Fulham v. Rovers [R]

Simon Davies was better than all three this week.

 

An away point at Blackburn, a team in a similar to Aston Villa, can only be good. Not only for the point but for the teams confidence.

I honestly believe the tides are turning and I have been slowly losing hope week by week so for me to say that really means something. Understandably we gave up a last minute goal to West Ham but it shouldn't of counted but outside of that, we are starting to score in the last minutes of games instead of conceding. Our mentality is changing and you can see that in the players.

You could write off the 1st half but the 2nd we had possession, chances on goal and the fighting spirit. Our fans who traveled, really spurred on the boys and if you wondered what we were chanting for the first half hour straight of the 2nd half, it was 'Roy Hodgsons Blahwhite Army!'

At the end of the day, another shit ref screwed us over and Jimmy came to the rescue, thank God. The next two matches must be won, or we really will be down.

 

Oh my God how I love to be wrong about things...and boy was I wrong about Jimmy Bullard and his return. I thought he'd perform more like McBride and never get back into this season...but he is something else.

My brother just walked into the room when Eddie was fouled and I told him watch Jimmy take this kick....THEN I saw the wink and said watch Jimmy MAKE this kick...and he did, no chance for Friedel.

I was going nuts and he thought I was nuts because it was still tied. Whatever, he has supplied two of the maybe three great moments of the season. Maybe we'll stay up. If Johnson plays like he did in the second half, get paired up top with McGod, and continues to take on defenders instead of running from them then we have a good chance.

 

Eddie definitely was better in the second half than the first. I got to the bar late so the first thing I saw of our match was Eddie taking a dive. His shot in the second half almost nailed the top corner; if he's motivated, he's definitely got skills. Let's hope he can stay motivated.

Here's my next question (and now it seems like I'm picking on Hughes): If McBride isn't starting, does anyone else think Bullard should be captain? He just seems to be the motor that drives things so much of the time.

 

That ref was Mr. McGoo! GAWD! I am a patched official and I don't like to balme everything bad FFC on the officiating, but C'Mon. The crap just never ends. Be it Niemi getting kicked in the face, all the missed calls etc.. I hate Mike Riley!
Cmon, Fulham. Rise above it!

 

I cannot believe I missed an almost surefire date to watch this crap. we keep continuing to play for the draw. How sad. Somebody needs to be VERY forceful with Hodgson and tell him that draws are shit when we are in this position. I could of been hanging out with friends, but instead I tell them that I must watch my team play and I come home to this rubbish. I need to get my priorities right and realise that Fulham are going down no matter what.

 

Good thing my friends are no fun to hang out with at 9 AM on a Saturday, otherwise I may face the same decision...though I'm sure Fulham would win out.

 

Every time I think I'm gonna miss a game I tell myself that "Fulham will win and I need to see it". It never happens. My friends are starting to get a little pissed off at me, but I don't want to miss the team. Shit, I'm addicted to this team.

 

I'm at the point where I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to see another televised Fulham match after this season, so I don't want to miss a single game. Even if they lose them all.

 

I just re-watched the goal and also picked up on Bullard's little wink. Youtube is religious about taking down highlights though - does anyone have a link to a clip of it? It's between 88:05 and 88:10 on the match clock as shown on my DVR right now.

 

Did you not know that they have it on the official? Several replays, all angles and the fans:

http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsA ... nGoal.aspx

 

Thanks Mike, my co-workers are going to love actually seeing what I've been talking about for the past day and a half.