What's /sp/ think about Fulham?
Six years ago, European finalists. Now struggling at the bottom of the championship, albeit almost mathematically safe. Billionaire owner, yet very little investment put into the club.
Do you see Fulham back in the premiership in the next 2-5 years? Or can you see a Portsmouth scenario happening?
It's hard being a Fulham fan.
Also: post your team.
bamping for interest
>having a Michael Jackson statue on your grounds
Top kek serves them right
>>66966058
I've always liked the name of their stadium.
Craven Cottage
>>66966058
>central london club
>portsmouth scenario happening
nope
>>66966129
just because you're Craven Cottage Cheese
>amerifats
>>66966146
wow fug u
>>66966141
Millwall, Charlton? They were once big guns in the football league.
Fulham were playing in the lowest tier of english football 20 years ago. Location has no effect in these matters.
Fuck Fulham.
There are too many London clubs as it is.
>>66966122
>outside the stadium
>owner was good friends with Jacko
>most fans didn't want it there, but didn't give a fuck either
>it's now gone
It's 2016, keep up with 'soccer', amerifat.
>>66966193
Fulham always seem to be one of the more liked London clubs though.
>Chelsea
>Arsenal
>West Ham
>Spurs
>Millwall
Fulham are infinitely more likeable than these.
>>66966167
>Millwall, Charlton
didn't realise these teams were as central london as they were.
>Fulham were playing in the lowest tier of english football 20 years ago. Location has no effect in these matters.
literally because of your location were you bought, don't deny it.
>American owners
Not even once
>>66966225
You're confusing likeable with irrelevant.
>>66966245
>Rich owner buying Premiership team just because of location.
Sure buddy. That'll explain the lure of cosmopolitan, vibrant places like Blackburn, Hull, Leicester etc to foreign owners. JUST.
Fulham were bought because Mohammed Al Fayed wanted to sell up and retire. Location would only have played a small part in the matter, as they were a Premiership team for over 10 fucking years at the point they were bought.
Sorry for your luck m8, the guy couldn't run a football team and now it's evident he can't run a soccer one either
I like Fulham, favourite away day and fairly easy to get to.
Think the west London clubs will be in the championship for a bit longer.
>tfw you're a Man City fan
>tfw you're old enough to remember being jelly of 'moneybags' Fulham
>>66966316
>as they were a Premiership team for over 10 fucking years at the point they were bought.
>Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed bought the club for £6.25 million in summer 1997.[29]
>fulham being in charge of knowing their history.
OP or any other Fulham fans, why are you still supporting them? Why not just support whoever is winning the premier league? Then you are always happy you see
>>66966328
For a billionaire, he's pretty fucking clueless m8.
When he bought the club, he gave the same interview 5000 times to different media sources, and it was quite apparent by his vacant stare when asked about anything football related, that he was incredibly out of his depth.
Great 'tache, shit owner.
>>66966332
The walk to the ground from the tube station is great, especially in good weather. A few beers by the river pre-game is always nice.
>>66966342
Those were the days man.
>>66966358
MUH LEICESTER
>>66966397
Yeah, at the moment I'm Leicester fan, but if Tottenham overtake them, that's fine because I will have always supported Tottenham. But at the moment I've always supported Leicester, so I'm always happy
>>66966350
I meant the new owner, Shahid Khan.
Pay attention, tripfag.
Leeds fan here, just checking in.
>>66966441
>Leeds
>>66966441
>leeds
kek
KEK
>>66966436
yeah and I originally meant Al-Fayed
stupid cunt.
>>66966432
I really hope they win too, but I can see Spurs overtaking them :(
It's fucking hilarious looking at football forums now, where fans of any mid to bottom team, think they're capable of pulling a Leicester.
>tfw Norwich win the league next year
>>66966397
The walk from Putney Bridge, the pubs around the High Street and then the walk through the park is something I will enjoy next season should >we be relegated
>>66966466
Sure ya did.
Seek sunlight.
>>66966486
>Fulham were playing in the lowest tier of english football 20 years ago. Location has no effect in these matters.
literally because of your location were you bought, don't deny it.
retarded cunt, go outside to your polluted air you paki
Fulham fan here, obviously because of muh americans McBride and Dempsey.
It sucks not being able to watch any of the matches on TV here.
>>66966480
Hope Sunderland manage to stay up, and I'm pretty sure big Sam is capable of making it happen. On the plus side if you do get relegated, you have a squad of players who will probably do well in the championship, as opposed to Villa.
>>66966471
Hey man, could you flip a coin for me, I don't have one on me - please be honest with the result because it's important and WILL affect the title race. Best of 3: Will Leicester or Tottenham win the league, I'm going for heads every time for Leicester to win! Please report back!!! <3
>>66966501
You need to go back to the youtube comments section, spitting edgy fire like that.
>attention seeking tripfag
>190cm but actually a manlet
>angry at the world
>has no clue what he's talking about
>terrible at insults
>contributing nothing productive to discussion
JUST.
>>66966521
Leicster twice. The numbers don't lie.
>>66966503
There is a way of seeing them. Which part of America are you in? I know the games be shown at Legends in NYC, I've watched quite a few there. What's your opinion on Hyndman?
>>66966567
when people read this, they'll think of you as the retard.
>>66966588
Leicester City have been confirmed Barclays Premier League Champions 2015/16, congratulations boys!!
>>66966588
I live in Maryland, I'd have more of an opinion on him if I could see more of the games.
>>66966717
There's a weekly championship and football league highlights program shown in the UK. I'm sure you could download that from any torrent site. It's better than nothing I suppose.
>have American stars
>stay up, make Europe
>have no Americans
>get relegated
Seems pretty clear what happened here, lads.
>>66966649
fat lad
>>66966432
>british humour
>>66966803
OH SHI
>>66966878
Man, why are you so nasty to me, I'm nice to Germans. Just because I'm a bit stupid so you're horrible to me, just makes me a bit sad you know
>>66967400
>Sell Dempsey.
>Get relegated due to this.
>Suddenly shit.
Never should have let the deuce go, desu. But I'm glad he's back in the MLS.
>GOAT stadium
>GOAT pies
>shit crowd
>decent youth
>poor management
that's my assessment of fulham after having been to one match there
Craven Cottage is literally the most comfy looking stadium on the planet. I really want to go there some day.
>>66966129
>being a cottager
>>66967644
Literally QPR for posh wankers and tourists.
>>66966803
>have jackson statue
>make europe
>get rid of jackson statue
>get relegated
>>66967684
>QPR
Literally Fulham for dole scroungers and drug addicts.
>>66967794
I like how London teams have different identities
Arsenal = black
Spers = jewish
Chelsea = nouveau riche
West Ham = white working class
Fulham = family friendly
Millwall = criminals
Wimbledon = crazy people
any more that I'm missing?
>>66967930
crystal palace is in between milwall and west ham in terms of rowdiness and working class-ness
apart from that you're spot on
>>66967930
Chelsea = Tourists and skinheads
Millwall = Criminals and wannabe criminals
Arsenal = Black and delusional
Spurs = Jewish and delusional
Fulham = The rich and their butlers
QPR = Tracksuits only
Charlton = Weird mix of people mashed together
Crystal Palace = Teenagers with a drum and a booklet of disney songs
Watford = People pretending Watford isn't a London club
Leyton Orient, Dagenham & Redbridge, Barnet, Wimbledon = Unlucky people
>>66967930
>>66968037
>>66968056
London has too many clubs, especially considering they're all mediocre or worse (bar Arsenal, for a season more until they become a mid-table club, and Chelsea after abramovic)
Weird.
>>66968084
>especially considering they're all mediocre or worse
I don't get your point
>>66968084
considering the population density of london each club still has a decent catchment area
Me and my mates used to go up there for every Europa League match after school cos my mate supported them and the tickets were cheap as fuck. Putney's beautiful and the walk to the stadium is probably the nicest I've ever had. I like the club but they always had no identity in the Premier League, they're just another one of those teams who had some years up there but never managed to hold on forever.
>>66966649
as a bystander I think you're the retard
>>66967551
never had a pie there but this is pretty fucking accurate, I love sitting in the stand so you can see the cottage with the exec seats on a sunny day
>>66968141
Imagine if London only had one, two or three major clubs. They'd have a massive catchment area and crazy revenue. Think Real Madrid.
It might explain why London clubs historically were never powerhouses outside of Arsenal and recently Chelsea. The city was too fractured and (quality) players dispersed among those clubs instead of being pooled in on or two major clubs as they might have been.
>>66968170
Yeah, I know, just saying.
>>66966058
>Can you see a Portsmouth scenario happening?
No.
We (Portsmouth) only ended up liek we did because of a combination of dodgy owners, 'Arry overspending and all of our players leaving due to us no longer having the money to pay their wages.
Unless it turns out Fulham's owner is actually broke and they still buy Sol Campbell for 12 fucking million despite this they'll be fine, maybe they'll spend a few more years in the Championship but they won't fall to our level
>>66968303
>The city was too fractured and (quality) players dispersed among those clubs instead of being pooled in on or two major clubs as they might have been.
Doesn't always work like that. Look at Paris
>>66968683
Out of curiosity I checked something. Before the professional era (between 1893 and 1928) 5 different clubs from Paris won the title. From 1932 till 2012 (before the lolpsgwin) clubs from Paris only won 3 titles. Weird lel.
Otherwise yeah, you have a point.
>>66966441
reporting in
>>66967667
Underrated
>>66969139
This is what happens when the Leeds juniors Xmas party is hosted by Savile
>>66966058
SAF said it best
THANK YOU BASED GENTLEMAN JIM
It sucks not being able to watch many games, but at least listening to him is pretty great.
>visit London for the first time
>take the beautiful walk from the Putney Bridge stop through Bishop's Park
>literally start tearing up as I see the stadium
>stare at Johnny Haynes forever
>wait for the player bus
>get autographs
>go inside and sit in the famous old Johnny Haynes Stand
>watch Fulham get destroyed by Swansea 3-0
Joe Allen made Fulham look awful, but at least I met Mark Schwarzer!
Don't trust Martin Jol, literally every club he goes to he'll have minor successes and then crash and burn it while he leaves for a job with more money.
