Seems a bit odd for a team with such big expectations
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 9:03 PM

We have a King size.
posted by Tim nice but dim (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 4:00 PM Size does not matter. She told me.
posted by Willy (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 4:25 PM A few years ago , after having a skinful , I strolled into a chiropodist and for some reason I pulled my dick out , the nurse said that’s not a foot and I said it’s a good nine inches!
posted by Ray (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 4:36 PM So the nurse was correct.
posted by Milly meeter (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 5:11 PM Guest, please grow up.. Your reply is not at all funny or clever, you are a very silly person.. Grow Up
posted by Rob Clark (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 5:55 PM I’m silly to made me laugh thanks lads
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 6:15 PM Rob , you are one miserable g*t !
posted by Ray (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 6:17 PM Sorry Rob. My jokes will get funnier, and I promise to keep trying.
posted by Guest (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 6:19 PM What do you call a three foot tall Jamaican ? A yardie !
posted by Ray (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 6:25 PM A very rare beast
posted by Lloyd (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 6:54 PM Cmon rob lighten up !! ( miserable sod )
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 8:51 PM I had to quit my job at the chess pieces factory because they put me on Knights.
posted by Rook Castle (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 9:14 PM

€70-80m - wow! Where’s the money coming from and I hope the Arbeola is correct that he’s a raw diamond! I’d be interested to know if another mid table club ever spent this amount on a single player!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 12:28 PM Thought that was for the two of them ???.
posted by pointless (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 12:38 PM Cesar Palacios next in line 10m.
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 12:50 PM The €80m is for Palacios and Gonzalo combined.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 1:17 PM how can they run if they are combined
posted by otto (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 4:18 PM Siamese twins, twice the chance of heading in a winner
posted by Two faced (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 4:51 PM Chelsea have and there mid table
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 8:53 PM

Lez get the gramer rite thirst then pretent to bee mafermatisians...
posted by Oxford boy (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 2:08 PM His maffs look pretty good to me
posted by Einssteine (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 8:55 PM

It’s called capitalism. Nothing wrong with making money as long as it’s legal and you pay your taxes.
posted by Randy Sternum (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 7:16 PM It's wrong
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 10:28 AM

because despite the world cup being a pretty damn good one, everyone think infantino and trump ruin football
posted by Roger (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 10:33 AM Was that a good World Cup, with to many teams, to many games, to long, the stupid advert breaks (called something else but that's what they were) the huge halftime in the final with ancient performers, the useless the ineffective VAR and the delay of a red card And many more things I cannot think of now. Some of the matches were interesting but that is the only thing that was.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 1:13 PM I don’t think quality of football was great! Not many goals, if any, will make it to the top 50 of all time best World Cup goals!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 1:53 PM Johnny Infantino is only doing what US President Donald Trump has advised him to do. Of course Josh Kushner, brother in law of Ivanaka Trump is involved. What you expect when Trump can only monetize everything he touches? You'd think at 80 and facing dementia he would have ripped of the MAGA red necks enough all ready, but apparently not.
posted by richofcambridge (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 6:47 PM How can anyone seem it a good world cup when rules were changed during the competition and Argentina were allowed to kick the crap out of other sides. It was a debacle from start to finish
posted by NRL (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 5:14 PM

Scorchio!
posted by Monty Cristo (Guest) - Tuesday 28th July 2026, 6:30 PM They scored 21 goals last season.
posted by Ted (Guest) - Tuesday 28th July 2026, 6:51 PM Sadly I am feeling that way too. Hope I am wrong
posted by Tonyjohn (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 12:19 AM After the dreadful goings on at the World Cup it's so uplifting to read so called Fulham supporters giving up the ghost before a balls been kicked. Quite frankly the game I grew up loving watching Haynes and co is no more. Crooked money grabbing scoundrels such as Infantino and the cheating swine from Argentina have soured it so much that the FA really must withdraw from FIFA. It's the only way we'll ever get football back as a sport for the fans. Far too many people getting megarich for abject failure
posted by NRL (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 3:59 AM Mr Rich! Are you all one word?
posted by Ben Ajuko (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 6:50 AM Whether we are relegated or not next May, I'm sure that it is not going to be an enjoyable season for us, and if we do stay up, it will be by the skin of our teeth, as we are not of Premier League standard, at Fulham, at the moment. It makes me so angry, when I see other clubs like us strengthening on a daily basis, and so far for us zilch. I think that Crawley Town, have made more signings. An unknown manager, with the same team, with no striker of note, doesn't give me any confidence whatsoever, and I will be very pleased if we are not in the bottom 3 after 10 games, and at Christmas, which doesn't bode well. I would point out, that my Brighton supporting friends, are also thinking along the same lines as us, but they will survive easily again, as the have clever people at the top, and we just don't.
posted by AC (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 10:56 AM Been saying that for weeks ,no one listens, they all seem to put there head in the sand and say its early, stop moaning, its called caring and having a say.And at the moment we are saying nothing just same old crap we are looking at him , and him and him , oh dear another team probably ipswich or leeds have piped us oh dear .Why is haribo still looking at the geezer at real,get moving beef this light weight squad up and if all fails use your back room staff to play who are probably just as good.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 12:10 PM Give the man a chance all he has done so far is a few training games, which is what friendlies are.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 1:16 PM To be fair the game and the clubs have always been run by money grabbing scoundrels. It’s just more obvious and blatant now. In fact, just like everything else, from councils to universities. I’d say money grabbing scoundrels covers it.
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 1:20 PM Give the man a chance, so you say, but it is not AA to blame, it is baby Khan, who I have absolutely no faith in whatsoever, as I think that he is complete plonker, and he should be nowhere near being involved in running a Premier League football club, in fact I wouldn't trust him to run Sutton United. It is quite on the cards that we will be in the Championship next season, and I am getting to the point, that I really don't care, as we have had our chance to progress, and our board, have completely blown it, and they do not deserve our support, and I regret investing in a new ST.
posted by George H (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 4:03 PM I regret buying a season ticket every January 31st because I know the couch potatoes in white will soon be switching off for another season.
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 4:50 PM So why buy one?
posted by Ted (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 6:20 PM think how dry and parched the pitch is going to look
posted by jed (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 9:39 PM It won’t be cos it will be watered.
posted by Mal (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 9:50 PM Should not have got ticket if you felt that way cant post a message now for adds getting fed up with this site
posted by Ipitomvbi (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 10:53 AM Is there a team in this country with more pessimists than us? I stopped going to games because the shower that sat behind my brother and his friends season tickets were so damn miserable.
posted by NRL (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 5:18 PM

No. Just money men trying to squeeze more money out of long suffering fans. I prefer the Indian version, the 99p.
posted by Titchy Renault (Guest) - Monday 27th July 2026, 8:03 PM I too follow the 100, and in my opinion it's Hampshire and the surrounding areas, that should go for the Southern Braves, and those on the West of London, should go for MILondon. Neither team so far, are much cop anyway.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Monday 27th July 2026, 8:56 PM Just another type of lipstick they want to put on the pig to make it look pretty! Accept Cricket for what it is - that it is lovely and juicy pork that you can eat! Don't try to dress it up and trying to Americanise it (FFS - Braves, Rockets, Invincibles??!! WTF).
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Tuesday 28th July 2026, 7:57 AM It’s the steady erosion of all things British
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Tuesday 28th July 2026, 3:50 PM Finger clicking good.
posted by Dave Saunders (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 8:21 PM

Click your right mouse and update and things will appear and disappear.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 27th July 2026, 3:14 PM it's all a waste of ink anyway.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Monday 27th July 2026, 3:33 PM Never accused any one just said why do i some time post on here is shows up next day gone, in answer to some comic, then a day after it appears back again. thats all just wondered why.Its like the message only one post every 30 seconds ??? who is that aimed at? cant be me i just posted firs mail but it tells me only one in \30 seconds so you wait about a minute and then it come out twice same letter why ? i dont know..
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Tuesday 28th July 2026, 12:47 PM No fighting on this site or I will delete you all.
posted by M. Ali (Guest) - Tuesday 28th July 2026, 2:17 PM You deleted my posts
posted by Paul (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 10:32 AM Think bish has a point someone is deleting posts on here
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 10:59 AM

7 points from those 5 games if we sign a good centre forward
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 7:54 PM Moderate tosh from MST!
posted by Ben Ajuko. (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 9:01 PM If u ask me that question the first thing i would say is will my post be wiped out like my last two have been???,so u would not have been able to see it , so my thoughts maybe 4 points ,but about 15 goals against .Pehaps haribo could play some of his back room staff?as we dontb apper to be in the market for players .
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 27th July 2026, 1:24 PM Bish, see my post above….
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 27th July 2026, 2:19 PM You never win when you bet. It was invented to ruin peoples lives and relationship.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 27th July 2026, 3:21 PM You never win if you don’t bet.
posted by Mal (Guest) - Monday 27th July 2026, 4:18 PM TTIN there is no money involved in a sportsman’s bet.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 27th July 2026, 5:26 PM Suppose two sportsmen wish to bet each other for money, what would that bet be called?
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Monday 27th July 2026, 7:06 PM Each way .
posted by Fred Bet (Guest) - Monday 27th July 2026, 8:36 PM There all tough and over a season we all have hard games same for every one
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 11:03 AM Reckon we will get 6 points minimum from these
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 11:05 AM

Wise move. Good chance you would indeed have lost a fiver. In fact roughly 5/1 .
posted by Realistic (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 7:03 PM After losing 2-0 to Norwich, I’m surprised the odds are that long lol.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 8:06 PM MST gets worked up about the behind closed doors game.
posted by Ben Ojuka. (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 11:59 AM Hardly worked up it’s. It was a joke - lol being the clue……sigh!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 4:24 PM to be fair, once you discount the promoted teams and Sunderland, depending on the players we bring in, are we that much better than all other mid-table teams? We are talking about Palace, Everton, Brentford, Leeds, Forest etc. All other mid-table teams have brought in new players already. The bookies can only present odds based on here and now. And as it stands today, I can appreciate why bookies put us 5th from the bottom on the odds!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 4:26 PM People do realise that that was Fulham's first pre-season match and Norwich are in full-swing.
posted by Chas (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 4:50 PM IT WAS A JOKE! Jeez!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 5:08 PM So was my reply!
posted by Ben Ajuko (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 9:02 PM Where was the joke? I can't find anything funny. Was it a really classy joke? Did lol make it into a joke? What doe jeez mean? was that the punch line?
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Monday 27th July 2026, 7:19 AM I thought it was funny.
posted by Tim nice but dim (Guest) - Monday 27th July 2026, 11:13 AM Shame on you for wanting to back us to get relegated!
posted by NRL (Guest) - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 4:04 AM We did not have any of our World cup players back, that would make a difference.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 29th July 2026, 1:00 PM

You forgot he wants to annexe Greenland and Canada. Wonder if there’s an opposite to a “peace” prize?
posted by MST (Moderator) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 3:14 PM And yet, you live in England. Run by the worst bunch of hypocritical, corrupt bunch of politicians the country has ever seen. But hey, you two are old so it doesn't matter to you. Just spare a thought for your granddaughters, who will almost certainly have to wear the burqa because of your lack of intestinal fortitude.
posted by Ted (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 9:18 PM Can't blame everything on the 5-year-old. A long history tells us that Venezuela Cuba, and Iran ruin their economy all by themselves, self-inflicted, and the word is communism. None of the above and countries not named do not have leaders who can run a sweet shop. If England is ruined, we have done it to ourselves and mainly through wokeism and basically throwing away our faith in Christianity and not just blame woke; we all have self-destructed. The crucifix is associated with the bad stuff that a few rogue knights did a long time ago. Too many atheists running the show is bad luck and that's why nothing works as it should. A hairy-fairy King who instructs learned scholars to change everything to all faiths is again a sign of bad luck. A christian welcome is a blessing but what has gone so wrong? Just take a look around most inner cities and all you can see is chaos. Dumping etc. Every seating area is riddled with a scattering of sunflower seeds eaten and spat out by people i kid you not. Blokes drinking beer in broad daylight, apparently they pay £15 daily if you need to drink beer. Drugs doled out from chemist, charity clothes broke open and strewn all over the streets, you couldn't make it up. Courts turning down punishments because of human rights don't help. There is a place called Davenport in the states of the US where you get fined for not cutting grass and it looks so neat and clean but hey' we don't want that! We want weeds grown all over for the bee's sake, never mind the awful and ugly look of our changing landscape. The penny will drop when our in the house red queen will reap her hatred for posh people when they turn places like Wiltshere into slum areas and trust me, it is coming to towns like this and there is only so much the NIMBY's can do to stop it. Chaos in England reigns supreme and we as citizens have only ourselves to blame.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 25th July 2026, 11:51 PM Historically, the strategy of deliberate destabilization to justify authoritarian rule relies on systematic social, economic, and political disruption.Phase 1: Institutional Erosion, Deconstruct Legal Frameworks: Weaken constitutional checks and balances. Politicize Law Enforcement: Turn neutral security forces into partisan tools. Paralyze Governance: Create bureaucratic gridlock to stall public services. Discredit Elections: Sabotage public trust in voting mechanisms. Phase 2: Social and Economic Polarization Exacerbate Class Divides: Implement economic policies that widen wealth gaps. Weaponize Identity: Fuel racial, ethnic, or religious animosities. Generate Artificial Scarcity: Disrupt supply chains to cause panic. Information Warfare: Flood media channels with hyper-partisan conspiracy theories. Phase 3: Manufactured Crises Instigate Civil Unrest: Provoke violent clashes during public protests. Economic Sabotage: Trigger sudden market crashes or currency devaluation. Security Subversion: Allow minor threats to escalate unchecked. Create chaos to usher in totalitarianism, mission complete.
posted by Scott free (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 12:49 AM So Owen, please tell us why Trump deserves a “made up” FIFA peace prize?
posted by MST (Moderator) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 6:25 AM No one deserves a made up prize but here we are: Every kid gets a medal, every politician gets a round of applause, it's a sign of the times. A sign of the decline of reality, and of resilience. Beware, the end of the world is upon us, and it has nothing to do with relegation or Jesus.
posted by Ted (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 7:11 AM Owen have you not read history or papers or news about how corrupt the churches are , I won’t go into the disgusting details with Children. And my late wife was lucky to escape when Eleven. I’m a sorry to say all religions are human made and have started a lot of wars
posted by DMK (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 9:42 AM We have a USA President and the head of FIFA who can be bribed to do virtually anything. To say the UK Government is equally corrupt is rubbish we have the most honest PM and Ministers in the World. That applies which ever party is in power.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 26th July 2026, 9:56 AM You’re probably right the time is now. What worries me is we’re slowly catching the rest up
posted by DMK (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 10:23 AM Most honest PM ? lol , all politicians are dishonest and corrupt !
posted by Mal (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 10:30 AM Think Mal got it right
posted by DMK (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 1:48 PM Most politicians have never been in the real world. They come straight out of uni in most cases and go straight into politics via some sponsorship from a blue chip. They have no idea how the working classes have to work, scrimp and save for everything they have. They never will and never have lived on the breadline and struggled through four or five recessions and crazy interest rates as well as had to live with losing a breadwinning job due to redundancy. How can you expect any of them to know what’s important to the average person in the street.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 4:30 PM MST- Why does Trump's deserve a made-up peace prize? You've answered your own question: it's made-up; it's meaningless, except in the minds of the egotistics.
posted by Chas (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 4:54 PM It was a rhetorical question…….sigh!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 5:10 PM

JohnC' please wait for the new manager and is thoughts on Smith Rowe. You never know, there might be a good footballer in Rowe if we wait and see.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 25th July 2026, 2:26 PM Smith Rowe is a luxury that few Premier league clubs can afford.
posted by richofcambridge (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 2:30 PM He’s had the odd glimpse of hope but overall very disappointing plus he’s a big earner so unless our new manager can get a bit more out of him should try and offload him.Will be very interesting to see who he brings in and out a bit of dead wood in the squad need a bit of new blood and youth
posted by Chief (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 4:11 PM I heard he came back early doing extra training . Sure the new manager will look at all and decide he’s got talent and not as bad as some say
posted by DMK (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 9:58 AM THought he would be more suited to a bouncer at Greggs,spoke to a gunner few days ago and he laughed when i said no one noticed when rowe plays, 30 mill to sit on bench does nothing, he said u think arsn never worked that out .Never seemed as if he was ever interested to play for ffc, mind you , who does at this moment.?
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 11:01 AM

I just think it is good to have a socialist leader in charge of the labour party, these centrists are not popular. I seem the thing most people are concerned about is illegal immigrants and he will have to find his solution soon or the will want rid of him to.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 25th July 2026, 2:33 PM Moving the deck chairs on the titanic
posted by Chief (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 4:13 PM Another socialist good at spending other people's money.
posted by Angie Ranger. (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 5:01 PM If you are very poor any small reduction in your costs makes your life significantly better.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 26th July 2026, 10:01 AM

The World Cup showed what a good player he is. If he wants to stay at Fulham, let him stay.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 25th July 2026, 11:23 AM Ordinary, goodbyr
posted by Fred (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 11:56 AM And goodbyr to you Fred.
posted by Mal (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 12:07 PM No!!!
posted by Tonyjohn (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 12:11 PM Think he meant good buy
posted by New boots and panties (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 12:25 PM Oscar Bobb is a quality young player but we wouldn't have known it but for the World Cup. Norway had a decent World Cup and Bobb played very well and he did not look out of place. We are looking and seeing players such as Bobb, Muniz, and Smith Rowe through Silva-eyes and in my opinion Marco Silva didn't and couldn't get the best out of these players and this is part reason why i personally wasn't too sad that Marco left. What does Arbeola think of these players? That is the question and i think we should reserve judgement and wait and see if Bobb and co fit into Areola's playing system.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 25th July 2026, 1:24 PM Unless they double the money we paid, it would be silly to sell Bobb already! While he hasn’t started with fireworks, there were glimpses of quality. If we are going to build a team with two tricky wingers in Bobb and Kevin, we should stick with the plan! They are both young and abundance of quality! I think we have something here. So, we have better financial muscle than Roma - hope we told them where to go!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 2:14 PM The possible transfer of Oscar Bobb should not even be contemplated. We should be looking to add quality to our team and a striker that can regularly score goals from the off after losing both Harry and Raul.
posted by richofcambridge (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 2:32 PM Difference. Is bobb played right wing. Not in the middle will replace Wilson mainly should be ok
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 30th July 2026, 11:10 AM

Its about getting quality not speed of acquisition.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 25th July 2026, 6:29 AM Why worry? We've had a long winded World Cup and a new manager put in place. As a Fulham fan you know we play our cards close to our chest so stop worrying and be patient
posted by NRL (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 8:55 AM As usual nothing happening, idle press threats and the only reporting is on possible departures. Perhaps Silva leaving has thrown a spanned in the works, and new targets are being assessed, but this waiting game is nothing new. We really need to kick into gear, or get well and truly left behind. See Palace are supposedly interested in centre half, bet they offer the right money and get deal done. I would look at Chalabar from Chelscum at £30 million, premiership experience and reasonably solid.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 10:10 AM Stay happy don't worry.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 25th July 2026, 11:24 AM It’s don’t worry be happy !
posted by Bobby McFerrin (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 11:44 AM Its both.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 25th July 2026, 12:10 PM Not according to my record !
posted by Bobby M (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 12:28 PM I mean both apply.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 25th July 2026, 1:23 PM

Not in this day and age, especially when Morgan has just gone to Chelsea for £109m plus add-ons.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 24th July 2026, 10:47 AM Dont it make u smile when u read we are in competition with Everton and Forrest over the c/back geezer from nigeria, compotition????? are papers mad?/.printing utter crap. W e been looking at same players for weeks now and got sod all yet again, u watch this sesao go down the pan so fast unless some one at FFc wakes up.
posted by the real arch bishop/. (Guest) - Friday 24th July 2026, 12:41 PM Been on the communion wine "Archie Bishop?"...
posted by Reverend Bath & Wells. (Guest) - Friday 24th July 2026, 7:29 PM No, he has not been on the Communion wine just repeating the same gloom and doom as he did at the start of last season. That is why he was demoted to Deacon and can only menial tasks.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 6:43 PM Can u convince me that i am wrong?? we cant compete with Everton , or forrest on account that they seem to buy players who then make them a fortune to spend. So why do press talk us into thinking we are in with achance,with what , have u seen the crew that haribo as bought along with him?, its ajoke surley ,are they really all needed. at FFC????? and i aint been demoted still the best bishop you will ever talk to.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Sunday 26th July 2026, 11:09 AM

St Gallen? Who are they??
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 24th July 2026, 10:48 AM Boat builder from the South of France?
posted by Realistic (Guest) - Friday 24th July 2026, 11:31 AM Whoever St Gallen are they were better than Marco’s new side.
posted by Smith (Guest) - Friday 24th July 2026, 1:47 PM St Gallen is a football club due north of Zurich.
posted by richofcambridge (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 2:33 PM

I hope that means we score late goals rather than concede them.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 6:11 PM If we could become the fittest team in the Premier League we would win more matches. A really good manager should concentrate on what is achievable and achieve it. For example the manager should find tactics that best suit our players not tactics he likes or have worked before. He must be cleverer than the players and constantly demonstrate that.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 24th July 2026, 10:04 AM I didn't think we were that bad for fitness? We won some games coming stronger in the second half last season and i think fitness is not an issue. I hope Arbi knows what he is doing and not forcing injuries. Our problem was link ups, cohesion and playing together and finishing which we are not strong on. Arbi is traditionally good with youth players but our whole team is not all youthful. Those coming back from the world cup such as berg and Robinson need and deserve a rest, not flogged to death.
posted by OWEN - Friday 24th July 2026, 2:23 PM I am absolutely sure the manager will use horse for courses, but suspect he is fitter than some of our players. We also should play well for 96 minute not recover from a bad first half in the second or hold onto a 1-0 score. I believe we have an attacking manager who will want the player when they score to keep playing the same and score more. A lot more. Regular 3 0 scores or better would be nice and a lot less 1 0 an 2-1. We desperately need to score more goals.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 24th July 2026, 3:27 PM

What colour have they been?
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 5:14 PM All white. How many Fulham's did you see?
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 6:12 PM Fulham's matches
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 6:13 PM All while? Not Michael Barrymore, are you?
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 6:36 PM So it’ll be come on you black and whites?
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 6:38 PM Took time Keith but you finally got it.
posted by Mal (Guest) - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 6:47 PM A quick Google search says of ClickHouse "ClickHouse is a fast open-source column-oriented database management system that allows generating analytical data reports in real-time using SQL queries." There you go MST, perhaps you don't get the Interweb down in The Forest of Dean, oh wait...
posted by Fred (Guest) - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 11:31 PM

Another sponger in the making.
posted by Mal (Guest) - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 6:03 AM I have no interest in the Royal family whatsoever. Couldn’t care less about his birthday, age or hairline. I’d rather see the money used for the homeless.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 7:37 AM Glad to see there’s a little bit of reform in you
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 8:16 AM King Charles, no longer the defender of "the faith" but the self appointment defender of all faiths whilst celebrating ramadam or whatever cultural enrichment programme they want to ram down out neck. Traitor to this country and its people, wonder how his mother would've felt about him now
posted by Scott free (Guest) - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 12:22 PM So MST what you are saying is.......King Charles needs to become homeless in order for you to care about him?
posted by Charlie (Guest) - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 2:27 PM 'The Money'? MST. So that's where your season ticket money, petrol money to the games is going this season, to the homeless instead.
posted by Charlie (Guest) - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 2:32 PM Excluding foreign tent dwellers 99% of homeless are druggie, anti social behaviour, it’s me mental ‘elf guv, been evicted multiple times no hopers. I’d Soylent Green the lot of them.
posted by Stuart Foxton (Guest) - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 5:20 PM I thought it was nearer 96%.
posted by Mal (Guest) - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 6:49 PM MST ... Stick to commenting on FFC that's what this sites about !
posted by Fulham Supporter (Guest) - Friday 24th July 2026, 9:25 AM

Think you’ll find it’s nearly seven weeks until the season starts.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 1:54 PM The premier league season starts in just over 4 weeks.
posted by Your Dad (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 2:23 PM Friday 21st August.
posted by Mal (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 3:35 PM Oops! Was going off what a commentator said after World Cup finished.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 3:38 PM We are in competition with other clubs for every player and their agents will want to keep negotiating until they think they have the best deal. It is not a fast process, It is much easier when you can pay what you like in both transfer fees and wages. We are not rich so many of our bids and wage offers are not good enough. We probably only get a small proportion of the players we are interested.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 6:26 PM

iTS back again , whats going on were do the post keep going???.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 1:51 PM Trade those sausages in for some fingers.
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 5:38 PM So Chelsea have spent £117m on Morgan from Villa, and goodness knows why, as he certainly isn't worth it. However the point is, how can Chelsea spend that amount of money, when they are still being questioned on their overspending. If we did that, we would be over the coals, with points deductions etc, so how the hell do Chelsea get away with it, time after time ? They of course are not the only ones, Manchester City have still not been charged, for breaking financial rules, over a 100 times. Leicester City fans, must be fuming at these so unfair regulations.
posted by AC (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 7:46 AM While it sounds like a bump deal but it makes sense. Diop only had one year left on his contract and on maybe 4m a year. So in the next 12 months, we'd lose £12m on him. We spend £25m on Nwaiwu and he will probably be on less than £2m salary. so over 5 years - we will spend £35m. Less £12m. So for a trade of £23m (and actually 7m if you further discount Diop salary for another 4 years) - we have a player for the next 3-4 years, younger and improving player and hopefully, has a resale value. So financially and in the long term, it makes sense!!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 9:11 AM Well done with your financial explanation. We get a younger better players at lower wage cost. Some people cannot see beyond the end of their nose. Frequently the wage bill is far more significant than the transfer cost. Saying that he was a good solid player who has rarely let us down when he has played.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 10:31 AM That is the thing, Sky and prem league only want the so called top teams to be able to sign players for huge fees and wages, leaving the lesser clubs to sweat it out, it is a disgrace chelscum and city have not been penalised yet
posted by Bob (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 11:09 AM Richer you are. More you get away with that’s life easier to kick the little man when. Hes down we see it in all walks of life
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 11:24 AM We spend £150m over the season we are close to breaking the Financial rules. Chelsea can easily afford to pay £100m for one player without any worry about the rules.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 11:52 AM

I agree entirely with the Italian's comments, but it will not stop we know who from being elected again.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 10:33 AM FIFA should move on from Johnny Infantio, he is totally corrupt. FIFA Peace Prize awarded to US President Donald Trump who is 80 years old senile and has ruined the economy of Venezuela, Cuba and started a war with Iran, the largest country in the Middle East that he has no chance of winning, on who's advice Pete Hesketh? He also wants to attack Mali in Western Africa, after he found out that they are the largest producer of GOLD! Ruining the Western world's economy in the process. What dose he do ? - imposes more of his stupid tariffs which ought to be done through the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Fact.
posted by richofcambridge (Guest) - Saturday 25th July 2026, 2:39 PM

He had a year left on his contract which makes it a good deal.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 6:30 PM

hopefully she will scrap stamp duty! oh not. hypocrites generally only want good things for themselves!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 9:39 AM Maybe the Minister for Yeast Infections job had already been filled.
posted by Keith Dolittle (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 5:13 PM She been found innocent of what she was accused of so making her the housing minister appointment is fine. Do read the 10 seconds lies on the news stuff that always invades what ever IT device you are using.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 23rd July 2026, 6:53 PM

Fully agree think the argies involved in the rag waving after the England game should be banned from playing in the prem tfn. And the other players involved in the fracas after the final should be banned from playing for there country for two years ( incedently not sure I want argies at ffc at the moment by the way they kicked of after the rugby international manhandling ref definitely a no no could be repercussions youdont. Disrespect rugby refs
posted by Ipipyombi (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 7:28 AM i think we should give Enzo a Special welcome 1st game of the season.
posted by T.no (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 9:09 AM We should eat less corn beef!
posted by Krebs. (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 11:54 AM Moving the deck chairs on the titanic! How did rayner get back ?
posted by Chief (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 8:15 PM It’s CORNED beef !
posted by Mal (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 6:40 AM You tell him mal !!l( actually to be pedantic when grandad. Was in the trenches in france it. Was called bully beef
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 11:31 AM Canned beef... Aussie Mel!
posted by Maud Mal. (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 2:04 PM Hammersmith born and bred !
posted by Mal (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 3:14 PM The tommys in the trenches refered to it’s bully beef
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 24th July 2026, 6:20 AM My grandad called in foreign muck. They didn’t like the Argentinians even then.
posted by Observer (Guest) - Friday 24th July 2026, 11:39 AM

Burnham, like his nine predecessors, is like all politicians, is big on talk but will fail to deliver. The belief you can tax people “ad infinitum” is a misconception ingrained in politicians. They fail to grasp one of the basic principles of economics, the law of diminishing returns. The wealthiest and largest taxpayers can and up sticks and leave. We are currently taxed at the highest rate since the Second World War and believe me taxation increase. Unfortunately, I have left it too late.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 6:48 PM He’ll eradicate homelessness by making you rent a spare room to one of the unwashed. Don’t be fooled by the t shirt. He’s a line your own pockets scumbag like all the rest of the dirty communist rats.
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 7:37 PM Mills and as foreign secretary , thats a joke
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 7:51 PM Convicted fraudster donates money to Reform, it’s the end of the world and a national disgrace. Convicted fraudster becomes a Labour MP and is made Deputy Prime Minister.
posted by Eric Bisto (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 11:39 PM He will at least do things and tell people what he is doing in way people will understand. That is what most people want from a politician these days. Doing something, whatever it is. appeals more than apparently nothing. In the ignorant UK we live in that is the on way to get into our limited brains.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 7:26 AM Should have had an election when starmer went
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 7:30 AM Not sure why we should have an election? We vote for a political party in this country, not a prime minister. I abhor Labour and their two bit government and I'm not a Royalist but the last thing we need in this country is a republican state where we vote for a person rather than a political party.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 7:58 AM to be precise we vote on the basis of their manifesto. Unfortunately, that's been a bit worthless lately and it is too easy to promise the world (or even blatant lie) in the manifesto then to go back on the commitments. And there's nothing we can do just like in theory Labour can bring in Mickey mouse to run the country and there's nothing we can do! That's politics!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 8:05 AM Can’t have general elections all the time but the country is rapidly going down the tubes. Everything Labour do from now on will be aimed at doing irreversible damage that the next government will find impossible to recover from. Net zero will be pushed further and further. We are now just a vassal state for Chinese industries, from cars to windmills to steel. We need a patriotic government that will back Britain and take out the rubbish. The major supermarkets believe there’s upwards of 90 million people in the UK. Thames Water think they’re servicing 4 million customers more than they’re being paid for. Tax revenues don’t reflect this. Billions are being lost in tax revenue but idiots on PAYE are being asked to shoulder the burden. Start by taxing all benefits. Then remove foreign benefits entitlement. Billions available straight away.
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 5:30 PM Think the latest party no better than last probably worse let the country decide. Who they want in charge
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 11:38 AM

I'm so sorry to hear of the sad passing of Kevin Keegan, of cancer. I was absolutely thrilled to bits when he joined us, and very sad when he moved on. I was lucky enough to meet him, when we played Bournemouth away a few years ago. A friend of mine, was on the board at Bournemouth, and my wife and I were able to sit in the directors box. My wife being from Liverpool couldn't believe her luck when they both chatted. Poor Kevin, couldn't get a word in edgeways ! ! My condolences to his family, who with him when he joined his many friends in football heaven.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 2:53 PM RIP to Kevin Keegan and so sad to hear he has passed. God Bless him.
posted by OWEN - Monday 20th July 2026, 5:46 PM Kevin Keegan was our Manager at a very important time in FFC's development when Mohammed Al Fayed was our Chairman (less said about him the better). So long Kevin you were one of he best strikers this country had and a good manager as well!
posted by Rich of Cambridge (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 5:49 PM What a hero,as a player and a manager. Brought Fulham to another level as a kid thought he was fantastic sad news.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 6:18 PM Kevin Keegan left Liverpool in 1977 and was the first English footballer to play in the Bundesliga. He was a very good footballer and when he returned he was the complete footballer. Perhaps one of the lasting memories was the clash with Billy Bremmer in the FA Charity Shield in 1974 when they went hammers and tongs and both were sent off, were fined and suspended for eleven games. However, Kevin was normally a very well behaved player. We are proud of his short tenure at Fulham. Another of England’s great footballer laid to rest.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 6:30 PM RIP Kevin Keegan, you were part of the Fulham revolution to the prem
posted by Bob (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 7:08 PM A very sad day in the world of football RIP Kevin.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 7:26 PM Remember that fight, it was quite entertaining
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 7:55 PM He got us promoted then cleared off, not one of our greatest, but he was a great player and a very nice man.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 7:29 AM RIP Kevin a wonderful footballer but just a special person who would make you feel good played the game. With his heart on his sleeve and conducted himself in the same manner after watching him play you would go out to the park and try to emulate him
posted by Jim (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 7:45 AM Sad day to hear the news yesterday. I guess majority of the people in here grew up watching Keegan and he was amazing and a very honest and decent human being! A lot of fond football memories of him. RIP.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 8:08 AM What a lot of nice things the players who were around when Keegan was manager have said. https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2026/july/21/remembering-kevin-keegan/
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 11:47 AM

Shame really because I thought when called upon looked safer bet than Anderson. Can’t blame him though, needs 1st team football and wish him good luck at Ipswich. Yet again plenty of players on the move and none incoming.
posted by Sussexcol (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 2:13 PM Big mistake letting Diop go. A good and reliable centre half. Good luck Isa,but we should have worked harder to keep you. We did , after all, finish 11th last season and that without a decent goal scorer.we should be bringing in players not exiting players.
posted by Aussie Mal (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 4:29 PM Diop should have stayed put. We are a work in progress and miles ahead of Ipswich. Diop had a decent world cup and his exploits wouldn't have gone unnoticed with Arbeloa.
posted by OWEN - Monday 20th July 2026, 5:49 PM Dont understand the Diop sale, nevdr let us down, would rather we got rid of Anderson
posted by Bob (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 7:05 PM I am sure Diop wanted to get to a team a where he will be appreciated and played.
posted by The Time Is Now - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 4:55 AM Unrest is the legacy of Silva's reign, both Diop and Cuenca unwanted and under used by him.
posted by W (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 11:19 AM

I believe VAR had been told if the ref has seen an incident his decision is the only ones that matters.
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 20th July 2026, 1:15 PM So corrupt to think they beat us ! Didn’t have a shot until extra time their no 5 should be banned for at least 5 years and possibly banned from next World Cup (the team) FIFA,eufa ,and F A all the same no morels.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 6:22 PM Animals!
posted by Sir Alf (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 9:57 PM Don’t think var works like that unfortunatley sure someone. On here knowsxthe precise way it works couple of times last season I was amazed of no intervention by var in a couple of our games
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 7:37 AM

Don’t think he played in 1996 , he was 55 / 56 years old !
posted by Mal (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 9:20 PM Justice to sport. Argentina should be banned from international football. Fifa mafia nearly got tbeir way YES PELE WAS KICKED OUT OF 66.
posted by t.no (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 10:09 PM Come on guys, live and let live. Go and have a corned beef sandwich.
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 10:54 PM One of the worst finals I have ever seen, ruined by the fouling cheats from Argentina, and that red card was long overdue. If England had played in the final as we should have done, it would have been a far more enjoyable game to watch.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 11:11 PM Tears for our Scottish friends after Argentinas defeat.
posted by Krebs. (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 4:13 AM Scots are invariably on the losing side.:))
posted by Mortlake - Monday 20th July 2026, 7:18 AM It was not as if Argentina defended well, Spain just kept missing good chances, the could have won 10 0
posted by The Time Is Now - Monday 20th July 2026, 7:39 AM Were did you get that Rubbish Mal
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 7:57 AM What rubbish is that DMK ?
posted by Mal (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 12:14 PM Pele being 56 in 1966 Mal
posted by DMK (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 1:35 PM Your post reads 1996 !
posted by Mal (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 1:40 PM DMK , it was Bulgaria and Portugal who kicked Pele in 1966 , Brazil didn’t play Argentina in that tournament! Get your facts right before posting rubbish !
posted by Mal (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 1:49 PM One of the argies involved in that game in 1966 ratting well named passed away Last week bet he was banging in his coffin to get at theSpanish that was quite an entertaining game as I recall
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 21st July 2026, 7:48 AM

You are TTIN and I claim my 5 Guineas.
posted by Jimmy Tickler (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 5:00 PM

Given no names , but Andersen said in interview the new manager and staff are very professional and work us hard as they should, we’re all ambitious to do even better than the last to seasons
posted by DMK (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 10:42 AM The full back room.
posted by Monty. (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 12:25 PM Andersen, trying to curry favour with the new manager. Should have kept Diop and got shot of Andersen.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 7:33 PM

I know that none of you watched the England v France match because you all slagged it off as a nonsense fixture. So i won't tell you the score. What did you all do while the match was on?
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 11:07 PM What a wonderful game of highly entertaining football, and I'm so pleased that England finished on a high note, by winning 6-4, with a brilliant Saka hat trick. That should have been the final.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 11:21 PM Did you not notice there was no tackle in anger, it was a friendly that neither team wanted, both teams just wanted to go home and cry.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 19th July 2026, 6:00 AM Decided to watch it was a thoroughly entertaining match although there wasn’t much at stake no pressure and the players really outplayed the French just to give us a bit of hope. Another acceptable tournament for us but still not won anything
posted by Chief (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 6:27 AM Didn’t see the game but from what I read, France didn’t turn up until after half time.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 8:36 AM What a pity that you missed a really entertaining game for that bronze medal MST. England hit the heights in the 1st half, completely outplaying France, in a dazzling display. In the 2nd half our players took their feet of off the pedals, but still had enough nous to hold their nerve, and to finish with a well deserved win, and to prove that we are now the third best team in the world, which isn't that bad is it ?
posted by AC (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 11:20 AM Mr Tibor, new to this site but usual BS from you.
posted by Mal (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 3:42 PM I am not new to this site i come on under a thousand names like most of you.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 3:46 PM It was like the usual friendly where neither team care about the result. It bears no relation to how good or bad the teams were. It was totally meaningless.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 19th July 2026, 3:47 PM It meant so much to me and many of my friends. So do you mind........
posted by sammy sal (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 4:02 PM Hahaha! Good one MST, just what we’d expect!
posted by Mortlake - Monday 20th July 2026, 7:23 AM Take the England result With a pinch of salt french not. Bothered We was 4-1 up. They came back to 4-3 at one stage if they needed to win they would have done
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 10:17 AM

Be fair, give him a week to destroy himself.
posted by AC (Guest) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 11:22 AM All Right-me-Ducks-!!!!!!!
posted by OWEN - Saturday 18th July 2026, 12:22 PM You’ve no idea what is coming. I’d stock up on tinned goods and camping stoves if I was you lot.
posted by Kemi Goodenoch (Guest) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 3:08 PM If you have come here in a dinghy you have no worries, as us taxpayers will make sure that you are fed and watered, and you will have good medical attention, with money to spend. It still puzzles me, why you want to come here in the first place, you poor unfortunate souls. ?
posted by LTS (Guest) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 8:15 PM LTS, you forgot to mention, the lovely council houses that these poor wretched people are entitled too. You know, the ones that our own hard up people, just can't have.
posted by GEORGE H (Guest) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 8:22 PM Great thing Maggie did for working- class people and it is nice to read the good feeling stories from real genuine working class ordinary folks that are happy Maggie gave them the opportunities and a great start in life contrary to what the Deluded Burnham is saying. More power to the unions will bring on more strikes and back to the seventies and not what we need. Yes' we will get a pay rise through the unions but Labour will rain us with taxes all over the place.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 18th July 2026, 10:28 PM We now have a proper Labour PM who will improve the lives of the poor by taking money for the very rich and will renationalise the poorly run railways, gas, electric and water companies. These services will be then run for the benefit of the customers not for the benefit of shareholders.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 19th July 2026, 6:06 AM You’re deluded TTIN if you believe the utilities and rail companies worked well when they were nationalised. Clearly you weren’t around in the ‘70s! Labour government = high taxes, high borrowing, high debt, low standard of living. Nothing’s changed and never will under a left wing government.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 7:15 AM I wonder where the money will come from nationalising the utilities and railway. It isn’t just about finding money to bring it back to the state, money to fund the debt these companies have incurred and then the money to invest. We are talking billions and billions. Any more government debt to fund will be crazy. Nice idea but Burnham forgets the country cannot afford to own these companies and manage it properly. Just look at HS2. That’s a small project compared to upgrading all our utilities infrastructure. We couldn’t afford a socialists government in the 70/80’s and we certainly cannot afford that in 2030! Like brexit - nice idea but economically doesn’t work!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 9:49 AM You’re also free to slaughter UK citizens with virtual impunity. Calocane butchered 3 people and gets to stay in hospital claiming full benefits until he’s ‘cured’. Wayne Broadhurst was cut to ribbons walking his dog in Uxbridge by an asylum seeker and the CPS has accepted a plea of manslaughter because of mental health issues so the dinghy pilot will get a nice hospital stay on full benefits too. The country is now a cesspit filled with the world’s dregs and eyebrows Burnham will do nothing to change that.
posted by Kemi Goodenoch (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 12:39 PM The privatisation of the utilities worked fine at the beginning because of the Golden Share system which meant the Government had a veto on who they allowed to buy shares. The EU banned this and the Labour Party changed UK law to fall in line with the rest of the EU. They could have stood up for the UK Most other other governments amended the rules to suit, in fact, the UK government has Golden Shares in certain important companies to protect them. Don’t blame privatisation, blame what came after.
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 1:37 PM Virtually bankrupt these utilities will not cost that much. I am not deluded all these services were better run nationalised it was only that mad right wing Thatcher who thought otherwise. I watched it all and was horrified and have Hated Thatcher ever since. Her closing all the coal mines as a way of punishment to the unions she hated because they stopped businessmen doing what they liked. That has made us so dependant on oil and gas now. We also have virtually no productive industry and that is all down to Thatcher. She single handily ruined this Country.
posted by The Time Is Now - Sunday 19th July 2026, 3:24 PM Agree 100% Mr T !
posted by Mal (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 3:43 PM TTIN' go back a few generations and you will probably find that some of those rich people did not start of rich if you know what i mean. Just imagine a rich great-great-uncle from one of your tribe left you a whole load of money and a farm for example. That rich farmer might have died from sweat and hard work, toiling the good land so we can all eat. We have a bad habit in this country and i should say the Labour and socialist lot to look over our neighbours' fence in envy and moan grudgingly at our neighbours' lot which is wrong. Royalty are a different proposition the saying goes, that Royalty does as they please and like them or not we should obey. Like it or not, there is a ranking hierarchy in this world and we already know the socialsist system does not work and besides there is corruption even in that just there is corruption everywhere. King Solomon was not vilified or cut down for his riches so we know that there will always be rich and poor in this world. Racheal Reeves claim to fame is doling out money and then saying poverty is no more which is a load of nonsense! If that was true we might as well all take a chill pill and receive free money sit down in our beds and order takeout and big macs and everything is hunkey-dorey. Burnham won't mess with the system because he is clever or he thinks he is. Burnham will instead give the powers to each councils and when they mess up, nothing sticks on him. We still have a lot to learn about Andy Burnham but the little we know is that he will make a number of U-turns because he is winging it but he learns fast. The big plan to go back to the good times before Thatcher will not work and it does, i will be the first to doff my cap to him, and i am not posh by the way.
posted by OWEN - Sunday 19th July 2026, 3:53 PM Most coal mines were shut by Labour. Callaghan and Wilson closed more than twice as many as Thatcher.
posted by Keith Atlee (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 3:58 PM Before Thatcher there were 3 day weeks. power cuts, strikes, riots. That was before we had an entire sub population of immigrants, benefit spongers and the lame and lazy PIP generation in their millions.
posted by Keith Atlee (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 4:09 PM Sensible posts Owen and Keith. Totally agree. Lest we forget Mrs. T also saved the Malvinas from the Argies.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 4:16 PM Spot on TIbor.
posted by Peter (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 4:36 PM Poll tax anybody.
posted by Mal (Guest) - Sunday 19th July 2026, 6:36 PM Poll tax was a good idea in principle it just needs more work. Why should my wife and I pay the same rates as the family of six two doors down. They use more services than we do. If they’d have used the same “pay per person” principle but linked it to property valuation and size as well as services used it would have been fine in my opinion. Problem was, a man and his wife earning gazillions per year living in a 20 bedroom mansion, using ten times more services, would have paid the same as my wife and I. Not very eloquently put but you get the gist.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 20th July 2026, 7:40 AM LTS, like you I am puzzled why so many refugees cross the channel aided and abetted by France, when they know many English people are struggling to make ends meet. It’s all a bit of a conundrum. ??
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Monday 20th July 2026, 8:56 AM

JohnC, I must disagree with your comments on Tuchel. In both the Mexico and Norway games my television showed the team played attacking football and never employed eight defenders in either match.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 9:51 AM I am still miffed at Tuchel for taking Antony Gordon off for a none irrelivant and no use defender. Gordon was on his game latest and more so than Kane or Bellingham. Remove players more interested in themselves? They are all interested in themselves to an extent. Didn't Tuchel drop Bellingham for something like that at one point? I would be surprised if there isn't a drive inside goal scorers to get more goal than their team mates etc and that should be so. You name it, any top athlete. Mcilroy, Lewis Hamilton, George Best Aryton Senna, they should and are driven to be the best. We in England don't like show offs and some people like that and we tend to knock them down, unfortunately. There is. only one person i will knock back regarding the football and his name is Tuchel and i hope we never have him at Fulham. Knowing the FA and that set up, they will continue with Tuchel. Only the FA are daft enough to pay a failed German 6 million a year and they might even give him a pay rise and that sums up this country. I can't wait for the comedy era when Andy Burnham is crowned Prime Minister. Bring on Manchesterism. All Right-me-Ducks-!!!!!!
posted by OWEN - Saturday 18th July 2026, 12:05 PM He got it wrong but he will not admit it. Holding on against Mexico is one thing, trying to hold on against Argentina was foolish. Our class players we have are or attacking players not our defending ones. Horses for courses.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 18th July 2026, 1:03 PM Zaying ze German obermanager is a silly snitzel vill mean you dumpkopfs are confined to your huts. Zer vill be no criticism! None!
posted by Horst Vessel (Guest) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 3:12 PM 3rd/4th same old England,tuchel messed up with substitutions and tactics but players need to take some blame,Messi corners and defenders how can you give a free header at that level schoolboy stuff could’ve been a Southgate performance
posted by Chief (Guest) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 7:11 PM

I did it hours ago, refresh your device. You also have to remember I don’t spend all day on this thing, l just dip in and out now and again.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 9:14 AM Thank you MST and I appreciate that you must have many other things to do now that you have joined the land of retirement.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 9:33 AM Until you retire you do not realise how busy you will become because you want to do all the things you could not do when you were at work. That list of things will keep you going for a very long time.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 18th July 2026, 1:07 PM Im as happy as those butterflies on the adverts.....i got my funeral all organised with my retirement time.....now I can relax in a hot bath and smile confidently up at the ceiling.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 3:49 PM

What guards does Trump have to stop him from being killed? Must be amazing to have such people performing at a level beyond comprehension.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 18th July 2026, 10:13 AM There’s 511 billion barrels of oil in the Weddell Sea which Britain claims as Arctic Territory. Currently there isn’t the technology to get it out but when it is developed the Falklands will be the main hub in the area. It’s nothing to do with freedom of speech but America seeing untold riches on its doorstep being controlled by an untrustworthy Chinese ally like the UK. Whoever controls the Falkland Islands controls this oil. If you doubt that Britain is in the pocket of the Chinese then ask yourself why Ed Milliband has signed a deal with them that is so secret that not even parliament has been told about it. Then think about the super embassy being built in central London. Don’t let Trump derangement syndrome cloud your judgment.
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 11:45 AM If you think that's bad, just look at what 5-year-old-Trump will do to Canada? Most forest fires are unfortunate accidents and Canada has forest fires raging all over and Trump is blaming them for polluting the US. Therefore, he will sting them with tariffs once again because he really doesn't like Canada or i should say, Mark Carney.
posted by OWEN - Saturday 18th July 2026, 12:18 PM

Agree, let them go on there holidays
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 6:13 AM The game will be like a bad holiday, two disappointed teams trying to raise themselves for a pointless friendly.
posted by The Time Is Now - Friday 17th July 2026, 6:32 AM Well don't bleed'n watch it!
posted by Greeno. (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 6:56 AM Who’s said anyone’s gonna watch it ? It will still be played !
posted by Mal (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 7:33 AM FIFA president will be there!!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 8:24 AM It counts towards the FIFA rankings. Not that it matters to England, they bottle it wherever they’re ranked.
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 8:27 AM Keith , you’re definitely a sweaty!
posted by Mal (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 8:41 AM Are you Aussie Mal?
posted by HBD. (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 10:21 AM No he isn't I am!
posted by Aussie Mal (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 10:39 AM Unless you play for Carshalton, footballers love to play football whatever the game no? or are you saying we have not got players who love to play football. That would be a recipe for failure. If I was there I personally would LOVE to play in that game. I can still fly out in time.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 10:40 AM Mal or Mel?
posted by Melissa (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 11:11 AM English but realist. Can anyone name a team in any tournament ever that finished 3rd without looking it up? Internationals are a waste of time, especially European teams who now don’t represent anything remotely European.
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 11:50 AM I agree wholeheartedly that this England v France game is a complete waste of time, and it has that just a friendly feel about it. However, there is a bit of kudos about it, as whoever wins, will officially be the 3rd best team in the world, although I have my doubts about that. If I'm truthful this match, is what I thought would be the final on Sunday, so in a way, I'm hoping that we don't win easily, as I would be thinking, what might have been. For goodness sake Tuchel, if we are winning, don't make the same mistake again.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 11:55 AM NGet in the real world Mel no way any pros given the choice will want to take part in this fiasco no one l wants to play for third place means nothing head honcho will be there looking smug presume he will have solved the argies unforgivable antics at the final whistle myself if I was involved at a club employing them I would boycott till they was removed and hope way fans will let them know there feelings make no mistakes if that was the English there would be hell to play every body seems tobe a bit Blaise about we are talking about a conflict where British lives were lost
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 2:39 PM Just read that the winners of the game get £21.6m and the losers £20m. It must have cost much more than that to take part with first class flights and accommodation for players, staff, WAGS for three weeks as well as all the add-ons, etc.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 5:13 AM Some of these England players have been seen carrying £41,000 kit bags, this prize money won’t even buy their luggage.
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 1:40 PM

Tough choice! I’d go Bonetti!
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 8:01 PM Bonetti in 1970 for me, were a better side then than 1966 winners should of gone on to win it again 2-0 up v the Germans playing well complete control still hurts
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 8:41 PM Bonetti, I cried. This time I just shrugged my shoulders and muttered "as usual".
posted by Ted (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 9:34 PM Nothing to do with Bonetti. The game was lost when Ramsey took Charlton off at halftime allowing the Germans to pile forward.
posted by Keith Pundit (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 8:31 AM Definitely 100% Bonettis fault.
posted by Mal (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 8:42 AM Agree I’ve never forgiven ‘The Cat’. More bloody Bagpuss.
posted by Mortlake - Friday 17th July 2026, 11:04 AM How can people be so harsh, whats happened to a nice word about others now and again? I don't get it. Starmer tried his best and everyone blasted him using foul language. Tuchel got us to a semi final, I say well done. A lot of you guys need to step back and take a look at your shameful behaviour. Cut it out. Please.
posted by Mr nice (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 3:41 PM Yes, I remember it well. I have always said that the 1970 team was actually better than the 1966 team. However, there many theories that England were got at from the start with Moore accused of stealing a bracelet to the suspensions that Gordon Banks was poisoned resulting in severe stomach pains. Whilst we were leading by two goals the removal of Bobby Charlton certainly freed up Beckenbaur. Mueller scored two late goals and certainly Bonnetti should have saved one of them. In Bonnetti’s defence he had not played since the end season and appeared to be slightly slow in reacting. He was never expected to play and theories remain that Banks was knobbled and Moore was set up to disrupt the English team.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 18th July 2026, 3:41 PM

Ban Argentina from the World cup and reinstate England, that is what FIFA should do.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 16th July 2026, 9:50 PM Why would you want England to play in the World Cup final by default? Despite Tuchel’s negative substitutions, Argentina were still the better team and to my mind, would have won in any event. With respect to the banner, fine the players a substantial amount of money (12 months salary not the measly $27,000 the country was fined last time) and give them long suspension (20 games). We all know that will never happen because FIFA and other countries hate England and anyone who’s watched international football on TV whilst abroad will know that’s very apparent.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 17th July 2026, 5:39 AM

Have to agree , so many wrong things about him but I won’t say more on here
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 6:28 PM What does a fart floating in the wind look like?
posted by odoureater (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 6:42 PM Pity he’s incapable of running a city
posted by Ipiyombi (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 7:28 PM One goog thing from last night we was spared wonderwall
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 7:39 PM It's will fall that wonder wall.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 16th July 2026, 9:53 PM Won’t be first idiot to get one. Load of toffee nose rubbish
posted by DMK (Guest) - Friday 17th July 2026, 8:55 AM

Anyone seen the lesser spotted Kane!
posted by Mal (Guest) - Wednesday 15th July 2026, 9:36 PM Same old England,the German got it so wrong on the substitutions we sat back and encouraged them to come at us we all could see it coming.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Wednesday 15th July 2026, 9:56 PM Tactics with Disater written all over them. Who would ever think it was a good idea to give Messi & Co all the space and time in the world? Night follows day!
posted by Mortlake - Thursday 16th July 2026, 2:42 AM England are the Fulham of international football!
posted by bigboy4651 (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 7:46 AM Come on bigboy England not that good
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 11:08 AM We all saw it coming when Tuchel went defensive and tried to sit on a 1-0 lead. Worked against Mexico but Argentina are a different kettle of fish. We played to their strengths and they wound up laughing at us. Mind you that flag waving at the end was a bit naughty. Perhaps Andy Burnham should start his tenure in no 10 by inviting the Argentinians in the Premier League to go home
posted by NRL (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 11:59 AM Argentina should be kicked out of the tournament for holding up that rag last night. Any Argentinian player playing in the UK seen touching it should be banned from Britain and no visas for Argentinian players, or indeed any Argentinian, should be issued in the future.
posted by Mal Vinas (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 12:05 PM NRL is absolutely right in his assessment. It is what it is and the manager definitely got the tactics completely wrong, however, despite comments from some England have established themselves in the top 4 international teams worldwide over the past 10 years or so. How would you feel if Fulham finished in the top four of the PFL for one season, let alone multiple times?
posted by Mortlake - Thursday 16th July 2026, 1:02 PM Well that's it for another 4 seasons, now some of us on this site will probably never see England in a World Cup Final. Luckily, along with a few others I, have actually seen England win the WC, although in black and white, and with VAR around we probably wouldn't have won it, but who cares, we actually did win it. I suppose that being one of the worlds 4 best teams is an accolade, but we are so used the throwing winning positions away, which is almost inevitable now. With the next European Championship being played in England, so I understand, it's time to take this opportunity to, win the damn thing at last.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 5:31 PM I don’t understand the defensive move when winning by 1 goal, a team like Argentina will always take advantage like they did in previous games
posted by Magicman (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 6:31 PM Only one team can win it. All the rest or us threw away our chance this time. So might Argentina.
posted by Nick (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 6:33 PM I don't believe that Tuchel is really English.
posted by Tibor (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 6:34 PM

Admired his footballing abilty for a long time. 29 years old, attitude at Spurs not good. With a large squad now possible, if anything like his old form, give him a contract. Same as Jiminez, where can you get a midfeilder with his ability for 4-5 million per year, in the crazy costs of today.
posted by denny (Guest) - Wednesday 15th July 2026, 2:42 PM Yes denny liked his ability. If his attitude can be sorted worth a punt
posted by DMK (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 11:10 AM

I have always enjoyed the World Cups in the past but this long drawn out one with so many teams having no chance of progression being given a place is dull. In the future Do not have qualifying games, just invite the top, say 24 teams, off the FIDA rankings. This may look imbalanced but most sport use seeding as the basis of invitation. This will of course not happen under the self centred head of FIFA who was trying to make a profitable World Cup for his friend Trump.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 15th July 2026, 12:00 PM so many Chinese and Russians on this site trying to extract the bad from the good. This has clearly been the best World Cup competition ever.....too drawn out for you? Go out and walk some belly fat off while games are played that you don't like.
posted by sid (Guest) - Wednesday 15th July 2026, 1:02 PM The best? Don’t be silly , count down to ko , hydration breaks , Trump sticking his nose in , one of , if not the worst tournament ever.
posted by Mal (Guest) - Wednesday 15th July 2026, 3:51 PM Agree with Mal. Add in ridiculous kick off times and a 45 minute half time break in the final as well poor refereeing and it’s the worst of my life time.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 15th July 2026, 4:23 PM If England win it all the moaning will be forgotten.
posted by The Time Is Now - Wednesday 15th July 2026, 6:49 PM ‘It’s coming…’ Oh.
posted by L Nino (Guest) - Wednesday 15th July 2026, 9:17 PM I can't say that I have enjoyed this WC at all. As already mentioned, these ridiculous KO times, meant that I have missed many games, which was disappointing. England, to be honest, were never really good enough overall, but they did have their moments, with good wins over lesser lights teams in Mexico and Norway, but Argentina were a bridge to far. So it's back to the drawing board, and hopefully a different manager, one with an attacking outlook.
posted by AC (Guest) - Wednesday 15th July 2026, 10:24 PM

You don’t need a TV licence unless you watch live TV and/or BBC iPlayer and that includes streaming those services. I only stream TV too Bish but still pay for SKY (inc. Netflix and Disney+) and Prime but I also stream live TV and the catch up channels so have to pay for a licence. Now SKY are buying ITV maybe the BBC will become a commercial channel too. Can’t help thinking that when I was a kid there were only two channels and TV didn’t start until early evening (plus an hour at lunchtime) but we still found something to watch. These days with a million channels we still can’t find something to watch lol.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 15th July 2026, 11:25 AM True , but how would you prove you never watch bbc or i player?. But dont forget any one over 74 i think gets free license.If the van came roung and u had no license and said its ok i dont watch any thing but streaming , any can say that but dont they still have detector vans?.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Thursday 16th July 2026, 12:25 PM pensioners do not get free licences whatever age.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 18th July 2026, 10:36 AM