Well, as we all know, Fulham remain at home this weekend to take on Liverpool. As they are only a point above relegation, they need desperately need to get something from this match. Up the Fulham!
You have to wonder though, will Liverpool be resting anybody due to Champs League? If so, and we have key players healthy, happy Karma, the good Lord's blessing, a fantastic roll of the dice, the proper alignment of the stars, and find that the Dodo is indeed not extinct, then perhaps we have a good shot at winning the match. I broke the silence with a facetious list of gambles. Anyway, we do desparately need this win, and hopefully Sanchez & Co. can work some Saturday magic and pull it off. COYW!
I know! Let's play an 8-1-1 and hope for a counter! NO, WAIT! That was the US WC strategy. I guess we'd better just try to win the thing. We took Arsenal at home, why not the Reds? They just might be shagged out after a long squawk.
Call me nuts but I think we're going to win this thing tomorrow. I see a 2-1 Fulham victory. Relegation just ain't gonna happen. (...and repeat)
Those with belief have accomplished less with less. I have a good feeling too - I think we get at least one point out of this. A win probably assures our survival. COME ON YOU WHITES ! ! !
Niemi, Rosenior, Christanval, Knight, Bocanegra, Radzinski, Brown, Diop, Davies, Montella, McBride subs : Lastuvka, Volz, Helguson, Routledge, Dempsey. Liverpool are resting the battery looks like. Reina, Arbeloa, Paletta, Hyypia, Insua, Pennant, Alonso, Sissoko, Gonzales, Fowler, Bellamy subs: Padelli, Finnan, Kewell, El Zhar, Hobbs will someone PLEASE tell Sanchez that Boca is a CENTER back and stop this left back foolishness? I'm really really really getting tired of people sticking him out left when he can be so good in the middle. I'm not impressed with Sanchez at all to be honest.
SSSSOOOOO happy that The Texas Tornado has FINALLY gotten his first Prem. goal!!!!!!!! But what a time to score it!! Survival? for you guys?? Relegation? for my HAMMERS????.
I know, I just watched the West Ham game on FSC. I'm still pretty nervous about our chances, though. Praying that Man.ure will does a BIG FAVOR next Saturday when they will already be CHAMPIONS!!-----ANYONE but Chelsea!!!
That's a big if. Chelsea could, in theory, beat Arsenal and Manchester United and be two points back last game of the season with Manchester United needing at least a draw to ensure Chelsea don't win. I hope it's ManUre winning the Prem over Chelsea as well but something still feels very unsafe. Hopefully Arsenal can get off the crapper and put this all away.
Breathing a bit better now... I felt suffocated this whole week. But, win is a win. Still hasn't sank in yet.
Incredible effort by Fulham. If Dempsey doesn't see starts after this, I'll be quite surprised. Great efforts from Radz, Bouba, Davies, and even Zat Knight looked serviceable! Now Fulham can go into the next match with confidence in knowing they'll remain in the Prem. What a match. And congrats to Carmel and her Hammers.
It makes me smile just coming to this forum and reminding myself Fulham will be in the Prem next season.
We are still not safe.We need the newly - crowned Champions to do us a HUGE favor next week AND EVEN THEN I AM STILL NOT SURE------. C'mon U Irons!!!!!.
So who will be in charge of our Cottagers after the season? I'm am far from impressed with Sanchez. I kinda get the feeling he wants to play boring "hang on for dear life" soccer - which is not our style. Its the reason we give some teams fits is because we attack and don't just sit back and absorb their pressure. I want someone other than Sanchez. Suggestions?
probably not Allardyce, and I'm not sure what Roeder's plans are after leaving Newcastle/not sure if I'd want him either...Sven Goran Ericsson available?
I'll throw out the names mentioned by Soccernet when they said that Sanchez was set for talks over his Fulham future. Ruud Gullitt (former manager at Chelsea, Newcastle, and Feyernoord), Claude Puel (currently at Lille - former Manager at AS Monaco), and Claudio Ranieri (currently at Parma - former manager at Fiorentina where he took them from Serie B to Serie A, Valencia - twice, Atletico Madrid, and Chelsea) http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=428644&cc=5901 Anyone for/against any of these coaches? While Puel has certainly worked wonders while at Lille OSC, they play the most unattractive style of soccer. It's bland and boring and defensively oriented. I must admit to not being overly familiar with the tactical side of Gullitt (Although Feyernoord scored 90 goals in 34 games while he ws in charge in 2004-05 - they also conceded 51). I also know some, but not a lot, about the Italian Ranieri. I know he actually recruited most of Chelsea's squad that has played under "The Special One". I also know he was known as "the tinker man" for constantly tinkering with his lineups while at Chelsea. Anyone know anything more?