Martin Jol and his array of first team fellows will greet Arsenal in Fulham's home opener on the season this weekend. Another chance for the Fulham faithful to give a rousing welcome home to the old guard and an opportunity greet many of the new boys who could be given their official debut at our home by the Thames. I am certain the butterflies will be running rampant both through the dressing room and through the grand old stands as the players prepare to take the pitch against our London adversaries come Saturday.
If recent history is any judge we should be in for an entertaining match between the two squads as the last four matches have featured six goals, a win, a loss and two draws for each side accompanied by Steve Sidwell drawing the ire of Fulham fans for his reckless challenge which left the White's a man down after only twelve minutes of play and Olivier Giroud drawing his own red card at the death of the same match. Since I have been a Fulham fan Arsenal has been the traditional power that Fulham have always seemed to match well against, especially at home, and I see no reason to believe that the outcome of the forthcoming match will once again not be an edge of your seat finish with both sides wrestling for a valuable early three points.
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As always, good stuff, Mr. Barry.
COYW