Getting Defensive
When I was younger and played 11 a side football on a regular basis, I was a centre back. Coupled with Italian heritage, I have always been a big fan … Continue reading →
Rhodes to nowhere
Speculation grows on the message boards that Fulham are signing (or even, have already signed) Huddersfields “36 goal hitman” Jordan Rhodes. I was excited at the idea – anyone who can … Continue reading →
Eh Montpellier! La la la la Paillade!
“It was a dark and stormy night” – as Craven Cottage’s own Edward Bulwer-Lytton might have put it. Despite Montpellier needing only a point against already relegated Auxerre to win … Continue reading →
World Leader Pretend
******. Anyway, Chelsea are victorious after dodging a thousand Barcelona and Bayern Munich shots and springing the odd random goal JUST when it was needed. Assuming that Roman Abramovich hasn’t … Continue reading →
Sometimes there’s a man…
I don’t care if there’s no ‘end product’. I’ve honestly never seen a footballer who’s as fun to watch as Mousa Dembele. We sit in what I used to think … Continue reading →
Jammin’ (or not): England in the Euros
Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix pay football. Hat tip to Adam Spangler via Bruce McGuire. Here’s a guest post from Shaz Rahman, who wonders how England might set up now … Continue reading →
Rayo Vallecano, the Baltimore Orioles, and Clint Dempsey
You may have missed it amid all the hoopla in Manchester and our own hand-wringing over Clint Dempsey’s absence and subsequent future, but Madrid was really the place to be … Continue reading →
The season by the numbers
So, just how did Fulham finish ninth, their first ever back-to-back top 10 finish in the top flight? Chances were, if we were winning at half, we’d win the game. … Continue reading →
Hodgson/England/Euro 2012
The big news, which I’ve heretofore ignored as it made my head spin, is Roy Hodgson’s appointment as England manager. Never mind the Redknapp or speech impediment or press idiocy angles, what does this actually mean for England at Euro 2012? I’m sure I’ve mentioned before how Roy’s early career directly influenced Sven-Göran Eriksson so...
Even flow
I was recently watching a documentary about Pearl Jam, the American rock band (still on iPlayer if you’re interested). It was strange: the first time you hear Eddie Vedder’s voice you do a sort of aural double take. *Christ*. But in the end Pearl Jam lack a certain something and while there’s nothing inherently wrong...
Fulham 2-1 Sunderland
How about that then, eh? Fulham were absolutely fabulous, and deserved to score more than two against a good Sunderland side. More than anything it was a win that confirmed Martin Jol’s nous for teambuilding, taking Roy Hodgson’s stalwarts and making them thrilling. Everywhere you looked was someone at the top of their game and...
Counting out Time
Welp, just over one week left. Two match days remaining. The 2011-12 Season carriage will soon turn into a pumpkin at the stroke of 5pm GMT Sunday, May 13. How do you see things shaking out? After using the BBC’s pretty darn cool predictor, I see us splitting our remaining two matches to finish a...
