False Optimism

[Peabody]

Lots of  "we are going to win tonight" before kick-off. Where's Lighthouse when you need him 1- 0 down and not looking as sharp. Oh well

[SmithyFFC]

Theres always next year.

[Jimpav]

The smart money was on Stoke the moment they were drawn at home.

Go on Fulham, surprise us for a change.

[WhiteJC]

Fulhamish  :clap_hands:

[JBH]

Keep the faith, we don't start playing until we are 1 - 0 down at half-time this season  :clap_hands:

[Jimpav]

If we win this match I don't know what I'll do. Probably tuck into a large slice of humble pie.

[LBNo11]

...well I tipped Stoke 1 Fulham 3, so it is still possible.

Keep the Faith - and curse Wolves...

[Jimpav]

You managed to curse Wolves Ed so let's hope that we get the 1-3 next.

[Fernhurst]

Yeah quite right LB -- we do appear to be missing him badly tonight.

Stoke sound as if they are winding up for a 2nd---- come on Fulham --  3 quick ones

[BigDaddyAt]

   2nd tally...game over....the stream makes it sound as though we are playing dreadfully.  Is it really as bad as it sounds?

[JBH]

Once again Schwatzer flaps at a cross, get fit soon Stockdale, the Aussie has lost it.

[Brede Butter Pudding]

Fulhamish  :clap_hands:

I think this phrase is quite overused. Not being able to win away is not Fulhamish, it's a joke, a complete joke. We're supposed to be a solid premiership outfit but again we'll be relying on our home form to ensure that we won't go down this season. It's completely ridiculous. We should be going to places like Stoke and Blackburn with confidence and a genuine chance of winning, but if we're all honest most of us knew we'd lose tonight. It's not good enough saying 'The Britania's a notoriously difficult place to go', nowhere is easy to go to, but this needs to be urgently addressed otherwise we'll be falling the rest of the pack. If this place didn't have the sophistication it does, and if I wasn't banned from the Offal, I'd be swearing my nuts off. So so frustrating.

[Jimpav]

you've hit the nail on the head Brede.

I draw the line at labelling our away record embarrassing but its discomforting at best.

We can rule out any cup success until we can be confident of playing away from the Cottage and be sure of having at least a chance of winning.

[Peabody]

Who remembers some years ago now, we were 2-0 down at Middlesborough, into injury time and we drew 2-2. I know, Iknow, clutching at straws

[SmithyFFC]

Can't believe I was so optimistic at the start of tonight. It's gonna be a long hard season from here on.