pre match Q&A fulham (a) 26.12.2009

[SionTHFCRoberts]

Looks like i have been nominated by roscono, corluka modric and kev to do this weeks one lol, thanks guys :L. Get em in

[Swanny]

Danny Murphy seems to have rekindled his Liverfool forrm with you, how influential is he to your form this year?

[Roscono3]

Thanks mate....


My question is Bobby Zamora got a bit of abuse from your home fans which he wasn't happy about. You obviously got the right reaction from him but do you think its right to go against your own players?

[Heroes]

Roy Hodgson as the next England manager?

Where do Fulham fans see their team finishing this season?

Will Fulham finish in the top four in the next three years?

[BigDub]

How has it been balancing european football with the demands of the EPL?

[spurs liam 24]

why does roy never seem happy even when u have just beat man u 3-0 ?

[CorLuka Modric]

Are you worried about Hodgson being snapped up by a 'bigger' club?

Any young players we can expect to see coming through soon at Fulham?

What players do you think you need in January, and are you likely to buy?

EDIT: i knew you'd do it Sion

[P UNIT 1980]

What the fook are you feeding Zamora as he was utter shite at Wet Spam and us.

[SionTHFCRoberts]

im just going to copy and paste your questions onto there forum now lol l

[CmonyouSpurs]

Which Fulham players would you have in a 5 a side team?

If you could take any 3 Spurs players, who would you take?

Prediction for the game?

[SionTHFCRoberts]

there up hope to get a response, all there forums are shit lol

[SionTHFCRoberts]

Danny Murphy seems to have rekindled his Liverpool forrm with you, how influential is he to your form this year?
incredibly along with zamora and schwarzer he is the most influential

Bobby Zamora got a bit of abuse from your home fans which he wasn't happy about. You obviously got the right reaction from him but do you think its right to go against your own players?
no i don't and in our defence it is a minority who get on his case most of us get right behind him and sing his name as much as possible.

Will Roy Hodgson be next England manager?
no but he should be, in my opinion the best in the premier league, no one else could get the same squad from 17th to 7th with minimal changes to the squad. Then juggle europe and premier league with a similar squad again and keep us top half with all the big spending clubs like spurs, city etc...

Are you worried about Hodgson being snapped up by a 'bigger' club?
No he seems a loyal type who has a project in mind that he will want to complete...he would never accept city he's waaaay too smart

Do you see Fulham in the top 4 in the next 3 years?
not a chance but if hodgson stays with us I can see us staying a top 10 team regularly and pushing for uefa cup every season.
Which Fulham players would you have in a 5 a side team?
Schwarzer-hughes-duff-murphy-zamora

How has it been balancing european football with the demands of the EPL?
yes massively but hodgson has managed it brilliantly with a mix of youth and first teamers plied brilliantly together

What players do you think you need in January, and are you likely to buy?
no one really...maybe a couple of cover players in attack and defence but nothing more

what position do you think yourselves and spurs will end up this year?
spurs will be 5th fulham 9th...i think spurs are god enough to break the big 4 i just think liverpool will rally in january get some playrs back and scrape it. I can't see villa lasting the season in this form

who do you see as the dangermen for both teams this weekend?
you they are kranjar (spelling???) defoe and lennon, for us zamora, duff and johnson if he's back

what are ur opinions on harry redknapp and his management style?
i think he is a good manager and coach, gets his team playing very well but no consistant enough for me. Also think some of his buys are questionable..paulychenko for example

if you could have 3 players from the spurs squad who would you choose?
lennon, modric and huddlestone


prediction for the match?
2-1 to us, we are just in such good form, zamora is on fire, murphy is back and roy will have a plan to contain lennon et al

[SionTHFCRoberts]

Danny Murphy has been very important to us, we're a much better side when he plays

I dont agree with abusing your own players, but to be fair its a minority with Zamora, most of us support him 100%

Hodgson - it depends on how Capello does. I think he'd see it as the pinnacle of his career, so maybe.

No, Hodgson is happy at Fulham, has nothing left to prove and has more or less said he would only really be tempted away by the England job.
Not in the top 4, the "Big clubs" have it sown up. We dont have the finances to compete in todays crazy Prem. Consistent top half would be doing well.

Hodgson has managed it very well and made the most of his squad and past experience. At first it worried me but now I see the value of a squad devoid of superstars, whoever plays fits in right away. Playing in Europa League has been good for the squad, I dont think its spoiled us at all but time will tell
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5 aside - from the present squad I'd want Swartzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Gera, Zamora

I think theres every chance we wont buy anyone at all.

I think Spurs will be somewhere between 3-5. I can see Liverpool getting pushed right out and its between Spurs and Villa as to who takes over from them. Fulham, if we keep on as we have could well achieve 8th - trying to avoid another year of Euro football!

Zamora has been on form but the midfield are now coming into it. I still think Zamora will be our key man, as for Spurs, you have so many attacking options its hard to pick out one individual above another.
Dont like the man but he's done the business for you.

Crouch, Defoe and Keane. Our Johnson has hardly set the Prem alight and Nevland is an impact player. Now if we could get Villas Agbonlahor as well - but they are all out of our league finances wise.

[SionTHFCRoberts]

Danny Murphy seems to have rekindled his Liverpool form with you, how influential is he to your form this year?

Very influential, he seems to be the one to make everything tick. He helps to control the midfield especially his passing and movement. With him also being captain he seems to take it in his stride with the coaching of younger players and other players not in the first 11 with his invaluable experience. However saying that when Murphy has been injured we have also been able to do very well with players such as Greening and Baird doing exceptionally well making the squad very competitive which can only help the team.


Bobby Zamora got a bit of abuse from your home fans which he wasn't happy about. You obviously got the right reaction from him but do you think its right to go against your own players?

I think that in today’s modern game of football some fans go over the top in their treatment of players. I think that some criticism is fair but I can understand Bobby Zamora having a reaction. Although saying this I do think Zamora went over the top slightly, as everyone in the public eye saw this and most of the fans are behind him.

Will Roy Hodgson be next England manager?

No I don’t think so. This is not because he isn’t good enough but purely because of his age and the fact that the current England Manager is doing so well. I think that had people in England recognised Hodgsons ability a while back he definitely would have been a contender.

Are you worried about Hodgson being snapped up by a 'bigger' club?

I am not worried about Hodgson moving on in the near future because he has stated he is happy at the club, the fans like him, he has already had a lot of success here and he is nearly or has already signed a contract extension.

Do you see Fulham in the top 4 in the next 3 years?

Unfortunately I can’t see that happening due to our lack of experience and the current top 4 teams having a stranglehold in those positions over the last few years. Add to these teams like Manchester City Spurs Sunderland (to a certain extent) etc spending lots of money makes it even more difficult.

Which Fulham players would you have in a 5 a side team?

This is a difficult question as we have so much quality in our squad who are in form. However if I had to choose reluctantly I would say I would have Schwartzer in goal. Then the other 4 players would be Hangeland, Pantsil, Murphy, and Andy Johnson

How has it been balancing European football with the demands of the EPL?

For many teams this has proved very difficult namely for Blackburn (Ironically Hodgsons last club) because of the extra demands of games. Fulham have played 10 extra games already to get through to the knockout stages of the Europe League, will play 12 games at least and for a team to get through to the final will have to play about 19 extra games. I was pessimistic about our chances of competing on two major fronts and originally agreed with Hodgson playing weakened sides in the competition. But we have got through to the knockout stages, with a fantastic tie with the UEFA Cup Holders awaiting us, (Old Name for the competition) we are 9th in the league,10 points away from the relegation zone, so why not give it a real go?



What position do you think yourselves and spurs will end up this year?

I think Spurs will finish in 5th position just missing out on Champions League Football. As for Fulham it depends on how far we get in Europe as to how many matches we play and how fatigue we get. Also injuries will play a major factor. Last season we were really lucky with having a virtually injury free season hence playing a fairly stable team week in week out. But this season we have had our fair share of injuries added to that the extra demands of games from Europe League we have used Squad rotation a lot more. At a guess I shall say we will finish in 7th to 8th position although that is coming from a pessimistic.

Who do you see as the danger men for both teams this weekend?

The danger men in my opinion will be Zamora for Fulham as he is on fire at the moment. For Spurs I should say Defoe as he has also scored a lot of goals and is very dangerous with pace.

Prediction for the match?

For this match I predict a high scoring game as both sides are scoring for fun in recent games. I will say 3-2 to Fulham with an injury time winner, to end an entertaining game.

[Ekad]

Seem like a nice bunch.