Football

I have no particular allegiance to the Arsenal though I have several friends who are fanatics. I have viewed the final reign of Arsenal Wenger with interest but indignation too. Some time ago wiseacres were saying that he had the right to determine when he would go. This is plainly nonsense and [...]

Fulham are the Arsenal of the Championship with our passing game so pleasant on the eye but ineffective against teams who scrap. Harold Wilson famously observed that a week is a long time in politics, it certainly is at Fulham. A week ago we beat league Newcastle 3-1 then only achieved 1 point from [...]

I arrived from Florence at the start of the week. I stayed at the Copthorne Hotel, Stamford Bridge where the Manchester United players were too for the FA Cup quarter final. In Italy only Juventus own their own stadium so you would never see such a complex of 2 hotels, restaurants and bars within a [...]

Over the years I have followed the whites I have witnessed Fulham extricate themselves from seemingly impossible situations to survive a relegation battle but equally let us down in expectation in failling to win a vital, winnable game. Years ago I can recall a Friday night game against Blackburn [...]

One of the advantages of being a blogger – to the writer if not the reader – is the lack of accountability. In my last post I predicted Fulham would not make the play-offs. After this victory and the defeats suffered by Sheffield Wednesday and Reading a play-off place is more than a [...]

After the reversals at home to Newcastle and away at Nottingham Forest there were fears of the Albion choking but wins at Rotherham and last night over Derby dispelled them. The Seagulls were on cruise control and easily overcame Derby with a 3-0 win. One of the strengths of this side is the [...]

The superlatives will certainly fly after Barcelona’s comeback in a sport dominated by hype and little feel for its history but for me – for a match to acquire the greatest tag – you need more of a contest. I think of the three greatest games I was privileged to witness when only [...]