They’ll spin it as an early summer signing so we can’t moan about no transfer activity in August. I believe he’s still injured so must have been a bad break. Will he be the same player?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 20th March 2026, 10:35 AM Therein lies the question, but we will find out, sooner rather than later now. Surely a signing is a signing whenever it comes, March or August. It’ll good or it’ll be bad. Expect lots of moaning whatever the outcome.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Friday 20th March 2026, 11:40 AM

Hopefully it’s his resignation
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 8:23 PM Starmer is a reincarnation of Neville Chamberlain...
posted by OWEN - Thursday 19th March 2026, 8:32 PM The only time I want to hear from that wrong ‘un is if I’m at a seance.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 8:34 PM Well Paddy, Starmer is already dead from the neck upwards, so the country is being run by the walking dead.
posted by AC (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 9:55 PM Could be worse , having Trumpton running this country !
posted by Jim (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 10:19 PM At least Starmer can’t get meningitis, you need a spine to catch that. If only the orange god was in charge here. We can only dream. Ice ice baby.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 10:54 PM Here , as in Ireland , you’re welcome to that bully.
posted by Jim (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 11:03 PM Better a bully than Labour pederast apologists. A party of kiddy fiddlers and those who love them.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 11:15 PM President Connolly is doing a grand job in Eire...
posted by Davey Boy. (Guest) - Friday 20th March 2026, 5:06 AM Epstein / Trump kiddie fiddlers Paddy , Eire way behind in getting the latest news!
posted by Jim (Guest) - Friday 20th March 2026, 7:19 AM I fought you had to be dead from the neck up to be leader of a country plenty doing the jobs at moment, being mad also helps
posted by DMK (Guest) - Friday 20th March 2026, 8:11 AM Labour supporter deflecting as usual, Biden had 5000 FBI agents looking into Trump and no evidence was found. Here’s a short list of Labour dirtbags. I would copy a full list but to be honest the Labour Party is so full of filth it might crash the site. Labour Councillor (Northampton/Northamptonshire), and former School Governor, Alec Dyer-Atkins – Convicted and jailed for 2 years in 2003 for downloading more than 42,000 pictures and films described in court as “Horrifying images of child abuse”. Dyer-Atkins was a member of an international paedophile ring called `The Shadows Brotherhood` which was successfully penetrated following sterling work by Britain’s National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU). Commenting on the conviction of the depraved Labour Party beast, NHTCU Deputy Head, Mick Deats said: “This man had some of the worst images on his computers that officers from this unit have ever viewed”. Labour Councillor (Newton Aycliffe) Martin Locklyn – Convicted and jailed for 15 years for sexually abusing 3 14-year-old boys. . Labour Councillor (North Lincolnshire) David Spooner – Convicted and jailed for 1 year for masturbating in front of 2 young boys. . Labour Mayor (Westhoughton/Lancashire) Nicholas Green – Convicted and jailed for 10 years for 3 rapes and 13 counts of indecent assault against little girls between the age of 6 and 10. He raped one woman on her wedding day. . Labour Mayor (Todmordon) John Winstanley – Convicted and jailed for rape and threats to kill. After raping and threatening to kill his terrified victim, Winstanley then ordered the woman to go on all fours before urinating on her. . Prominent Labour Party activist Mark Tann (who has met Tony & Cherie at Party functions) recently got a 15-year sentence for raping a 4-year old girl on 2 separate occasions. . Labour’s current Parliamentary Candidate (Reading East) Tony Page – Has 2 Convictions for Acts of Gross Indecency` in public toilets. . Labour Mayor (Burnley) Mark Swainston – Convicted of sex offences in public toilet. . Entire Labour Party conspired to conceal the activities of Labour Party activist and serial child-molester Mark Trotter, who died from AIDS before he could be convicted. . Labour Councillor (North Yorkshire) Raymond Coats – Court appearance for indecently assaulting a woman. . Labour MP (Rhonda Valley) Chris Bryant poses in his pants on the Internet to advertise himself for casual gay sex encounters. Describes himself as “Horny as bu**ery” and says, “I’d love a good long f**k”. . Labour Councillor (Manchester), George Harding – Charged with indecent assault on a girl of 12. . Labour MP Ron Davies was mugged by a Rasta on Clapham Common while cruising for gay sex. He was photographed again by the media recently, engaged in some `man-on-man` action in a field off a motorway. “I was only looking for badgers” he said. . Labour Councillor (Durham), Derrick Payne – Arrested by Police following a sex attack. . Labour MP, Joe Ashton – Caught up in a Police raid while frequenting a brothel. Tried to lie his way out of the scandal. . Labour Councillor (Shropshire), Derek Woodvine – Arrested by Police in anti-porn operation. . Labour Councillor (Basildon), Tony Wright – Forced to resign after being caught using his council computer to download porn. . Labour MP (Sheffield), Clive Betts – Suspended from Parliament for 7 days after being caught forging immigration papers to extend the stay of his Brazilian rent-boy gay lover. Labour Councillor and Deputy Council Leader (Northumberland), John Whiteman, who was also a senior member of the local police authority – Convicted and fined in 2002 for soliciting a prostitute in the red light district of Middlesbrough. The court heard Whitman was arrested in his car as Police discovered him in a “state of undress” with a lady of the night he had just paid £35 for sex. He subsequently resigned from the council. . Labour Councillor (Stoke/Staffordshire), Michael Barnes, put forward a motion in July 2004 to change the constitution of Stoke-on-Trent Council. The proposed amendments were designed to prevent the City’s two British National Party councillors from chairing any committees, so as to `protect` the good citizens of Stoke from the beastly BNP types they’d voted for in huge numbers to represent them. As Mr Barnes explained to the local paper, the move was “to prevent the BNP from exerting more influence”, and was “in the best interests of the people of Stoke-on-Trent”. A few months later, in November 2004, the civic-minded and virtuous Councillor Barnes appeared at North Staffordshire Magistrates Court, to face seven different charges relating to child pornography . Labour Councillor (Durham), Derrick Payne – Arrested by Police following a sex attack Labour Councillor and former Mayor (Halton/Cheshire), Liam Temple – Convicted in 2004 of `Inciting a child under 16 to commit an act of gross indecency` after the 58-year old Labour pervert had attempted to molest a 12-year old girl. During the case, the brave youngster told the court via a video link: “He said if I let him touch me he would give me money”. . Labour Councillor (Coxhoe/Durham), Les Sheppard – Convicted in 2004 on ten counts of indecent assault on young girls. Jailed for 2 years, and placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years. Teeside Crown Court heard how 71 year old Sheppard lured his victims into his gold Porsche before driving them to remote spots, where he would submit them to sickening sex attacks. After his arrest, the Labour nonce-case told police “I love women, but you do things which you regret”. Sheppard’s ‘women’ victims were between 9 and 13 years old. According to media reports, the names of 2 former Labour Cabinet Ministers said to be `Household names` appear on the `Operation Ore` list of subscribers to hard-core child pornography. The same FBI investigation, which led to the arrest of rock star Pete Townshend. Yusef Azad – One of Ken Livingston’s overpaid left-wing cronies on the London Assembly gravy train – Resigned from his 60K-plus a year job `assisting` Assembly members, after being arrested on suspicion of downloading child porn in 2003. . Labour Councillor (Wokingham/Berkshire), Nelson Bland – Convicted on 16 counts of possession and distribution of hardcore child porn in 2004. Sentenced to community service, placed on the sex offender’s register and ordered to attend rehabilitation classes for paedophiles. Bland used his own teenage daughters computer to hoard his grotesque gallery of child abuse, which was discovered by police during a search of Bland`s home, when they arrested him in connection with the murder of a Nottingham businessman . Labour Councillor and Mayor-Elect (Merton/London), Sam Chaudry – Due to become Merton’s first Asian Mayor, before he was arrested, tried and convicted of multiple sex attacks on young girls in 1999. One of his victims was a 5-year old. . Labour Councillor (Halton/Leeds), Lee Benson – Convicted and awaiting sentence in 2005, after pleading guilty on 12 counts of possession of indecent images of children, featuring youngsters between the ages of 5 and 11. Benson, who has a child of his own, repaid the fools who voted for him by storing his revolting kiddie porn collection on the computer provided for him by the council. Benson has been `suspended` – not expelled – by the Labour Party, which means his name remains on the Labour Party membership list, as well as on the sex offenders register. As to which is the more shameful – take your pick! . Labour Councillor (Bridgend/South Wales), Iestyn Tudor Davies – Convicted, jailed for 7 years, and placed on the sex offender’s register for life in 2005, for repeatedly raping a 9-year old girl . Labour Councillor (Newham/London), Greg Vincent, who was the Election Agent to Labour MP Tony Banks at the 2001 General Election – Convicted and given a 2-year community rehabilitation order in 2003, for possession of hardcore kiddie porn films and photos, featuring children as young as 8. One of the photos the Labour Councillor found so entertaining, featured – as described in court – a girl aged around 10, naked except for a dog-collar, being assaulted and abused while her hands were tied behind her back around a beam. Vincent was also a School Governor . Prominent Edinburgh Labour party activist and election candidate, Rab Knox – Convicted and jailed for 3 years in 2005 for a horrific sex attack on a woman passenger in his taxi cab. . Labour Party Official (North West England Regional Officer, and parliamentary adviser to the Home Office Minister responsible for crime and policing, Hazel Blears), Peter Tuffley – Convicted and jailed for 15 months and placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years in 2006, for the sexual molestation of a 13-year old boy that he had previously `groomed` on the internet. Tuffley was described as a `rising star` within the Labour Party – which is nothing to be proud of either . Labour Councillor (Hornchurch/Essex), Alan Prescott, who was also a senior magistrate – Convicted and jailed for 2 years in 2001, for molesting children at the East London care home where he was the superintendent. Prescott, described in court as a “pillar of his local community” admitted carrying out sex attacks on four teenage boys as they slept in their beds . Labour Parliamentary candidate (Cheadle/Cheshire), Paul Diggert – Subject of a 2002 police investigation into the alleged procurement of underage girls for sexual purposes via internet chatrooms. According to the `Sunday Mirror` (3/11/02), Diggert had admitted to having four underage girls that he was `grooming` for sex. In 2004 Diggert was convicted of making and distributing indecent pictures of children . Labour Councillor (Dagenham/London), Terry Power – Forced to resign in 1999 after being arrested and charged with sex attacks on teenage boys. Details of trial and conviction to follow. . Labour Councillor (Westlands/Worcestershire), Keith Rogers – Convicted, fined, and placed on the sex offender’s register in 2003, after downloading over 2,000 hardcore child porn photos on his computer . Labour councillor Ex-Paston councillor Gilbert Benn (48) A former city councillor was a five-year jail sentence for molesting an 11-year-old boy and threatening the youngster’s mother in a bid to cover his tracks. Former Children’s Minister and prior to that, chair of the Campaign For Civil Liberties, Harriet Harmann while in CCL, collaborated with the Pedophile Information Exchange and another pedophile activist groups in a campaign to decriminalise/legalise child pornography.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 20th March 2026, 10:32 AM Good research Paddy, I’m assuming it is all factual, but you should get out more.
posted by Realist (Guest) - Friday 20th March 2026, 11:44 AM Simple online search and cut and paste, there’s even Facebook pages with hundreds of others. There is currently an ex Labour shadow minister pending trial for arranging to meet a 13 year old boy that was actually a police unit sting.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 20th March 2026, 12:03 PM

So what chance would we ever have in any European competition, none of course, so why bother. Spurs won tonight against Athletico Madrid, but can they follow up, with a bit a l game against against Forest on Sunday, we'll that's the question. If we were in Europe we could also be facing a relegation battle, so no thanks. With a bit of luck Brentford will be involved in a European challenge next season, then the Championship will no doubt follow.
posted by AC (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 11:31 PM I we were in Europe we could afford ten more players of a better quality. It changes you as a club for the better not the worse. If we try to do it on the cheap it will not work and we will come worse.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 19th March 2026, 9:22 AM I don't think tat West Ham and Palace would agree, that being in Europe would help to sign better players.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 10:27 AM TTIN, I’d love to see you proof of that statement and your mathematical calculations. Always remember to carry one and to keep your columns straight so as not to get confused.
posted by Realistic (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 10:44 AM In the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League, the total prize money is €2.467 billion. This amount is distributed among clubs as follows: Guaranteed Payments: Each club receives a starting fee of €18.62 million for qualifying in the league phase. 1 Performance-related Payments: Clubs earn €1.8 million for each win and €608,000 for each draw in the league phase. 1 Value Pillar: This component is based on TV market share and club coefficients, potentially adding an additional €740.6 million to the total prize money. 2 Overall, clubs can earn significant amounts based on their performance and market value, with the potential for substantial earnings from the value pillar alone. 2
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 19th March 2026, 2:53 PM Clubs in the Champions League get better sponsorship deals, get more crowds, sell more programmes and things in the shop.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 19th March 2026, 2:58 PM I’m going with stupid.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 5:12 PM Competition is terrible,called the champions league and 6 clubs get entered it’s actually the European mid week league that’s what it should be called.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 5:36 PM

Other podcasts are available. FUL-ON: Hosted by Ash Woolford, along with co-hosts Jack 'Mozza' Morris, Jack 'AJ' Wiltshire, and Drew, providing match previews and fan discussions. Cottage Talk: Hosted by Russell Goldman, featuring post-match, in-depth discussions. Fulham Focus: An independent fan show with a rotating team of hosts including John MacCormick, Matthew Bone, and Luke Sargeant. That's So Craven: Covers match previews, reviews, and tactical analysis.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 5:07 PM Why are podcasts so popular they are just stupid arrogant people talking rubbish about nothing in particular.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 19th March 2026, 7:11 AM A bit like this board and you in particular then TTIN ;0)
posted by MST (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 8:08 AM I am not stupid, I am opinionated.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 19th March 2026, 9:24 AM Are you sure TTIN?
posted by Observer (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 10:45 AM In the interests of research I’ve just gone back and read all your recents posts and I’m afraid I have to disagree with you. Being opinionated does of course equate to stupidity. Always assuming one is right, being defensive, dogmatic and craving to be seen to be right in the face of other’s arguments, does not display strength, rather it highlights insecurity and weakness.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 10:58 AM

Not a QPR fan but didn't get get something like 35m fine and transfer ban for like 18-24months? their failing was the owner giving his own money into the club to beef up the balance sheet so they could spend more. Frankly, compare to the Chelsea cheats, that's like stealing milk to feed the starved. You point the guys at the FA ivory tower are as much a bully as our orange friend (not so Starmer friendly now) in US.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 2:16 PM Isn't it amazing, that both Leicester and Sheffield Wednesday have had points deducted for financial problems, but Chelsea can pay a fine with no points deductions at all. Once again, it's the little club, big club syndrome, and it's so unfair. Man City have been in financial trouble for quite a few seasons now, but nothing ever happens. Why ?
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 6:38 PM Some great night clubs in the historical town...
posted by Davey Boy. (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 4:10 AM Manchester City still get away with it.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 5:28 PM

Take care, soon it wil be ??? ?????? ?????? ?????: ????? ?????? ???..
posted by Fred (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 10:20 AM So, I have literally never noticed.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 11:31 AM neither illitetarally the mayor of brighton. Happy day to you Paddy
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 1:00 PM And also ,we got to talk ????one of many things that iritate, players who wear dustbin lids on ears when getting of a coach to an evening game on final score so stupid is it just a trend thing or do they think. its cool?? knee sliding, constantly saying mmmmmm when interviewed, scatching every part of head trying to answer inane questions from the reporter.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 1:04 PM People who say ‘I mean’- you either do or you don’t. Kids who start every sentence with ‘Like’q
posted by johnt (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 2:20 PM Slow day MST? Hahaha! I could not agree with you more, bloody annoying! There are, I regret, a lexicon of further modern idioms and simple crap English irritates and annoys virtually every minute of the day. The young can be excused, up to a point but TV presenters , newsreaders and journalists should be flogged; and today I’m in a charitable and benign mood. I think I might be turning into a grumpy old git.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 4:05 PM Would you rather like it as in France where they have a committee that maintains the language. Certain computer words are the same all over the World except in France where they invent a new word. The English language is dynamic and words the way they and the they are used changes all the time. I love it.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 8:03 AM God the over edumacated over schooled boffins, not the ones that run ?our country the one's that pick up on a bit of grammar like
posted by worplw (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 8:30 AM Philistinism is alive and well!
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 8:40 AM You can blame gen zeeeeee for that, or is it gen zed
posted by Broken English (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 2:05 PM

Not sure which side of the bed our Paddy springs from but I will wish him a happy St. Patrick’s day. Enjoy an extra pint of the black stuff.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 9:23 AM Apparently St Patrick wasn’t Irish !
posted by Jim (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 9:29 AM Forget about paddy’s day it’s St George’s day next month we need to celebrate. Wear your red rose with pride.
posted by Arthur (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 11:21 AM Hate to burst any bubbles but St George wasn’t English either. lol.
posted by MST (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 11:23 AM 6 St George's Day: Who was England's patron saint? - BBC Newsround Saint George (died c. 303) was a 3rd-century Roman soldier of Greek origin born in Cappadocia (modern-day Turkey) who became a Christian martyr. Renowned for his faith, he was executed under Emperor Diocletian in Palestine. Over time, his story evolved into the popular legend of a saintly, dragon-slaying knight.
posted by MST (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 11:24 AM He’s the patron saint of Russia, enough said.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 12:01 PM St George isn't English so what does it matter.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 12:26 PM should be ST Winston, as our patron saint .and now folk here comes the debate ????
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 1:07 PM Hawaii has the Union Jack on it's flag...does that make them British? Will await the usual imbecilic replies...
posted by Krebs. (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 1:47 PM Should be St Edward the Confessor, last Saxon ruler before the inbred Europeans took over.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 3:57 PM St Patrick day St George day . There just a excuse for a piss up apart from that who cares
posted by DMK (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 4:44 PM The people of Hawaii overthrew their greedy royal family who put the Union Jack on the flag because they loved the British royals, too lazy to change it, I suppose. Doesn’t sound like a bad idea. Happy Krebsie?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 11:43 PM I thought Arthur was the last Anglo king?
posted by Baz (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 12:17 AM Harold 2nd was the last.
posted by Jim (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 7:26 AM Eye eye.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 12:25 PM Just for the record a whole bunch of countries have St George as their patron saint. Lithuania, Portugal, Georgia and quite few others I can’t remember. I do know he apparently dates back around 2000 years and some, Muslims, believe he was a mate of Moses. Popular boy. The Spanish think he was born there apparently.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 12:32 PM St George never wanted to or did come to England or any other part of the United Kingdom.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 5:32 PM Cheeky!
posted by Pat O'Drawers. (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 8:13 PM With the state of the place he’d think he was back in the middle east.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 8:44 PM You have your spuds and you eat them...
posted by P. O'Drawers. (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 10:56 AM

You could be anyone. I doubt anybody on here would risk a ban selling you a ticket. There’s also a load of puritans here who hate horse racing. My advice would be to either use your winnings to get ripped off online or save your money, get sh*tfaced, and watch it on telly. The good news is your membership gets you 10% off in the club shop. You’ll be the sharpest dressed man in St Helier, you lucky dog.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 9:41 PM We all attend games in the UK regularly and cause no bother, I assume these tickets won't be going on general sale? In the time I've had this membership I would have been able to get them for the forest away game Sunday
posted by Jersey1997 (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 7:55 AM Paddy, if you are going to paraphrase, at least get the sentiment correct. My post was about NATIONAL HUNT racing and not horse racing in general. Also I think one person agreed with me which, does not constitute “loads”. That said I stand by my thoughts that national hunt racing is inhumane and should be banned.
posted by MST (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 9:59 AM It was the sport of kings when Kings were Kings and not jug eared avaricious eco loons. Horses were specifically bred for the purpose of serving humans and would be virtually extinct or museum pieces if not racing. Flat racing is equally as cruel in training methods and they have shorter lives because they’re usually euthanised when they can no longer be of use so even your own argument is flawed. To argue for one to cease on cruelty grounds is argue for all to cease but you seem to pick and choose which type of cruelty you’re in favour of. The irony is you’re replying on a post started by someone who’s off to the Grand National but are more concerned about points scoring off me. I’m heading out for a bet, I may be some time.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 11:38 AM About time you two knock it on the head. It could have been worse, you could have been reading one of my very long post, lol...
posted by OWEN - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 3:01 PM Yes, Paddy’s day so I’ll grant MST a royal pardon.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 3:59 PM Horses are wild animals that we tamed to sit on for a ride. We now have trains, buses and cars to get around. So horses are only used for our pleasure and horse racing was invented for people to bet on on. We do not need them to get around and we can find other pleasures and bet on other things so release the lot and let them lead their own lives.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 9:46 AM I’ve enough problems with foxes at my bins. I’d suggest, like immigration, all those in favour mass unfettered horse loosing volunteer their own properties and bank accounts and leave the sensible alone.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 11:08 AM We plow the fields and scatter the good seed on the land,,, Horses, Donkeys, are work-horses and they are primed to help us work the good land and take us from A to B and so are Camels. You can woke-ify it all you like and put these animals on holiday and chill out mode but the fact is These animals are put on this earth to serve and aid humans. Persian horses and thoroughbreds admittedly are bred for racing stock but before that era horses were used in war for their speed. Unfortunately, war is necessary and i think you can't get away from it when reading a bible from the Old Testament. Gone off the subject a little bit but to bring it round, Wales have just banned Dog Racing which is their prerogative but heres a thought; Do you think that Wales have more to worry about? The state of the hospitals in Wales is the worst in the country under a Labour Government run for twenty years.
posted by OWEN - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 9:42 PM You have your spuds and you eat them...
posted by Mr Patrick O'Doors. (Guest) - Thursday 19th March 2026, 6:13 PM

I feel the last 3 games have been the worse under Marco, but feel West Ham have improved but were poor against us never deserved 3 points . As for the pen v Bassey in my book it was a pen if not for offside. But seen a lot worse not given all season. Can’t say I understand the rules anymore when you can push and drag players over. But be hard for players to take the risk or let them score
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 5:05 PM But must be hard
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 5:06 PM If you’re getting sent off for a tap then why not just slide in for a leg breaker then roll about pretending you’re hurt to try and avoid the violent conduct charge?
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 9:45 PM A draw is better than a loss is so perhaps we might even beat Burnley.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 12:30 PM

Happens every season and will continue to do so under Silva. He needs to get gone.
posted by Omar Daze (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 12:58 PM No worse than forest did not lose and a rare clean sheet 3 points on saturday will be good
posted by Ipitombln (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 3:58 PM I agree, jog him on if he can't commit and get a new boss in now so we can start afresh for next season
posted by Scott free (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 5:14 PM Been the same, once fans start dreaming , players start saying we’re gonna push for Europe or get to Wembley.we start playing poorly as if they can’t handle pressure. You can lose that’s football get bad luck, but we just play bad whenever we get close to some success
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 5:15 PM Hope is enteral failure is venal.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 12:33 PM End of season form matey. FULHAMISH!
posted by Walkinstown O'Toole. (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 1:29 PM

Last three games were never going to be pretty. Hammers and So’ton were disappointing results but at least Forest was a good point away from home. We move on and Burnley will also be tough methinks. Seen much worse games and been far more disappointing in some results over the years and Fulham fans know this is typical (Fulhamish) and not exclusive to Marco. Another season in the Prem beckons so what’s not to like?
posted by MST (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 8:21 PM I admire your sanguine observations MST. How I wish I had it in me to be as optimistic.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 9:43 PM Pragmatism Morty on the back of 55 years of suffering. When in doubt, I just think back to the days of Fulham Park Rangers and Ernie Clay and realise how lucky we are now.
posted by MST (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 9:57 AM Things indeed have been worse. The trouble is I guess, a purple patch or a step up in quality raises expectations only to be let down when the prize is within one’s grasp. I’m getting on now and the prospect of silverware or maybe a top 6 finish seems as distant as it ever was. I wonder if that will be my one regret as I breath my last breath? I hope so:)
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 10:27 AM Came close in 1975 and 2010 so not beyond reach but maybe not this season ;0)
posted by MST (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 10:34 AM I came in March '26...
posted by Classic. (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 1:33 PM

Garbage, rubbish pathetic, awful, and any other bad word you can think of, apart from lucky not to lose, this dreadful game, which was among the worst games I have ever witnessed as a Fulham fan, and I go back a few years believe me. I can honestly say, that I wouldn't have cared less, if 1 of those 2 offside goals, which were very tight would have stood, and I hate Fulham losing.
posted by THE CR (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 4:03 PM What has happened to the team that earlier in the season looked like they could beat anyone, now that they cannot beat anyone. We have been through a period of "easy" matches that should have got as up the table in to Europe and into the cup quarter final. I do not blame Marco it is the player who do not seem to be not interested in advancement and are seeing their holidays much to early. It is the same as last year we do not know the right way to finish the season.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 15th March 2026, 4:19 PM If you look at Marco’s stats for the final third of the season you’ll see his team’s performances are total rubbish. FFC are now a slightly better quality than a relegation team. We must count ourselves lucky that we have a few points under our belts.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 4:48 PM We need more quality, its as simple as. Decisions in the final third is awful and we are wasteful. It is no use having wingers both sides when the moves brake down to nothing. Sorry for the loss of Jimenez's father and he chose to play but not a lot coming from him. Muniz had one good volley but blocked. Josh King finds those spaces but still not experienced enough to make it count in front of defenders. The midfield that started was okay but vulnerable to counters when we lose the ball. To be honest i thought we would get punished when losing the ball in the middle. Marco in the end chucked Sess on to freshen up but all wrong for Sess. Berg and Lukic lack serious creativity and this is our problem. The bottom line is, if Harry Wilson is quiet, we suffer and not enough players stepping up. On reflection i think Forest can count themselves unlucky and we can say thank you to two offsides. I can't put my foot on it but there is something lacking in Marco's tactics going forward and this Fulham team needs better direction. It's almost like we are stuck in a mode on a record player if that explains it. Marco is a good manager but not a genius.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 15th March 2026, 5:23 PM How could anyone pick a MOTM from either side, but if I had to choose it would be Leno, as he made two decent saves, one which in fact was quiet difficult. Nobody else is worth a mention.
posted by Brian (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 5:45 PM Both of their disallowed goals I said were were office when I first viewed them so the VAR decisions did not surprize me. No luck involved, offside is offside. It is to run through on goal if you any amount ahead of the defence, that is why offside was brought in originally.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 15th March 2026, 5:51 PM Bassey was man of the match by a mile he stood out in all the dross around him.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 15th March 2026, 5:53 PM End of season Fulhamish...as usual!
posted by Thamesbank Traveller. (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 6:03 PM As much as I like marco I feel it time for a change and to get someone in who may be able to get a tune out of this lot because there's obviously something wrong somewhere. Today's draw feels like a loss and I can't help but think marco didn't want us to win today just to give notts county 3 points and a better chance of staying up this season, he won't want to go to them if they're relegated to the championship will he and just means he'll end up staying for another season and fulham having to put up with another season of he's boring style of football. So lets wipe our mouths get someone in now so we're in a better position for the beginning of next season. Enough of he's indecisiveness because it's been unsettling the team since before Christmas
posted by Scott free (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 6:13 PM Scott Free, I have read some silly things on this site at times, but to see you say that Marco didn't want to win today, but to give Forest 3 points is quite laughable. Marco may have his faults, but wanting his side to lose is completely ludicrous. We didn't win today, as Bassey missed an absolute sitter. Despite that howler of a miss, I would probably make him my MOTM, but he didn't have much to beat, did he.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 7:22 PM Man of the match was the ref.
posted by Smith (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 1:00 AM You're perfectly entitled to your opinion craven and so am I my friend..
posted by Scott free (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 5:28 PM The linesman was our motm. Stopped a pen and saved a goal.
posted by LOR (Guest) - Tuesday 17th March 2026, 2:23 AM you can throw money at the the holy grail of the money formed premier league (so tacky) and sums up the world today ! ,but it does not guarantee you a humdinger of a game every week , same with the players , we pay we expect
posted by worple (Guest) - Wednesday 18th March 2026, 8:44 AM

This was so obvious , I said we look awful and changes should have happened at half time. Fulham no pride terrible today. Carry on like this for next few games and we will be back in relegation area. It's disgraceful
posted by Kevin (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 3:24 PM Could not agree with you more Kevin. Two teams that have so much to gain and they can’t be a**ed. Honestly they should hang their heads.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 3:45 PM Chrrokowzee did come on but he is very good a vanishing in front of 30.000 plus people
posted by worple (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 5:11 PM Players like Chukwueze need players around him that understand each others game and we chop and change too much for them to breed familiarity. I don't know what happened to Smith Rowe today but he looks like the type of player we need in there all the time. Find another serious and creative midfielder in the summer and Pepi and we will have a better shape. Kevin and Chucka can change a game but we need more beefing up.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 15th March 2026, 5:32 PM Reckon forest will be relegated or Leeds think two London clubs will survive hope I’m wrong can’t stand any of them
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 4:07 PM Don’t talk silly Kevin if ffc godown I will buy you a season ticket. For next. Year
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 4:09 PM

I’m really surprised at Forest. Staring relegation in the face and they’re playing with as much enthusiasm as a eunuch in a brothel whilst Fulham look like they are wishing that there wasn’t another 10 games to play before they can get on the beach in Dubai. We must be the suckers watching these over paid chumps go through the motions. I’m off to the allotment, far more eventful and entertaining.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 3:01 PM Digging for a few spuds and carrots Mortlake' ya canna beat it, lol!!!
posted by OWEN - Sunday 15th March 2026, 3:04 PM :)) To be honest Owen more in hope than belief I’m still watching, but it really is absolutely dire. Any decision made is the wrong one. Not sure how much longer I can endure this spectacle.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 3:16 PM

Thank you LTS for this reminder. I remember your posts from the Covid lockdown, although I don’t know you I was worried about you, you had a real tough time. I always read your posts, thank you for taking the time.
posted by Baz (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 12:46 PM An excellent sentiment LTS. Raise a glass and keep the memory alive.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 2:45 PM

Wolves are the form team at the bottom and they are better than their league position. Forest will give us a hard game tomorrow because they are in bad position and we can expect an hard game. Spurs starting to look and feel nervous and i wouldn't be surprised if nerves kick in for Forest who need points. We will see which way it goes. We played badly and lost to Southampton but we still created enough chances to get a result. Take our chances tomorrow will make them nervous and see us win.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 14th March 2026, 10:32 PM As much as it hurts me to say this and I’m possibly talking for many Bees fans. Hopefully you will stuff Notts Florist tomorrow by at least 3 goals. ??
posted by Kew Bridge (Guest) - Saturday 14th March 2026, 11:02 PM Many bees fans ? You haven’t got many , lol !
posted by Jim (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 7:52 AM Wolves will beat Hounslow, better known as Brentford, FC today!! I wouldn't bet on Wolves going down - their remaining, bar Fulham, 8 games are all winnable . I for one would cheer for them and see Spurs and Forest (both clubs are bloody arrogant in their own ways) playing in the championship next season!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 12:27 PM Certainly more than your lot at Forest. You can’t even fill the away end ????
posted by Kew Bridge (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 2:27 PM Is this a Premier League match, or a pre-season friendly ?
posted by AC (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 2:30 PM If Chucky isn't good enough to be getting a game in this line up, then he isn't as good as we thought that he was. Sorry Josh, but you can sit out the second half.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 2:55 PM Kew , you can’t fill your legoland so called ground , we take more away than you lot , fact , check the figures !
posted by Jim (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 3:01 PM Your lot can’t even fill your ground if I was a bees fan I would not discuss attendances with ffc fans
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 7:02 PM

I am sure Marco is confident he can get us into Europe and is assuming if he will get a better deal if we do and if we don't he will get as good a deal as he was offered before.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 14th March 2026, 1:20 PM OH no ,we are about to sign another arsn wonder kid ??? please not ESR little brother.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Saturday 14th March 2026, 1:28 PM Sad to say it; Smith Rowe is one of our better players but we don't know how to get the best from him. It's all down to Marco to get our young team playing well with each other and sadly Marco has not quite cracked the case yet. Maybe it will all gel together tomorrow at Forest.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 14th March 2026, 10:06 PM Maybe some of the side effects of Mounjaro include extreme lethargy and the sprouting of two left feet.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 15th March 2026, 1:03 AM

In cricket with LBW if the umpire give out for LBW and it is found the ball would have just hit the stumps it is given not out because it is understandable why the decision was given. Similar discretion should be applied with VAR if the decision the ref gave is marginal, stick to his decision. Seeing penalties given that could hardly be seen by the ref or offsides that can only be judged by a computer system should not be given.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 14th March 2026, 1:12 PM Yes but why can Var say no goal to a goal scored when the ref has blown for a goal but exactly the same thing EG! ref blows for a moving ball after ball is in the net but Var tell him its not moving but still gets over ruled by the ref as he has whistled ,surley its no differentwhen off side goalmis scored they over rule ref then , itsno different./
posted by thereal arch bishop (Guest) - Saturday 14th March 2026, 1:24 PM

Simply think Marcos contractual táctics , like his recent playing tactics have backfired on him. He was going to get us into the semis and one foot away from europe granting him a ludicrous new contract.
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Friday 13th March 2026, 4:12 PM Yes' just seen a rambling interview from Marco on Sky earlier, i didn't quite catch the meaning of it but so far no contract signed. Would like him to decide and sign but not fussed because we are in the same place and situation as last year and not enough progress to the next level which i think should be a few more points challenging the top 6. I might be over-ambitious but i don't see much improvement. What kind of improvement you may ask? A second team capable of beating the likes of Southampton for starters but maybe that it a stretch too far with the team he put out. Signing his contract will do for now and we could do without the negative and evasive speeches from Marco.
posted by OWEN - Friday 13th March 2026, 5:40 PM Any big name isn’t going to be interested in Fulham, even has beens like Mourhino. They’d cost millions which would be better spent on players or bit of paint in the JH.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 13th March 2026, 9:36 PM Felix Magath?
posted by bigboy4651 (Guest) - Saturday 14th March 2026, 3:22 AM JH ? Jimmy Hill ?
posted by Tim nice but dim (Guest) - Saturday 14th March 2026, 7:44 AM Lol, Felix? My cat would do a better job i think. Marco if he stays, he needs to learn how to get the best from Smith Rowe who i feel is a good player. Muniz is also a decent prospect but again, the service to him is not quite right as it could be. Marco Silva and management seem to have reached a pinnacle and we have a glut of young players that need direction in how to play football. Josh King is another talent who we love for his Enthusiasm but are we really getting the best from him? Harry Wilson will come in and settle the nerves because he has experience but we can't rely on him for much longer, we need some of our guys to step up to the plate but they don't know how to at the moment. Jose Mourinho will be good but i agree he will be expensive. We need someone like the Sunderland Manager Régis Le Bris.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 14th March 2026, 8:45 AM Your a big fan of Muniz, Owen, but I cannot see why. He has had lots of chances but he at times gets in the places strikers should be then messes it up. He is never going to be a consistent striker I am afraid.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 14th March 2026, 12:27 PM Yes, Muniz looks a touch on the heavy side coming back from a long injury and not quite up to speed yet. Marco believes in Muniz more than most and i also think he has a touch of class. It's not just Muniz, we have Josh King in the mix and i also think we are not getting enough from King. I can't put my finger on it and i feel we are not quite quite there yet as a team. We are a team of talent on 40 points but we all know deep down that we can play better.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 14th March 2026, 10:16 PM Mourning still has a house in Chelsea he’s got somewhere to live !I would give him a crack if only to annoy cfc. Fans
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 7:13 PM Mourino!!
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 7:16 PM

Marco says that we have a few unexpected knocks so it looks like a few more changes for Sunday. Fingers crossed Harry will be back.
posted by AC (Guest) - Friday 13th March 2026, 2:15 PM

I just read Chris Sutton on the BBC site says "Forest boss Vitor Pereira still hasn't won a Premier League game this season, after 11 attempts with them and Wolves." You know how this ends don't... :(
posted by Ted (Guest) - Thursday 12th March 2026, 9:39 PM I don't know if Pereira actually put out a full strength side and i would have thought our game on Sunday would be priority for them in their position but it is what it is. I think that Marco will mark this one down as a possible win and we will target this one. We don't do many draws and this is another game that is a doable double of the season and we are in a great position and a fantastic place, so we will play with no pressure. It would be nice to dust off the cobwebs and get back to winning ways.
posted by OWEN - Friday 13th March 2026, 6:54 AM

True genius would be to keep them playing until the end of the season for a change. End of February every year and the team downs tools.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 12th March 2026, 4:36 PM You have a point!! Average points Games 1–28 vs Games 29-38: 22/23: 1.39vs1.3; 23/24: 1.36vs0.90; 24/25: 1.50vs1.20; 3season avg: 1.42vs1.13
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Thursday 12th March 2026, 5:24 PM Genius's with flaws? Claudio Renieri FA cup winner, Ange Post Europa league winner, and thats two i can think of from the top of my head and you can count Roy Hodgson in that list. Marco needs to do a lot more in the genius stakes yet and how about getting these named bunch of stars playing in cohesion and consistently together and winning football matches we should be winning by a country mile and while we are at it, winning and getting to an FA Cup final just like Crystal Palace and that other genius Glasner nuff said.
posted by OWEN - Thursday 12th March 2026, 9:10 PM Total tosh. half those players didn't need "turning around" like Iwobi, Willian, Wilson & Leno. The other half haven't been turned around: Muniz and ESR, & Pereria for instance all rubbish. Anyway, forget about Marco, he's gone, start thinking about who will take us onwards and upwards next season.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Thursday 12th March 2026, 9:26 PM Sometimes Marcos tactics and starting and subbing can be a bit off at times as the last couple of weeks show
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 7:19 PM

Southampton are 8th , poor ?
posted by Ted (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 9:38 PM Yes Southampton are poor, which just showed how we as a team, just didn't play well, for different reasons, which has already had enough coverage. Hopefully, with everything crossed we will get back on course, starting this Sunday.
posted by Brian (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 10:43 PM It's called Fulhamish! Why do those who quote on this site take themselves so seriously?!
posted by Oh Leary. (Guest) - Thursday 12th March 2026, 3:24 AM Simple minds cannot determine the difference between truth and lie.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 12th March 2026, 7:14 AM Simple Minds , are they still alive and kicking ?
posted by Tim Nice but Dim (Guest) - Thursday 12th March 2026, 9:04 AM Personally as bad as we was against saints you can’t budget for a last kick pen think if we had gone to extra time we would have put on the regulars and won
posted by Ipitomi (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 7:24 PM

Fulham would do well to get him he’s young and his teams play good football , he’ll probably go to a bigger club with more ambition. Amy big name Fulham attracted would be older and out for a last payday. Until the board indicated they were going to spend a few quid on players I doubt anyone with a decent reputation would bother coming.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 5:00 PM Frank done ok with Brentford. Anything is better than the walking football being played at the moment. With dogmatic Silva being unable to change his ways ,buying players for the future rather than required at the monent.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 5:50 PM He's also favourite to take over at Celtic next season which might appeal more in the short term.
posted by Old Bloke (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 6:15 PM I think you mean Motherwell. Still, I'd question if he's that good and having managed FC Copenhagen, why he is at Motherwell?? Quick quiz - how many of you know where is Motherwell FC?? I know they are doing well Scottish premier league but be honest, there are only 2 teams in that league and they'd struggle in the championship. The remaining teams would struggle in League one! So, a journey from FC Copenhagen to Motherwell to a decent premier league team sounds very odd!!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Thursday 12th March 2026, 8:23 AM Just outside Glasgow, went there November 1975 for the Anglo Scottish cup semi final.
posted by Ian (Guest) - Thursday 12th March 2026, 9:16 AM Thing is new managers are arriving on mass some are doing quite well some are going under, easy to sneer at the geezer from FC copenhagen but who knows, new ideas, different style of play, do we go for him ??? why pay big bucks for a name that dont produce and lives on his past.? Never seen any of his teams play unlike paddy so cant comment .
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Thursday 12th March 2026, 11:28 AM Cards on the table, after a lot of thought, I can honestly say, I'd rather the devil that we know in Marco Silva, is the devil that now want to sign a new contract, as on reflection, I think that despite his flaws, I would rather have him, than any other manager around. Please Marco sign that contract, stop the uncertainty and let's push on from here, as next season could be really great.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Thursday 12th March 2026, 4:00 PM Be careful what you wish for think franks is the man for us and he lives locally To ffc
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 7:26 PM

Agree 100% , total ban asap.
posted by Ian (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 3:54 PM More anti British sentiments. If you really cared for animals think of the millions slaughtered by halal abatoirs. If they aren’t raced there’d be no need for horses and they would all be put down, that’s cruel and unnecessary.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 5:06 PM Seriously Paddy, what a load of tosh!!!
posted by MST (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 5:18 PM Perhaps this subject should not have been raised on a Fulham FC messageboard forum in the first place.
posted by mwk (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 6:02 PM MWK...does it stand for Milwaukee?
posted by Danuel Boy. (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 8:11 PM We should let all life get on with their lives. No pets, zoos, games using animals and any eating of what were living creatures. That would be so easy to do if everyone believed in it.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 12th March 2026, 7:19 AM Has the site been invaded by the Woke Brigade? Many more important things to be worrying about.
posted by Realistic (Guest) - Thursday 12th March 2026, 3:14 PM TTIN the voice of reason as usual. No pets? No zoos? What use would any of these animals be if there was no human involvement? No vets, no pet food manufacturers, no leather shoes, jackets, sofas. Labour have done enough to destroy jobs in the UK.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 12th March 2026, 4:44 PM Ffc have been slaughtering my Credit Card for years...
posted by Alf Grimthorpe. (Guest) - Friday 13th March 2026, 4:21 AM Gotta admit i love horse racing i gambled for 35 years but not now i quit after treatment for prostate 7 years ago, all ok now but no need to gamble now but still love the horses and temptation is still there but after life scary moment i sort of curb my bad habits which was boring but i got used to boring and you just see life a lot differently. I think about God a lot more and i am grateful to him but still not perfect. How do i stop myself from enjoying Fulham on a Sunday? Everything is geared to a Sunday now and that includes shopping, Sunday is so busy but it never used to but such is life. NH Racing? There is or there was a magic to it and if i mention the great Ginger McCain and Red Rum who won the National 3 times and come second in two intervening years, thats memorable history and thats magic. I think that MST might remember David Elseworth and Desert Orchid from down south side where some of you live, great memories again. I was more partial to flat racing and i followed the likes of a great little known genius by the name of Luca Cumani who came from Italy and had connections to the great Henry Cecil. I won't say how much but i knew Kayasi would win the Derby and Cumani followed up with Highrise for a Derby win. Again great memories and unforgettable. Take away the tragic circumstances, there is a magic to horse racing and i think most people or some people will recollect have have some same like stories. I could go on and on but finally, can you remember Henry Cecil and Frankel? Watch the documentary it is so sad but brilliant and memorable. These days i settle for the more gentle pursuits like gardening, photography and Fulham and the occasional watch of one of my favourite films, Seabiscuit which is a great horse film that takes you down into a fairy tale of history and great horse breeds that enlightens the magic of horse racing even more for those that find themselves drawn to the magic of it. I won't mention Shergar, lol' what happened to him? Paddy i think will have a tale to tell...
posted by OWEN - Friday 13th March 2026, 6:40 AM Mcdonalds, Shergars bum is an anagram of hamburgers !
posted by Pete (Guest) - Friday 13th March 2026, 7:32 AM Ban rugby ban heading a football ban motor racing ban cycling ban cars. Ban skiing ban cyclists
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 16th March 2026, 7:34 PM

The players put out on Sunday should have been good enough to get a result. Unfortunately yet again no real clear cut chances and another 0 to our column following 24 attempts. Muniz is never going to be a 10-15 goal a season “striker” let alone 20 plus, not good enough and lack of positional sense. As for Jimenez he has battled upfront all season without extra support. Why the f..k did we loan the striker from Bayern if he is not even on the bench. As for corners and free kicks we have never been dominant and threatening. Thought all that was Perrera fault. Still roll on the next league games and hopefully a few confidence building results.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 9:09 PM Seasons over for most of them, thinking of buckets and spades, licking a 99. The only respite for the long suffering supporters is the thought of no splinters up the ‘arris in the JH, warm Bollinger in the Riverside, picking up an old trout in the Duke of Cornwall, wondering if buzzi b had finally succumbed to monkey pox. Oh to be in England in the summertime.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 10:28 PM Some corners are made to look good by the players in the box the movement was very poor and tactically Silva must take some of the blame
posted by DMK (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 11:15 PM Muniz is rubbish, get rid.
posted by Ted (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 7:54 AM Like you paddy think little bees gone to the beehive in the sky ( reckon a juggernaut squashed him going down the m4 can’t believe he’s not been rubbing our noses in it this season
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 11:24 AM Like you Paddy ? No one on here likes Paddy.
posted by Jim (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 5:44 PM Neither do the bookies. JPR One in the big race tomorrow, a very juicy 40-1.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 7:07 PM Fourty points... now fourty pints on the beach.
posted by Ben Turpins Turps (Guest) - Thursday 12th March 2026, 7:51 AM Fourty points... now fourty pints on the beach.
posted by Ben Turpins Turps (Guest) - Thursday 12th March 2026, 7:52 AM

They are still in the bottom three, but I am sure they will escape as they have done this many times before. I said they will escape quite some time as it a very good bet.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 2:25 PM How do you work out hammer’s having a better season than us There fighting for there life’s and can still go down we are comfortable on 40 points ( don’t mention a cup run means nothing these days could have been knocked out anyway ( probably if we had not conceded a pen in injury time. My money would b3 on a home. Win
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 11:45 AM

MST seems the fine is payed to ibhf .gov.uk done it looks fine , still odd u cant park there,sign tells u monday till friday permits and week end nothing . but will avoid it back to beryl rd if room.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 2:02 PM I agree those initial steps are very dangerous and I am sure some thoughtful planning could find a ways to improve them at not a large price.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 2:27 PM Fortunately I haven’t grown an inch since the age of 12years. Comfortably fit in anywhere.:=)) no Snow White jokes please!
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 4:04 PM Forgot to mention that I find those steps very challenging.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 4:05 PM Mortified...
posted by Uncle Mort (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 7:12 PM So there u go then i was right , now you all agree,the cow shed is a sue job in he waiting .
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 1:44 PM

I know this will go against the grade but apart from corners, I feel Read didn’t have a bad game game, he scored in last cup game. And Berge and the rest of the the team was even worse v West Ham. Felt Cairney ran the show till he tired in midfield. The players who didn’t play well were Andersen , Bobb, Smith Rowe And Muniz. Will say none of the players to game by scruff of neck in last to games and to leave Jimenez out was a mystery. It Just seems to me, when it comes to the gritty part of season we blow it. Can Silva take us any further I don’t know, but his contract needs to be sorted now and yes I’m still leaning on the side of wanting him to stay he’s done a lot of good . But see his mistakes to there’s room for improvement, we have some small skill full payers need some tough big players to help them out
posted by DMK (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 10:43 AM We have two poor strikers but Muniz is the worse of them really does not seem to understand what a striker is supposed to do.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 11:36 AM We pay £3-4 mil for an 18 year old striker and play him in the U21s. Where's the logic in that? If he's not wanted send him back to his owner club.
posted by mastermind (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 4:01 PM

Same as last year as soon as we were safe the players dropped their guard and results and performances were mixed. Mixed feelings about amount of changes for Southampton game, but we must get more playing time for some squad players just Incase. Hopefully Diop will be back at centre half at weekend as he has been consistent when called upon this season and I would play Cuenca instead of Bassey, again never let us down when called upon.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 8:42 PM Where does one think Marco will go if he leaves. Wouldn’t look at going to the two constant sacking teams (Spurs and Forest), and by the way we are better placed in the league than both sides, remember Spurs were 17 th last year as well. I think he may delay and stay, especially if talks with the board are ongoing. Would more worry about the players we might lose in next transfer window.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 8:48 PM New England Rugby Coach...
posted by Peter Couch. (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 5:10 AM It doesn't take Eistein to work out that if Silva doesn't sign the contract offered to him, he HAS to leave.
posted by mastermind (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 8:19 AM Why are people on this board so obsessed with Marco leaving? Never hear this kind of talk at the ground! He has never signed a new contract mid season as he sees it as a distraction so just relax.
posted by MST (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 8:23 AM I’d be happy to have a change now.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 8:35 AM If the players are ignoring what the the manager is telling them or he is telling them things they do not understand he should go. If the players admit the two defeats were their fault the manager should stay.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 11:41 AM He's gone, relax MST. T Frank incoming, put your house on it.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 4:35 AM

I sat there for a season years ago. It’s only suitable for kids or dwarves. I believe the seats are listed along with the stand so very little can be done about them. You’ll have to suffer or move.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 1:59 PM I’m 5’10” and have sat in the JH lower block EL row EE since they put the seats in 23 years ago. It’s fine. It’s not the cinema!!
posted by MST (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 3:33 PM Always get the seat at the end of the row... plus you can get straight to the toilet!
posted by Krebs. (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 4:45 PM The newish uncovered 4 rows at the front of the stand are a little crapped compared the rest, I am sure Fulham realised if people are getting bigger they should make smaller seats. It is the same logic as passing the ball around at that back until we lose it and it ends up in the goal.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 09th March 2026, 6:08 PM Southampton are at home to Arsenal, so it would have been goodbye us in any case. Can we beg Marco to put our strongest teams out for the rest of the sesson, to at least give us a very slight chance of European football next season, and also to prove that this season is not over just yet. Win or draw at Forest on Sunday, and all in the garden will be roses again.
posted by AC (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 7:48 PM The lower seats are totally different. Ronnie Corbett would struggle in the wooden seats, not now obviously.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 12:27 AM You moan too much Bish, the JH stand is great , comfortable, atmospheric, traditional and home to lots of loyal and funny fans. Maybe your backside needs a tad more padding.:=))
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 8:38 AM Very defeatist attitude, if we beat Southampton no reason why we should not beat Arsenal. In you are a Fulham supporters good things rarely happen, but they do happen.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 11:45 AM World in a mess... but let's have a debate on stand technology.
posted by Archie Bishop (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 11:59 AM The Trump administration is playing a high stakes geopolitical game - if it succeeds, it will not only remove an evil terror regime from the Middle East, but along with the Venezuela and Cuba situations, remove key and strategic allies from Russia and China. All this could be pondered on during a VAR decision at the match but not if you’re twisted like a pretzel and having to constantly stand up for the incontinent.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 12:10 PM But who rids us of the nasty man and the awful regime running the USA. He speaks like a villain from a children's comic.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 2:31 PM The point is that the voters will decide. That’s the beauty of the democracy which the Donald is defending. Look at the digital ID announcement today. The first thing they mentioned was paying road tax and how easy it’ll be. It’s also easy for it then to track how many miles you do and restrict that mileage if you’re naughty online or going somewhere the government doesn’t want you to go. Only socialists want this because they want control.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 3:35 PM Cashless China... so they can track you and if you are a naughty boy they will suspend your movements!
posted by Suspenders (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 5:41 PM At least you can track your Chinese takeaway...
posted by Spizz '53 (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 5:44 PM Bitter sweet sunday. If we lose spurs hammers or Leeds cold be looking over there shoulders Obviuosly hammers can only look up
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 12:11 PM MST you say it aint the cinema, well i can assure u i have seen some very good horror shows at craven cottage boris karloff would be proud of.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Wednesday 11th March 2026, 1:49 PM

this is a private chat between 20 odd ffc fans .Just spent a couple of minutes trying to get rid of ads trying to write here. I assume most of us here are no longer teenagers who can handle technology as something inherent. being ignorant on such matters, can somebody tell us who had the brainwave
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 1:07 PM Re Ads... just click on the right bits and they disappear.
posted by Knobbs & Knockers. (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 1:38 PM Claudia winkleman comes to mid , i sent a post that arrived in front of original post time wise, why is box to small lap aint to bad but some say why ?????? dont FFc ever get involved,.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 1:40 PM Fulham in there history have been generous to teams on bad runs by losing to them and setting them up for a good run. Now we lose to team on good runs and lose to them as well. We must get out of this and stopping endless passing sideways and back rather than forward towards the goal.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 09th March 2026, 5:03 PM Get Leno on the ball...
posted by Time and a Word (Guest) - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 7:14 PM

I got done there too Bish. Been parking there since they stopped you parking near the ground. You’re right parking ok after 5 weekdays and weekends. Might be a scam.
posted by MST (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 5:28 PM I do not not like these things where old or out of fashion people boringly talk away to tell everybody they are wrong about them
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 09th March 2026, 6:13 PM

Lets not forget Andersen , wwf comes to mid how he was not sent of i do not know, holding tugging shirts, leaning on he is worse that palhina, complete liability. And why did little reedy keep marking some six foot plus giant in the area ?. The whole thing was a bleedin shambles. And did not soton fans in putney end make some noise ffc take note.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 1:36 PM The only player I would blame is Muniz who was given a number of good chances against Southampton and missed all them by a big margin. A Premier League striker should score 1 goal out of every 2 chances.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 09th March 2026, 5:09 PM

More Lola...
posted by Jim (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 6:37 AM

I think Marco has reach his ceiling. We shouldn’t stick with him because we don’t have the confidence to appoint a suitable replacement.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 10:11 PM I came here today to suggest Marco is off at the end of the season, but it seems I'm way behind the 8 ball there. Let's be honest, his purchases have been ordinary starting Muniz then ESR and now Kevin, all poor. It does seem as if he's had enough as the team selection showed tonight. Who knows what next season will bring but I'd suggest you make the most of the rest of this one because the starting team next year will look very different. Mass exodus sums it up.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 2:46 AM Marco is the best manager we have ever had and you want to get rid because THE PLAYERS have balls up the last two games. Tolerance please as perfection does not exist.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 09th March 2026, 6:18 PM what drugs are you on TTIN Roy was the best by far
posted by 22 (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 6:46 PM Spot on 22, Woy by some margin. Marco is gone anyway, anyone can see that now.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 8:17 PM Roy traitorously left us so he cannot be our best manager.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 11:50 AM

Sorry Tommy Trinder was the Chairman 1959-1976 of Fulham
posted by denny (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 9:12 PM Wasn't it Ernie Clay?
posted by Spizzo'53 (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 9:23 PM Quality will about and we have had few quality managers lets not get rid when we have one. We cannot afford players who rarely make mistakes.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 09th March 2026, 6:21 PM

MST, it is truly awful. Considering not bothering to post in future, Just not IPad friendly, not sure how it performs on a PC.
posted by Mortlake (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 8:33 PM Re bigboy... what does 4650 stand for?
posted by Brian Doctor (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 8:49 PM I love it!
posted by Jake (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 8:50 PM Could not agree more. Whoever changed it should realise their their mistake and change it back to the old format or posters May stop posting.
posted by bigboy 4650 (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 9:05 PM It’s all about maximising revenue. If you’re experiencing problems with it loading then that means you’re being tracked by websites that want to discover what sites you visited so they can target you for advertising. The pop ups are designed to make you click on them so tracking can embed cookies on your device. Every time I visit I delete the history of it. The only way to avoid it is not to post or visit the site. Happens on as ll sites now.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 9:06 PM Brian Doctor the numbers are the last four numbers of mr Army number.
posted by bigboy 4650 (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 9:08 PM I personally don't like the new because window is smaller to write in and it just doesn't look and feel right. The old site was much better, would like to see it back. It almost feels like someone trying to tell me to write less,lol or is it me being paranoid?
posted by OWEN - Sunday 08th March 2026, 9:20 PM Massive improvement!
posted by Trumpington. (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 9:40 PM Much better presentation on my laptop but rubbish on iphone.
posted by Raysalaugh (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 10:37 AM I would like the old one back please window to small on my iPad
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 1:56 PM I like being rid of the fing adverts.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 09th March 2026, 6:23 PM

He’s had enough, very obvious.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 9:08 PM Familiarity breeds contempt. Marco must change tactics as everyone knows how we play and find methods to beat us.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 09th March 2026, 6:27 PM

We dominated from start to finish, we just did not have our shooting boots on today. Thought Cairney was our best player until subbed and Sess was awful. Should have started with Robinson and Tete in my opinion.
posted by MST (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 7:53 PM Personally think the subbing of Cairney for Iwobi gave us more impetus. If Cairney can convert one of those shots, we would be quids in. Cairney doesn't run the show enough sometimes and not in this game for me.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 08th March 2026, 9:28 PM MST totally agree also I would add Diop should feel aggrieved not playing he's been our best defender when he has been picked Andersen struggled all afternoon
posted by FULHAM SUPPORTER (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 5:53 AM Sess had a good shot that was only stopped by hitting their goalie’s face which took a while for him to recover. Sess knows where the goal is but as left back does not get many chances. Maybe he should be positioned nearer the opponent’s goal.
posted by Smith (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 10:57 AM I thought Cairney was our best player to. Even didn’t think Reed had a bad game. Players I fill let us down Andersen, smith Rowe, Bobb, Chukwueze, Muniz , all ment to be flair players that couldn’t lay a glove on Southampton. Can understand one having an off day but all of them. Can understand Silva leaving Robinson out been poor all season since his injury. And never seen Tete play as badly as West Ham game
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 2:10 PM Is it just me? We had 15 and more corners and the majority taken by H Reed. Our corners are woeful overall and not good enough. We need better back up in midfield now more than ever and we badly need a playmaker with bigger impact and influence than both Reed and Cairney if we want to progress in this league.
posted by OWEN - Tuesday 10th March 2026, 5:30 AM

Agree
posted by MST (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 7:54 PM Southampton should have easily had this game out of site even before the penalty. We hadmore than 15 corners which most was ineffective, and they missed some open goals from less chances and we got caught out too many times on the counter. Bad defending by us and no response or plan B to stop the counter from Marco.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 08th March 2026, 9:34 PM You may think Silva still our man the problem is does Silva. About time he let us know. I’d like him to stay. My only problem is how we always fade end of season. You can lose games playing well, but we always look poor near end
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 2:17 PM The only thing we have a chance of winning is the FA cup, it was disappointing Marco did not put out our best team. He should have at least put out the team who lost on Wednesday who would have wanted to put behind them. He does not often get thing wrong but yesterday he got everything wrong.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 09th March 2026, 6:34 PM

No thanks, I would prefer Oliver Glasnier. I've probably spelt it wrong ? Frank couldn't handle the Spurs job, and I really don't think he would improve us either, whare as Glasnier, has done wonders at Palace.
posted by AC (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 6:03 PM I don't think Frank had the players at Spurs whereas at Fulham he'd have the basis of a promising premership team as proved in some matches this season
posted by alwayshopeful - Sunday 08th March 2026, 6:22 PM I’d go with Tomas Frank, don’t think Palace manager would come to us sideways move. He has bigger ambitions
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 2:21 PM To be frank we could still sneak into Europe.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 09th March 2026, 6:38 PM

Big prospect Kevin not interesting enough? Chuckwueze? Bobb? etc etc? It must be getting noticable now more than ever that Marco struggles to get much more out of squads. It will be interesting to see which club takes an interest in Marco and how much money they give him if he signs.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 08th March 2026, 6:31 PM It does seem a problem, once we fill we can do something special we seem to blow it what ever the opposition. The word bottle it comes to mind
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 09th March 2026, 2:27 PM

On the way home, I thought, well that was the waste of a few hours. When I heard the team sheet, I thought, here we go again, and so it proved. I am at a loss as to why Marco fielded such a side, and by doing so he, robbed us fans, of even the next round, and a chance however remote, to get to Wembley, even if it was only for a semi-final spot. It's like going to the cinema to watch a film that you have been looking forward too, and then then put on an old one. Like today I would be furious. I think that we should get our money back, for not watching the team that we had come to see. Just to add, I dislike intently this new layout, and I might stop posting if this continues.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 5:57 PM You’re right that the players are interesting but the outcomes remain the same regardless.
posted by Mark (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 7:31 PM

Marco made a big mistake, if he thought we were playing badly enough to going to go extra time, why did he not make the subs before it happened to prevent it occuring. We played disciplined passing football and created some good chances for Muniz to miss horribly. Being honest I do not think Marco underested the opposition in the last two matches, the players did and suffered the consequence. Both teams worked out that if you let us pass the ball around aimlessly we will loose it and they could break away which they both did effectively.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 08th March 2026, 4:51 PM

I dont think its a question any more of what he wants to do. Had he already signed i would be regreting it. We nead fresh water because i seriously doubt he has anything new to offer. We nead a manager with a bagful of plans B & C
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 4:13 PM Let see what happen against Forest as I do not think you can blame Marco for the two last defeats it was players mistakes in both games.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 08th March 2026, 4:59 PM

Now starting to see your point about Andersen and i agree, he isn't worthy enough to be team captain.. I can only just recollect in one game in particular where Andersen put over a pin-point cross that lead to a goal but not much else from him. The combination of Bassey and Diop is a better fit and looks better and stronger. Cuenca is half decent at last ditch defending but just like Castagne, he gets caught out from trickier players. Harrison Reed is still on a high from his one in a million wonder-goal and he was chief wasteful from our 15 and more none effective corners, Berge would have been a better selection. We need to replace H Reed, and Tom Cairney who is less effective in games these days. Oscar Bobb looks tricky but poor sometimes when giving away balls where they counter-attack, he needs to learn the consequences about losing the ball in dangerous areas. Too many experienced players rested and we need the likes of Iwobi and Tete would be better than Castagne in my opinion.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 08th March 2026, 3:58 PM Big boy i must agrree fully about Lacomte.I hadnt really had a chance to watch him until today and wont judge him on this performance because I dont nead to. He trannspired confidence,didnt put me into panic mode evreytime he passed the ball to our defenders and formost , got on with the game fast, being fully concious time was running out. Leno, you nead a rest.
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 4:10 PM Cairney was captain today and when he went off, he gave the armband to Reed.
posted by MST (Guest) - Sunday 08th March 2026, 8:29 PM MST, not sure about the game plan to have Reed take a million corners with Oscar Bobb learning and watching what? To his credit Bobb swung one in with his left which looked dangerous and he should take more corners. Oscar Bobb will have to learn that if he loses the ball in those areas where they counter, we will lose games to better opposition. Lots to learn for the young lad but sadly not from Harrison Reed at the top level.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 08th March 2026, 9:46 PM