Thinking of the fans

A very laudable gesture from FC United, who seem to recognise that the fans are the lifeblood of the game. It’s good to see such a well run club, with such noble aims, taking steps like these. They narrowly missed out on their fourth successive promotion this...

If you thought I’d forgotten

… you would have been mistaken. Chopper was pretty quick off the mark last night, though. I think the enjoyment of that brilliant strike from Iniesta is enhanced by listening to some breathless Spanish commentary. I hadn’t actually noticed that...

Wow

Not Fulham-related at all*, but I felt I just had to pen something about a breathtaking performance from Manchester United at the Emirates last night. Arsene Wenger was quoted widely before the game as saying that he was adamant that Arsenal’s youngsters would...

Failing from twelve yards

You might have missed Javier Casquero’s cheeky attempt to emulate Antonin Panenka go horribly wrong at the Bernabeu last week. A gripping game between Real Madrid and Getafe was overshadowed on this shores by the goal fest at Anfield and Casquero’s...

Al-Fayed leading from the front

This article in today’s Evening Standard sums up what we love about our chairman. It’s articulate, a little eccentric with plenty of laugh out loud moments but it’s generally right on the button. He’s absolutely right about the crazy wage...