The truth about the snow

Since Fulham’s game against Portsmouth was postponed on Friday there’s been a lot of discussion on the various messageboards about how the generally softer modern times, heavily influenced by the compensation culture and health and safety factors, mean we...

Togo, bullets and Africa

John Pantsil might not be at the Africa Cup of Nations but Dickson Etuhu has gone with Nigeria. I haven’t heard anything from Fulham expressing concern about his safety, but there’s obvious concern about the security situation in Angola after the...

Flashback: Brian McBride vs. Portsmouth

Given that Fulham’s former American hero Brian McBride will be returning to Craven Cottage for Saturday’s game against Portsmouth, it seems appropriate to take a look back at his Fulham career. He was a rather low-key replacement for Louis Saha but noone...

Memories of McBride

Two things arise from this old video advertising the brilliant Brian McBride’s return to the Cottage on Saturday: 1) Why isn’t this stunning goal in there? For sheer surprise value and the fact that it knocked the stuffing out of West Ham in an FA Cup tie...

Swindon reflections

It’s difficult to know what to make of games like the one we witnessed on Saturday. There’s a part of you, coming away from a game against a League One side, that was disappointed that we only scored one. That probably shows just how spoiled we’ve...