FULHAM @ Spurs

The line up will most likely be a bit different from that of the West Ham match. With rumors going around about injuries, I'm not even sure where to start.

I guess, regardless of the injury issues, everyone will be debating who we play up front.

McBride - John
McBride - Radz
McBride - HH

I am voting for HH...yup, thats the ticket!!! Huh, speaking of voting...I'll start a poll now.

 

definitly HH and McBride....i think that john could also be a good choice, radz has just missed a few too many important passes in front of the goal for me.

 

I voted for McBride and John with McBride and Helguson a close second in the voting. Both CJ and HH deserve a chance to play.

 

I've got John too.

 

Well it is a tough question.
McBride you have to have in there as if you give him the service he will score and I can't think of a better headerer of the ball in the whole of the premiership! His attitude and work rate are also brilliant.

John he frustrates me, I hate his attitude and he will only run when it suits him. He is a great finisher though and will score goals- his partnership with mcbride at the end of last season proved one that worked as they scored a lot of goals between them. However I think he needs to improve his all round game- his passing, first touch, discipline etc.

Radz Has had a lot of chances to prove himself this season but has failed to take them. However I think he works pretty hard and his pace is a threat. He scored a good goal against Lincoln and when he scores a goal you will normally see him go on a good goal scoring run as he did in December/January time last season i think.

Helguson Haven't seen much of him but I do know that he is also great with his head like Mcbride. Scored a lot of goals in the championship and in my opinion he will score goals in the premierleague if he gets the service. When he was with Watford whilst in the prem he scored quite a few goals (forget exactly how many). His attitude is good.
People say him and McBride are too alike and the partnership wouldn't work- well you can't say that until you try it and I would have HH alongside Brian on Monday- if we need to change things around I would bring on Radz to replace HH.

 

mmm, tough choice. in the end i voted McBride and HH, but I'd be happy with McBride and CJ too.

 

I would go with HH and Mac as well. I just don't like Johns attitude all of times when he plays he has a very indifferent attitude and and he also so gets boneheaded yellow cards for things such as removing his shirt when he scores goals. That is something that you can ilaaford special if we end up having a chance of getting into Europe via the fairplay league.

 

CJ is young, and prone to silly behavior, but he does well coming off the bench. Radz dies at 60 minutes. plus he almost never scores. mcbride is so unselfish that he sets up even more chances than he takes. HH we know almost nothing about. I'll go for mcbride/saha.

 

Bill29 if we still had Saha i would go for McBride/Saha

 

saha became very lazy towards the end of his time at fulham. He only put in an effort when he was 'in the shop window'. there was a lazyness about his playing that was quite frustrating at times.

 

While it is only September, the pressure is on for us to get a result tomorrow as other results have not gone our way this weekend. Sunderland won their first, Wigan won again, Blackburn beat Manchester United as well. The last thing we need is to be mired in a relegation battle all year long. I hope the team shows a sense of urgency tomorrow night at White Hart Lane!! We need a result!

 

it's true, saha was a bit of a bitch towards the end there. he really only had one good season in the premiership. i have to admit though, i was a little excited by the loan rumor last month. John and McBride.

 

Another loss, another round of what if and what could have beens. We need some sustained offense. At least according to the BBC London broadcast, it was an uninspiring performace for either team. Another lousy start for us doomed us. Overall, I think they're playing better than last year, but at some point, they have to get some POINTS!!!

 

Looks like cookie browses these boards, only one vote for Radz and he got the start again today.

 

I am so pissed off. How frustrating is it to have so many chances and no real shots on goal that could've went in.

We get to the 18 and then we fuck it up. How can we not finish these opportunities!!! UGH!

 

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added;

Thing I've never said before on the web:

"Ah, well.... there's always the Bengals. They play their arses off!"

which replaces...

"When I want to watch hapless losers, I'll watch the Bengals"

 

Cookie

Cookie doesn't have a clue. He plays players who don't perform and he subs for those who work their ass off. It makes absolutely no sense.

 

RE: Cookie

I watched the match late night last night and had a few thoughts I wanted to share with everyone:

- We did play hard and gave it our all for the entire 90 minutes. We played to win and while we didn't, it was entertaining to watch. Unfortunately we did not get any points out of this.

- Is it me or is Moritz Volz the only Fulham player that is given the chance to swing in crosses from the right wing? I like it that our fullbacks overlap and all, but on the attack, Volz is the only one trying to give service to the boys up front. There is nothing much coming from the middle of the park. We occassionally get service from the left through Niclas Jensen, but the wings who are supposed to be the crossers of the ball are not doing that. I am not sure why, but both Volz and Jensen are not good enough at crossing to do this all match long.

- As others have mentioned, our ball in the final 1/3 was not good at all. We controlled a lot of possession in this game but we could not capitalize on our chances to score. We would get somewhat close to the goal and then botch it with a bad cross, a weak shot or just something not so good.

- Claus Jensen is slow. He can bring a lot to a team but in a game like last night that was up and down, he was well behind the pace of the game. In addition, can you remember the last time Claus actually made a tackle in midfield? I can't.

- I thought we deserved a point from this match. Other than Defoe's early goal, we were in fairly good position all match long. Warner made a few nice saves throughout the match as well.

- Our level of play may not have been good in the final third, but I am pleased with our energy and enthusiasm out on the pitch. I know it did not result in any points, but if we continue to play with this kind of passion and energy, results will soon start going our way.

 

Fulham Fact

Well after reading Toms post I felt a bit more positive about the match but I really hate to see other fans happy...why can't we be happy damnit!

Here's a good/bad fact all wrapped in one. Outside of the Arsenal match (where we had a 1 goal lead) we have either won, lost or tied with 1 goal. 1 goal has made the difference IN EVERY MATCH!

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