Games for Mid-week 24/08

Our first Cup game of the season see’s us travel to Birmingham’s St. Andrews ground for a 19:45 kick-off.

Birmingham City v Fulham

Anyone fancy a cup run?
I must admit I’m not sure how we should approach this game. On one hand, winning becomes a habit, on the other could a cup run detract from the league with additional fatigue and injuries?
With Tim Ream, Tete and Carvalho all going off injured on Saturday, added to the long term injuries of Tom, Kongolo and Reed, Harrison looks to be the closest to returning, Tuesday would be an ideal game to give some of the youngsters a run out alongside the players who are close to the starting eleven for every game.
Rodak should get a start, he’d be starting every game if I was picking the team, Hector, Sessegnon, Christie, Knockaert and Bryan are obvious candidates and I’d give players like Francois, Fossey, Stansfield and Kieron Bowie the opportunity of first team action.
We have a good squad and I’d like to see it used if only to give “game time” to players who might be needed sooner or later.
If Rodrigo Muniz had arrived a few days earlier, I think he’s due in from his quarantine period in Spain sometime Tuesday, then I’m sure this game would have been his debut, perhaps he’ll be introduced against Stoke on Saturday?

Another interesting aspect of this game is that we go back to Birmingham on the 15th September for a “proper” league game, and it would be good going into that game knowing that we’d had a good result, or would we be better looking for revenge?

COYW’s


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Games for mid-week 14/09…

Another away game as we travel to Birmingham for a Wednesday evening kick-off.

Birmingham City v Fulham

Well Saturday didn’t go quite to plan did it.
I’m sure there were plenty of reasons, curse of the Manager of the Month award, international break, missing players, 3 games in 8 days, extended travel etc. but the result shows that anyone can beat anyone in this league.
Blackpool out played us when we weren’t quite on our game, had to happen some time and, if you needed reminding, this is Fulham we’re talking about, so for long time supporters it’ll not come as too much of a surprise.

It seems like only two of three weeks ago we played Birmingham in the League Cup, different circumstances I know but let’s see how this game will go.

Our record against Birmingham is 6 wins, 5 losses and 4 draws, Birmingham will be desperate to get back into the playoff places so we should be in for a good game.

Saturday saw debuts for Quina and Muniz, will we see Chalobah in the squad against Birmingham? I’m going to assume that Wilson will be unavailable but that Carvalho will be back, and once again I prefer Rodak to Gazzaniga, here’s my team.

COYW’s


Games of Interest…

Tuesday 14th
Bournemouth v QPR
Sheff Utd v Preston NE
West Brom v Derby

Wednesday 15th
Birmingham v Fulham
Swansea v Millwall


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Games for the Weekend 09/11

This weekend with travel to Birmingham for another 3 o’clock kick-off.

Birmingham City v Fulham

Well after last weekends dreadful game, hopefully we can get back to something like how we should be playing this weekend. Loosing Joe Bryan so early in that match seemed to throw off our play, with any luck he won’t be out for too long.

Birmingham lost away to Cardiff last time out so they’ll be looking to make full use of their home advantage as they’ve won 5 of their 6 home games, only loosing to Preston NE.
A good bit of news, for Fulham, is that City’s captain Harlee Deen was given a red card so he will be suspended for their next 3 games.

COYW’s

Games of Interest…

Saturday 9th
Forest v Derby
Birmingham City v Fulham
Leeds v Blackburn
Millwall v Charlton
QPR v Middlesborough
Reading v Luton
Wigan v Brentford

Sunday 10th
Cardiff v Bristol City


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