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Fulham

What has gone well?

Really very little, as Martin Jol's vision for Fulham has been realised in an ageing, ramshackle squad that is going to find it enormously tough to survive. Fulham can perhaps take heart from the fact that they have scored more goals than six of their rivals in the bottom half - from the fewest number of shots in the Premier League - but unless Dimitar Berbatov, Adel Taarabt or Darren Bent find the back of the net with any regularity, it's difficult to envisage them securing the wins they so desperately need.

The 4-1 win over Crystal Palace that included a stunning goal from Pajtim Kasami was a rare highlight of the first 17 games, yet only five matches later Jol was handed his cards. Three defeats and ten goals conceded in Rene Meulensteen's first four games was surely not the boost that owner Shahid Khan had in mind and the billionaire must open his chequebook in January to escape relegation in his first year at Craven Cottage.

And what hasn't...

After scoring just three goals so far, Berbatov has been eyeing a January exit to avoid his career being tarnished by a top-flight relegation at 32. Keeping him could be crucial, but at the same time he has shown such little effort on occasion this season - Southampton away in particular - that relying on the Bulgarian could be to the detriment of the club's hopes of climbing out of the bottom three.

Along with Berbatov, the defence has frequently been a disaster, led by the calamity-prone Philippe Senderos. Meanwhile, there is such little energy in midfield that it's no surprise that set-pieces and own goals have accounted for more than 50% of Fulham's total thus far.

Despite finishing ninth in 2011/12, the Cottagers have failed to sufficiently renew their squad following the departures of Mousa Dembele, Andy Johnson, Danny Murphy and Clint Dempsey, but the latter's return on loan in January should provide a timely boost amid the gloom around the club.

Moment of the season

Kasami's goal-of-the-season contender at Selhurst Park. "Marco (Van Basten's) was very different. You can't compare them," said Jol, "...but this was better."

[Burt]

"Three defeats and ten goals conceded in Rene Meulensteen's first four games was surely not the boost that owner Shahid Khan had in mind"...

Surely we weren't expecting to beat Everton, City, etc...

Anyhow, as has been said elsewhere, our season really kicks in from now.

COYW

:xmas bell:

[SKSW6]

Obviously the person who wrote this has only watched us on MotD this season, and possibly not at all in the past 4 games.