Fulham vs Arsenal [R]

Holy crap its Thursday and we're just now starting this post?? Mamma mia!

Either everyone is dreading this match (check), too busy with transfer rumors (check), or depressed like ChiTom (check) to get up for it. Well, here it is.

Omz and Booze are still injured, and as of yet we dont have another striker besides Healy, so Roy will probably put out the same lineup as the West Ham match. Yes, that means more Baird.

Oh I'm sorry, in the middle of writing this Fulham just got the (future flop) King, so Fulham now have TWO strikers now! Yay!

A draw would be ideal, but it will most likely be another depressing Saturday.

[PS - What does the "[R]" signify?]

 

We will see...so far this season everything you would have expected to happen hasn't. We did well until late at the Emirates...buuuuuut after that Arsenal proceeded to pound us and the rest of the Premier League like we were an MLS side.

None-the-less I would be happy with a draw and might piss myself if we win. For some reason, and I know it might get me committed, I think we may pull it off this Saturday. Either way I will be upset with a loss, we need a win and why not start Saturday?...oh yeah I hate Fabregas and Adebayour and Eboue and especially Sagna with that hair...now I'm just ranting but I really hate Arsenal...

Okay, well Saturday will be a good day of soccer regardless of what happens as our Whites play in the morning followed my me drinking all afternoon and watching the Red White and Blue take on Sveeeden.

 

Four naturally right-sided players in the midfield. Interesting.

Don't suppose there's any chance Lee Cook is ready to go?

 

Trying to avoid predicting a 1-3 thrashing, but with Konch out (accumulation of cards), 2 other defenders hurt, PC not quite ready (yes he is still w/the team), kinda of hard to be optimistic (check).

I say let's see the young Aussie (Leijer) in the back, what better way to see what the kid's got then in this one.

The bright spots, its a London Derby, the Cottage will be a rocking, the lads will be up for it, and some of the best home matches the last view years have come v the Gooners.

 

Oooookay so now that we have King we must be guaranteed three points!!! Okay that may be overly optomistic but why not??? We are saved from relegation and are going to prove it this week...

I know I just posted but since then I have become over confident as I noticed the average for the 18th place prem team over the past four years was 34.75 points...meaning that in the next 16 games alls we need is 20 points...oh boy am I excited...

We still have Arsenal, Man U, and Liverstool at the cottage so there is 9 guaranteed points...now alls we have to do is find 11 more points somwhere...I think King can find those for us...

And I was here for it...WE are ALL here for it...and it starts Saturday!!!!!

(I am completely serious)...mwah ha ha ha...mwAH HA HA HA....mmmmmmmmmmmmwahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

 

6 points out of those matches last year. You never know. 8)

 

i say we play a 0-0-10 formation...all out attack!!!!!

 

YES!!!!!! See thats the kind of revolutionary thinking we need on this site!!!

 

Some may argue we've been playing w/zero players in the back for a more than few matches this season.

 

Niemi
Baird-Stef-Hughes-Boca
Volz-Murphy-Davis-Davies
Dempsey-Healy

Bench: Leijer, [goalie], Bullard, King, Smertin

I don't see RH Starting Bullard yet, wanting to ease him a bit more into things, nor do I see him starting King without sufficient team training sessions. However, I see both of them coming on as subs in the second half. Leijer and Smertin are there for injury coverage.

(no, I don't like Davies on the left, either, but it will take another weak before we can pull Dempsey back there and a bit more time than that before Cook will be ready)

 

classic!!!!

 

I like this idea...especially if the result is increased midfield possession and increased quality runs at goal...(and a Fulham win, of course).

 

Hell I'm excited about Saturday. I think we can pick up a point, possibly even sneak a victory. I didn't have a good feeling versus West Ham last week but for whatever reason, I have renewed confidence this week.

 

I laughed.

 

SoCalJoe wrote:
Some may argue we've been playing w/zero players in the back for a more than few matches this season.


I laughed.


Brilliant. I laughed too.

 

Simon Davies is officially my favorite player. He will score 6 times but we will still lose by 9.

 

No clue on the line-up, so I am not even going to try to guess. I'm still not caught up on all the injuries and suspensions.

But I think King SHOULD start. Nothing like fresh new blood up front to get things going.

I'm going with my same prediction from the entire season. 2 - 1, us winning. I believe every damn game that we can win. We have the flippin' talent. They just have to gel together. The long ball crap under LS killed us. Let's hope our midfielders can still play the passing game and rack up some points.

 

Keep in mind though that King hasn't signed yet. The transfer fee has been agreed upon but I don't think he's actually signed with us yet. My hope is, we get him signed in time to play Bristol tuesday. That will be a great way to get him use to the players around him before the next premier match.

 

Its like we haven't even been Fulhamish this year we've just been awful so I can't even go to that to justify any optimism I might have.

I'll be 3-1 to the Arsenal.