Come on boys (and ladies), name some of your pre-match pubs that are in and around Fulham and Hammersmiths. I hear the William and Morris is nice...and some dodgy character that hangs out at Oneils?????
I'll start with the most famous/popular one, THE GOLDEN LION. FULHAM FANS ONLY! Every American Fulham Fans dream.
If I can, I'll go to The Crabtree, on Rainville Road W6 and right on the riverbank. It's quite a posh, large-ish pub with a friendly mix of home and away support and good views towards the Cottage to the left and Hammersmith Bridge to the right. The Hammersmith End is a ten minute walk away on the river, which is quite wide at this point and a treat to view as you make your anxious way to the Theatre of Doom!
umm...i'd just stop at the beer store on Gloucester Road and they'd have Saturday 1 pount pints, so we'd buy about 8, hop on the tube, walk the river walk and by the time we got to the cottage we'd have a nice buzz.