain and the fact is playing in Europe takes the edge of you and if Marco can get his tactics right and we play up to our best form we have a great chance but that depends on players like Jimenez taking their chances and we do get them in most games but we spurn them.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 30th November 2024, 8:02 PM
 
I am of the opinion, that we are at the moment, just a decent Premier League side, with still quite a long way to go, before we are a very good Premier League side. Reluctantly we are on a par, with other decent sides like Brighton, Brentford, Forest and Newcastle, but far better than any of the bottom 7 teams in this division, and I would even include Manchester Utd in that batch. Unfortunately, we are far, far better than West Ham, Wolves, and Everton, but annoyingly, we threw away points against all of them, hence, we still have a fairly long way to go, before we can progress, but we will get there eventually, it's just a matter of time and patience, so it will be, a win some, lose some season, but maybe this is our turn now for a good FA cup run.
posted by CRAVENDALE (Guest) - Saturday 30th November 2024, 8:32 PM
 
Win every third game get the odd point bingo your mid table! Lose the odd game you should win(wolves home) win one of the next two it doesn’t matter.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Saturday 30th November 2024, 9:53 PM
 
There are only two difficult teams in this years Premier League, Liverpool and Arsenal. The rest are much of a muchness. We are good and with a bit more luck and a top striker we could finish third in the table.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 02nd December 2024, 1:51 PM
 
There’s more to life than beating little bees We will finish above them again this season not bothered more concerned to aim fo top six shows how average pr3m is at the moment forest and Brighton occupy to spots without wishing to sound like a broken record we soluld be second on points lost
posted by Ipotombi (Guest) - Monday 02nd December 2024, 4:02 PM
 
Agree there owen
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Will I have egg on my face if I predict big Ange will come down to earth when Spurs play us on Sunday. 3 points for us! Won't put my house on it though!
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Difficult without Anderson as our solid defence looks very vulnerable without him, but I hope you are right though. These next few games should show if we are really a contender or an ordinary team playing above ourselves at times.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 30th November 2024, 6:13 AM
 
All the finesse of a steamroller,dont fancy this one at all .no andersen no protection , duffing or a draw , ??? keeper and hit man needed,back up of course.
posted by pointless (Guest) - Saturday 30th November 2024, 12:42 PM
 
Seven goal thriller, Fulham to shade it.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Saturday 30th November 2024, 3:13 PM
 
Paddy how many times have you said 7 goal thriller and we will shade it.Its 3 : 1 to Spurs,listen to the wise one.
posted by Soothsayer (Guest) - Saturday 30th November 2024, 11:13 PM
 
Soofsayer could be wite but still fink we can nick it.
posted by Paul (Guest) - Sunday 01st December 2024, 12:32 AM
 
What's the colour of his skin got to do with it ?
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Have the advantage, more than a days rest, Gain an advantage, you name it, you all get my drift. They have their big boys out there tonight and as far as i am concerned, they should be more tired than us Sunday. If Marco is smart, he should put out the strongest and paceyest side we can muster out there and blitz Spurs. The question is, what is our strongest side which is up for debate? If we play silly sausage like we did against Wolves thats including giving away the ball and playing fancy-dan, we will lose by a cricket score. We are more than capable of keep-ball possession and we have to get back to this and show more conviction and decisiveness in front of goal. I can't put it any better than that...
 
 
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Once again a substantial number of posters are making inane comments concerning the future prospects for our team. Kew Tip even suggesting we could be relegated. I am no Soothsayer but at least my past record has been fairly accurate especially my comments after Mitrovic left. Provided Marco has learnt a lesson from the Wolves debacle. Whether the departure of Boa Morte is affecting his judgement remains to be seen. In my opinion, Marco needs to tighten and defence and get players to ensure they make better use of the ball and stop passing consistently giving the ball to the opposition. The lack of goals has been our downfall time and time again and as I previously mentioned we should start with Wilson playing as a false centre forward. Wilson is on a hot streak at the moment which justifies his inclusion in the team. Pereira must be rested as he contributes little and achieves nothing which most of us have been saying week in and week out. Despite these misgivings I fully expect us to finish in the top ten garnering in excess of 50 points. Changes need to be made now and Marco must accept that he must accept that despite dominating possession we are not getting the end result.
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One word i was looking for is 'lackadaisical' and giving the ball away to a Wolves who were desperate and determined for a win, we didn't do ourselves any favours. Some say that the international breaks have a negative impact on our game and we are simply out of sorts. The sort of domination and possession we displayed in the first half hour is and should be enough to take control of the game but we cannot do that if we don't capitalize and nail our good chances in games. A one-nil lead is never one to depend on and somehow we must take our chances going forward into future games. Some players are just more lucky than others and i just wonder if we should put Sessegnon into the mix along with Wilson for a change? Pereira is not a lucky player and none of his crosses or dead-ball free kicks do anything. We have Iwobi who is fantastic but we need more players to step up. We will have chances against Spurs Sunday but we will lose the game proper if we don't take our chances.
posted by OWEN - Wednesday 27th November 2024, 9:27 PM
 
When Cairney comes on a sub and start putting proper crosses the danger they cause are so obvious. The man who is tasked with making all our dead ball kicks is worse than one of our subs, something is wrong. Hope we were not tricked into one of these contracts where a player must start each game he is not injured, sick or suspended.
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Hull City have just sacked head coach Tim Walter after just 17 league games in charge, with the team in the Championship relegation zone. Last year Hull finished seventh in the Championship and previous manager Liam Rosenior was sacked after not reaching the play-offs, despite being nominated for the Championship's manager of the year award. When appointing Tim Walter the Chairman said ‘Tim was always our first choice. We had many strong applicants and wanted to be thorough in our recruitment process, but it quickly became clear that Tim was the outstanding candidate …’ Walter was given a three-year deal. The Chairman also acknowledged that their transfer policy hadn’t been successful, and the team was short but …. the manager was sacked anyway. How do people like this get to be Chairmen and run football clubs? Don’t they feel they should step down too?
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Some owners keep sacking managers until they get a genius one who does not exist.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 28th November 2024, 9:42 AM
 
Sad for fans but I would like to see hull relegated teach that idiot owner a lesson Leroy steadied the ship last year Couple of signings push for top six this year
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Europe football ?, no chance top six, no chance, to inconsistant, cant keep up the pace , all looked as if no ideas what to do next.Bad idea all subs on ,wonder how often thats happened before?,so in andersen out for spurs game ,if so a cricket score is on the cards i have no faith in center back set up if andersen is out ,but who knows we have had some very odd results over last two seasons so fingers x, all that and cooper sacked, funny old game innit.
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All is well we have a new wine sponsor,so all is well in the cellars of craven cottage
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 25th November 2024, 1:42 PM
 
Was a pretty poor performance all round,extremely unlucky with Anderson injury had to gamble to get something out of the game. Last game Spurs played before Man City they lost home to Ipswich so anything could happen keep the faith!
posted by Chief (Guest) - Monday 25th November 2024, 5:36 PM
 
Top 17 no chance
posted by Kew Tip (Guest) - Monday 25th November 2024, 8:33 PM
 
So you think you will finish in the bottom 3 , more batterings coming your way !
posted by Bee swatter (Guest) - Monday 25th November 2024, 9:37 PM
 
At last an honest Bees supporter, realizing that they are going to finish in the bottom three.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Tuesday 26th November 2024, 9:06 AM
 
Wait and see, the season is not decided by one bad match.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 26th November 2024, 12:57 PM
 
Feel Anderson looked of the pace from the start and carring a knock, was not surprised he went of injured. And anyone heard if Burge is injured and how bad not in squad Saturday
posted by DMK (Guest) - Wednesday 27th November 2024, 1:23 PM
 
Burge was described as ill which usually means Covid, so he should be back on Sunday.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 27th November 2024, 1:26 PM
 
Thanks time is now
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How many times do we have to state the obvious. One goal is seldom sufficient to win a game and how many times have we scorned Gilt Edged chances to ensure victory. The virtual open goal miss by Jimenez was a typical example of our inability to put the ball in the net. In addition, we continually give the ball to the opposition which only spells trouble for our defence. Pereira should be dropped as he is not contributing apart from entering the Guinness Book of Records for the highest number of set pieces from which we have failed to score. As far as I am concerned, yesterday was three points gifted to Wolves due to our inability to take our chances. .
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I totally agree with everything you say.
posted by GEZZA (Guest) - Sunday 24th November 2024, 6:44 PM
 
Jimenez will never quite recapture the superb form he showed before his horrific injury.Rodrigo Muniz always does his best and is a popular guy with the fans but he clearly is not good enough for the Premier League.A new striker next January is a must.
posted by GEZZA (Guest) - Sunday 24th November 2024, 6:52 PM
 
Agreed big boy, at these levels of football, the complete lack of set piece goals is unacceptable. How many times are games won with a set piece. We even miss penalties. Marco often says we play our way, does this not include trying to limit the opposistion's best players having free rein. Top players can score from 25 yards into corners if not challenged, Lemina was given space and time to pick a pass for Cunha. Watch match of the day if you want to see these two players excelling week after week for Wolves. Spurs next, presumably we will play our way, lets hope Maddison is'nt given the freedom to play like Cunha was. Seem to remember Brentford scoring with player in acres of space from distance. Berg and Lukic pairing needed, to compete. We have been sussed, to many no 10's. not working back.
posted by denny (Guest) - Monday 25th November 2024, 8:08 AM
 
We have some midfielders in the midfield who can score, apart from the Brazilian one who plays every game. We have three strikers who do not consistently score goals and if we are lucky enough to find an affordable on in the January window all well and good. On course the chance of finding a cheap consistent striker in January is remote so do not moan if we do not get one as there seems to be a World wide shortage.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 26th November 2024, 1:04 PM
 
Midfielders in the midfield , wow , you should be a football coach !
posted by Ted (Guest) - Tuesday 26th November 2024, 1:34 PM
 
Sorry for my repetition.
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Manchester City have all the best players but at the moment they cannot beat anyone. We are far from having the best players but are playing a moment as if we do. Yesterdays match was a fluke as virtually every mistake we made resulted in Wolves creating a chance and scoring four times. You have to accept such things happen. We can beat anyone and loose to anyone that is why I have no worries about our next three games as we can beat anyone, and loose to anyone. I am more worried when we play Southampton as unless we treat them as a top team we will loose horribly like we did against Wolves.
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What ? Citeh don't have all the best players !
posted by Bob (Guest) - Sunday 24th November 2024, 6:30 PM
 
We lost he game and no fluke. The last goal is typical of what happens when you push for a goal and they catch us on the counter which is bog standard when you are down to ten men. The game now is not only pitch side and Gary O'Neil works out and counters what we do in subbing from his i-pad and this is the game of football now. Personally i think Lemina stands out head and shoulders as their best player and we were stupid to get rid of him. Lemina was a record 18 million signing for Southampton back in the day and he was always rated a very good player. If i remember righty, Tony Khan rated him highly and spoke very good of him. Somehow between the Parker era to Marco we shipped out a lot of players surplus to requirement and Lemina i think was one of them. It was one of those days when you see a certain chance blown by Jimenez to go two up. I just felt then that wasn't going to be our day, you just get that feeling and days sometimes. Sorry to keep comparing Lemina but i look around our squad and midfield and i question if we have anybody as good as him in the position he plays? It sure looks like we need to recruit again...
posted by OWEN - Sunday 24th November 2024, 6:46 PM
 
At the moment I feel that it is Liverpool, who have the best players. Some of the City players are creaking at the seems. As for us, we have probably nearly the best side that we have ever had, in the Premier League, but even then we are just above the ordinary, compared with the likes of Newcastle, Spurs and Brighton, our next two opponents. Relegation is off the radar, but a disappointing bottom 10 finish, is still quite a possibility.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Sunday 24th November 2024, 6:55 PM
 
Wolves management watched our last game against little bees and decided to counter attack and not sit back time again they broke through our weak defence team selection not great worrying display against an average side M
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 25th November 2024, 10:33 AM
 
The fluke was that Wolves who had hardly won a game or scored a goal all season, scored four brilliant goals against us. The manager and the players could not have expected that and will probably not happen again.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 25th November 2024, 8:50 PM
 
Lemina, Lookman, Andersen and Aina were all loaned and our relegation determined their futures and it was not with us. May be would have signed all these players had we had survived, but old Scotty Parker made sure we didn't.
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I am a great admirer of Leno, but I'm just wondering if he is the GK, that he used to be, or is his form waning a bit. We will all be grateful for that late save against Brentford, which gave us the chance to grab those late unforgettable goals. Watching the highlights of yesterday's game however, I had the impression, that he could have done a bit better in trying to stop a couple of Wolves goals, especially the first one. Is anyone else of the same opinion ?
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All the Wolves goals were brilliant, our keeper had no chance of saving them.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 24th November 2024, 5:59 PM
 
All goalkeepers have bad games, and they are not super human. I didn't think that Bernd had a bad game yesterday, it was the players in front of him, that let him down on this occasion. Bernd hardly ever let's us down, in fact quite the opposite, plus he is a calming influence, but he shouldn't be shouldered with the responsibility of being our on field captain.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Sunday 24th November 2024, 7:08 PM
 
Always blame the goalie
posted by Jim (Guest) - Monday 25th November 2024, 4:20 PM
 
But he's never a captain.
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Another game and another example of poor use of subs. Not the usual substitutions in extra time but this time, lets go for broke! Pretty inept handling of a seriously important resource in the modern game. Come back Boa Morte we need you.
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Perhaps if Pereira wasn't Silva's first choice starter, that would have saved one sub. Don't know where Berge was yesterday if he was fit or not, but had he played, put Lukic along side him, instead of our Brazilian wonder boy.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Sunday 24th November 2024, 10:47 AM
 
Yep I agree, but I heard Berge was injured. Sod’s Law again, he just gets into his stride, just like Lukic playing at their best and gets injured.
posted by Mortlake - Sunday 24th November 2024, 11:18 AM
 
We’ve got the wrong Brazlian. They have Cunha, and we have … Pereira.
posted by peterjeremy - Sunday 24th November 2024, 1:13 PM
 
Berge was described as not being well which seems to have become the code words for Covid.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 24th November 2024, 2:33 PM
 
Missed berg ex Arsenal boys did not play to well no Reid for a few weeks cairney barely touched the ball down to ten ( bad subbing ) have to admit I prefer adama to start rather than finish worked last game with a cross. Defensively. Wolves not great bit of pace needed
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Wolves have beaten us twice now in the last two games played and one name that boggles my mind is Mario Lemina who we signed with Harrison Reed way back in 2019. We let Lemina go and we still have H Reed who is okay but not outstanding but life is what it is. Lemina is the stand out in the Wolves team and he showed his experience today and always for Wolves and sadly we don't quite have the quality of what Lemina does on the pitch defensively, forward, and passing. H Reed isn't up to that level, Cairney can pass a ball but not the strength of Lemina. Lukic can do it in patches but not always consistent or up to speed. Berge is decent at passing a ball and reasonably good at getting around the pitch but does not possess the all round attributes that Lemina shows out there and this is our problem at the moment, we are lacking the extra quality we lost in midfield and no amount of patchwork can solve this problem. Marco and tactics didn't work today because Wolves and manager quickly worked out our tactics in every time and moments when we made changes which is not good considering we categorise Wolves in a lower prem level. Lookman we can forget because he did not fit Fulham and Josh Maja was too much of a slow burner in the prem but top man in the Championship. Lemina was the one signing we should have kept and now we will be looking again when the window comes around. Wolves have truly exposed our failings after our dream start and now we go into tougher games. Food for thought everybody...
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It was a strange game yesterday, and who knows if that shocking miss early from Rual, had opened the scoring, if it would have been a different result, but he didn't, and it wasn't. For some reason we find Wolves hard to overcome, with only the an odd win for us. I have been up to there place on many occasions, and only seen us get one point, way back. I hope that this knock back doesn't knock us off course, which might see us sliding down the table, but with Spurs and Brighton on the horizon, we might find getting back to winning ways quite difficult, although trying to forecast results this season seems more tricky then ever. Spurs losing at home to Ipswich, then winning 4-0 at City, is a case in point. Who honestly saw those results coming ? That's football, and the reason we all love it.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Sunday 24th November 2024, 8:20 AM
 
You can never predict any scores but Wolves will finish above the bottom 6 I’m pretty certain as for Lemina who had an exceptional game yesterday he has looked very ordinary in there opening matches some players for some reason can raise there game against clubs who have let them go.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Sunday 24th November 2024, 8:45 AM
 
Very true Owen. Lamina was solid yesterday and played in defence. My question is this, when was the last time a youth player came through the ranks and established himself in the fist team and stayed with the club for more than a couple of seasons? We can definitely do with improving in that area of the club, as many of our players are 28 or over.
posted by MG (Guest) - Sunday 24th November 2024, 9:05 AM
 
We’ve got the wrong Brazlian. They have Cunha, and we have … Pereira.
posted by peterjeremy - Sunday 24th November 2024, 9:22 AM
 
The goals from Wolves if they had been that accurate and powerful all season they would be top of the League. We gave the ball away a great deal and presented them with chances but they took a lot of them. We also were over confident, assuming we would beat them easily by constant attacking, we created very little however.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 24th November 2024, 10:36 AM
 
 
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Our set plays are truly atrocious. Perreira is useless
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Fulham have had a better start To their season, much to the suprise Pleasure of their long suffering fans. But! and this is the big problem,have they shot their bolt ? 6 more games untill the end of December,and looking at the Matches I can only see 3 points A possible 15 dropped. So the start of Jan bottom 6.
posted by Soothsayer (Guest) - Saturday 23rd November 2024, 8:37 PM
 
Phew, I was starting to get worried but now Spoofsayer has predicted we should be fine.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Saturday 23rd November 2024, 9:41 PM
 
Everybody in the Fulham team had a bad day. You cannot keep giving the ball away, even to a bottom three team, and not expect them to score from some of these gifts. Wolves took advantages of our mistakes. Overconfidence has something to do with it. We played our usual game but it does work when you play it badly.
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Too many of our players looked tired today
 
 
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Wolves did a great job on us today and tactically out manoeuvred us. At half time despite weathering the first 20 minutes they would have been very happy. Silva did not read the game today.
 
 
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Silva got so many things wrong today. And, he was not his usual self on the sidelines and was sat down most of the game.
 
 
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Listening to the commentary and allowing for Jim’s bias I did think we were in control early on. So I wonder what did or rather did not happen? I guess the absence of a genuine goal scorer must be the serious limiting factor. We definitely seem to make chances but fail to convert them on a regular basis. That’s the first issue that surely has to be addressed. The other is the question of Pereira. Many of us have been saving for months that he needs to be benched, his contributions are extremely limited. He needs a serious reset. I note even Owen is getting worked up. I have suggested Reed in his stead but that’s not an option now. The other real problem has to be our total failure to score from a single set piece all season. What is it 120/150 could be bloody 500.? Peirera at fault but so must the manager and the other players, what exactly do they do down Motspur Park? Can’t believe we’re still in the top half, must be a really poor season. Liverpool apart, 5 points cover the next dozen places!
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Should have read: I wasn’t there!
posted by Mortlake - Saturday 23rd November 2024, 6:41 PM
 
 
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Every time expectations get high they fold Burnley home last season same . Been doing it since I’ve been a fan (1960) . Injoy the good games expect the poor ones when we’re favourites that’s Fulham.feel sorry for Lukic was fantastic on his return
 
 
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Offload your duff strikers and then go and hammer them with an upgrade. Job done
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Leno went to the floor on every goal. Frankly he was pathetic
posted by Terry (Guest) - Sunday 24th November 2024, 6:13 AM
 
 
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Because of a family arrangement, I wasn't able to gotoour game today. However, when I was able to check the score, I couldn't believe it, when I saw we were 1-3 down, especially as I had placed a bet onus to win 3-0 ! ! What the hell happened. Maybe we have flattered to deceive after all ?
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Don't tell me that Soothsayer is starting to get thing right.
posted by BC (Guest) - Saturday 23rd November 2024, 5:53 PM
 
Still haven’t scored from a set piece.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Saturday 23rd November 2024, 6:10 PM
 
Soothsayer did get the result right for a change, but not the score. So half right.
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Starting from a legit question from me the other day, Berge or Lukic? One idiot didn't quite get it but we will leave it at that! Where do i start? Marco Silva committed the ultimate football crime today by when subbing 5 players and without the very last option to replace Andersen, we lost a game that we unwittingly threw away to a Wolves side that could not buy a win. Jimenez should have put us 2 up after that peach of a pass from Robinson and didn't we just know that after they equalised and went in from 2-1, the game was lost. Too many unnecessary yellow cards from us in this game and highlighting the Pereria one summed up our game today. Pereira wins the ball, finds himself in space and Pereira lays off a stupid pass to nowhere which set the pattern of our game today, how many hints, how many times must we say on here, PEREIRA NEEDS TO BE BENCHED INDEFINITELY!!! A lot of our play goes through Pereira and we just cannot build on our sometimes excellent play when we lose the ball emphasis and drive going forward. Cunha will get most of the plaudits for Wolves but i think their best player is Lemina who is a better player than we gave credit for. Lemina is a class better than some of our midfielders today. Bassey overstretched from a bad pass and got his booking and this was our problem today, bad passes bad touches in possession which is all so unnecessary and that just sums up our play and game today... The idiot who replied to my question on Berge or Lukic is not a true Fulham supporter and he should toddle off to Brentford, nuff said!!!!!!!!!
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We got beat fair and square. After Iwobi’s excellent goal Wolves came back with superior teamwork and scored classy goals. Why Wolves haven’t been getting better results I can’t imagine.
posted by peterjeremy - Saturday 23rd November 2024, 5:59 PM
 
Berge has settled into the side and there was no logic to bench him. If a player is performing ,start him.same goes for Adama,i think he was doing a superb job at the beginning of the season but Marco has taken a liking to Nelson who isnt bad but should be explained that there is only one maradona. Alternatively, if he doesnt bench pereira ,the crowd should make it clear.As a last comment i think clubs like wolves , Middsbrogh ,and relegation teams haunt us. We just dont give them the respect they deserve and this is what happens. x MAS last year for example.
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Saturday 23rd November 2024, 6:01 PM
 
TNO' i agree about Berge in a settled side which stayed vertually unchanged until Marco decided to switch back to one of his favourite player Lukic who needs a few games to get back in the groove. Berge is a better player than someone who suggests that he is better playing against lower opposition which is ludicrous. Nelson who is a quick operator needs a little bit more ball control when he kicks it forward only to run after it when the ball runs into touch, we expect the likes of Reise Nelson to beat his man, have a go or lay the ball off like a proper footballer, but that wasn't happening any time today.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 23rd November 2024, 8:17 PM
 
He was not on the bench he was ill.
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Unbelievable, Fulham have allowed Wolves laying 19th in the league table to come to the Cottage and win 4-1 to make matters worse, if that’s possible, this was Wolves first win on the road for 9 months, you couldn’t make it up, enough said, it can only get better.
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Silva took a gamble and used he’s 5 subs,didn’t pay off was a pretty poor performance especially in the last 3rd.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Saturday 23rd November 2024, 5:47 PM
 
1 point behind you, no great fight, has the slide down the greasy pole started . How many points will you be behind at Christmas.
posted by Buzzi B (Guest) - Saturday 23rd November 2024, 5:51 PM
 
Have you stopped crying since we battered you buzzturd ?
posted by Bee Swatter (Guest) - Saturday 23rd November 2024, 6:09 PM
 
There’s more to life little bee than finishing above ffc once a little bee always a little bee
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