This game could go either way - the teams are well-matched. 2-1 either way, but hopefully not a draw. C O Y W
I'd completely forgotten that I'd predicted this. We were very lucky though, so credit to Riether. As for lottery numbers, ask Lawro and then do exactly the opposite (although credit where it's due, he wasn't far off with this particular result)
The Fulham hens have predicted the past four results in a row. Okay so not the actual scores, but that's still pretty impressive for chickens!
The "Bollock" has us losing 2-0. He reckons Arsenal, even without Wilshere, are too good for us and anyway Jol can't get the balance of the side correct away from home. He does say however, that we are in good shape for a top 10 finish. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20228221 The Cottage Chickens on the other hand have us down for another draw. http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2012/november/09/chicks-predict Apart from Wilshere, Arsenal will be missing four others and I think will miss Gervinho just as much. Ramsey and Oxlaide-Chamberlain also have fitness tests. I reckon my 5p is going with the Chickens. PS Phil Dowd has replaced Andre Marriner as the match ref (don't know why). On balance should be the 'safer pair of hands', although no complaints if it had been Marriner since his last game in charge with us was a 6-0 win over the SW12 lot.
I hate to be nay-sayer, but 2 - 0 sounds about right. Having said that, i think we'll give them a competitive game, better than a few years ago when it seemed the Fulham players would lay down whenever we played a big team on the road. Our team has more competitiveness now than (IMO) it's had in years. Who knows - with Berbatov's brilliance and maybe an inspired performance from Ruiz, we might be able to surprise them.
Yeah, an Arsenal win would be the expected result, and we shouldn't be too downcast if that is the result. However I think we're in as good a shape as ever to get a result. I'm sure he's written that exact sentence before!
Just reading that we have never won at Arsenal for 108 years. If we're going to break that record then this is the time - Certainly in my time, I can't think Fulham has ever had such a strong squad. Despite being in West London the office is full of Arsenal fans and they are worried - The usual banter has been noticeably quieter. I'm going, so I just hope I can look forward to an enjoyable Monday, but if not - I'm used to it !
As ever, there's no disgrace if we lose, but we've got a chance if we have a go at them and play our attacking game. I'm mildly optimistic about today, but won't be downcast if it all goes the way of the last 108 years away at Arsenal!
After so much rubbish over the weeks, Lawro has possibly called it right at 2-0. Obviously, it depends on which Arsenal we play, given their recent record and Wenger's approach. However, if Arsenal leave themselves exposed down the wings again, then there is just a chance of a point or 3. Records are there to be broken: we've even picked-up points on Merseyside. C O Y W
I don't have high hopes for the Arsenal trip, but its nice that at least one BBC pundit sees through the standard lines about us.
Apparently the bookmakers have the game as favourite to be the highest scoring of today's Premier League matches. When they were talking about why on Radio 5Live Breakfast this morning, the talk was all about 'obviously, if Arsenal get it right they score goals', with not a single mention of our high scoring this season. Typical one-eyed journalism in favour of the big boys.
Just put a bet on over 2.5 goals and an Arsenal win, if we lose then I shall console myself with the winnings/pints. Draw or even a win would be fantastic. Just a word of warning, I haven't lost money on Fulham games this season, although the Southampton game pushed me close!
