Football

At one stage last night if Fulham had scored a second goal we would have overhauled both Brentford and WBA to achieve automatic promotion but were curiously passive so to do. There was no downside for Fulham but Wigan’s loss meant their relegation unless they can convince a court that the [...]

This much anticipated fixture ended in a drab goalless draw and we Fulham  supporters were disappointed by our lack of adventure. There were some Fulham players that caught the eye – the always industrious Harrison Reed; Anthony Knockaert whose fierce effort from distance struck the bar; and [...]

Fulham achieved a play-off place with an assured victory over Cardiff last night. Cardiff with their physical style and seeking to secure a play-off position are tough opponents. They won the early exchanges when Fulham were sloppy but gradually the home side prised control and did not relinquish [...]

Brighton have now lost successively at the Amex to Manchester United and Liverpool. Against Liverpool last night the Seagulls were 2 down within 9 minutes and I feared the worst. In fact Brighton rallied, Leandro Trossard pulled one back before half time but a late Salah goal put the game beyond [...]

Many years ago, after George Best had once again gone AWOL, I went to Stamford Bridge to see Manchester United in his absence beat Chelsea 2-1. A lad called Alan Gowling within a exceptionally thin face and a gangling stride scored a brace. That proved his golden career moment as he never really [...]

It looked like another bad day at the Craven Cottage office heading for our first home goalless draw in many years then Josh Onomah popped up in the final embers of extra time to score the winner. Without top scorer Alex Mitrovic red-carded retrospectively and not available till next Friday’s [...]