A poem about our premierleague journey

[dannyboi-ffc]

13 years is an incredible achievement for a club like fulham to stay in the top flight, something we never seem to get acknowledged for. But we don't need the media's pity, praise or respect. All we need is what we've always had and that's the fulham family. Man utd fans, Arsenal fans etc will never get what it's like to support fulham or to even live a dream like we have. You can't be a dreamer if you expect/ demand the success you get. I was 13 years old when we got in the premiership and although i've only been going to the cottage since Micky Adam's got us promoted and seen the good times, my love for this club means i'll always be there no matter what journey they take me on next. We really did live a dream, so i decided to write a poem about it. I'm warning you now that it's very long but alot was achieved in 13 years, so it had to be i'm afraid. If anyone knows who is best to contact at the club please let me know. I was hoping to get it put in the next fulltime magazine or on the website. Anyway I hope you enjoy and relate to the good times as I remember them.....

A dreamer's dream....
The anticipation and excitement of stepping into the unknown,
A dream fixture to get us started, Man United away from home.
The butterflies, the goosebumps as we watched on from the stands,
19th August 2001, the day it all began.
Fresh faces in the lineup, Edwin and Steed to name a few,
I kept thinking "this teams so exciting, this team is something new".
Tigana's men lead twice and King Louis showed his class,
But the premierleague is ruthless and boy did we learn fast.
We came away empty handed, we lost 3-2 that day,
Yet we took away belief that this Fulham was here to stay.
We carried on the campaign fulfilling the potential we had shown,
The only downside to our season was that Steve Marlet weren't on loan.
Tigana's men had done us proud and as the first year came to a close,
We packed our bags, we said goodbye, we headed for Loftus Road.



That two year spell at our temporary home provided moments we'd never forget,
3-1 at Old Trafford, the comeback against Spurs and Harley's rocket that flew in the net.
Sava with his mask, Pierre Wome's freekick and of course winning the Intertoto,
The only trophy our club has ever won thanks to a hatrick by Inamoto
As it was time to head home, Tigana had left and Cookie had taken the reigns,
If you had predicted back then what the future would hold, i would of told you, you were insane.



Defying the pundits in our fourth year, again we avoid the drop,
We drew with United under the lights with a screamer from Diop.
Three penalties missed in a game with Villa and a late goal from Lee Clark,
A 6-0 win to send Norwich down and we played them off the park.
With the good times, there are sad ones too like the day 'The Maestro' died,
When beating Liverpool we remembered him standing side by side.
Later that year a statue was made as a tribute to all he had done,
How fitting to dedicate our oldest stand to Fulham's favourite son.
In 2006 we gave Chelsea the blues and history was made,
Our only premierleague win against them came thanks to a Boa ricochet.



Cookie started to come under pressure that year after a bad run of results,
Though there was still time for the 15000th goal scored by German Moritz Volz.
As with all bad runs of form the manager's first to go.
Just be careful what u wish for as Sanchez was soon to show.
I suppose he kept us up and Dempsey saved the day,
Briggs became the youngest ever player,  on the 13th of May.
I'd like to thank him for Konchesky, Baird, Hughes and Murphy too,
There's nothing else i'm grateful for, the man just didn't have a clue.
The football was so dire, the worst i've ever seen,
I remember screaming at the dugout "you've desroyed my football team!"
"That's it", I said. "It's over now, my dream is all but gone".
Until an angel came down from above and gave us Roy Hodgson.



A few games past and still no win as Brede and Nevland arrived.
How vital the return of Bullard would be as well as Brian McBride.
It was Jimmy's freekick to seal Hodgson's first win but we still had so much to do.
With three games to go and still dragging behind, somehow we won 3-2.
After a poor first half  we went in at half time, down if results didnt change.
So Roy made a sub, Kamara came on and he slotted home from close range.
Score's elsewhere were starting to swing  as Nevland was fouled, penalty!
My pulpatations would start, as it was saved by Joe Hart but the rebound tapped in by Murphy.
Both teams doing their all to try and win, injury time had begun.
Kamara put through, just the keeper to beat, he scores, Fulham have won!
The penultimate game was the Brum at home, a six pointer i guess you could say.
Mcbride heads us infront , then a  Quedrue mistake allowed Nevland to save the day.
As the sun glared down across the south coast, the pressure was heating up too.
Reading  were winning 4-0 away, only a win now would do.
79mins gone, a freekick to the whites. Please God, just please let us score.
Murphy's header goes in, the crowd go insane and the team pile up on the floor.
Thousands of whistles encourage the ref as he brings an end to the game,
A legend was to be born that day, Roy Hodgson was his name.
Nothing comes close to our great escape, its the best feeling that i've ever had,
Those players became our heroes that day even though for the most part they were so bad.
But they showed guts and spirit as they put up a fight,  Roy had started to make them believe.
What a long tme a pre season break can make, l can't believe what this squad would achieve.



08/09 we beat Arsenal at home, Spurs and United too.
A last minute goal from Clint Dempsey mean't with Chelsea we drew 2-2.
The contrast in May to the previous year was there for all to see.
53 points, our highest ever league finish and a place in the Europa League.
The next chapter for me was very surreal, the most wonderful journey of all,
We overcame Vetra and Amker Perm playing some silky football.
Sofia, Basel and Roma await, we thought we had a slim chance.
After five games played on a snowy christmas night, only a win would make us advance.
A Zamora brace, then  Gera's right boot mean't we beat the Swiss 3-2.
Runners up in our group mean't a tricky tie would await, the cup holders is who we drew.
Things were going so great, we were on cloud nine, it was like we were watching Brazil.
Man united up next with a makeshift defence,  this time we won 3-0.
Shakhtar were then and still are today the best team that I've ever seen,
How on earth we beat them 2-1 that night, these really were moments of dreams.
The thunderbolt from Bobby in off the bar gave us a lead to protect in Donetsk.
Brede's header eased the nerves, we held on for a draw, we had just about passed the first test.
The holders were out and we nearly were too as we trailed 4-1 to Juve,
But as comeback kings, we never know when we're beat, could we really make the final in May?
Bobby popped up and got us back in the game as we began to rise from the dead,
Lady luck was certainly on our side that night as Cannavaro was shown red.
Somehow our team found the net twice more and Fulham had levelled the tie,
Step forward Clint Dempsey with an unbelievable chip as the tears poured out of my eyes..
We blew away Wolfsburg, sat nice in the league, and off to the hosts we went.
A stalemate to take back to SW6, win and were there is what it mean't.
Hamburg scored first, a superb freekick but  what a horrible time to concede.
Cue a song to drive the lilywhites on "stand up if you still believe!".
69 on the clock still losing 1-0 as Davies took the ball in his stride.
A delicious flick to turn back on his left foot and out of nowhere we equalise.
The Cottage erupts as we blow off the roof, "there's a tidal wave on the thames!".
20minutes to go, only one goal to find and the comeback is on again.
Less than 10 minutes and we were in dreamland, as Davies whipped the corner in,
Etuhu leaped, the ball fell to Gera's feet, he spun and sealed the win.
The magic we felt at the Cottage that night is why Fulham's where i fell in love,
These moments should never be expected, these moments should be what we dream of.
But Fulham's not like any another club, I think that's clear to see,
I thought words would never describe how we all felt inside until i heard that post match commentary.



12th May 2010, our day is finally here!
'Viva el fulham' played over again and we started early on the beer,
Buying t-shirts, badges, hats and scarfs, not to mention the black and white flags.
Having banter with the Athletico fans, it's the most fun that i've ever had.
In the ground i remember the ceremony, those robots just went round and round.
All the flags representing clubs badges, all but two of them fell to the ground.
A giant sheet was pulled out with a list of the clubs, eliminated that year.
So many of them that i recognised but no Fulham, Fulham's still here!
Athletico's fans went into song, so passionate and loud they would sing,
So Fulham's reply and i still don't know why was Black Eyed Pea's 'I've got a feeling'.
The scene was set as our heroes were led past the trophy by captain Murphy,
With one team stood in our way, would this be the day Fulham would lift the trophy?
Forlan scores first before Davies's strike reassures us that their is still hope,
Still undecided who will win so extra time would begin, how on earth did my heart manage to cope?
4 minutes to go and still the winner unknown, the dreaded penalties were soon to start.
But Forlan always a threat and it was him who found the net, to break thousands of Fulham fans hearts.
As I got on the coach straight after the game, i felt drained and empty inside,
Numb from my head right down to my toes but at the same time gleaming with pride.
Fulham have played in a european final! I never thought I'd live to see to the day.
So win, lose or draw i'm still as proud as before and maybe next time we'll go all the way.



June soon passed as the rumours got worse before finally Liverpool pounced,
Al Fayed tried to get Jol but as time took it's toll the arrival of Hughes was announced.
Sparky struggled at first to turn draws into wins but eventually we finished off strong,
8th in the league was alright by me but Mr Ambition thought wrong.
He decided to walk under a bit of a cloud and before long he joined QPR,
A team that we had already beaten 6-0, his ambition had taken him far.



Jol was finally our man which made us happy at the time, though Zamora clearly wasn't keen,
Their feud carried on as the transfer window came along and Zamora was removed from the team.
In his last month with us we had a few good results, his winner against Arsenal was sweet,
We beat the toon 5-2  and most of us knew Bobby would be gone by the end of the week.
We would meet him again in just a months time as we were looking to make hughes eat his words.
Our new man in town, the pog quickly settled down and the satisfaction was there to be heard.
We finished up 9th and then had to say goodbye to some greats in murphy and clint,
Dembele went too as did Dickson Etuhu and we've not replaced none of them since.



In Jol's second year we began to see signs that this squad was starting to fold,
Another year older, another year slower, even team morale seemed to go cold.
I guess that wasn't helped in our boxing day game as we took the lead through Berbatov,
"Keep calm and pass me the ball" was written under his shirt, a gesture I wasn't a fan of.
From that day on the team seemed to get worse but somehow we scrapped over the line,
We we're starting to pay for not investing the right way and teams were leaving us behind.
We we're desperately in need for a change to be made as Jol's side had already gone stale,
But what I didn't expect, is what happened next as our club was put up for sale.



It had been 16 years of unforgettable highs, I hope Mo's name will be on a stand one day,
Not just for success or being the best but for letting us do it the fulham way.
In the months to come many faces would change and Michael Jackson was out the door first,
Some people say on that particular day, our club was put under a curse.
The less said about the past year the better, I wouldn't even know where to start.
From managers, to players and the people upstairs, to be honest you all played a part.



The past 13 years produced outstanding contributions and to not give them recognition would be wrong.
So a big thankyou to 13 individuals who made Fulham a premierleague side for so long.
Tigana, Steed, Coleman and Murphy, Brede Hangeland, McBride, Van der sar.
Clint Dempsey, Lee Clark and Boa Morte, Roy Hodgson, Davies and Saha.
A special thanks to Mohammed Al Fayed, the greatest chairman that there's ever been.
A quick mention for Pajtim  Kasami who scored the greatest goal that i've ever seen.
Our U18's have made me ever so proud, the future looks so bright again.
And as the fat lady sings, David's shot off the crossbar and in was a lovely way for my dream to end......

[TWFL]

I suppose everyone remember's Diddy doing this for our Europa League 09/10 campaign. I think it would be a decent idea to replicate it with highlights of the 13 years for this one..

[Toby Ward-Smith]

I did one like this for the Villa game earlier in the season for tell us your story and won:

The challenge of Spurs was a step to far for the whites,
However today the boys were certainly ready for a fight,
Rene was looking for his first win,
The fans deserved a grin,
So bring on the match against the claret and blues,
For the team in white to create news,
The match began with chances galore,
Fulham looked sharp like they were about to score,
And the fans didn't have to wait too long,
As Sidwell was determined and strong,
His leg outstretched to the fans delight,
A wonderful finish we were in for the fight,
Then chances kept on coming, none going in,
Until Kacaniklic went through and then was the sin,
A foul in the box a spot kick to the whites,
Berba stepped up, the goal in his sight,
The bottom corner was found, a two goal lead,
This is what the fans really need,
Half time approached with the whites in control,
Second half up next, how about another goal?
The second half began as the first ended,
Fulham were sharp, Rene has certainly mended,
Riise was determined to get in on the act,
He needed a goal and that is a fact,
Fulham were awake and willing to go forward,
Chances came, no reward,
The subs were made, Fulham still swift on the attack,
The cottagers are certainly back on track,
Villa themselves had chances a few,
Fulham themselves looked brand new,
A transformation like nothing before,
Masterminded by Rene, he had brought chances galore,
Full time approached Villa came close,
Benteke shooting, Steklenburg wasn't letting it go under his post,
The whistle went, the fans all cheer,
The cottagers certainly have nothing to fear,
A win for each and every fan,
On goes Rene with the plan.
   

[Sgt Fulham]

Read through it all and it brang back so many happy memories. We may be in the championship but we'll always be Fulham!  049:gif

[jarv]

It is late and I am tired. Let's keep it on page 1 and I can read it tomorrow.

[Forever Fulham]

13 years is an incredible achievement for a club like fulham to stay in the top flight, something we never seem to get acknowledged for. But we don't need the media's pity, praise or respect. All we need is what we've always had and that's the fulham family. Man utd fans, Arsenal fans etc will never get what it's like to support fulham or to even live a dream like we have. You can't be a dreamer if you expect/ demand the success you get. I was 13 years old when we got in the premiership and although i've only been going to the cottage since Micky Adam's got us promoted and seen the good times, my love for this club means i'll always be there no matter what journey they take me on next. We really did live a dream, so i decided to write a poem about it. I'm warning you now that it's very long but alot was achieved in 13 years, so it had to be i'm afraid. If anyone knows who is best to contact at the club please let me know. I was hoping to get it put in the next fulltime magazine or on the website. Anyway I hope you enjoy and relate to the good times as I remember them.....

A dreamer's dream....
The anticipation and excitement of stepping into the unknown,
A dream fixture to get us started, Man United away from home.
The butterflies, the goosebumps as we watched on from the stands,
19th August 2001, the day it all began.
Fresh faces in the lineup, Edwin and Steed to name a few,
I kept thinking "this teams so exciting, this team is something new".
Tigana's men lead twice and King Louis showed his class,
But the premierleague is ruthless and boy did we learn fast.
We came away empty handed, we lost 3-2 that day,
Yet we took away belief that this Fulham was here to stay.
We carried on the campaign fulfilling the potential we had shown,
The only downside to our season was that Steve Marlet weren't on loan.
Tigana's men had done us proud and as the first year came to a close,
We packed our bags, we said goodbye, we headed for Loftus Road.
That two year spell at our temporary home provided moments we'd never forget,
3-1 at Old Trafford, the comeback against Spurs and Harley's rocket that flew in the net.
Sava with his mask, Pierre Wome's freekick and of course winning the Intertoto,
The only trophy our club has ever won thanks to a hatrick by Inamoto
As it was time to head home, Tigana had left and Cookie had taken the reigns,
If you had predicted back then what the future would hold, i would of told you, you were insane.
Defying the pundits in our fourth year, again we avoid the drop,
We drew with United under the lights with a screamer from Diop.
Three penalties missed in a game with Villa and a late goal from Lee Clark,
A 6-0 win to send Norwich down and we played them off the park.
With the good times, there are sad ones too like the day 'The Maestro' died,
When beating Liverpool we remembered him standing side by side.
Later that year a statue was made as a tribute to all he had done,
How fitting to dedicate our oldest stand to Fulham's favourite son.
In 2006 we gave Chelsea the blues and history was made,
Our only premierleague win against them came thanks to a Boa ricoshade
Cookie started to come under pressure that year after a bad run of results,
Though there was still time for the 15000th goal scored by German Moritz Volz.
As with all bad runs of form the manager's first to go.
Just be careful what u wish for as Sanchez was soon to show.
I suppose he kept us up and Dempsey saved the day,
Briggs became the youngest ever player,  on the 13th of May.
I'd like to thank him for Konchesky, Baird, Hughes and Murphy too,
There's nothing else i'm grateful for, the man just didn't have a clue.
The football was so dire, the worst i've ever seen,
I remember screaming at the dugout "you've desroyed my football team!"
"That's it", I said. "It's over now, my dream is all but gone".
Until an angel came down from above and gave us Roy Hodgson.
A few games past and still no win as Brede and Nevland arrived.
How vital the return of Bullard would be as well as Brian McBride.
It was Jimmy's freekick to seal Hodgson's first win but we still had so much to do.
With three games to go and still dragging behind, somehow we won 3-2.
After a poor first half  we went in at half time, down if results didnt change.
So Roy made a sub, Kamara came on and he slotted home from close range.
Score's elsewhere were starting to swing  as Nevland was fouled, penalty!
My pulpatations would start, as it was saved by Joe Hart but the rebound tapped in by Murphy.
Both teams doing their all to try and win, injury time had begun.
Kamara put through, just the keeper to beat, he scores, Fulham have won!
The penultimate game was the Brum at home, a six pointer i guess you could say.
Mcbride heads us infront , then a  Quedrue mistake allowed Nevland to save the day.
As the sun glared down across the south coast, the pressure was heating up too.
Reading  were winning 4-0 away, only a win now would do.
79mins gone, a freekick to the whites. Please God, just please let us score.
Murphy's header goes in, the crowd go insane and the team pile up on the floor.
Thousands of whistles encourage the ref as he brings an end to the game,
A legend was to be born that day, Roy Hodgson was his name.
Nothing comes close to our great escape, its the best feeling that i've ever had,
Those players became our heroes that day even though for the most part they were so bad.
But they showed guts and spirit as they put up a fight,  Roy had started to make them believe.
What a long tme a pre season break can make, l can't believe what this squad would achieve.
08/09 we beat Arsenal at home, Spurs and United too.
A last minute goal from Clint Dempsey mean't with Chelsea we drew 2-2.
The contrast in May to the previous year was there for all to see.
53 points, our highest ever league finish and a place in the Europa League.
The next chapter for me was very surreal, the most wonderful journey of all,
We overcame Vetra and Amker Perm playing some silky football.
Sofia, Basel and Roma await, we thought we had a slim chance.
After five games played on a snowy christmas night, only a win would make us advance.
A Zamora brace, then  Gera's right boot mean't we beat the Swiss 3-2.
Runners up in our group mean't a tricky tie would await, the cup holders is who we drew.
Things were going so great, we were on cloud nine, it was like we were watching Brazil.
Man united up next with a makeshift defence,  this time we won 3-0.
Shakhtar were then and still are today the best team that I've ever seen,
How on earth we beat them 2-1 that night, these really were moments of dreams.
The thunderbolt from Bobby in off the bar gave us a lead to protect in Donetsk.
Brede's header eased the nerves, we held on for a draw, we had just about passed the first test.
The holders were out and we nearly were too as we trailed 4-1 to Juve,
But as comeback kings, we never know when we're beat, could we really make the final in May?
Bobby popped up and got us back in the game as we began to rise from the dead,
Lady luck was certainly on our side that night as Cannavaro was shown red.
Somehow our team found the net twice more and Fulham had levelled the tie,
Step forward Clint Dempsey with an unbelievable chip as the tears poured out of my eyes..
We blew away Wolfsburg, sat nice in the league, and off to the hosts we went.
A stalemate to take back to SW6, win and were there is what it mean't.
Hamburg scored first, a superb freekick but  what a horrible time to concede.
Cue a song to drive the lilywhites on "stand up if you still believe!".
69 on the clock still losing 1-0 as Davies took the ball in his stride.
A delicious flick to turn back on his left foot and out of nowhere we equalise.
The Cottage erupts as we blow off the roof, "there's a tidal wave on the thames!".
20minutes to go, only one goal to find and the comeback is on again.
Less than 10 minutes and we were in dreamland, as Davies whipped the corner in,
Etuhu leaped, the ball fell to Gera's feet, he spun and sealed the win.
The magic we felt at the Cottage that night is why Fulham's where i fell in love,
These moments should never be expected, these moments should be what we dream of.
But Fulham's not like any another club, I think that's clear to see,
I thought words would never describe how we all felt inside until i heard that post match commentary.
12th May 2010, our day is finally here!
'Viva el fulham' played over again and we started early on the beer,
Buying t-shirts, badges, hats and scarfs, not to mention the black and white flags.
Having banter with the Athletico fans, it's the most fun that i've ever had.
In the ground i remember the ceremony, those robots just went round and round.
All the flags representing clubs badges, all but two of them fell to the ground.
A giant sheet was pulled out with a list of the clubs, eliminated that year.
So many of them that i recognised but no Fulham, Fulham's still here!
Athletico's fans went into song, so passionate and loud they would sing,
So Fulham's reply and i still don't know why was Black Eyed Pea's 'I've got a feeling'.
The scene was set as our heroes were led past the trophy by captain Murphy,
With one team stood in our way, would this be the day Fulham would lift the trophy?
Forlan scores first before Davies's strike reassures us that their is still hope,
Still undecided who will win so extra time would begin, how on earth did my heart manage to cope?
4 minutes to go and still the winner unknown, the dreaded penalties were soon to start.
But Forlan always a threat and it was him who found the net, to break thousands of Fulham fans hearts.
As I got on the coach straight after the game, i felt drained and empty inside,
Numb from my head right down to my toes but at the same time gleaming with pride.
Fulham have played in a european final! I never thought I'd live to see to the day.
So win, lose or draw i'm still as proud as before and maybe next time we'll go all the way.
June soon passed as the rumours got worse before finally Liverpool pounced,
Al Fayed tried to get Jol but as time took it's toll the arrival of Hughes was announced.
Sparky struggled at first to turn draws into wins but eventually we finished off strong,
8th in the league was alright by me but Mr Ambition thought wrong.
He decided to walk under a bit of a cloud and before long he joined QPR,
A team that we had already beaten 6-0, his ambition had taken him far.
Jol was finally our man which made us happy at the time, though Zamora clearly wasn't keen,
Their feud carried on as the transfer window came along and Zamora was removed from the team.
In his last month with us we had a few good results, his winner against Arsenal was sweet,
We beat the toon 5-2  and most of us knew Bobby would be gone by the end of the week.
We would meet him again in just a months time as we were looking to make hughes eat his words.
Our new man in town, the pog quickly settled down and the satisfaction was there to be heard.
We finished up 9th and then had to say goodbye to some greats in murphy and clint,
Dembele went too as did Dickson Etuhu and we've not replaced none of them since.
In Jol's second year we began to see signs that this squad was starting to fold,
Another year older, another year slower, even team morale seemed to go cold.
I guess that wasn't helped in our boxing day game as we took the lead through Berbatov,
"Keep calm and pass me the ball" was written under his shirt, a gesture I wasn't a fan of.
From that day on the team seemed to get worse but somehow we scrapped over the line,
We we're starting to pay for not investing the right way and teams were leaving us behind.
We we're desperately in need for a change to be made as Jol's side had already gone stale,
But what I didn't expect, is what happened next as our club was put up for sale.
It had been 16 years of unforgettable highs, I hope Mo's name will be on a stand one day,
Not just for success or being the best but for letting us do it the fulham way.
In the months to come many faces would change and Michael Jackson was out the door first,
Some people say on that particular day, our club was put under a curse.
The less said about the past year the better, I wouldn't even know where to start.
From managers, to players and the people upstairs, to be honest you all played a part.
The past 13 years produced outstanding contributions and to not give them recognition would be wrong.
So a big thankyou to 13 individuals who made Fulham a premierleague side for so long.
Tigana, Steed, Coleman and Murphy, Brede Hangeland, McBride, Van der sar.
Clint Dempsey, Lee Clark and Boa Morte, Roy Hodgson, Davies and Saha.
A special thanks to Mohammed Al Fayed, the greatest chairman that there's ever been.
A quick mention for Pajtim  Kasami who scored the greatest goal that i've ever seen.
Our U18's have made me ever so proud, the future looks so bright again.
And as the fat lady sings, David's shot off the crossbar and in was a lovely was for my dream to end......

Great stuff!  You had me at "ricoshade". 

[dannyboi-ffc]

Great post.... It is a long read, but brought a lot of smiles to my face as I was reading it.

Thanks for sharing

Thanks, I'm glad you like it. Do you reckon the club would print it in the full time magazine or on the website or something?

[Toby Ward-Smith]

Great post.... It is a long read, but brought a lot of smiles to my face as I was reading it.

Thanks for sharing

Thanks, I'm glad you like it. Do you reckon the club would print it in the full time magazine or on the website or something?

Quite possibly, but also if it isn't too late maybe send it in to Tell Us Your Story

[dannyboi-ffc]

Great post.... It is a long read, but brought a lot of smiles to my face as I was reading it.

Thanks for sharing

Thanks, I'm glad you like it. Do you reckon the club would print it in the full time magazine or on the website or something?

Quite possibly, but also if it isn't too late maybe send it in to Tell Us Your Story

Tell us your story, is that something to do with sky sports?

[Martinsback]

Did you miss the semi final at Villa? That was a great experience!

[dannyboi-ffc]

Did you miss the semi final at Villa? That was a great experience!

I never went to that game, I watched it on the tv. Still don't get why two london teams couldn't of played at white hart lane or highbury. so to be honest I forgot about it. Everything I mentioned was experienced, I suppose I can throw in a couple of lines where it happened. Anything else I missed, off the top of my head I thought I mentioned everything worth while but everyone remembers different things. I think it's probably long enough though lol

[Black and White Blood]

 Just read your poem.
A great effort, sums up our journey perfectly.
Keep your pen ready, hopefully there will be more to write about

[GW02]

That is epic! Deserves some one to do a voice over of a youtube montage with clips relating to each part... I would volunteer but my voice would not do it justice.

[dannyboi-ffc]

That is epic! Deserves some one to do a voice over of a youtube montage with clips relating to each part... I would volunteer but my voice would not do it justice.

That's a great idea. Sadly i'm not handy with computers and wouldn't know where to start with putting a video together for youtube. I just emailed it to the club and asked if they will consider putting it in the full time magazine. I reckon if done the right way a video with a voice over could be quite emotional.

[Toby Ward-Smith]

Great post.... It is a long read, but brought a lot of smiles to my face as I was reading it.

Thanks for sharing

Thanks, I'm glad you like it. Do you reckon the club would print it in the full time magazine or on the website or something?

Quite possibly, but also if it isn't too late maybe send it in to Tell Us Your Story

Tell us your story, is that something to do with sky sports?

No it is the Fulham season ticket fans review competition for prizes

[dannyboi-ffc]

Great post.... It is a long read, but brought a lot of smiles to my face as I was reading it.

Thanks for sharing

Thanks, I'm glad you like it. Do you reckon the club would print it in the full time magazine or on the website or something?

Quite possibly, but also if it isn't too late maybe send it in to Tell Us Your Story

Tell us your story, is that something to do with sky sports?

No it is the Fulham season ticket fans review competition for prizes

I know that now, my sister told me what it was. I should of known that as a season ticket holder really.  Thanks though. I've sent it to the club so hopefully they get back to me

[dannyboi-ffc]

Just for anyone who's interested, my poem is going to be printed in the cardiff programme along with my picture. So you can put a  face to the dannyboi!

Just had it confirmed in an email and im chuffed to bits.

[RaySmith]

It's a brilliant poem Danny, brought back a lot of memories.

Great that the club is putting it in the programme -it deserves to be widely read. What an achievement.

[Burt]

Just for anyone who's interested, my poem is going to be printed in the cardiff programme along with my picture. So you can put a  face to the dannyboi!

Just had it confirmed in an email and im chuffed to bits.

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[cmg]

Congratulations. A terrific effort. Full of memories and skillfully done.

Bit of luck it was Inamoto who scored in the Intertoto, wan't it?