GET IN THERE, YOUNG BRIGGSY!!!!

[HatterDon]

Sorry 'bout the caps, but the lad needs our support today.

[Mr Fulham]

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[FatFreddysCat]

Would rather Pants, but he does seem so far the pecking order it's obvious he'll be off in Jan. But in the meantime if Briggs does well we could at last have a youth team hero (not forgetting Smalling was bought from Maidstone, but whoever spotted him deserves a nice brown envelope).

[finnster01]

Briggsy +1

[ImperialWhite]

You're a fan of Essien, right? It looks like the Briggster will have his work cut out, looking after Kalou, Essien and Boswinga. Tough first game!

Good luck Briggs!

:wine:

Here's to more appearances from our youngsters.

[Lighthouse]

Briggs is a left back. Kelly is a right back who has played on the left. Makes a sort of sense. Although the argument is should Pants be playing instead of Kelly. Still a big big night for both our full backs.

[FatFreddysCat]

You're a fan of Essien, right? It looks like the Briggster will have his work cut out, looking after Kalou, Essien and Boswinga. Tough first game!

Good luck Briggs!

:wine:

Here's to more appearances from our youngsters.

I'm not a fan of any of their players  :028:

[Hazey]

hey lads n ladies, just in from a comedy night (Kevin Bridges - freakin funny stuff btw), so can anyone update me on how Briggs played? Still no Pants sucks too!

[K33NY]

hey lads n ladies, just in from a comedy night (Kevin Bridges - freakin funny stuff btw), so can anyone update me on how Briggs played? Still no Pants sucks too!

personaly I think he played really good, ran alot and gave 110%, except for one situation in second half, where he stopped letting a chescum player come alone with Schwarzer, he saved though, but except for that I think he did a really good job and proved himself worthy!!

[White Noise]

High Praise


Wednesday 10th November 2010


Fulham defender Aaron Hughes was full of praise for teammate and Academy graduate Matthew Briggs following the youngster's impressive performance at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.

Fulham's England U21 international made his first start for Fulham against Chelsea, in place of the injured Carlos Salcido, and impressed with his solid defensive play and probing attacking runs down the left flank.

"We see him [Briggs] everyday in training so we know he's got a lot of potential," Hughes told fulhamfc.com. "He's a big, strong player who's really comfortable on the ball and that's why the Manager had no problem putting him in a game like this.

"He showed everybody exactly why the Manager showed faith in him against Chelsea. He's got a good head on his shoulders, he works hard and over time he's only going to get better and that's good for us."   

Hughes was understandably disappointed not to have left Stamford Bridge without a point on Wednesday night and is now looking to claim a reward against his former team Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday.

"We stuck to our task against Chelsea and we feel a little bit unlucky not to be leaving without anything to show for it," Hughes explained."We tried to go out and play our game and make it as difficult as possible, but they were unstoppable tonight.

"It would be nice to win on Saturday against Newcastle but we know they're on a high after winning three on the bounce. They've been doing really well and causing teams a lot of problems whilst working very hard and grinding out good results."
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Read more: http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2010/November/AHughesDerbyReaction.aspx#ixzz14xAX9DTO

[FC Silver Fox]

Well played Mattie. I loved your long range shot. Keep up the bravado in your style of play.Your marking in the box needs to be faster and tighter. No 2nd chances at this level.

[Hazey]

Here's hoping we see him on the weekend again up noorf then!!   :beer:

[cebu]

I suspect Sparky will give him another shot at Newcastle. And why not.

[aFFCn_Fan]

It was good to see Duff giving him a bit more guidance and instruction initially and helping him to cover. There were times when I thought Sparky told Briggs to get forward and leave Duff covering the back, meant Chelscum were not sure who to cover.

Was also really impressed with confidence to go forward and take players on. And as a general rule they stood off him. He could be a dangerous young player. Hopefully Sparky gives him a fair crack.