FULHAM v. Basel

This will not be an easy match. We need to throw EVERYTHING at them.

 

For anyone wondering who the hell they are, Wiki can tell us: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Basel

Second, this will not be an easy game, but I ran into a fan of Basel while in Zurich and he openly admitted that neither Basel or Roma played well at all.

No doubt this will be a test, now, anyone going to guess the team? I challenge you all.

 

I have a feeling Roy will play a close-to-full strength XI out there. We do have West Ham this upcoming weekend, but it looks like we have some time off after that.

 

I hope our attending supporters are loud and help push the club onto victory. :banana:

 

2-1 to the good guys.

 

I'd expect to see the starting XI minus 1-2, with a couple of subs in their place. Probably some combo of Gera/Greening/Baird/Duff. The starters have played one game a week for 2 weeks, skipped the travel on the games the subs played, and are on back to back home matches followed by a "road" game in London. Barring a nagging injury, no one should need much rest. I suspect we'll see Schwarzer over Stockdale.

 

Don't know anything about Basel, except that Frei is a damn good player.

Saw Roy's comments on the offal, so the same lineup (once DD went off, should start). I really hope that the 3 subs are used earlier rather than later.

 

I have no idea what to expect. COYW's, regardless of which of the White's Roy chooses!

 

Unless there or some nagging injury issues we are not aware of, I expect little change in the lineup from this weekend's match.

With the exception of Duff, I don't see Roy opting for much change.
Maybe Davies returns if healthy, but I think Gera gets the nod based on his recent run of form.

 

This is practically a must-win if Roy has designs on advancing out of the group. I hope the boys play like it is.

 

Well, I know someone that will be in the crowd...

A lady I work with is on vacation in London this week. She likes to do "off the beaten path" stuff (her words). I told her she needed to attend a "football" match (never been to one, even here). But Fulham didn't have anything mid-week. Along comes Europa and a Thursday in London at the Cottage. Of course she gets tickets and gets to see the Whites live before I do.

I know she will have a great time. Yell nice and loud Audrey & Tim!!

COYW!! :banana:

 

I really don't know why the supporters and the club seem to be taking this competition lightly. Why do we not care? Less than 10k at a european tie is a fucking joke and there's really no excuse for it. This is Europe and we should be throwing everything at this competition. This means our full support and our full squad.

 

I like our chances. We seem to "get up" more for Europa games right now. Sucks that Duff is out though, I really like the way he's playing. For most of our usual starters, this will be their first taste of the group stage and I just think they'll be up for it. This could be the first in a string of wins, with West Ham on Sunday & Hull when we get back from the international break.

1-0 good guys in White

I miss posting here. I'm taking care of some health issues at the moment. I got a bum liver and the doc is still trying to figure out what is causing it. Luckily, hepatitis has been ruled out, so that was a bit of a relief. Once I know whats going on, I can take care of it, be less stressed and enjoy interacting with everyone here more.

COYW!!!

 

I hate that. If I were in London, I'd be there w/o question. You hear so much about how great our fans are...yet if the match is non-League on a weekday, we get embarassing turnouts.

Good luck and best wishes DtD.

 

AJ is fragile, Demps is exhausted, Zamora is, well, Zamora... seems to me like maybe we should play the guy who scored vs. Sofia, our wild card Kamara? The guy is built for Eurpoe.

Confused in general by the wavering support - it's almost as if we don't know how to deal with success. Hope the turnout is better than expected, Basel has really struggled historically vs. the Prem.

Get well Dawg.

 

The game is on DirecTV and free to all DirecTV subscribers on channel 464.

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/content/s ... navtype=-1

 

Hope all checks out clear, Dawg.

COYW!

Fulham in Europe and televised mid-week...somebody pinch me because I sure ain't in Iowa...

 

Just keep in mind that the CSKA Sofia game was "televised" too; all I got was 90 minutes of splash page.