It is starting to matter too much

Like the character in the excellent ‘Fever Pitch’, I have come to the conclusion that football means too much to me now. My own happiness is far too intertwined with the results on a Saturday afternoon (or Sunday, Tuesday evening, as it is now…) and I am struggling to cope with the highs and lows.
Now [...]

Fulham v West Ham: Player Rankings

Here’s how I rated the lads against West Ham. These are based purely on the game itself – I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch any highlights yet.
Niemi – 6/10The usual solid, dependable display. Not sure what to make of the goal when it came or where to apportion blame.
Stalteri – 6/10A good [...]

Any hope gets a Hammering

On the miserable walk back alongside the Thames I heard a commentator on some fan’s radio saying: “Fulham were very unlucky…but how often can you keep saying that?” I thought it summed up our season perfectly.
Yes we were unlucky; No we didn’t deserve to lose (although we didn’t do enough to earn a victory either); [...]

Hopeful for the Hammers

I am ridiculously excited about today for some reason. Maybe it’s the fact we haven’t played for a couple of weeks but I really can’t wait to get to the Cottage. The result? Well my heart says a 2-1 win to us; my head says it might be a draw.
There’s no doubt about it we [...]

A competition with a difference

Here is something a bit different. Setanta are ranking the Premier League players who have taken the most shots without scoring. Guess who tops the list?

Sanchez stakes his claim

With utter disbelief i read this story in the Belfast Telegraph. The sheer neck of Lawrie Sanchez is absolutely breathtaking. He informs the readers that he believes he’s a Premier League manager but admits he hasn’t received any offers yet (is he really surprised?). He also makes the rather exaggerated claim that he was brought [...]

Reality bites

After the euphoria of last weekend I’m finding the landing back down to earth today even bumpier than usual. Of course I knew it would be a tough ask to get all three points at the Riverside but I was hoping we’d come away with at least one. Things are not looking good – and [...]

Simon Elliott – Found Alive!!!

No, you’re not seeing things. Our Kiwi midfielder is back. According to Volzy’s website, Simon Elliott completed a reserve team game and scored a goal as well. You may be struggling to remember who this fella is but he was a pretty classy player signed by Cookie who was our specialist when it came to [...]

New Cottage anthem

For the benefit of those unfortunate enough not to be able to get to home games, here are the words to the latest anthem to reverberate around the Cottage.
Jim Bullard BullardHe’s better than Steve GerrardHe’s better/slimmer (it varies) than Frank LampardJim Bullard Bullard

Player Rankings: Fulham v Aston Villa

Here’s how I scored the lads for the match against Aston Villa.
Niemi – 6/10Didn’t have a lot to do but was solid when called upon. Didn’t have a chance with the goal.
Konchesky – 6/10Some shaky moments from our usually dependable left back but grew in stature during the second half.
Hughes – 5/10A nightmare own goal. [...]