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Sky Bet Championship at Craven Cottage, London
COYW! Mitro to bag a hat trick!
COYW! Chance to seal a play-off spot.
Cardiff team...
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Fulham team...
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No walk over this.Cardiff have a strong starting 11 & a very strong bench.
We are so slow on the ball...it's so frustrating.
Hector still not looking up to normal speed.
Sending long balls over the top only works if you have anyone that can outrun their last 4 defenders. We don't.
Bloody hell Anthony...if Joe is running up the pitch ASSUME he's going to attempt a cross and you should be on the back end of it. RUN!!!!!
Mitro looks a bit rusty, can't make anything stick at the moment
Suicide pass by Ream.
Jesus Christ Ream, why play that pass to Bryan with two men on him
How do you have two hand balls within 5 mintues of each other...
Quote from: Deeping_white on July 10, 2020, 08:35:17 PM
Jesus Christ Ream, why play that pass to Bryan with two men on him
...and Tim Ream is NOT a composed CB. He has experience a some athletic ability, but we need better.
Cardiff are used to not having the ball also. Bottom of the league when it comes to possession. They could be another tight game.
Wow is arter terrible
After is so off the pace of the game.
if I were an opposing manager I'd have my team press Fulham for the first 45 minutes and dare them to pass through us.
We do make life hard for ourselves...
Ream is having a complete shocker, I'd bring him off at this rate
He is not alone. Have our lot been down the pub all afternoon
WTF Tim? If all else fails jump clear the damn ball.
Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 10, 2020, 08:38:57 PM
if I were an opposing manager I'd have my team press Fulham for the first 45 minutes and dare them to pass through us.
That is what Cardiff do best.
Bloody hell, sloppy again from Ream. Sub him now before he gifts them a goal.
Arter and Ream just taking turns giving away the ball.
Quote from: Tabby on July 10, 2020, 08:41:22 PM
Arter and Ream just taking turns giving away the ball.
Both having a shocker
I think with 5 subs, taking Ream and Arter off now just makes sense. I don't care if it limits your flexibility later, they clearly aren't here to play. If Mawson can go 70 minutes I'd put him on, and any of our other midfielders would be better than Arter.
If we could stop f'ing around with it at the back that would be most appreciated!
We are so slow in thought and actions. The passing if off by most of our defence
So far, the only player dialed in is Harrison Reed...and MAYBE Michael Hector.
I'd say Joe Bryan...but his none attacking passes (with his head or his foot) have not been good passes. He can cross the ball though.
Uh...Josh Onomah had a simple pass to make to Joe in stride...and he nearly passed the ball out of bounds. WTF is going on at the 27th minute?
A moment of quality from Cyrus, perhaps he can score as well?
Arter sums Fulham up. Slow and immobile most of the time, a defensive liability, but sometimes smacks one from outside the box to win games.
Quote from: Sgt Fulham on July 10, 2020, 08:46:44 PM
Arter sums Fulham up. Slow and immobile most of the time, a defensive liability, but sometimes smacks one from outside the box to win games.
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That sir...is exactly who Fulham is right now. Hopefully it's enough. To get us promotion.
Arter and Ream needs a break, not having a great day.
Comon big man.
STop giving the ball to Tim please.
Reed is our sharpest player. Really hope we sign him permanently.
Penalty, foul on Mitro.
Yes!
Pen!! Come on lads! 049:gif
Pulled the shirt. Def penalty (unlike the one in the ManUtd v Villa game).
1-0 hope that settles us down
Haircut = Goals
Yes, cracking penalty, Mitro is the leading scorer in the division now. Time to defend a lead.
Quality pen
I want to start a sign Harrison Reed patreon. I want him on our squad for at least two more seasons.
That's an unstoppable penalty
Their right back looks like an absolute carthorse IMO, has the touch of an elephant and that was a totally pointless foul
THAT's how to take a penalty - no keeper is ever going to stop that!
Why do we keep passing long balls into the channel when we don't have players (like AK7) that can run the channels and get to those long balls. We've sent 3 long balls to noone.
Never in doubt from Mitro. What a pen!
Ridiculous challenge from Knockaert.
Quote from: Wingnut on July 10, 2020, 08:56:30 PM
Ridiculous challenge from Knockaert.
Knock made a sacrafice. Cardiff would have had us on the counter.
I HATE how slow Arter is.
That was a StefJo special from Knock
Knocky been spending too much time with Stefjo? Lmao
So unlucky.
Fantastic save by their keeper. Nice bit of football from us.
Bobby what a shot! He needs a goal for his confidence
Bobby Reid has to be the unluckiest attacking player ever. Seriously.
Like the passing moves we're starting.
One thing I will say, it actually looks like we've been told to shoot more
Uh...I think I just saw Arter's shot fly over my house. I'm in Los Angeles.
Hey hey...
A Bett's sighting....
BDR no!
Bad miss by BDR. Could have this game wrapped up by now.
Great cross from Knock. We really should play him on the left more
Cracking cross field ball by Christie in the build up also.
How did Reid miss that
Bad miss?
My gran could have scored that
Quote from: EricB on July 10, 2020, 09:03:35 PM
Great cross from Knock. We really should play him on the left more
:plus one:
Harrison Reed is going to make me buy his kit #.
We've looked so much better going forward in the last 10 mins than we have for months
Josh looking great tonight.
Quote from: SP on July 10, 2020, 09:05:09 PM
Josh looking great tonight.
Agreed, his strength in midfield is so good.
Reed has been my motm in basically every game since the restart
Quote from: Ordar on July 10, 2020, 09:05:08 PM
We've looked so much better going forward in the last 10 mins than we have for months
Glimpses of what we could be. Glimpses of what we should have been a season.
can we change REEEEEEAM TO REEEEEEEEED? Seems more appropriate.
First half observations.
1. In spite of his misses, B. Reid has had a good game.
2. Josh Onomah looks too big. At times he even plays heavy. Do not like. He should be making much faster movements and decision making imo.
3. Tim Ream... ugh.
4. Game should be 2-1 Fulham. Entertaining half, but not well played...if that makes sense.
5. If Knockhaert can make crosses like that on the left WHY PLAY HIM ON THE RIGHT AND FORCE JOE BRYAN TO PLAY TOO HIGH UP THE LEFT SIDE??????
I'll never understand how pro footballers at this level fail to shoot, cross and even pass better than they often do!
Quote from: awsgawervasecasr4g on July 10, 2020, 09:06:45 PM
Reed has been my motm in basically every game since the restart
The guy is next level. Imagine he will deservedly get a chance with Southampton next season though
Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 10, 2020, 09:09:19 PM
First half observations.
1. In spite of his misses, B. Reid has had a good game.
2. Josh Onomah looks too big. At times he even plays heavy. Do not like.
3. Tim Ream... ugh.
4. Game should be 2-1 Fulham. Entertaining half, but not well played...if that makes sense.
5. If Knockhaert can make crosses like that on the left WHY PLAY HIM ON THE RIGHT AND FORCE JOE BRYAN TO PLAY TOO HIGH UP THE LEFT SIDE??????
You mean like Cairney?
What about Arter giving the ball awayin dangerous areas to often?
so we are on a 3 game winning streak and up 1-0 in this but all some of you can do is slag off several of our players? Come on guys, yes we started slowly (again) but after the drinks break we have played all the football.
Probably the best penalty I've ever seen by an FFC player.
I feel like we play faster when Cairney isnt in the team.
Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 10, 2020, 09:09:19 PM
First half observations.
1. In spite of his misses, B. Reid has had a good game.
2. Josh Onomah looks too big. At times he even plays heavy. Do not like. He should be making much faster movements and decision making imo.
3. Tim Ream... ugh.
4. Game should be 2-1 Fulham. Entertaining half, but not well played...if that makes sense.
5. If Knockhaert can make crosses like that on the left WHY PLAY HIM ON THE RIGHT AND FORCE JOE BRYAN TO PLAY TOO HIGH UP THE LEFT SIDE??????
Disagree on Onomah, he's big and athletic and he's getting about the pitch - the amount of times he's turned the ball over has been v impressive.
To be fair, we are 1-0 up in this without playing well except for the last 10 mins off the half. They have had a couple of good chances from our mistakes. We have the quality, just the in the first 30 mins we were sloppy.
Quote from: SP on July 10, 2020, 09:13:40 PM
Probably the best penalty I've ever seen by an FFC player.
Did you ever watch Berba ??
Quote from: Twig on July 10, 2020, 09:10:27 PM
so we are on a 3 game winning streak and up 1-0 in this but all some of you can do is slag off several of our players? Come on guys, yes we started slowly (again) but after the drinks break we have played all the football.
Come on Twig. Those first 23 minutes were some Tim Ream's worst....but it didn't result in Cardiff scoring.
I'm excited for the playoffs, and I'm even excited about next season, but my post here are kinda minute by minute, and in those first 20 minutes Ream was shite.
I try to counterbalance my negativity with praise for Reed, and our positive play the last 20 minutes of the half.
WIN and WE'R IN!!!! (playoffs)
Christie and Reed have done well the first half. Hopefully there will be no more cheap giveaways in the second half.
Sloppy start to the second half.
Keep gifting them free kicks we will get hurt
Why do we start halfs so slowly
Quote from: Ordar on July 10, 2020, 09:28:27 PM
Why do we start halfs so slowly
I wouldn't let them go in at half time, keep them out on the pitch doing shuttle runs. Instead I think we give them all a Horlicks and play pan pipes
I give up with the fulhamfc.com....cant even get the text. Frozen at 34 minute mark.
Keep me informed on here guys. thx.
I didn't realise Swansea are only a point behind them.
Ok...that was good buildup play ....deserved a goal...51 minutes in.
I really do prefer Cyrus to Denis as our RB.
Long throws are an embarrassment to professional football.
Harrison slipped and got shinned in the head. Shake it of !!!
Stefjo coming in for Arter?
Get up you ****.
The ref wasn't watching so how can he give a free kick and a yellow for that to Hector and not the Cardiff player???
Ok...since we came back from the break...Harrison Reed has become my favorite White.
Quote from: Deeping_white on July 10, 2020, 09:36:24 PM
The ref wasn't watching so how can he give a free kick and a yellow for that to Hector and not the Cardiff player???
Yeah, pathetic. It always seems to go the way of the guy rolling around on the floor.
Referee!
How did hector gst a yellow for that? The refs just guessed there he wasnt even looking in that direction!
Blatant handball and foul. How did we not get a penalty for that.
How was that not handball
Quote from: joef on July 10, 2020, 09:37:27 PM
Quote from: Deeping_white on July 10, 2020, 09:36:24 PM
The ref wasn't watching so how can he give a free kick and a yellow for that to Hector and not the Cardiff player???
Yeah, pathetic. It always seems to go the way of the guy rolling around on the floor.
I think Hector was very, very lucky there.
Ok ref [emoji16]
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How did the ref not see that????
HOW IS THAT NOT A PENALTY???????????
You won't find clearer handballs than that, how on earth was that not another penalty!
O for F sake. Can't blame a ref from missing something....but a handball in the box clear as day.
Quote from: Ordar on July 10, 2020, 09:40:01 PM
How was that not handball
Same as the Leeds game, ridiculous.
A bad decision in the Championship? No way!
That was more blatant than the 1st pen
Handball from a mile off and then I'm pretty sure a penalty on Mitro. This ref isn't having a good night
Yes!
Not only is it handball, Mitro is crocked as he goes to shoot, how do you miss BOTH OF THOSE?????
Get in!!!
We've already had our pen tonight obviously....
Onomah that was glorious
That Onomah has been brilliant tonight.
YES!
lovely pass by stefjo
Quote from: SP on July 10, 2020, 09:41:55 PM
Yes!
Wow my Sky app is way behind if he'd scored already there
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What a beautiful pass from Stefjo to set up Onomah, and a great finish.
2-0, lovely finish by Josh.
Onomah! Pick that out! 049:gif 049:gif
yes Josh! Deserved that
COYW!!!!!! Stefjo set that up ....
Good job Josh!!!
:Haynes The Maestro: 049:gif 049:gif 049:gif
What a goal ...... great strike Josh
Quote from: elgreenio on July 10, 2020, 09:43:01 PM
Quote from: SP on July 10, 2020, 09:41:55 PM
Yes!
Wow my Sky app is way behind if he'd scored already thereQuote from: elgreenio on July 10, 2020, 09:43:01 PM
Quote from: SP on July 10, 2020, 09:41:55 PM
Yes!
Wow my Sky app is way behind if he'd scored already there
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I'm watching on SKY, I think it's a minute or so ahead.
Ha ha... Cardiff mad. :dft004: :dft004:
:doh:
I really do prefer Stefjo to Arter all day every day. Not even close. Not sure what Scott's reasoning is.
Onomah + Reed + Stefjo in the playoffs.
Josh will be on his way back to Spurs if he carries on developing like this.
Omomah, Reed and Christie should be first choice in their positions now. All 3 have been really good in the last few games
Vintage Stefjo and a beautiful first touch and quick hit from Josh. Loved that. I really find Cardiff a team difficult to like, it's the Warnock effect, it lingers on clubs.
Knock and Reed for Kebano and McD please
Paterson always been a cheat
Want to see StefJo starting games. Onomah is starting to find his way at Fulham. Had a good game so far and that was a sweet strike.
Tomlin headlocks Reed and doesn't get booked??? Where is the consistency ffs
Cyrus wants another goal.
Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 10, 2020, 09:45:41 PM
Ha ha... Cardiff mad. :dft004: :dft004:
:doh:
I really do prefer Stefjo to Arter all day every day. Not even close. Not sure what Scott's reasoning is.
Onomah + Reed + Stefjo in the playoffs.
Sister probably gives him grief if Harry doesnt play :dft012:
Quote from: SP on July 10, 2020, 09:45:45 PM
Josh will be on his way back to Spurs if he carries on developing like this.
Uh...I'm pretty sure he's going to be locked up by a certain TK. He was loaned with an option to buy.
LOL...two missed headers. WTF.
Cardiff in the playoffs are gonna be a niggly, ugly, underhand team. They have played the ref all night. Tomlin was assaulting Reed and the ref has a word with both of them.
Bar the first 20 mins we've looked much better today
Time for Cav.
Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 10, 2020, 09:49:32 PM
Quote from: SP on July 10, 2020, 09:45:45 PM
Josh will be on his way back to Spurs if he carries on developing like this.
Uh...I'm pretty sure he's going to be locked up by a certain TK. He was loaned with an option to buy.
There was no loan, he signed permanently in the summer.
Quote from: Tabby on July 10, 2020, 09:50:54 PM
Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 10, 2020, 09:49:32 PM
Quote from: SP on July 10, 2020, 09:45:45 PM
Josh will be on his way back to Spurs if he carries on developing like this.
Uh...I'm pretty sure he's going to be locked up by a certain TK. He was loaned with an option to buy.
There was no loan, he signed permanently in the summer.
Quite right, my point was he'd be the next on our Spurs production line.
Reed is so good.
Quote from: Tabby on July 10, 2020, 09:50:54 PM
Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 10, 2020, 09:49:32 PM
Quote from: SP on July 10, 2020, 09:45:45 PM
Josh will be on his way back to Spurs if he carries on developing like this.
Uh...I'm pretty sure he's going to be locked up by a certain TK. He was loaned with an option to buy.
There was no loan, he signed permanently in the summer.
Oh shoot. I thought you meant Harrison. Josh is already ours, and I doubt we want to do ANY business with Spurs moving forward...unless they want to sell Ryan back to us at a huge discount. :003:
This ref is so inconsistent, booking us for everything and when Cardiff do something wrong it's just a talking to
Cardiff looking dangerous as they go for it
but might leave some gaps to exploit?
So were up 2 nil in the final minutes and Parker brings on two attackers?
Whenever Jim says Bakuna I can't help thinking matata.
Great to have Mitro back
Quote from: YankeeJim on July 10, 2020, 09:55:44 PM
So were up 2 nil in the final minutes and Parker brings on two attackers?
I'd rather those two players come on than MLM or even Odoi. We defend better by putting pressure on the opposing team offensively.
Never liked Tomlin.
Quote from: SP on July 10, 2020, 09:45:45 PM
Josh will be on his way back to Spurs if he carries on developing like this.
"developing" is the key word isn't it? When he arrived he was slated and it was yet another thing to bash Parker over the head with. Onamah as he is now, a fit Mawson, a fit Kongolo in January and Hector arriving in August and the story could have so, so different.
Mitro bought that
After all the fouls we've been booked for, a forearm smash on mitro isn't even a talking to???
Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 10, 2020, 09:58:05 PM
Quote from: YankeeJim on July 10, 2020, 09:55:44 PM
So were up 2 nil in the final minutes and Parker brings on two attackers?
I'd rather those two players come on than MLM or even Odoi. We defend better by putting pressure on the opposing team offensively.
Based on basically every game this season I am not really sure how you reached that conclusion?
Tomlin shouldve been carded there, made sure his elbow got the side of Mitros head 063.gif
After the first 20 minutes this turned into a really good game.
Not intentional? Halfway and a bit to what Mitro did at Leeds.
Quote from: Sting of the North on July 10, 2020, 10:00:02 PM
Quote from: AnOldBrownie on July 10, 2020, 09:58:05 PM
Quote from: YankeeJim on July 10, 2020, 09:55:44 PM
So were up 2 nil in the final minutes and Parker brings on two attackers?
I'd rather those two players come on than MLM or even Odoi. We defend better by putting pressure on the opposing team offensively.
Based on basically every game this season I am not really sure how you reached that conclusion?
I have more faith in Kabano and Cav to not make a mistake than I do for MLM or Odoi to not make one. I know we set up shop defensively (normally).
This referee is ridiculous
Quote from: SP on July 10, 2020, 10:04:05 PM
This referee is ridiculous
Referees have probably cost us promotion. I know we should have been better over the season but we have had so many poor decisions.
All refs make mistakes but this guy has been so inconsistent.
6 mins WHAT?!?!
Warnock is seething somewhere that his old team are now a bunch of diving lightweights
Someone needs to tell Hector to get his sh*t together or he's going to get sent off for niggly fouls
Reed MoM for me again
We have given away too many silly un-necessary fouls. Cardiff have wasted them luckily.
Kebano.... what a miss
Another silly foul there. Ream this time.
Another missed chance
Stefjo has to start ahead of Arter next game. Has been doing really well since coming on.
Get in.
We absolutely outclassed them, should have had at least 4.
Really good performance tonight after the first 20 mins. Much better going forward
Good result, especially after a very sloppy start. Played our way into the game and managed it well
Solid professional performance...again! 049:gif
Another good performance and three points. If Blackburn can turn over West Brom tomorrow, roll on Tuesday.
LOL...Mitro said "F...Off" when he didn't get that cross from Cav.
It's ok Mitro. We won (should have been 5 goals)
READY for the PLAYOFFS!!!
Super win, 3 points, clean sheet for 3rd game in a row, 4 on the bounce. Good use of subs. Very comfortable. Reed has to be MOTM. He never stops for a minute. He reads the game so well.
A routine nights work according to SKY.
Barring the first 20 minutes that was a good performance and a well deserved win. I am happy tonight!
So Cardiffs only plan was throw-ins? Really dislike that team
Quote from: Moltobueno on July 10, 2020, 10:18:22 PM
So Cardiffs only plan was throw-ins? Really dislike that team
This is my problem with the Championship. Cardiff are regarded as a form team, likely to make the playoffs. Really? They offered absolutely nothing, were horrible to watch, and yet the commentators acted like they were the team to be praising?
Quote from: Tabby on July 10, 2020, 10:13:32 PM
Stefjo has to start ahead of Arter next game. Has been doing really well since coming on.
Agree, most industrious player we have and obvious quality for the goal