If you had to choose one word to either describe how you feel about the club/being a supporter, what would it be, and why?
Painful.
Even though I will never lose the love I have for the club, for me: watching the team underperform; the Europa final; the Jakko statue; transfer dealings; late goals against; even our wins scraped through rather than comfortable, all make the experience so painful at times. Of course there are other (much more positive) words that I could have chosen, but found it hard finding one word to truly describe the whole range of emotions felt over time as a supporter.
Normal.
Couldn't imagine anything else.
As far as the pain goes - well, the old saying goes 'If you can't do the time, don't do the crime.'
Frustrating.
We could be so much more and, after 12 years in the top flight, we damn-well should be!
Great thread....
Mine at present would be "misguided"
I feel at the moment the club do not know where they are going, Our club is feeling less and less like Fulham with each passing week.
New owner, new branding of the website ( which I hate ), spineless performances as of late which are close to the dark days under Sanchez, our team do not know what they are doing week in week out.
I love Fulham but at the moment I feel as if it is losing it's identity
Chastening.
...or when spirits are higher and we are feeling fulhamish....Esoteric
Underwhelmed.
'Negative'
This word covers:
General mood of the fans
Our transfer policy
Our tactics
Berbatov's body language
honored [or honoured, if you must]
I'd rather be a frustrated, anguished, nervous, worried supporter of Fulham Football Club than a completely happy supporter of any other team in any sport in any country in the world. 049:gif
Quote from: Deanothefulhamfan on September 23, 2013, 03:07:29 PM
Great thread....
Mine at present would be "misguided"
I feel at the moment the club do not know where they are going, Our club is feeling less and less like Fulham with each passing week.
New owner, new branding of the website ( which I hate ), spineless performances as of late which are close to the dark days under Sanchez, our team do not know what they are doing week in week out.
I love Fulham but at the moment I feel as if it is losing it's identity
Totally. Couldn't agree more. Do you think this loss of identity is contributing to the general negativity felt by supporters because as you say the club feels less and less like fulham with each passing week? or do you think it is accepted that football is changing and clubs no longer "belong" to the supporters. Would be interesting to know how negative supporters would be if there were the same manager/tactics issues but the club still "belonged" to the supporters.
I think we accept the change in football so long as our team is staying true to its traditions - that is, hard work ethic and an attempt to play attractive rather than purely functional football. Over the years we have mostly tended to do that and then look at the results.
At the moment I sum up my feelings towards FFC as "depressed". I hardly felt hurt when we lost to Them and am not sure if I'll be going to the next couple of home games until I see how things pan out. Disloyal? Fair-weather supporter? I don't think so, I stuck through the bad times of the 80s but I just don't feel any conviction coming in the other direction at the moment.
Fatigued
Rotting.
Roster remains too old, no clear path for young players to break in, team form has been decaying for a year, the Cottage is no longer anything close to a fortress, fans are getting disillusioned, the identity of the club is unraveling into a lack of one.
Disenchanted...
If you are disenchanted with something, you are disappointed with it and no longer believe that it is good or worthwhile.
Indeterminate (can't really see where we are going at present, but ever hopeful).
Disappointed.
Walkover
Egregious.
Quote from: Airfix on September 23, 2013, 02:30:13 PM
Frustrating.
We could be so much more and, after 12 years in the top flight, we damn-well should be!
Completely and utterly agree 100%.
Weary
CONSPICUOUS :023:
Hopeful.
Hopeful
Depressed.
When Fulam got promoted I said to some mates, I'll give them 3 seasons and then back to normal. Imagine the joy of the Hodgson years. Became spoilt ( and I guess a bit misguided) thinkig we were a solid mid table team and will be there for years, like Everton.
To come down with such a thump, with Jol, I don't look forwrd to the next game , let alone the club's future.
Mind you, I watch every game. fp.gif
forever
Jolshambles
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Disillusioned
Can't decide between miffed, drained and disillusioned. Damn its so annoying as it is such a simple to do. Its like having eleven half decent footballers and not knowing what to do with them. I blame my Latin master and that knock on the head for the indecision. As for the rest ...................
Powerless.
We spend hours constantly obsessing over this club- it's manager, the players, results, new signings, old signings, shortcomings and achivements. Years are spent following in blind hope that the chairman will do right by the club, that we will get a cup run, that the team will survive the season, that our best players stay fit.
You get the picture - all this on our shoulders, passed down from generation to generation and yet we are powerless to do anything about it!
Quote from: ScalleysDad on September 23, 2013, 10:06:15 PM
Can't decide between miffed, drained and disillusioned. Damn its so annoying as it is such a simple to do. Its like having eleven half decent footballers and not knowing what to do with them. I blame my Latin master and that knock on the head for the indecision. As for the rest ...................
Was it the same one as I had that used to hit people over the head with textbooks?
Cromulent
Quote from: Holders on September 23, 2013, 10:21:47 PM
Quote from: ScalleysDad on September 23, 2013, 10:06:15 PM
Can't decide between miffed, drained and disillusioned. Damn its so annoying as it is such a simple to do. Its like having eleven half decent footballers and not knowing what to do with them. I blame my Latin master and that knock on the head for the indecision. As for the rest ...................
Was it the same one as I had that used to hit people over the head with textbooks?
He used to throw them. One heck of an arm as well. If he missed he would hit you with it after being made to pick it up and take it back to him. Probably went on to be Head of something in government.
Sad - These last few years.
Hopeful - Before then
Quote from: ScalleysDad on September 23, 2013, 10:41:37 PM
Quote from: Holders on September 23, 2013, 10:21:47 PM
Quote from: ScalleysDad on September 23, 2013, 10:06:15 PM
Can't decide between miffed, drained and disillusioned. Damn its so annoying as it is such a simple to do. Its like having eleven half decent footballers and not knowing what to do with them. I blame my Latin master and that knock on the head for the indecision. As for the rest ...................
Was it the same one as I had that used to hit people over the head with textbooks?
He used to throw them. One heck of an arm as well. If he missed he would hit you with it after being made to pick it up and take it back to him. Probably went on to be Head of something in government.
My Latin teacher used to throw board rubbers at kids' heads if they weren't paying attention. Those things hurt!
Just proves you have to be bitter and twisted to study a dead language and then inflict it on others.
Cromulent.
gutted......
gutted....but coming back for more.
So...
Forever hopeful.
AND loyal.
That's it.
Repetitive
Perplexed ......no........inexplicable
Compelled. Besotted. Addicted. Irrational. Frustrated. Loyal. Love.Family.
Ecstatic - when we win.
Despairing - when we lose.
Sadomasochistic. It hurts but I can't stop it.
Crestfallen
Quote from: The Bronsons on September 24, 2013, 12:30:54 AM
Quote from: ScalleysDad on September 23, 2013, 10:41:37 PM
Quote from: Holders on September 23, 2013, 10:21:47 PM
Quote from: ScalleysDad on September 23, 2013, 10:06:15 PM
Can't decide between miffed, drained and disillusioned. Damn its so annoying as it is such a simple to do. Its like having eleven half decent footballers and not knowing what to do with them. I blame my Latin master and that knock on the head for the indecision. As for the rest ...................
Was it the same one as I had that used to hit people over the head with textbooks?
He used to throw them. One heck of an arm as well. If he missed he would hit you with it after being made to pick it up and take it back to him. Probably went on to be Head of something in government.
My Latin teacher used to throw board rubbers at kids' heads if they weren't paying attention. Those things hurt!
Just proves you have to be bitter and twisted to study a dead language and then inflict it on others.
I had a Physics teacher that did that. Probably one of the best teachers i had though, but he was s hard b.........
Sanchezed
Resign.ed
Resilient.
To stay in this league all these seasons on a shoestring budget when most are relegated in one or two terms. All the while with the most idiotic and negative minded forum members on the planet.
If u don't want to get behind the team, why don't you go somewhere else?
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CONCERNED
About the direction of the club and it's football, including:
- the disrespect shown to supporters, viz. the TV gantry saga
- the new 'betting' sponsor and new, underwhelming and undistinctive kit design; all about money, not about club identity and distinctiveness
- the website; it's lack of identity / distinctiveness and difficulty in navigation
- the club's failure to communicate effectively on progression of proposed new stand; will it happen?
- a new owner; are we the promotional tool for the Jaguars, ending up wearing their colours, a new team name "Fulham Jaguars", NFL advertising and cheer leaders at half time?
- the failure to invest transfer money in 1st team-ready younger players, like Dembele, with great development potential
- the failure to bring in key players at left back, creative centre midfield and striker (even on loan, like Lukaku)
- a short term vision for the team with loans, investment in older, unfit, injury prone players with a Jol 'history'
- failure to provide effective development and progression of our young talented players through and into the 1st team
- the failure of our management and coaching staff to provide a team which shows energy, commitment, quality of football...and positive results
- our manager - who doesn't seem to know that we are in the bottom three, punctuates post match interviews with sexist comments, threats to disenchanted supporters, criticism of fans with high expectations of our team, poor communication.... poor team and squad management (judged on performance and results)
- :031:
You make several strong points, BPF.
