Why no subs?

An enigma from Sunderland v Fulham 19.11.2011I have to admit I was somewhat mystified by manager Martin Jol’s policy in making (or rather in not making) tactically appropriate substitutions in last Saturday’s away fixture against Sunderland. During the course of the...

Pointless against Spurs

As we streamed out into Stevenage Road after this match, the pathetic consensus amongst my close companions, shared by me, was that Fulham had deserved at least a point. Our simplistic reading of the arc of this game was that Spurs had the better first half, though...

“We are winning away…”

Wry wit is a field in which Fulham supporters excel. Take for example a mate of mine who’s T-shirt has the proud announcement: “I saw Fulham win away!” This of course is hyperbole, for last season we were relatively successful away, (compared that is with the abysmal...

Fulham 1-3 Everton

Football can be the cruellest of games. In no other sport can the margin between the achieving of what would be a cheering victory, or of suffering a deeply disappointing defeat be so cigarette-paper thin. Thus was it in this closely contested game, which Fulham could...

Murphy deserves more than abuse

It was a poor game and one any discerning soccer enthusiast would surely rather forget. For once the BBC’s seemingly invariable editorial policy of showing any game involving Fulham and a Premier league team other than the ‘top four’, last or next to last on Match of...