As Parker’s Fulham begin to show glimpses of the defensive solidarity that helped them to promotion last season, Rhys takes a look at why the obsession with possession on the banks of the Thames has come to a necessary end.
What player rating out of 10 would you give each of the Fulham team for their performance against Brighton and Hove Albion in Wednesday’s Premier League clash?
Jamie Carragher isn't a very good pundit and I hope this tremendous result had him spitting at civilians from his car window on the way home. Liverpool are the champions of England, quite literally, and they were humbled by Scott Parker's doomed Fulham, destined for the drop. Eat your words.
What are your Fulham player ratings for today's performance against Liverpool at Craven Cottage?
Manchester City recorded a routine 2-0 victory over a Fulham side that haven't won at the Etihad since April 2009. In fact, the Whites haven't even scored a single solitary goal against City, in all competitions, since December 2013 so, in the words of Liam Gallagher, "as you were".
What ratings out of 10 would you give today's Fulham team for their performance against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium?
As enthusiasm cautiously builds over the promising partnership of Tosin Adarabioyo & Joachim Andersen under Scott Parker at Fulham, Rhys remembers the formidable duo of Brede Hangeland & Aaron Hughes between 2008/09 and 2012/13.
It was quite apt that two days after boxing veterans Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. returned to the ring, we also showed that there is still fight in us. Parker had previously used pugilism as an analogy to describe his approach to the season: “With the right mindset we'll make sure the downs don't knock us out," he said. "A jab on the nose, guard back up again and start punching."
In a week where world football's been shaken to its core, Fulham achieve the inconceivable with a valiant 2-1 victory against Leicester City, a club credited as a top four contender. Light always follows darkness. Generational legends, cult heroes have sadly left us recently, although a dub on the road will certainly lift our spirits.
Ben explains why, despite our league position, a turn in fortunes has been on the cards.
What ratings out of 10 would you give today's Fulham team for their performance against Leicester City at King Power Stadium?
Is our American full-back a cut above our play-off hero? Sean Guest looks into the numbers.
It was announced today that former Fulham midfielder and Senegal international Papa Bouba Diop passed away today at the age of 42, Sammy James looks back at his time in SW6.
Mike Forrest looks at how we can topple Leicester on Monday.
There’s a lot of potential in our new-look back line, but it’s time to put pragmatism ahead of footballing ideals, says Mike Forrest.
Normality, begrudgingly, resumed following the November international intermission. Fulham lose another Premier League fixture by a slim 1-goal margin and penalties are just as good as goal kicks. Carlo Ancelotti's Everton were on a perilous downward spiral before they travelled south to the capital but Fulham were, and still are, in greater need of points.
Let us know what you'd score each player for their performance against Everton at Craven Cottage.
It’s time to stop asking “what if?” and start making the most of the chances offered to us, as Mike Forrest explains.
We’re going to try to rank all 13, from worst to 'best' - if there is such a thing when discussing a missed spot-kick.