Manchester United are poor role models

Champions of England, Champions of Europe, they may be, but decent role models for the next generation of youngsters? Not on your nelly. On Saturday we had the full repertoire of everything you teach children not to do: Sulk; Cheat; Shout and scream when things don’t go their way; Moan, Whinge; and then hit the nearest [...]

Player Rankings: Fulham v Manchester United

Here’s how I scored the lads for yesterday’s momentous victory against United.
Schwarzer – 8/10
Kept United at bay with a string of excellent stops in the second half. Demonstrated he truly is world class, if we needed any reminding.
Paintsil – 7/10
A great display – and wonderful to see the big smile back on his face during [...]

Fulham teach petulant Manchester United a lesson

I waited for it  from the first minute. After 15 minutes it still hadn’t arrived. By half-time there was no sign of it showing up. Twenty minutes later there were a few hints that it was on its way, but the Manchester United goal never came.
They came close, though. Had it not been for a [...]

We are at a crossroads

It’s wheel out the cliche time. We are truly at a crossroads in our season. in 10th spot with 34 points on the board by early March – 15 more than at the same point last year – we could be challenging for a European spot…or fending off relegation again.
As ludicrous as it might sound, [...]

Fulham blow chance to climb table

Oh dear. A missed opportunity to climb to eighth in the league and, more importantly, put some space between ourselves and the rest of the chasing pack. Unfortunately – or fortunately, bearing in mind what happened – work commitments prevented me from attending, although I did get all the way up to the ground (six [...]

Player rankings: Fulham v Manchester United

Here’s how I scored the lads during yesterday’s demolition…
Schwarzer – 5/10
Probably a bit unfair as he wasn’t afforded much protection, but yesterday was an occasion when we badly needed some of his Emirates-esque brilliance.
Konchesky – 4/10
Very weak. Just what was he thinking in the lead-up to United’s opener? Keeping your back turned against an unmarked [...]

Manchester United teach Fulham a lesson

What can you say about that? According to the Collins English Dictionary, the word ‘contest’ means: a formal match in which two or more people/teams compete and attempt to win. Yesterday’s match didn’t even come close to that definition.
It was more of a footballing masterclass by an unbelievably powerful Manchester United side, that played the [...]

Fulham on iTunes

If you’re in need of some audio stimulation ahead of today’s game at the Cottage it’s worth logging on to iTunes. As well as the legendary Viva el Fulham they’ve also got recorded interviews with Johnny Haynes, as well as a variety of other tracks. Needless to say I’ve already downloaded a batch for the [...]

Fulham v Man.Utd: Give us your opinions

The quarter final tie against Man Utd is just over 24 hours away as I write this blog, so what do you think is going to happen? Please let us know via our online poll…

Hats off to kind Chelsea

This blog is becoming too nice to other clubs – and now even Chelsea are getting praise. Just what the hell is going on?
Regular readers may remember that Arsenal were very kind in responding to my request for a letter of good wishes to a neighbour going into hospital for a heart op.
This week I [...]