Fulham FC Thread

SubaruAdrian · 13-01-2009, 07:10 AM

Ah. I remember the days of Fulham America and their near brush with relegation. Thanks to the efforts of the Deuce however, they are in the top flight for another year! They staying strongly mid table so far. Will it they continue to do so?

(I did a search and didn't find a thread dedicated to The Cottagers. Someone more handy than me please post up some pics and such and lets get a Fulham FC thread going. Please forgive me if one exists already.)

SubaruAdrian · 13-01-2009, 07:18 AM

Current squad
No. Position Player
1 GK Mark Schwarzer
3 DF Paul Konchesky
4 DF John Paintsil
5 DF Brede Hangeland (Vice Captain)
6 MF Andranik Teymourian
7 FW Seol Ki-Hyeon
8 FW Andrew Johnson
9 FW Bobby Zamora
10 FW Erik Nevland
11 MF Zoltán Gera
13 MF Danny Murphy (Captain)
15 FW Diomansy Kamara
17 MF Julian Gray (on loan from Coventry City)

18 DF Aaron Hughes
19 GK Pascal Zuberbühler
20 MF lalalalalaon Etuhu
21 MF Jimmy Bullard (Vice Captain)
22 DF Fredrik Stoor
23 MF Clint Dempsey
25 MF Simon Davies
26 MF Leon Andreasen
27 DF Adrian Leijer
30 MF Wayne Brown
33 DF Toni Kallio
34 DF Chris Baird

PAOK e Mon · 13-01-2009, 07:39 AM

I like Fulham. i used to use them alot in fifa when they had Radzinski before he went to Greece to play for a mediocre greek club.

SubaruAdrian · 13-01-2009, 01:59 PM

Fulham seems to give a lot of opportunities to p and coming foreign talent. Or, I could just be biased.

PAOK e Mon · 13-01-2009, 03:21 PM

nah thats true.

i think Johnson was a great signing though and Dempsey seems to be playing well. I like their away kits alot btw

y0daddyalex · 13-01-2009, 06:59 PM

they need more americans again!! glad dempsey is still playing and scoring

Weather130 · 13-01-2009, 07:04 PM

I like Fulham obviously since they have so many Americans on their squad. Seems that they have some trouble in getting talent from England but they do great some great American players.

y0daddyalex · 13-01-2009, 07:10 PM

only one american now

Scuba Steve · 13-01-2009, 07:11 PM

And they seem to be doing better.... coincidence? Probably not.

Black Cat Bellerby · 13-01-2009, 07:14 PM

I have a fulham Manger Mode thread up take a look

Fulham FC - The Cottagers (Collab MM GoingJoe/safcrhys)

Arsenal-Watford · 13-01-2009, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PAOK e Mon

I like Fulham. i used to use them alot in fifa when they had Radzinski before he went to Greece to play for a mediocre greek club.

by any chance is that mediocre team PAOK?

Black Cat Bellerby · 13-01-2009, 07:17 PM

oooh harsh

PAOK are best team in Greece

y0daddyalex · 13-01-2009, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hokiegooner

And they seem to be doing better.... coincidence? Probably not.

you really have no football knowledge, and for an american, you have sure taken to the typical anti american attitude

SubaruAdrian · 13-01-2009, 07:47 PM

When people ask me who I support in the Prem, it is only logical for me to say Fulham, because of the Americans they have and the ones they've given a chance to. I would not go so far as to say that Fulham's struggles were due to having "too many Americans". I mean, after all, it was Dempsey who played a key role in saving them from relegation. Beyond that, would you really try to say McBride was brining them down?

Scuba Steve · 13-01-2009, 07:53 PM

Well its just facts. Last year, they had 5 Americans after January (4 before..) And they struggled to stay up. This year they have one and doing quite well.

And of course, its not all their fault, obviously. But when two of your striking options are a 35/36 year old Brian McBride, and any form of Eddie Johnson, you are going to struggle.

And of course, not to say that I don't want them to succeed (And I thought that had to go without saying). However, please don't confuse me throwing my American bias out to make a rational opinion about the club with taking a typical 'anti-American attitude'. Just because you struggle to differentiate between the two, does not mean that the rest of us do so as well.

Noterd this season as well, is the fact that Fulham has performed much better with Dempsey starting, and not coming off the bench, as was the case in the beginning of the season (when Fulham were struggling). Again, he is not making the entire difference up, but its hard to argue with putting him back on the bench.

So, again, another example, of not being biased when examining a clubs performance, etc. Hopefully, one day, you will be able to do the same, and be able to contribute to an actual conversation, as opposed to spitting out the usual, "America, **** yeah' attitude you seem to have.

SubaruAdrian · 13-01-2009, 07:58 PM

IF Kenny Cooper had to end up going to the Prem, I'd love to see him with Fulham.

Scuba Steve · 13-01-2009, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SubaruAdrian

When people ask me who I support in the Prem, it is only logical for me to say Fulham, because of the Americans they have and the ones they've given a chance to. I would not go so far as to say that Fulham's struggles were due to having "too many Americans". I mean, after all, it was Dempsey who played a key role in saving them from relegation. Beyond that, would you really try to say McBride was brining them down?

Unfortunately. And that is not taking anything away from him at all. But he suffered that injury at the beginning of the season, (first game I think), and had a tough time coming back after that.

Something was wrong with Bocanegra (which seems to have just been happening at that club) because he was not starting, and definitely not playing as much as he had been before. Whether it was him or the coach, or whatever, something was up, and it seemed to have some effect on the team.

Eddie Johnson was never a good option, and to be honest, I am surprised that they bought him in the first place.

And Keller is past it, at least when it comes to playing in the Prem.

But that is not to say that their contributions at some point were not pivotal to Fulham's success. McBride, Dempsey, Boca, and Keller all helped them stay up the year before. But last season, it was clear that a couple of them were not up to the grade needed to stay alive in the Prem.

So, the players that have replaced the guys who left, have greatly improved the squad. That has nothing to do with them being American. It just means that they replaced the players they thought they could improve on. I doubt for one minute they thought that they needed to replace most of the American's on the team. They probably just named the guys they thought they could do without, and moved on from there.

SubaruAdrian · 13-01-2009, 08:05 PM

I agree with that. At least now we can have McBride back in the USA finish off his career.

ChelseablueDCU26 · 13-01-2009, 08:07 PM

For a **** team

y0daddyalex · 13-01-2009, 08:13 PM

the only problem american fulham had last season was johnson. and blaming americans for fighting for relegation while this year they are doing well? that is just pure ignorance. sorry i dont have any blind pro american attitude. dont try to pin something on me when you get caught

SubaruAdrian · 13-01-2009, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChelseablueDCU26

For a **** team

I agree with that, too. Only Houston is worse.

ChelseablueDCU26 · 13-01-2009, 08:23 PM

I don't mind Houston, only cause they are pretty consistent at staying in the upper table. Inconsistency ****es me off.

King-Osgood-1690 · 14-01-2009, 12:40 AM

Theres only one team in Fulham!

PAOK e Mon · 14-01-2009, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arsenal-watford

by any chance is that mediocre team PAOK?

why would PAOK wont him??

Skoda Xanthi got him. He played well there i guess , but not PAOK material.

SubaruAdrian · 14-01-2009, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King-Osgood-NZ

Theres only one team in Fulham!

Yes we know. We're talking about them.

13-01-2009, 07:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
SubaruAdrian Forum Guru Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,314	Fulham FC Thread Ah. I remember the days of Fulham America and their near brush with relegation. Thanks to the efforts of the Deuce however, they are in the top flight for another year! They staying strongly mid table so far. Will it they continue to do so? (I did a search and didn't find a thread dedicated to The Cottagers. Someone more handy than me please post up some pics and such and lets get a Fulham FC thread going. Please forgive me if one exists already.) __________________ http://www.the-inferno.net/

13-01-2009, 07:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
SubaruAdrian Forum Guru Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,314	Current squad No. Position Player 1 GK Mark Schwarzer 3 DF Paul Konchesky 4 DF John Paintsil 5 DF Brede Hangeland (Vice Captain) 6 MF Andranik Teymourian 7 FW Seol Ki-Hyeon 8 FW Andrew Johnson 9 FW Bobby Zamora 10 FW Erik Nevland 11 MF Zoltán Gera 13 MF Danny Murphy (Captain) 15 FW Diomansy Kamara 17 MF Julian Gray (on loan from Coventry City) 18 DF Aaron Hughes 19 GK Pascal Zuberbühler 20 MF lalalalalaon Etuhu 21 MF Jimmy Bullard (Vice Captain) 22 DF Fredrik Stoor 23 MF Clint Dempsey 25 MF Simon Davies 26 MF Leon Andreasen 27 DF Adrian Leijer 30 MF Wayne Brown 33 DF Toni Kallio 34 DF Chris Baird __________________ http://www.the-inferno.net/

13-01-2009, 07:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
PAOK e Mon Forum Junkie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: EA forums, The creepy part Gender: Male Posts: 3,060	I like Fulham. i used to use them alot in fifa when they had Radzinski before he went to Greece to play for a mediocre greek club. __________________

13-01-2009, 01:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
SubaruAdrian Forum Guru Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,314	Fulham seems to give a lot of opportunities to p and coming foreign talent. Or, I could just be biased. __________________ http://www.the-inferno.net/

13-01-2009, 03:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
PAOK e Mon Forum Junkie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: EA forums, The creepy part Gender: Male Posts: 3,060	nah thats true. i think Johnson was a great signing though and Dempsey seems to be playing well. I like their away kits alot btw __________________

13-01-2009, 06:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
y0daddyalex Forum Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,010	they need more americans again!! glad dempsey is still playing and scoring

13-01-2009, 07:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
Weather130 Elite Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: State College, PA USA Age: 21 Gender: Male Posts: 5,546	I like Fulham obviously since they have so many Americans on their squad. Seems that they have some trouble in getting talent from England but they do great some great American players.

13-01-2009, 07:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
y0daddyalex Forum Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,010	only one american now

13-01-2009, 07:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
Scuba Steve EA Veteran Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Manassas, VA Favorite Teams: DC United, United States Age: 22 Gender: Male Posts: 17,257	And they seem to be doing better.... coincidence? Probably not. __________________ We love you Benny!

13-01-2009, 07:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
Black Cat Bellerby Elite Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sunny Sunderland Age: 18 Gender: Male Posts: 6,378	I have a fulham Manger Mode thread up take a look Fulham FC - The Cottagers (Collab MM GoingJoe/safcrhys) __________________ Sunderland 1-0 Arsenal BENT FOR 2010 !!!

13-01-2009, 07:17 PM	#12 (permalink)
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13-01-2009, 07:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
SubaruAdrian Forum Guru Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,314	When people ask me who I support in the Prem, it is only logical for me to say Fulham, because of the Americans they have and the ones they've given a chance to. I would not go so far as to say that Fulham's struggles were due to having "too many Americans". I mean, after all, it was Dempsey who played a key role in saving them from relegation. Beyond that, would you really try to say McBride was brining them down? __________________ http://www.the-inferno.net/

13-01-2009, 07:53 PM	#15 (permalink)
Scuba Steve EA Veteran Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Manassas, VA Favorite Teams: DC United, United States Age: 22 Gender: Male Posts: 17,257	Well its just facts. Last year, they had 5 Americans after January (4 before..) And they struggled to stay up. This year they have one and doing quite well. And of course, its not all their fault, obviously. But when two of your striking options are a 35/36 year old Brian McBride, and any form of Eddie Johnson, you are going to struggle. And of course, not to say that I don't want them to succeed (And I thought that had to go without saying). However, please don't confuse me throwing my American bias out to make a rational opinion about the club with taking a typical 'anti-American attitude'. Just because you struggle to differentiate between the two, does not mean that the rest of us do so as well. Noterd this season as well, is the fact that Fulham has performed much better with Dempsey starting, and not coming off the bench, as was the case in the beginning of the season (when Fulham were struggling). Again, he is not making the entire difference up, but its hard to argue with putting him back on the bench. So, again, another example, of not being biased when examining a clubs performance, etc. Hopefully, one day, you will be able to do the same, and be able to contribute to an actual conversation, as opposed to spitting out the usual, "America, **** yeah' attitude you seem to have. __________________ We love you Benny!

13-01-2009, 07:58 PM	#16 (permalink)
SubaruAdrian Forum Guru Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,314	IF Kenny Cooper had to end up going to the Prem, I'd love to see him with Fulham. __________________ http://www.the-inferno.net/

13-01-2009, 08:05 PM	#18 (permalink)
SubaruAdrian Forum Guru Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,314	I agree with that. At least now we can have McBride back in the USA finish off his career. __________________ http://www.the-inferno.net/

13-01-2009, 08:07 PM	#19 (permalink)
ChelseablueDCU26 Forum Junkie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: WVU, Morgantown, West Virginia, Age: 21 Posts: 4,298	For a **** team __________________ I'm just glad I'm not Matieo.

13-01-2009, 08:13 PM	#20 (permalink)
y0daddyalex Forum Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,010	the only problem american fulham had last season was johnson. and blaming americans for fighting for relegation while this year they are doing well? that is just pure ignorance. sorry i dont have any blind pro american attitude. dont try to pin something on me when you get caught

13-01-2009, 08:23 PM	#22 (permalink)
ChelseablueDCU26 Forum Junkie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: WVU, Morgantown, West Virginia, Age: 21 Posts: 4,298	I don't mind Houston, only cause they are pretty consistent at staying in the upper table. Inconsistency ****es me off. __________________ I'm just glad I'm not Matieo.

14-01-2009, 12:40 AM	#23 (permalink)
King-Osgood-1690 EA Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 10,805 Blog Entries: 2	Theres only one team in Fulham! __________________ Chelsea - Rangers - Linfield