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We need to be fast out of the starting blocks. Don´t give Brum time to settle. COYW
Come on boys give us a performance and smash them.Coyw
Hector not the same player since the lay off.
COYWs
Damn, Hector should have had two assists so far. Guess we have used our luck today.
cavaleiro wasted an early opportunity there and then birmingham wasted an even better one. i think the wet pitch is proving a challenge
Leeds 1 up already.
Quote from: Mince n Tatties on July 04, 2020, 03:09:34 PM
Leeds 1 up already.
Yes apparently if you get the ball up the pick and into the box this can happen, wish someone would tell parker
HECTOR 😮
Not watching this one but BBC sport website says we have had 83% possession but Brum have had the only shot on target. Typical.
Look all over the place at the back
Quote from: Twig on July 04, 2020, 03:16:27 PM
Not watching this one but BBC sport website says we have had 83% possession but Brum have had the only shot on target. Typical.
Make that two shots on target and one against the bar - what are we doing with all this possession??
my stream died after a couple of minutes. any one any luck finding a working one?
Brentford 1 up on Wigan.
Didn't take long for Parker to ruin Hector then?
Quote from: Sgt Fulham on July 04, 2020, 03:23:53 PM
Didn't take long for Parker to ruin Hector then?
LOL hope that's a wind up.
We are a shambles
Sending me to sleep listening to this match, need a drink!
Not inspired
Quote from: Asotosyios on July 04, 2020, 03:20:33 PM
Quote from: Twig on July 04, 2020, 03:16:27 PM
Not watching this one but BBC sport website says we have had 83% possession but Brum have had the only shot on target. Typical.
Make that two shots on target and one against the bar - what are we doing with all this possession??
No shots for Fulham
Quote from: davew on July 04, 2020, 03:26:18 PM
Sending me to sleep listening to this match, need a drink!
Dave, I don't believe that you need an excuse to get into the gin. LOL I'd join you but its not even 7:30 AM here.
Quote from: YankeeJim on July 04, 2020, 03:28:47 PM
Quote from: davew on July 04, 2020, 03:26:18 PM
Sending me to sleep listening to this match, need a drink!
Dave, I don't believe that you need an excuse to get into the gin. LOL I'd join you but its not even 7:30 AM here.
Lol, 7.30 a.m., good time for a livener!
Quote from: ffcne on July 04, 2020, 03:27:36 PM
Quote from: Asotosyios on July 04, 2020, 03:20:33 PM
Quote from: Twig on July 04, 2020, 03:16:27 PM
Not watching this one but BBC sport website says we have had 83% possession but Brum have had the only shot on target. Typical.
Make that two shots on target and one against the bar - what are we doing with all this possession??
No shots for Fulham
Is this a new rule? Home teams are not allowed to take any shots in the first 30 minutes?
I hate Parkers tactics so much
This is so so dreary, we haven't even looked like creating anything, let alone scoring
Get into them for f sake...This is dire.
Huddersfield could have had 10 against them on Tuesday,still got 3.
I hope this isn´t our good half.
This is very poor
Defensively we're awful.
Quote from: grandad on July 04, 2020, 03:36:10 PM
I hope this isn´t our good half.
How is the weather, off to Mijas tomorrow for a few days
Can we just fire Parker now? Gray take over for the second half?
I assume we're trying to bore Brum into submission
Too much passing. Take a bloody shot.
Quote from: davew on July 04, 2020, 03:37:29 PM
Quote from: grandad on July 04, 2020, 03:36:10 PM
I hope this isn´t our good half.
How is the weather, off to Mijas tomorrow for a few days
Between 26C & 27 C & sunny for the next week. 35C to 37C for us in Murcia.
Thanks Grandad!
Leeds 2 up.
Quote from: Mince n Tatties on July 04, 2020, 03:41:53 PM
Leeds 2 up.
Doesn't matter too much, we're not going autos. Thanks for the update though!
Hector and Odoi both on yellow cards
3 of them on yellows .
Can see a sending off coming.
Odoi?
I'm just reading BBC text and your comments.
It seems zero creativity and not a shot yet despite 81% possession
I think we'd be better off with McDonald. Or perhaps Parker thinks that all this dynamism and rapid movement would be too much for him at his age...
On BBC now (41st minute):
Possession 81%-19%
Shots 0-4
I am not sure possession football is supposed to be like that.
Tim Ream limping at 42 minute.
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stayed in a villa in the hills above mijas 2 yrs ago.
if they could move the beach a bit closer it would be a great place.....
I've got Soccer Saturday on a second screen. Paul Merson really ripping into us. Haven't had a single shot yet and we "haven't created a tap, Jeff".
Sounds like it has been a desperately poor first half.
How on earth are we going to score ?
Quote from: Sgt Fulham on July 04, 2020, 03:23:53 PM
Didn't take long for Parker to ruin Hector then?
But I thought Hector was going to replace to TC as captain ...
:doh:
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The stray black cat in the H End,is chanting "What a Purr of Rubbish.😺
Quote from: Asotosyios on July 04, 2020, 03:45:15 PM
On BBC now (41st minute):
Possession 81%-19%
Shots 0-4
I am not sure possession football is supposed to be like that.
fulham v hull city
possession 75%-25%
shots on target 1-4
score 0-3
mmmmm...
Quote from: ffcne on July 04, 2020, 03:44:04 PM
Hector and Odoi both on yellow cards
3 of them on yellows .
Can see a sending off coming.
Odoi?
Arter would be favourite
Still not sold on Arters creativity. Stefjo or Onomah...starters for me.
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Quote from: TC's Sporran on July 04, 2020, 03:47:23 PM
stayed in a villa in the hills above mijas 2 yrs ago.
if they could move the beach a bit closer it would be a great place.....
Don´t need the beach, just the golf courses, bars and restaurants!
This is pretty disgraceful stuff. He dismissed the criticisms of our slow passing earlier in the season. With our players surely we are better attacking.
This is honestly pathetic, we're being outplayed by a team with no wins in 8 matches and our only shot is a blocked speculative effort from range from our RIGHT BACK
We've been booed off by a non existing crowd..lol
Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 04, 2020, 03:50:03 PM
Still not sold on Arters creativity. Stefjo or Onomah...starters for me.
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That's a word I never thought I would see next to Arter's name :dft011:
That was sh*t
Predictable tactics, I don't care how much possession we have. It's goals that count. What a let down
Just another example of 45 minutes of 'Parkerball'. Surely the second half has to better because that was sooooo boring.
Quote from: TC's Sporran on July 04, 2020, 03:49:23 PM
Quote from: Asotosyios on July 04, 2020, 03:45:15 PM
On BBC now (41st minute):
Possession 81%-19%
Shots 0-4
I am not sure possession football is supposed to be like that.
fulham v hull city
possession 75%-25%
shots on target 1-4
score 0-3
mmmmm...
Fulham vs Millwall
Possession 84,3 % - 15,7 %
Shots on target 7-1
Score 4-0
Mmmmmm...
I am almost asleep watching this, seems half the team are asleep on the pitch. Come on Parker give them a rocket up their backsides.
79% possession and we achieved nothing, not even a shot on target.
Quote from: davew on July 04, 2020, 03:51:01 PM
Quote from: TC's Sporran on July 04, 2020, 03:47:23 PM
stayed in a villa in the hills above mijas 2 yrs ago.
if they could move the beach a bit closer it would be a great place.....
Don´t need the beach, just the golf courses, bars and restaurants!
to be fair we didnt need the beach, just regular trips to the massive cheap supermarkets in fuengirola along with the local enticing sounding eroski city to keep stocked up with mainly alcohol and food.
Quote from: Rambler on July 04, 2020, 03:53:37 PM
That was sh*t
No - that implies " movement " and we have as none . This is constipated football at its best
Surely a silver lining of this pandemic is that none of us has had to give up a Saturday, traipse across London and spend money to watch any of the last few games
This is becoming somewhat reminiscent of the last days of Kit Symons' tenure as manager
BBC radio commentator saying it's been a good game so far.
Delusion. Convince yourself.
Quote from: Brawn on July 04, 2020, 03:47:26 PM
I've got Soccer Saturday on a second screen. Paul Merson really ripping into us. Haven't had a single shot yet and we "haven't created a tap, Jeff".
notice merson cant pronounce cairney?
Jeff Stelling: "some 0-0s are riveting end-to-end games... but not this one."
The Barnsley home defeat should have been a wake-up call that things needed to be revitalised yet SP seems to have just carried on in the same way.
The sad thing is that since February nobody, based on the posts here and conversations with other Whites, seems to be filled with any enthusiasm at all about our play. If opposition in the lower places of the Championship have rumbled us, can you imagine what would happen against top tier teams.
What puzzles me is why no reaction from SP
Quote from: Southdowns White on July 04, 2020, 03:57:33 PM
I am almost asleep watching this, seems half the team are asleep on the pitch. Come on Parker give them a rocket up their backsides.
I think your problem is they are riding the Parker rocket and we have a failure to launch. 🤬
Can we all agree...after this season...u either change the manager...or we buy 5 new starters?
This is Fulham. Creating scoring chances other than a cross in the box is not something we know how to do.
I like Scott Parker...but I hate his coaching staff.
And the manager shouldn't have his sister's husband on the squad. What was the point of bringing Stefjo back?
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Son: Who's better daddy Fulham or Birmingham?
Me: Good question son, good question.
Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 04, 2020, 04:02:46 PMAnd the manager shouldn't have his sister's husband on the squad. What was the point of bringing Stefjo back?
It's well known the manager here doesn't get say on transfers, so let's not delude ourselves Arter was Scott's signing.
StefJo has started 19 games this season, so he's featured more than you think.
Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 04, 2020, 04:02:46 PM
Can we all agree...after this season...u either change the manager...or we buy 5 new starters?
I think if we buy 5 new starters, you will be in the same dilemma come the end of next season.
I don't believe there is a team in the world that is worse to watch than we are
Might have been 60 people in the stands at the start, wonder how many have gone home at half time?
Blackburn 1 Leeds 2
We certainly are boring to watch. Going against 11 in front of the ball doesn't help. Still, Reid is always in the area, always looking like he's dangerous but there is never an end product.
I wonder how much of the criticism against Ream is the fault of an out of form Hector?
They have stickers of Anthony Knockaert on lamposts in Brighton with the label "le petit magicien".
I have a feeling they'll be taking them down soon.
Blackburn 1 - 3 Leeds United
Leeds 3-1....That's them gone then.
Play offs it is then,hope we're saving ourselves for them with this showing so far.
Any news on Abu? We miss him
why was Odoi taken off ? Injured or tactical ?
I hate Fulham performances under this clueless manager and his sidekick
Basic rule: when you have the ball, spread the game out. When you don't, concertina the game in. We seem to have forgotten it.
Seems that our FB´s have been told not to raid too far up so as not to expose our defence to a counter.
Luton revival gone pear shaped.. 0-4 to Reading.
Barnsley getting walloped by Stoke as well.
Come home Cauley.😁
Quote from: grandad on July 04, 2020, 04:18:43 PM
Seems that our FB´s have been told not to raid too far up so as not to expose our defence to a counter.
I'm not sure the coaching staff are that perceptive
Quote from: Mince n Tatties on July 04, 2020, 04:16:08 PM
Leeds 3-1....That's them gone then.
Play offs it is then,hope we're saving ourselves for them with this showing so far.
Some case for an offside as Ezgjan Alioski was stood right in front of the Rovers keeper as the shot came in, but there was no decision coming.
He did the same against us.
Someone on TIFF is claiming FFC fans are being turned away from Bishop's Park. They must be mad if this is correct.
I'm seeing 56 min in and still no shots on goal? 72% possession. What's wrong with this picture? (I know, we've see this picture before)
Quote from: Ordar on July 04, 2020, 04:07:03 PM
I don't believe there is a team in the world that is worse to watch than we are
Well i doubt that but we are definitely the worst in the top half of the Championship. Why Sky show so many of our matches is anyone's guess
5 now for Reading and Manure....While we wait patiently... Zzzzzz
Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 04, 2020, 04:02:46 PM
Can we all agree...after this season...u either change the manager...or we buy 5 new starters?
This is Fulham. Creating scoring chances other than a cross in the box is not something we know how to do.
I like Scott Parker...but I hate his coaching staff.
And the manager shouldn't have his sister's husband on the squad. What was the point of bringing Stefjo back?
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Disagree, sounds like recipe for disaster.
I am also not a fan of conspiracy theories, and think the accusation is quite serious. Do you really think so little of Parker's character?
And Johansen was our player all along, and had played a lot.
Lastly, why do you hate Parker's coaching staff?
Quote from: Brawn on July 04, 2020, 04:05:52 PM
Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 04, 2020, 04:02:46 PMAnd the manager shouldn't have his sister's husband on the squad. What was the point of bringing Stefjo back?
It's well known the manager here doesn't get say on transfers, so let's not delude ourselves Arter was Scott's signing.
StefJo has started 19 games this season, so he's featured more than you think.
The Manager does have a say, just because Slav threw his teddy out the cot doesnt mean every manager does
Wow their keeper has made a save.
BBC reporter saying FFC are in full flow & a goal is coming?
Scott Parker is a leech on Fulham FC. This isn't entertainment, even when we win!
Quote from: SP on July 04, 2020, 04:30:51 PM
BBC reporter saying FFC are in full flow & a goal is coming?
LOL!!
Quote from: Brawn on July 04, 2020, 04:05:52 PM
let's not delude ourselves Arter was Scott's signing.
Well that's the maddest comment I've heard in a while
Wow
Brentford 2 up......They haven't given up the chase.
Quote from: Mince n Tatties on July 04, 2020, 04:32:46 PM
Brentford 2 up......They haven't given up the chase.
Make it 3
Parker is a PE teacher in a suit, and nobody can convince me otherwise
Quote from: Sgt Fulham on July 04, 2020, 04:30:58 PM
Scott Parker is a leech on Fulham FC. This isn't entertainment, even when we win!
We paid him £80 grand a week as a player who was well past his best didn't we?
And he's still taking us for a ride!
We paid him £80 grand a week as a player who was well past his best didn't we?
And he's still taking us for a ride!
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I believe he is a straight up dedicated guy doing his absolute best. It's just that he's not up to it. He may well become a strong manager but imho it's years away
I'm going to sign off, this is just desperately depressing.
Good subn by Bham, bringing on the winning goal scorer.
Quote from: Twig on July 04, 2020, 04:39:34 PM
I'm going to sign off, this is just desperately depressing.
Bye Twig, good decision!
oh a shoot not on target but a shot
Me too, must be something worth watching on netflix?
What sounds like a recipe for disaster? New manager, or new players?
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Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 04, 2020, 04:42:59 PM
What sounds like a recipe for disaster? New manager, or new players?
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Neither, I would vote for both
Well, with ten minutes to go, maybe we should be happy if FFC can hang on to the one point???
Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 04, 2020, 04:42:59 PM
What sounds like a recipe for disaster? New manager, or new players?
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Replacing the manager is cheaper, Id ont think the player are bad they just arent playing an attacking style
I can't understand a boy who scores for fun Stansfield isn't on the bench to bring on.
Cardiff winning
Quote from: Mince n Tatties on July 04, 2020, 04:47:08 PM
I can't understand a boy who scores for fun Stansfield isn't on the bench to bring on.
Contractual, surely?
Utterly utterly boring dross. Same all season. What are we trying to achieve? What is our style? It's like pulling teeth!
You could cut the keeper delay of game by requiring that he play the ball where he receives it rather than let him run about to the far side of the box. That and if he goes off his feet he must spot the ball and kick from there.
good save by the Bham keeper
Reid, USELESS!!!!
Quote from: davew on July 04, 2020, 04:51:38 PM
Reid, USELESS!!!!
:plus one: :plus one: :plus one:
We wait until there's less than 10 minutes left on the clock to start attacking.
Reid is poo. Nothing player. Always has been
Blow up ref,put us out of our feckin misery.😣
This team will be mince meat in the playoffs (if we cling on to a top 6 spot)
How much I miss Booby Zamora with his hand in the air counting how long the opposing keeper holds onto the ball
Quote from: joef on July 04, 2020, 04:54:29 PM
This team will be mince meat in the playoffs (if we cling on to a top 6 spot)
:plus one:
Wonder how many Forest will beat us by?
I've had enough of this, I'm off to the pub
Parker has to go, we're evidently not going to win the playoffs like this so it's a non event trying to win them with him in charge
Awful dross
lways said Josh was a player
Would you believe it...Yeeess
Lucky Fulham!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yey
Good finish
What a sweet move!!!!
OK a win, but still awful dross
Lol...good goal Josh.
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Quote from: whitejc on July 04, 2020, 04:58:23 PM
I've had enough of this, I'm off to the pub
had you said that 20 minutes ago we'd be 3 up. :beer:
Woop de doo
Lmao, another get out of jail free card.
No doubt Parker will be pleased with our performance, whilst none of us will be, afternoon guys!
Nice one Josh. Some excitement to a truly forgettable game.
Lol...look how much bigger Josh looks ... muscle and height.
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Good work rate Bobby.
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Football restarts. We have Mitro for two losses. He goes out and we win two. Hmmmmn....
Wait we scored?
Well I'm not sure that's ever going to be a big enough plaster to cover the absolute chasm of disappointment and disarray at the standard of turgid dross we have to put up with at the moment
Quote from: YankeeJim on July 04, 2020, 05:06:57 PM
Football restarts. We have Mitro for two losses. He goes out and we win two. Hmmmmn....
Mitro out... :dft012:
Haha to all who left early. Shocking 1st half but never say die in the 2nd. Well deserved 3 points. Onomah has to start over Arter & Bryan over Cavilero as a winger.. What went wrong in the 1st half I don´t know.
Whilst we were very poor in attack for the first 70 minutes, we played really well in the last 20 minutes, and thoroughly deserved to win that game. Some of the sneering comments in this thread are over the top.
Quote from: Plodder on July 04, 2020, 05:12:25 PM
Whilst we were very poor in attack for the first 70 minutes, we played really well in the last 20 minutes, and thoroughly deserved to win that game. Some of the sneering comments in this thread are over the top.
Its Fulham man. Moaning is our way.
Glad to hear we improved for the last 20 mins and delighted we won but by all accounts for 70 mins we were poo?
Quote from: davew on July 04, 2020, 04:59:46 PM
Lucky Fulham!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We weren't lucky. We dominated the last 20 minutes and unusually for me, I always felt that we were going to win.
Merson says if we had Mitro we'd have scored 4 or 5.
Anybody notice that TC was holding his hamstring in the final few minutes and when walking of the pitch he had an ice pack on it. Not sure he will make Tuesday.