Fighting Spirit Shown By The Lads Tonight....merged

[westcliff white]

I am or knocking the team, but style to me is important. Going long is ok as long as it is not all game. As gary Neville said last night its a great second or third option, don't be embarrassed by it use it if you have too. But first and foremost lets play football, we didn't play route one against Boltin and look how we ripped them, yes they were at the bottom but it shows we can play.

As a side point our 10 points from the last 5 games outs us fourth or fifth in the form table over than period

[Lighthouse]

I am or knocking the team, but style to me is important. Going long is ok as long as it is not all game. As gary Neville said last night its a great second or third option, don't be embarrassed by it use it if you have too. But first and foremost lets play football, we didn't play route one against Boltin and look how we ripped them, yes they were at the bottom but it shows we can play.

As a side point our 10 points from the last 5 games outs us fourth or fifth in the form table over than period

I agree but against the sort of sides we are meeting we just can't play our way through all of them. It is good to mix and match. But it would nice to see some slicker passing in the final third. But we can'r complain about the turnaround.

[westcliff white]

I am or knocking the team, but style to me is important. Going long is ok as long as it is not all game. As gary Neville said last night its a great second or third option, don't be embarrassed by it use it if you have too. But first and foremost lets play football, we didn't play route one against Boltin and look how we ripped them, yes they were at the bottom but it shows we can play.

As a side point our 10 points from the last 5 games outs us fourth or fifth in the form table over than period

I agree but against the sort of sides we are meeting we just can't play our way through all of them. It is good to mix and match. But it would nice to see some slicker passing in the final third. But we can'r complain about the turnaround.

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Mr L I agree with you and hope posters who know me on here know I am not knocking the lads, you need options and it's handy to have that in the bag when needed.

If we want to be a permanent long ball team for 20/30 games or even longer then we might as well get that twonk Pulis in as he does that well.

Overall we have improved let's hope we play football against those teams we can do it against like charlton on Friday

[Northern Cottager]

Not convinced.

Sorry!

[alfie]

Not convinced.

Sorry!

What are you not convinced about, seems a little odd thing to say, when you consider our away form over the 4 seasons has been atrocious, a 3 all draw on a wet windy night in Yorkshire is a dam fine result.

[Artful Dodger]

Did you go Northern Cottager? I have just got back and we were unconvincing but the spirit was there. I thought our shape wasn't great but we were such a young side - the midfield was Staf, LVC, Hyndman and Williams which must be an average age of about 15 and they were up against a physical side so it will have been a great experience for them! I think Kit mixed it up a bit with the game on Friday this week.

[The Rock]

Good thread. We have what it takes to stay up at least. You can tell these players believe. If only the season started at game 8 or 9.

I was thinking today the Championship is a death wish. 1/2 the teams in the premier league wouldn't make it back at first asking if relegated.

At least we have a good gaffer, for this week.

[RidgeRider]

It's intellectually lazy and easier to criticize rather than to praise the boys for not giving up. Thing with being critical all the time is the worst thing that can happen is you end up saying with a smile "guess I was wrong".

[J.Perkins]

2 words

Kits Job

[rogerpbackinMidEastUS]

I thought GJ was going to have a coronary when Burn scored.
I had it on at work, most people had gone home.
When he shouted "YES" the decibels seemed to increase 10 fold,
of course I'm then up out of my chair shouting "Get in there"
and the couple of people left who know my devotion to the club
just sort of glanced and smiled.
Wonderful.  
GJ didn't seem to impressed with our performance but Hey, that's 10 points in what 5 games ?

If we can keep this up, by Xmas we should be standing on Dover cliffs
(mid table) and looking across the channel to Calais (play off places)

As my old Scottish mate used to say  "Rinky Dinky Dye"

[MGBadrock]

Absolutely. So sick of watching some posters on this board be so down right negative in the face of that draw. I thought we'd have an easy game, we didn't. We scored 3 times from a goal down to tie the match including the 90th minute. A hard fought contest after we had played a home match 2 days ago and had to travel North for this one. We started a team of youngsters, and we showed grit and fight to get the draw...however, people still complain. I'd rather us have that game tonight and take a point on our travels rather than play brilliantly and lose. The beautiful, silky play will come...what we need now is points.

These lads fight for Kit, and so far he is picking up the points for us. Now back home to face Charlton!

Spot on there

Fulhams last 6 games: 4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss

6 before Kit: 1 win, 1 draw, 4 losses

[Woolly Mammoth]

Absolutely. So sick of watching some posters on this board be so down right negative in the face of that draw. I thought we'd have an easy game, we didn't. We scored 3 times from a goal down to tie the match including the 90th minute. A hard fought contest after we had played a home match 2 days ago and had to travel North for this one. We started a team of youngsters, and we showed grit and fight to get the draw...however, people still complain. I'd rather us have that game tonight and take a point on our travels rather than play brilliantly and lose. The beautiful, silky play will come...what we need now is points.

These lads fight for Kit, and so far he is picking up the points for us. Now back home to face Charlton!

[Woolly Mammoth]

Absolutely. So sick of watching some posters on this board be so down right negative in the face of that draw. I thought we'd have an easy game, we didn't. We scored 3 times from a goal down to tie the match including the 90th minute. A hard fought contest after we had played a home match 2 days ago and had to travel North for this one. We started a team of youngsters, and we showed grit and fight to get the draw...however, people still complain. I'd rather us have that game tonight and take a point on our travels rather than play brilliantly and lose. The beautiful, silky play will come...what we need now is points.

These lads fight for Kit, and so far he is picking up the points for us. Now back home to face Charlton!

Spot on there

Fulhams last 6 games: 4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss

6 before Kit: 1 win, 1 draw, 4 losses

[Woolly Mammoth]

Absolutely. So sick of watching some posters on this board be so down right negative in the face of that draw. I thought we'd have an easy game, we didn't. We scored 3 times from a goal down to tie the match including the 90th minute. A hard fought contest after we had played a home match 2 days ago and had to travel North for this one. We started a team of youngsters, and we showed grit and fight to get the draw...however, people still complain. I'd rather us have that game tonight and take a point on our travels rather than play brilliantly and lose. The beautiful, silky play will come...what we need now is points.

These lads fight for Kit, and so far he is picking up the points for us. Now back home to face Charlton!

Spot on there

Fulhams last 6 games: 4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss

6 before Kit: 1 win, 1 draw, 4 losses

Well said sir, the boys did very well tonight, never have up.
THATS THE SPIRIT !!!!

[Woolly Mammoth]

They never Gave up !!

[Mince n Tatties]

Not convinced.

Sorry!

What are you not convinced about, seems a little odd thing to say, when you consider our away form over the 4 seasons has been atrocious, a 3 all draw on a wet windy night in Yorkshire is a dam fine result.

Agree...We would have collapsed before in games like this, to come back
3 times shows they are up for the fight.

[MasterHaynes]

It's no coincidence we came back so strongly after each goal conceded showing belief and the fact we had 6 players from the academy. Anyone who has watched the U21 & U18 over the last 3 years have witnessed the complete belief they have in themselves to win every game and outscore the oppomnents. Mix them up with the seniors and we have a team that can potentially make the play offs

[Holders]

In all my years of supporting Fulham I cannot remember another game where we came back three times like that. Can anyone imagine us doing that last season? Not a chance.

Under Kit we have been able to do something that we have not done since Roy/Hughes - play to the end and with conviction.

It was a much-changed team, exposed at times but evidently played with huge conviction and to get a draw like that is a great point.

[MJG]

It's no coincidence we came back so strongly after each goal conceded showing belief and the fact we had 6 players from the academy. Anyone who has watched the U21 & U18 over the last 3 years have witnessed the complete belief they have in themselves to win every game and outscore the oppomnents. Mix them up with the seniors and we have a team that can potentially make the play offs

And that's exactly what the game plan should have been from the summer and into this season, but of course we know the reason why it was not done the right way.

[Skatzoffc]

I am or knocking the team, but style to me is important. Going long is ok as long as it is not all game. As gary Neville said last night its a great second or third option, don't be embarrassed by it use it if you have too. But first and foremost lets play football, we didn't play route one against Boltin and look how we ripped them, yes they were at the bottom but it shows we can play.

As a side point our 10 points from the last 5 games outs us fourth or fifth in the form table over than period

I agree but against the sort of sides we are meeting we just can't play our way through all of them. It is good to mix and match. But it would nice to see some slicker passing in the final third. But we can'r complain about the turnaround.

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Mr L I agree with you and hope posters who know me on here know I am not knocking the lads, you need options and it's handy to have that in the bag when needed.

If we want to be a permanent long ball team for 20/30 games or even longer then we might as well get that twonk Pulis in as he does that well.

Overall we have improved let's hope we play football against those teams we can do it against like charlton on Friday

Imo, the long ball is used when we are behind.
It all depends who scores first in this league.

If they score they shut up shop.
If we score they have to come out and we can play a passing game through or around them.

That's just the way it is. Its great we have both options.

An excellent, hard fought result.


COYW!