Fulham at home match-day thread

[Supersonic Robin]

Obviously some will say "another home game without a win" but a point against Fulham is a good result. Sounds like the levels of effort and commitment were impressive today and a clear improvement on last season.

Don't mean to be a party pooper, but worth noting that we have ridden our luck quite notably in the last couple of games.

Neverthless, good point today. We're not necessarily attractive to watch, but we seem capable of grinding out results when required.

[Garland-sweden]

Well done City. Second half we were good. Palmer is the player that do that xtra. We got some luck when their player missed the goal at the end. Unbeaten in five games shows that we got something. COYR!!!

[City_USA]

To take 4 points from two very good sides in QPR and Fulham is no mean feat. Onwards and upwards.... COYR!

[Kodjias Wrist]

Fulham fans like QPR fans wondering how they didn't win today. Well by the sounds of it they didn't take their chances and neither did we.

[Lanterne Rouge]

In other news, Ipswich equalise late on but are dumped back into the bottom four by Cotts`s lads winning at the death.

Karma.

[Mihai]

8 minutes ago, Kodjias Wrist said:

Were the chances that clear cut and didn't we have a few too?

We had chances, we played a good second half and with our style of play and pressing it was normal for Fulham to get a few 1 on 1 with our Golkeaper. But 1-1 is a pretty fair result. For me important is that our team could play some football finally. I really ejoyed the last 30 minutes and I literally jumped when we scored that goal. I don't remember when I was so happy for a goal like I was this game, and this was because of that pressing football and TOTAL attacking football.

That's what I say every week. Is not only about the goals but about the game as well. If we would end up loosing 2-1 I would still have a smile on my face cause I really ejoyed the second half. 

A boring 1-0 win is prefectly fine. But..when the team is playing well I feel HAPPY not just pleased about 3 points.

Edited September 25, 2021 by Mihai

[JamesBCFC]

Kelle Roos (gk who was released after a trial here about 5 years ago) sent off for Derby and they lost to a 90th minute penalty 

 

[Major Isewater]

1 minute ago, Supersonic Robin said:

We're not necessarily attractive to watch, but we seem capable of grinding out results when required.

[downendcity]

1 minute ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

In other news, Ipswich equalise late on but are dumped back into the bottom four by Cotts`s lads winning at the death.

Karma.

Doubt the king of the high fives will dancing round pitch side for the Tractor Boys' fans today then?

[Curr Avon]

1 minute ago, City_USA said:

To take 4 points from two very good sides in QPR and Fulham is no mean feat. Onwards and upwards.... COYR!

Considering that we were missing our best player in HNM, and went behind against arguably the best footballing side in the Championship, City did very well.

[downendcity]

3 minutes ago, JamesBCFC said:

Kelle Roos (gk who was released after a trial here about 5 years ago) sent off for Derby and they lost to a 90th minute penalty 

 

If ever there was a perfect definition of  “it never rains, but it pours”, this week this must be it!

[cityexile]

1 minute ago, Kodjias Wrist said:

Fulham fans like QPR fans wondering how they didn't win today. Well by the sounds of it they didn't take their chances and neither did we.

I don’t think they are being entirely fair. They came out from HT, went up a gear, and scored. We came back in to it well, and got a deserved equaliser. Only then did they go up the gear again and most likely should have won it late on…but that’s 100% on them.

At QPR Bents played a blinder, and whilst I loved it it was a real smash and grab. Today, much less so. Don’t really remember Bents making any great saves at all.

It was a very enjoyable match all round..

[The Swan and Cemetery]

Thought we did really well. The subs to get the goal back (which worked) meant we were left with a very attacking group of players (Weimann RWB), so always likely to be chances. The middle one of Mitrovic’s three had goal written all over it, the other two were half chances I thought. Never felt like the Alamo and 14 attempts is so different to last season. Williams looked good, Palmer made a big difference. Still frustratingly slow to second balls (felt Williams made a difference, but maybe confirmation bias) and too often wasteful in possession up the pitch, but very promising overall. 

[Crackers Corner]

40 minutes ago, Daniro said:

Martin and Wells are not good enough today.    Are they ever?

Really, Martin won every ball in the air? I thought he did OK from where I was sat.

[mjd]

What a good entertaining game,and a  bloody good equaliser from Palmer . Would of took a draw at the beginning of the game .

[Alan Dicks]

Fed up of all this rugby chat on the radio

Edited September 25, 2021 by Alan Dicks

[The Swan and Cemetery]

1 minute ago, Crackers Corner said:

Really, Martin won every ball in the air? I thought he did OK from where I was sat.

Have PM’d Nige to suggest we pick up Mitrovic in the January window, should be able to secure him for an Alan Walsh-esque fee. 

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

4 minutes ago, cityexile said:

I don’t think they are being entirely fair. They came out from HT, went up a gear, and scored. We came back in to it well, and got a deserved equaliser. Only then did they go up the gear again and most likely should have won it late on…but that’s 100% on them.

At QPR Bents played a blinder, and whilst I loved it it was a real smash and grab. Today, much less so. Don’t really remember Bents making any great saves at all.

It was a very enjoyable match all round..

Made a great save about 90 seconds before Palmer equalised, more or less made that goal for us. If he hadn't saved that one on one, then it would have been 2 - 0 and game over, Well done Bent's

[winsaw]

Not a bad game at all , we competed well against one of the better teams in the league, thought we looked like we could get a goal through out the game on the Break,

It's so nice to see a city team trying there best the whole match, points from 7 of our first 9 games is not bad at all , it's definitely improvement on last season,

[pl00peh91]

Loved the performance but just wanted to note how frustrating it was to see Bakinson half heartedly jogging off when he was subbed. We were losing the game and we needed a sense of urgency. Just epitomises his languid nature and I can’t see NP appreciating that!

Just a minor footnote on a really good performance.

[WolfOfWestStreet]

Good battling draw. No issue with with effort at all. Only criticism would be Fulham were for the taking and we didn't quite have the quality to score another. 

Fulham will be be either auto or top of playoffs by then end of the season so today felt like a win. 

[westonred]

Lets take positives from todays excellent performance we went toe to toe with one of the best teams in the league who are premiership quality. Lets cut out all this bolox about Wells and Martin arn't good enough, we didnt win at home again blah blah blah celebrate the fact we are playing exciting football and could easily have beaten a quality side today

[Numero Uno]

What we are seeing now is competitiveness, something totally lacking last season. Think Nige deserves a few more games………

[pongo88]

This was a Nigel Pearson team 

[pl00peh91]

2 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

What we are seeing now is competitiveness, something totally lacking last season. Think Nige deserves a few more games………

I’d give him until Halloween at least!

[winsaw]

Say it quietly but I think NP has started to turn things around 

[RedEyez]

1 minute ago, winsaw said:

Say it quietly but I think NP has started to turn things around 

The signs are most certainly there.

[ohhhshauntaylor]

6 minutes ago, RedEyez said:

The signs are most certainly there.

5 unbeaten shows were on the right path. 
 

we’re competitive at least. 

[Offside]

I was very pleased with a draw today against a very good Fulham side who out-played us at times. Their left back looked excellent. 

We looked very open and gave them too much space to pick a pass when they had the ball.

But we battled well, the subs made a difference and we could have snatched the win.

It felt good coming away from the ground after an entertaining game. 

[Kodjias Wrist]

What was the attendance today?