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General Discussion / Re: Chea Charles Northern Irel...
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General Discussion / Re: Tuesday Fulham Stuff - 29/...
Last post by WhiteJC - September 28, 2026, 11:10:12 PMFulham approach Thomas Frank to replace Alvaro Arbeloa
Fulham have knocked on the doors of Thomas Frank as they consider replacing Alvaro Arbeloa following a poor start to the season.
Fulham have sounded out Thomas Frank as a potential replacement for Alvaro Arbeloa, according to a report by Football Insider, with results and dressing-room discontent fuelling doubts over the Spaniard's position after just two months in charge.
The West London club believe the former Tottenham and Brentford manager could be a "good match" for the club. His system and style of football could suit their current squad. Fulham currently sit 19th in the table, and reports of dressing-room discontent have accelerated doubts over Arbeloa, who is to win a Premier League game after five matchdays.
The Cottagers could consider making a managerial change if results do not improve after the international break. Frank has emerged as one of the names on their radar. The 52-year-old has been without a job since Tottenham dismissed him in February following a difficult spell in charge, but he remains keen to return to Premier League management.
His record at Tottenham was disappointing, with Frank winning just 13 of his 38 games during an eight-month spell. His win ratio was the lowest of any permanent manager in Tottenham's Premier League history. This poor record at Tottenham sits in stark contrast to his Brentford success, raising questions about his ability to stabilise a struggling side.
Fulham could hand Frank a chance to redeem himself
The Dane's work at Brentford, where he transformed the club from Championship status into an established Premier League side, has ensured he remains highly regarded. Fulham believe that experience, combined with his familiarity with Premier League football and his ability to work with developing players, could make him a suitable candidate.
A return to West London would also represent another opportunity for Frank to rebuild his reputation following his unsuccessful spell at Tottenham. The Cottagers are not the only club monitoring his availability, though.
Crystal Palace are also considering an approach for the former Brentford boss if they decide to part company with Pierre Sage. That competition could make it difficult for Fulham to secure Frank if they decide to make their interest more concrete. Fulham are gearing up to face newly promoted Ipswich Town, Hull City and Coventry City post the break, and the results of these three fixtures could have a big say on the manager's future.
https://thehardtackle.com/news/2026/09/27/fulham-approach-thomas-frank-to-replace-alvaro-arbeloa/
Fulham have knocked on the doors of Thomas Frank as they consider replacing Alvaro Arbeloa following a poor start to the season.
Fulham have sounded out Thomas Frank as a potential replacement for Alvaro Arbeloa, according to a report by Football Insider, with results and dressing-room discontent fuelling doubts over the Spaniard's position after just two months in charge.
The West London club believe the former Tottenham and Brentford manager could be a "good match" for the club. His system and style of football could suit their current squad. Fulham currently sit 19th in the table, and reports of dressing-room discontent have accelerated doubts over Arbeloa, who is to win a Premier League game after five matchdays.
The Cottagers could consider making a managerial change if results do not improve after the international break. Frank has emerged as one of the names on their radar. The 52-year-old has been without a job since Tottenham dismissed him in February following a difficult spell in charge, but he remains keen to return to Premier League management.
His record at Tottenham was disappointing, with Frank winning just 13 of his 38 games during an eight-month spell. His win ratio was the lowest of any permanent manager in Tottenham's Premier League history. This poor record at Tottenham sits in stark contrast to his Brentford success, raising questions about his ability to stabilise a struggling side.
Fulham could hand Frank a chance to redeem himself
The Dane's work at Brentford, where he transformed the club from Championship status into an established Premier League side, has ensured he remains highly regarded. Fulham believe that experience, combined with his familiarity with Premier League football and his ability to work with developing players, could make him a suitable candidate.
A return to West London would also represent another opportunity for Frank to rebuild his reputation following his unsuccessful spell at Tottenham. The Cottagers are not the only club monitoring his availability, though.
Crystal Palace are also considering an approach for the former Brentford boss if they decide to part company with Pierre Sage. That competition could make it difficult for Fulham to secure Frank if they decide to make their interest more concrete. Fulham are gearing up to face newly promoted Ipswich Town, Hull City and Coventry City post the break, and the results of these three fixtures could have a big say on the manager's future.
https://thehardtackle.com/news/2026/09/27/fulham-approach-thomas-frank-to-replace-alvaro-arbeloa/
#3
General Discussion / Re: Tuesday Fulham Stuff - 29/...
Last post by WhiteJC - September 28, 2026, 11:08:55 PMFulham's five worst Premier League starts
Taking a regrettable trip down memory lane.
Ah, the international break. Three weeks to sit and stew on our rather low points tally of two.
It's quite easy to wallow in the doom and gloom and worry about where we are after five games. The reality is, the table can flip on a dime and suddenly a win or two helps to alleviate that mounting pressure.
While we've had a few years flirting with the potential prospect of European football, the reality of every season starts the same - hit that magic 40-point mark and go from there.
With that in mind, I thought I'd take a look at some of our other slow starts and whether where we were after five games actually mattered in the end or not, here's the top (or bottom) five.
Four points: 2004-05, 2007-08, 2013-14 and 2018-19
A points tally we've obtained on four separate occasions (yes I know that makes more than five, but blame Fulham for being consistently inconsistent at the start of seasons). Interestingly, in three of these four we've either been relegated or stayed up on the final day.
The only outlier here was in 2004-05, which started with an Andy Cole brace in a 2-0 win over Bolton Wanderers and a Collins John leveler at the City of Manchester Stadium. A good start of four from our opening two was met by defeat to Europe-bound Middlesborough, domestic double-winning Arsenal and coming out on the wrong side of a 4-3 thriller at Fratton Park.
In hindsight, that was actually a decent return in a season that seemed to kick into life in the new year, with Chris Coleman's side finishing 13th while also going relatively deep into both cup competitions.
The other three saw Fulham go through a combined eight managers and flatter to deceive for the most part. We'll start (begrudgingly) with Lawrie Sanchez's Fulham who again didn't actually start "that" poorly with a win at home to Bolton as well as a point at the Cottage against Tottenham. Defeats to Arsenal, Middlesborough and Aston Villa were sandwiched in-between with Fulham going on to pick up points in six of the following seven fixtures.
It all fell apart for Fulham after that though with just one win from the next 17! Hodgson did turn it around and we all know what happened next.
We weren't quite as fortunate in the other two campaigns. In 2013-14, Fulham started the season with a 1-0 win away at the Stadium of Light followed by defeats at Arsenal and at home to Newcastle United. A point (which should've been three) at home to West Brom was rounded out by a 2-0 defeat away at Chelsea. In a season that never truly got going, Jol turned into Meulensteen who quickly turned into Magath and a catalogue of errors both on and off the pitch sent Fulham down to the Championship after 13 years in the top flight.
Then we came back! It's 2018-19, Slav's swashbuckling Fulham are in town and the Khans have just chucked £100m down on a bunch of players. Oh, how foolish we were.
An opening day defeat at home to Crystal Palace (obviously) and a spirited performance in a defeat at Wembley (this time the temporary home of Spurs) was then met by a 4-2 win against Burnley and a point at the Amex following Fulham going 2-0 up against Brighton. Our annual defeat at the Etihad was easily brushed under the carpet and four points at the time didn't actually look like a bad return.
Following that win against Burnley, Fulham failed to win in nine, Slav was gone for Claudio Ranieri and after a relatively okay start (with Christmas being particularly fruitful), Fulham won just once between January and April. Lazar Markovic came in for some reason, we scored three times at Turf Moor but lost 2-1 and a particularly dreary midweek trip to St Marys typified the campaign.
Overall, not the best reading.
Three points: 2011-12
Fulham started the 2011-12 campaign with three points with draws against Aston Villa on the opening day, Blackburn Rovers, and came behind from 2-0 to draw 2-2 with eventual league winners Manchester City - all interestingly at home. In true Fulham fashion, our away form left lots to be desired with defeats at Wolves and Newcastle. Fulham were also in Europe that season with that dreaded night at home to Odense lingering longer than any of the aforementioned league fixtures.
Fulham did begin to purr in the second half of the campaign (although a 6-0 win to QPR in October will remain one of the highlights) losing just seven of the 19 fixtures which included "Mr One-Season-Wonder" Pavel Pogrebnyak, a rare win at Anfield and a point at home to Chelsea.
Fulham ended the season ninth and similarly to 04-05, it just took a while to get going.
Two points: 2025-26
Fast forward to the here and now. Fulham currently sit in 19th with two points on the board. A 3-2 defeat against Chelsea on opening night was met with quiet optimism. Sure, we've conceded three to arguably the best attack in the league but that won't happen every week? Fast forward two weeks, the same fate met us against Crystal Palace (obviously) with three goals from left-back!
The tide seems to slowly be turning now and positive performances against Liverpool and Manchester United leave still looking for our first win of the campaign. The table can and will change and Fulham have a real opportunity to springboard after the break playing all three of the promoted sides (albeit two have started quite well). Patience is a virtue and I think we'll be just fine.
One point: 2020-21
Fair play to Scott Parker's Fulham for managing to overshadow a literal global pandemic. It was absolutely torrid from start to finish with Fulham seemingly destined for failure before a ball was kicked. We took an age to make signings and this was genuinely our starting line-up for the opening day at home to Arsenal.
Marek Rodak, Denis Odoi, Michael Hector, Tim Ream, Joe Bryan, Tom Cairney, Harrison Reed, Neeskens Kebano, Josh Onomah, Ivan Cavaleiro and Aboubakar Kamara (good God).
As expected we were pumped by the Gunners, conceded four at Leeds and then shipped another three at home to Aston Villa. A 1-0 defeat away at Wolves was then followed by a point away at Sheffield United (a side also relegated that year). Signings did come in to be fair and from December to February we only lost four out of 15 fixtures.
The problem was we just couldn't score and depressing days away at Aston Villa and Arsenal alongside gut-punching games at the Cottage against Wolves and Leeds littered the campaign. We chalked up the lowest goal tally at home a Premier League side has ever had. Whatever happens this year, one thing is for certain: we'll certainly score a few more!
https://www.fulhamish.co.uk/p/fulhams-five-worst-premier-league
Taking a regrettable trip down memory lane.
Ah, the international break. Three weeks to sit and stew on our rather low points tally of two.
It's quite easy to wallow in the doom and gloom and worry about where we are after five games. The reality is, the table can flip on a dime and suddenly a win or two helps to alleviate that mounting pressure.
While we've had a few years flirting with the potential prospect of European football, the reality of every season starts the same - hit that magic 40-point mark and go from there.
With that in mind, I thought I'd take a look at some of our other slow starts and whether where we were after five games actually mattered in the end or not, here's the top (or bottom) five.
Four points: 2004-05, 2007-08, 2013-14 and 2018-19
A points tally we've obtained on four separate occasions (yes I know that makes more than five, but blame Fulham for being consistently inconsistent at the start of seasons). Interestingly, in three of these four we've either been relegated or stayed up on the final day.
The only outlier here was in 2004-05, which started with an Andy Cole brace in a 2-0 win over Bolton Wanderers and a Collins John leveler at the City of Manchester Stadium. A good start of four from our opening two was met by defeat to Europe-bound Middlesborough, domestic double-winning Arsenal and coming out on the wrong side of a 4-3 thriller at Fratton Park.
In hindsight, that was actually a decent return in a season that seemed to kick into life in the new year, with Chris Coleman's side finishing 13th while also going relatively deep into both cup competitions.
The other three saw Fulham go through a combined eight managers and flatter to deceive for the most part. We'll start (begrudgingly) with Lawrie Sanchez's Fulham who again didn't actually start "that" poorly with a win at home to Bolton as well as a point at the Cottage against Tottenham. Defeats to Arsenal, Middlesborough and Aston Villa were sandwiched in-between with Fulham going on to pick up points in six of the following seven fixtures.
It all fell apart for Fulham after that though with just one win from the next 17! Hodgson did turn it around and we all know what happened next.
We weren't quite as fortunate in the other two campaigns. In 2013-14, Fulham started the season with a 1-0 win away at the Stadium of Light followed by defeats at Arsenal and at home to Newcastle United. A point (which should've been three) at home to West Brom was rounded out by a 2-0 defeat away at Chelsea. In a season that never truly got going, Jol turned into Meulensteen who quickly turned into Magath and a catalogue of errors both on and off the pitch sent Fulham down to the Championship after 13 years in the top flight.
Then we came back! It's 2018-19, Slav's swashbuckling Fulham are in town and the Khans have just chucked £100m down on a bunch of players. Oh, how foolish we were.
An opening day defeat at home to Crystal Palace (obviously) and a spirited performance in a defeat at Wembley (this time the temporary home of Spurs) was then met by a 4-2 win against Burnley and a point at the Amex following Fulham going 2-0 up against Brighton. Our annual defeat at the Etihad was easily brushed under the carpet and four points at the time didn't actually look like a bad return.
Following that win against Burnley, Fulham failed to win in nine, Slav was gone for Claudio Ranieri and after a relatively okay start (with Christmas being particularly fruitful), Fulham won just once between January and April. Lazar Markovic came in for some reason, we scored three times at Turf Moor but lost 2-1 and a particularly dreary midweek trip to St Marys typified the campaign.
Overall, not the best reading.
Three points: 2011-12
Fulham started the 2011-12 campaign with three points with draws against Aston Villa on the opening day, Blackburn Rovers, and came behind from 2-0 to draw 2-2 with eventual league winners Manchester City - all interestingly at home. In true Fulham fashion, our away form left lots to be desired with defeats at Wolves and Newcastle. Fulham were also in Europe that season with that dreaded night at home to Odense lingering longer than any of the aforementioned league fixtures.
Fulham did begin to purr in the second half of the campaign (although a 6-0 win to QPR in October will remain one of the highlights) losing just seven of the 19 fixtures which included "Mr One-Season-Wonder" Pavel Pogrebnyak, a rare win at Anfield and a point at home to Chelsea.
Fulham ended the season ninth and similarly to 04-05, it just took a while to get going.
Two points: 2025-26
Fast forward to the here and now. Fulham currently sit in 19th with two points on the board. A 3-2 defeat against Chelsea on opening night was met with quiet optimism. Sure, we've conceded three to arguably the best attack in the league but that won't happen every week? Fast forward two weeks, the same fate met us against Crystal Palace (obviously) with three goals from left-back!
The tide seems to slowly be turning now and positive performances against Liverpool and Manchester United leave still looking for our first win of the campaign. The table can and will change and Fulham have a real opportunity to springboard after the break playing all three of the promoted sides (albeit two have started quite well). Patience is a virtue and I think we'll be just fine.
One point: 2020-21
Fair play to Scott Parker's Fulham for managing to overshadow a literal global pandemic. It was absolutely torrid from start to finish with Fulham seemingly destined for failure before a ball was kicked. We took an age to make signings and this was genuinely our starting line-up for the opening day at home to Arsenal.
Marek Rodak, Denis Odoi, Michael Hector, Tim Ream, Joe Bryan, Tom Cairney, Harrison Reed, Neeskens Kebano, Josh Onomah, Ivan Cavaleiro and Aboubakar Kamara (good God).
As expected we were pumped by the Gunners, conceded four at Leeds and then shipped another three at home to Aston Villa. A 1-0 defeat away at Wolves was then followed by a point away at Sheffield United (a side also relegated that year). Signings did come in to be fair and from December to February we only lost four out of 15 fixtures.
The problem was we just couldn't score and depressing days away at Aston Villa and Arsenal alongside gut-punching games at the Cottage against Wolves and Leeds littered the campaign. We chalked up the lowest goal tally at home a Premier League side has ever had. Whatever happens this year, one thing is for certain: we'll certainly score a few more!
https://www.fulhamish.co.uk/p/fulhams-five-worst-premier-league
#4
General Discussion / Tuesday Fulham Stuff - 29/09/2...
Last post by WhiteJC - September 28, 2026, 11:07:07 PMInternationals: Affengruber scores first goal for Austria
David Affengruber scored his first international goal as Austria secured a Nations League victory over Kosovo.
The defender played the full 90 minutes in Vienna and opened the scoring after 20 minutes, rising highest in the box to loop a header into the net.
Junior Adamu and Carney Chukwuemeka added further goals for Ralf Rangnick's side, while Edon Zhegrova's late penalty proved to be only a consolation for Kosovo.
Elsewhere in the Nations League, fellow centre-back Joachim Andersen also completed 90 minutes, helping Denmark keep a clean sheet in their 2-0 win over Wales.
Sander Berge started for Norway in their 2-1 defeat by Portugal, with Oscar Bobb introduced as a second-half substitute in Oslo.
On Saturday, the United States beat Peru 4-1 in a friendly. With the scores level at 1-1, Antonee Robinson came on in the 62nd minute to help Mauricio Pochettino's side secure victory.
https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2026/september/28/internationals-affengruber-scores-first-goal-for-austria/
David Affengruber scored his first international goal as Austria secured a Nations League victory over Kosovo.
The defender played the full 90 minutes in Vienna and opened the scoring after 20 minutes, rising highest in the box to loop a header into the net.
Junior Adamu and Carney Chukwuemeka added further goals for Ralf Rangnick's side, while Edon Zhegrova's late penalty proved to be only a consolation for Kosovo.
Elsewhere in the Nations League, fellow centre-back Joachim Andersen also completed 90 minutes, helping Denmark keep a clean sheet in their 2-0 win over Wales.
Sander Berge started for Norway in their 2-1 defeat by Portugal, with Oscar Bobb introduced as a second-half substitute in Oslo.
On Saturday, the United States beat Peru 4-1 in a friendly. With the scores level at 1-1, Antonee Robinson came on in the 62nd minute to help Mauricio Pochettino's side secure victory.
https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2026/september/28/internationals-affengruber-scores-first-goal-for-austria/
#5
General Discussion / Re: Chea Charles Northern Irel...
Last post by AJW48361 - September 28, 2026, 10:17:51 PMHe looks a real good player.
#6
General Discussion / Chea Charles Northern Ireland-...
Last post by Simunch - September 28, 2026, 10:13:52 PMJust watched the half time highlights. They showed several replays and a slow motion views of an incident when Charles had a great chance to head in a goal. The Hungary defender had hold of the chest area of Charles shirt and yanks him down to the ground. It looked one of the clearest penalty shouts I have ever seen. It wasn't given and Charles didn't make a big deal of it. He has played really well and is very confident on the ball. He's been given a yellow card for a late tackle though.
Match finished 0-0. NI go joint top along side Ukraine in the league after two matches.
Match finished 0-0. NI go joint top along side Ukraine in the league after two matches.
#7
General Discussion / Re: ST stuck on Man U
Last post by Dodger53 - September 28, 2026, 04:01:53 PMQuote from: Hugh Janus on September 27, 2026, 04:06:56 PMThe ticket office told me to try that but even the guy at the gate to sort out problems said it didn't work and expected loads more to not work, his exact words were "I have got 2 hours of this, sending people to the ticket office" "They keep saying there's no problems but there clearly is"Quote from: Dodger53 on September 27, 2026, 10:56:05 AMSo Sarnian and I (also an Ian😄) have our STs stuck on Man U and will have to go to the ticket office before Hull game. Has anyone else got the same problem?
Please don't tell us what to do to fix it, we've tried it and it doesn't work.
Had this mate on last game. Just scan it at the gate. It still works. It then ticks over to the next game.
Hope you and Sue are well.
ATB
H
#8
General Discussion / Re: NFR: What is the best song...
Last post by spikey norman - September 28, 2026, 03:46:59 PMMausoleums - En Minor
#9
General Discussion / Re: ST stuck on Man U
Last post by Southcoastffc - September 28, 2026, 02:54:14 PMAt what stage can one transfer a digital ticket to someone else in their friends and family network please?
#10
General Discussion / Re: FFC women v ascot
Last post by iansthailand - September 28, 2026, 02:22:07 PMThanks Claire.