EPL 2021 / 2022
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Chelsea v Liverpool FA Cup final. Tasty.
Geez, does anyone want to come 4th? Clubs are falling over themselves to fuck it up. Tottenham were flying and then stumbled. Arsenal had it sorted and then promptly fell in a heap. Man U are just not very good (watch them trip Liverpool up midweek).
Also, surprised more isn't being made of the shit job Stevie G appears to be doing at Villa. They are now below Newcastle on the table, still haven't hit 40 points, and can only match last seasons points total if they win every game they have left (having just lost 4 on the bounce, currently the worst streak in the league)
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@mariner4life Gerrard deserves a chance. Hes got too many players that don't suit his style of play, and once he clears them out and he brings in players he wants, he'll do better.
Hes also managed to attract Coutinho for us which is huge, along with Digne so it shows that he can attract players of quality.
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@MajorRage said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Great win for Liverpool …. But Keane is overshadowing the game. Scathing and completely on point
he's been at them for a fair while now
he's not wrong with most if it either.
Great to have Fulham back, real soft spot for that club
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For me the 40 goals from Mitrovic have been just as astonishing, well done Fulham but Mitrovic has been a class above the Championship this season, a pleasure to watch.
I have a few more nervous weeks before any such hopeful confirmation happens for my cherries.
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@bayimports Mitro is a Championship cheat code
but it's not just him Harry Wilson and Carvalho have both scored over 10 and Neeskens Kabano is on 9. Wilson has 15 assists. even if Mitrovic hadn't scored we'd still have the fourth highest goal tally in the Championship. With the second tightest defence.All of which means jack next season.
I am (ever) hopeful. This time round we will have far longer to prepare and have a much better Manager (as you are finding out).
The losses against Coventry and Derby have spoiled things a bit. We definitely need to improve in 4-5 areas and losing Fabio is a bloody shame. Dirty poaching 'pool.
But for today at Least AWAY YO WHITES!!!
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@dogmeat said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@bayimports Mitro is a Championship cheat code
but it's not just him Harry Wilson and Carvalho have both scored over 10 and Neeskens Kabano is on 9. Wilson has 15 assists. even if Mitrovic hadn't scored we'd still have the fourth highest goal tally in the Championship. With the second tightest defence.All of which means jack next season.
I am (ever) hopeful. This time round we will have far longer to prepare and have a much better Manager (as you are finding out).
The losses against Coventry and Derby have spoiled things a bit. We definitely need to improve in 4-5 areas and losing Fabio is a bloody shame. Dirty poaching 'pool.
But for today at Least AWAY YO WHITES!!!
Congratulation - never really in doubt all season. Does Fulham own all the players, Harry Wilson for example? That seems to be an issue for a team like Forest where some of their star performers are on loan.
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Amazing looking back how many pundits were tipping Man U to win the league at the start of the season with the addition of Ronaldo to a team that finished 2nd the year before. They may still get 4th given how all the other teams don't seem to want it but they have been truly humbled against the top 2 this season. 4 games, 4 defeats, 15 goals conceded and 1 scored - that is Norwich levels of performance.
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@KiwiPie We bought Wilson for (rumoured) 12 Million quid last summer. we are paying in installments to get around FFP so some have misinterpreted it as a loan.
the only loan player is Neco Williams. Fulham are keen to sign him and rumour is he's keen to sign as he won't get past trent A-A at Anfield and wants game time ahead of a possible World Cup.
We have a number of players coming off contract in June. Carvalho is a big loss. Hoped he'd do a Sessignon and play one more season with us. Instead he'll likely go out on loan to a Championship side....
Fabri is #3 GK again rumour is we are chasing to get Alphonse Areola back. He was our player of the season last year. He still lives in Fulham and hasn't broken into West Ham this season.
Jean Michel Seri has played a role this year - less so since AfCon
We will,likely lose 3 central defenders in Mawson, Hector (surplus to requirements) and Ream - too old for Prem but a Fulham legend. Neeskens Kabano has been a regular and is off contract. would make a good squad player but hasn't played as much recently so maybe he doesn't figure in Silva's plans. Apparently we have secured 22-year-old Shakhtar Donetsk winger Manor Solomon who plays wide so it could be Neeskens will be let go as well.
Aussie Tyrese Francois is also off contract but will probably get an offer.
Despite playing for fun this year our squad has relied heavily on players found wanting at the top level previously. Our youth sides have done almost as well as the senior side but that would be a big step up. We do need some energy and creativity.
I'm not concerned about our options out wide both in attack and defence, particularly if we do keep Williams but the spine needs strengthening and an alternative to Mitro as a second option would be good. Currently we bring on Rodrigo Muniz who is a raw young Brazilian but too much like Mitro. We need a point of difference up front.
This season has been fun. i doubt I will be anticipating the Fulham podcasts quite as much come the autumn. Oh goody we only lost 2-1!
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@dogmeat said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
The season end could get ugly if the squad relax - we play the teams in 2nd, 4th 5th and 6th!
It could get squeaky bum time for Bournemouth yet if we beat them and they then lose the six pointer against Forest....
Yeah the game this Friday (i think) has me really nervous, I am hoping you guys take your foot off the pedal now that you are secure, some teams relax sometimes anyway. Hudderfield look closest on table, but Forest with games in hand as well are more of a threat. Interesting finish coming and we have been relatively below par the last few weeks with nerves playing a part.
Harry Wilson was great value when playing for us, but that was purely a loan
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@bayimports 3:00 Saturday kick-off. TBH I think complacency has crept into the Fulham performances since Middlesborough away. Hence the subsequent two losses even allowing for the fact that both Coventry and Derby took the game to use and played really well.
Lose to us then you have Swansea and Blackburn before Forest (at home).
their corresponding fixtures are Peterborough, us and Swansea.
It's not totally unrealistic for us to be up to rub Parkers nose in it and be crowned champs, hit the turps and lose badly to Forest. that would make it a winner takes all game between the two of you with the possibility of a sting in the tail in the final round. You have Millwall, Forest Hull.
It's also not entirely impossible that Fulham go completely Fulhamish and don't pick up another point this season.
