Fulham at home

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:22 am

Looks around 500 tickets left online for the Fulham game, if you haven't got one yet time to snap them up.

3 wins in a row and another must win game, can't let these relegation rivals steal the points. Keep taking the momentum while we can and it might just be easier to sign that star player,

The fans have been magnificent lately with immense backing as the Clarets come out and letting Dyche know where right behind him on matchdays.

Keep it up Clarets. You have your part to play.

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:27 am

I heard a few hundred tickets were returned after the Barnsley performance

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:30 am

Devils_Advocate wrote:I heard a few hundred tickets were returned after the Barnsley performance

No you didn't, stop being a prat.

moaninclaret · Post by **moaninclaret** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 1:50 pm

A must win game this one, our fixtures after this look really tough, if we can reproduce the form we showed against Wet Spam, we can edge our way to a bit of safety, we have improved recently so a bit more improvement will see us ok.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:10 pm

moaninclaret wrote:A must win game this one, our fixtures after this look really tough

After Fulham three out of the next four are Watford, Southampton and Brighton - games where we are more than capable of getting points from.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:14 pm

Spijed wrote:After Fulham three out of the next four are Watford, Southampton and Brighton - games where we are more than capable of getting points from.

We would have to be at our best for away wins at Watford or Brighton. Maybe scrape draws.

Home games against bottom half teams are must win, but we have a great record at home in the premier league against all bar top 6.

Danieljwaterhouse · Post by **Danieljwaterhouse** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:21 pm

I can see Brighton herrings themselves so excited for our arrival they don’t turn up on the day, still amazes me how much they hate us!

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:34 pm

moaninclaret wrote:A must win game this one, our fixtures after this look really tough, if we can reproduce the form we showed against Wet Spam, we can edge our way to a bit of safety, we have improved recently so a bit more improvement will see us ok.

A win would be most welcome but let's not delude ourselves into thinking we might be 'ok'. It would give us a bit of breathing space, that's all.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:34 pm

Danieljwaterhouse wrote:I can see Brighton herrings themselves so excited for our arrival they don’t turn up on the day, still amazes me how much they hate us!

Brighton Herrings... they sound like a fishy lot to me

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:39 pm

moaninclaret wrote:A must win game this one, our fixtures after this look really tough, if we can reproduce the form we showed against Wet Spam, we can edge our way to a bit of safety, we have improved recently so a bit more improvement will see us ok.

Why do people insist on calling clubs childish names like wet spam and manure? Is it really that difficult to write west ham? I know I got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning but it just grinds my gears.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:42 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote:Why do people insist on calling clubs childish names like wet spam and manure? Is it really that difficult to write west ham? I know I got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning but it just grinds my gears.

Flipflop is that not a childish name for a thong or no-heel-strap sandal.

Leisure · Post by **Leisure** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:49 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:No you didn't, stop being a prat.

Why would he break the habit of a lifetime!

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:28 pm

Bosscat wrote:Flipflop is that not a childish name for a thong or no-heel-strap sandal.

I suppose you could say that yes

jurek · Post by **jurek** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:32 pm

Not quite a 'must win' game for me but certainly 'must not lose.'
A defeat would send us right back in the mix and seriously dent our confidence.

It's probably a must win for Fulham though as if they lost to us we'd be
7 points ahead with a much better goal difference.

If we do beat them we're on the way and it's probably between us, Southampton, Cardiff and Newcastle
fighting it out not to be the third team to go down. Unless Palace and/or Brighton implode big time.

We've still got to play Southampton, Cardiff and Palace at home. Newcastle and Brighton away.
A decent amount of points against those (say 8 or 9 at least with a win against Cardiff) would probably go a long way to ensure
we're in with a good chance of staying up but wouldn't wish to predict the outcome of those games.

Think 34/35 points might suffice this season.

Let's try and get three points on the board against Fulham to take us to 21 and
then it's each game as it comes.

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:40 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote:I heard a few hundred tickets were returned after the Barnsley performance

Caught a few with that one Devil

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:42 pm

The last time I saw this fixture, Ronnie Jepson smashed in the winner and ensured we weren’t relegated. Another 1-0 will do for me. We need revenge for Craven Cottage.

Adrianthepostman · Post by **Adrianthepostman** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:58 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:Looks around 500 tickets left online for the Fulham game, if you haven't got one yet time to snap them up.

3 wins in a row and another must win game, can't let these relegation rivals steal the points. Keep taking the momentum while we can and it might just be easier to sign that star player,

The fans have been magnificent lately with immense backing as the Clarets come out and letting Dyche know where right behind him on matchdays.

Keep it up Clarets. You have your part to play.

Which star player?

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 5:07 pm

Adrianthepostman wrote:Which star player?

Someone called Vega

The new "Sol" Campbell

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 5:10 pm

Or was it Vague?

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 5:37 pm

joey13 wrote:Caught a few with that one Devil

Yeah but I think everyone liked Quick's silly post that quoted me thinking they were really liking my quick witted remark

Leisure · Post by **Leisure** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 5:38 pm

The away section is likely to be only 1/2 full -

Tickets are still available for Fulham’s crucial match away to Burnley on Saturday afternoon.

Around 1,000 fans have already secured their seat for the crunch match at Turf Moor, and there’s still time for you time join them, with adult tickets priced at £30 and concessions starting at £15.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:33 pm

Oh it's a must win all right.

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:18 pm

I wouldn't say it's a must win by any means. A draw wouldn't be the end of the world for us, I'd say it's more a must not lose game!

Aclaret · Post by **Aclaret** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:26 pm

Perhaps not a Must Win, not even a Should Win, maybe just a Could Win.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:13 pm

Seriously, if we can't win this I'd just give up now.

Fulham away was one of our abject early season 'performances' and we need to put that to rights.

Not to mention our historical home form against the Cottagers.

Must win.

claretspice · Post by **claretspice** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:18 pm

It is not a must win game.

It's an important game, but perspective is needed.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:26 pm

My perspective is that if we can't win this we are in trouble.

claretspice · Post by **claretspice** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:50 pm

We're already in trouble. If we draw with Fulham, we'll still be 4 points ahead of Fulham, and we'll still be well in touch with plenty of other teams.

The task was always 4 points from Fulham and Huddersfield. 6 would be wonderful, and would go a long way towards getting us safe, but it's not essential.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:56 pm

Bloody hell spice, I work with people like you, who never give up. Unfortunately I can't fire you. (That was joke btw, in case any of my employees are on).

I totally understand your point.

But I still think we have to win this one.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:58 pm

Following our win at Udders which was utterly massive for us and pretty much a terminal disaster for them, it now becomes imperative that we follow it with exactly the same against this lot. A win for us and we're definitely looking up and even I'll think we'll survive, but more importantly it means Fulham might as well start preparing for the Championship, just like Udders.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:02 pm

Bang on.

claretspice · Post by **claretspice** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:15 pm

With respect, it's you who keeps on banging the same drum.

I completely agree it would be great to win the game, for all the reasons Dark Cloud sets out. None of which makes it a must win game.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:16 pm

No worries spice, I'm never entirely serious.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:23 pm

claretspice wrote:With respect, it's you who keeps on banging the same drum.

I completely agree it would be great to win the game, for all the reasons Dark Cloud sets out. None of which makes it a must win game.

They do say (well we did at Hudders etc) "If you can't bang a woman bang a drum"

exilecanada · Post by **exilecanada** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:23 pm

Given our precarious position in the league table, ALL future home games against fellow ‘bottom feeders’ are more or less MUST wins. We need to put some daylight between the bottom 3 and us.

Billy Balfour · Post by **Billy Balfour** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:23 pm

dougcollins wrote:No worries spice, I'm never entirely serious.

You cannot be serious.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:27 pm

PARKING ON SATURDAY
Always tight on the side streets. Last matches have been evening or Sunday, so you can park on the single yellows.

I have not seen a warden for a long time. What is the protocol for Saturday?
Thanks

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:38 pm

If we win it on Saturday I can see a bottom 3 at the end of the season of Udders, Fulham and Cardiff. Yes The Bluebirds have needed less life support from the machine just recently, but I still believe that's just a flash in the pan in their ultimate demise. If we don't win it we allow Fulham to stay in touching distance and give them renewed hope.

mybloodisclaret · Post by **mybloodisclaret** » Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:59 pm

Dark Cloud wrote:If we win it on Saturday I can see a bottom 3 at the end of the season of Udders, Fulham and Cardiff. Yes The Bluebirds have needed less life support from the machine just recently, but I still believe that's just a flash in the pan in their ultimate demise. If we don't win it we allow Fulham to stay in touching distance and give them renewed hope.

Agreed. 4 wins in a row will be superb for confidence going forwards and keeps or increases the gap between us and the other strugglers.
Huge game, I would say must win. Our position is still very precarious, our last 4 games of the run in are horrendous. We need to have as many points on the board as possible by thhat time.

Marney&Mee · Post by **Marney&Mee** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:11 am

exilecanada wrote:Given our precarious position in the league table, ALL future home games against fellow ‘bottom feeders’ are more or less MUST wins. We need to put some daylight between the bottom 3 and us.

would you class Brighton as 'bottom feeders' ?...

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:42 am

Marney&Mee wrote:would you class Brighton as 'bottom feeders' ?...

Hmmmmmm Careful Marney

Targetman · Post by **Targetman** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:55 am

IanMcL wrote:PARKING ON SATURDAY
Always tight on the side streets. Last matches have been evening or Sunday, so you can park on the single yellows.

I have not seen a warden for a long time. What is the protocol for Saturday?
Thanks

There were plenty of cars with tickets on after last Saturdays game with Barnsley, mostly for parking across dropped kerbs. Its the same after every Saturday game.
People see the space at the end of a street and just park there regardless of there being a dropped kerb.

The wardens are out around the streets near Turf Moor because they know they will be able to hand out parking tickets.
So beware!

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:58 am

dougcollins wrote:My perspective is that if we can't win this we are in trouble.

If we win it we are still in trouble. A relegation fight at this time of the season does not disappear with a win. It buys some breathing space but that's all. A couple of weeks ago Newcastle got a draw at Watford that put them 6 points in front of us, likewise Cardiff. That gap is now 1 point and no points respectively.

Marney&Mee · Post by **Marney&Mee** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:02 am

beat Fulham, Cardiff and Soton at home and we'll be fine and dandy

cbx750 · Post by **cbx750** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:03 am

Targetman wrote:There were plenty of cars with tickets on after last Saturdays game with Barnsley, mostly for parking across dropped kerbs. Its the same after every Saturday game.
People see the space at the end of a street and just park there regardless of there being a dropped kerb.

The wardens are out around the streets near Turf Moor because they know they will be able to hand out parking tickets.
So beware!

Someone told me a few years back they arrived about 15:10 on scooters. Probably still do.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:07 am

Silkyskills1 wrote:If we win it we are still in trouble. A relegation fight at this time of the season does not disappear with a win. It buys some breathing space but that's all. A couple of weeks ago Newcastle got a draw at Watford that put them 6 points in front of us, likewise Cardiff. That gap is now 1 point and no points respectively.

But a win is likely to bring us as almost as close to Brighton (6 pts) as the gap could open up to Southampton (5 pts).

We'd only be six points behind them if they lose to Liverpool and we win - likely based on current form.

Likewise Bournemouth.

Some forget that a few wins in a row completely closes the gap between the teams above us.

Walt · Post by **Walt** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:15 am

For most sides in this league putting sequences together is very hard. I'd say it's a must win just because we need to make most of the run we're on.

A few weeks ago Watford away would have been a tough game. Keep our run going and players will be really confident of getting a result.

Spike · Post by **Spike** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:28 pm

We Will Win!
no moaning allowed !
Not beat us at Turf since 1950's!

Longsider · Post by **Longsider** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:59 pm

Spike wrote:We Will Win!
no moaning allowed !
Not beat us at Turf since 1950's!

Really wish you hadn't posted that stat

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 2:00 pm

Gudmundsson reported as an “injury doubt”

Please no.