Fulham vs. City - Match Thread

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petersaxton said:
Yes, I was wanting us to cross when we got the free kick. It turned out there was only a few seconds to go and we had so many forwards we were swamping them. Admittedly we didn't have many defenders! Fulham's scoreboard clock stopped at 45 minutes each half so you couldn't see how long was left unless you timed it yourself.

I'm not Aluko's biggest fan because he's usually denying somebody else a place who's usually more effective but when we swamped the attack it didn't matter so much.
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Why Aluko went to the corner with that ball when a simple pass into the box would have left Long clear to run in on goal and score the winner which would have ended all relegation possibilities was a massive error in judgement on his part. Watching the replay there was no one within ten yards of Long and he was screaming for the ball. Why was Aluko thinking 'run out the clock and take the draw" when a win was equally possible?? Sone is a talented player but sometimes his judgement seems suspect.
 
ImperialTiger said:
I don't go too often but I enjoyed today. Got lucky that my seat was up near the back so I got to stand for 90 minutes. Atmosphere was pretty flat for the first 30 minutes of the second half and Fulham fans only woke up when they scored.

I always have a go at Castro for talking about standing and singing when I think they can be mutually exclusive. However, if all the singers are going to stand then you need to be near them to feed off the atmosphere. I reckon I would have had a much duller match had I been near the front. A lot of the game was dross. Sloppy passes and dodgy defending. The players really didn't look up for it and yet showed great elation and team spirit after both the equaliser and at full time. Once we got the second I thought we were going to do to them what Pompey did to us in 2010.
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I was near the front and I only stood up when everybody else did because there was a small lad behind me.

The view isn't good near the front but being so close to the players you appreciate how difficult it is for them much more.
 
CANADATIGER said:
Why Aluko went to the corner with that ball when a simple pass into the box would have left Long clear to run in on goal and score the winner which would have ended all relegation possibilities was a massive error in judgement on his part. Watching the replay there was no one within ten yards of Long and he was screaming for the ball. Why was Aluko thinking 'run out the clock and take the draw" when a win was equally possible?? Sone is a talented player but sometimes his judgement seems suspect.
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Although I was near and didn't hear anything he could have been told to do that by Bruce.
 
Stuart Blampey said:
The first hint of adversity and all the lightweights start distancing themselves from the team and the manager, more concerned about their reps for calling the tactics right rather than supporting the lads.
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I assume the bed wetters haven't seen anything other than city in the championship or the Premier League - cheer the lads for the 90 minutes and be very grateful for the quality of football you're watching. It ****s all over the stuff we produced 20-30 years ago
 
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