Gallipoli. 1915. Australian troops attempt to storm the beach, and lose almost 8000 men. Yet over time, a tactical defeat became a nation defining event, where the virtues of courage, and helping out your mates were formed. And it demonstrates that there is such thing as losing, and losing.
Restless with anticipation, January's transfer deadline day promised a cyclone of conjecture and speculation. A multitude of noteworthy names surfaced in the dying hours and tensions were soaring. A beguiling whirlwind of dubious ifs, buts and maybes.
If you squint at a picture of Claudio Ranieri, you'll notice that he resembles a certain someone. An individual that also dons thick framed spectacles with a shock of grey hair. Twigged it? No matter what angle or perspective you glance at the dumbfounded Italian, shuddering comparisons of Felix Magath creep into the forefront of our vision.
What player rating out of 10 would you give each of the Fulham team for their performance against Man United in Saturday’s Premier League clash? Vote below and see what other Whites fans have voted too.
In a brand new column for Fulhamish, Middle Aged View From the States, Adam Seessel introduces himself as one of the latest additions to the Fulham family and pens some thoughts about the strange goings on down at the Cottage over the last couple of months.
After a momentum-sapping loss as Selhurst Park, Fulham find themselves 7 points from safety, and face a horrific run of home games against the big boys. With relegation looking more and more likely by the week, could we pull off the most 'fulhamish' of results to beat high-flying Manchester United? George Singer is here to give you the lowdown you need!
Gravity's a killer. Sniped from a great height by Roy Hodgson's Crystal Palace, Claudio Ranieri's Fulham swiftly reacquainted themselves with the earth's crust after sidling through a Premier League fixture that they simply had to win or draw at the very least. We thought that we'd turned a corner following Tuesday's heroics against Brighton & Hove Albion, but this campaign evidently has many chicanes to scale in Nürburgring proportions.
What ratings out of 10 would you give today's Fulham team for their performance against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park? Vote below and check out what other Whites fans have voted too.
The January transfer window slammed shut on Fulham, and a period that promised so much with the public backing of the owner to Claudio Ranieri and the Director of Football promising to work "tirelessly" to provide multiple signings. Unfortunately neither were delivered.
After a precious victory over Brighton at the Cottage on Tuesday evening, we're back in Premier League action on Saturday. Next up is a short trip to Selhurst Park, and we'll be facing our old friend Roy Hodgson and his Crystal Palace side. Our man George Singer is here to take a look at what we can expect from the game!
If you were chilled to the bone on the way up to Craven Cottage on Tuesday evening, I bet you were glowing with a fizzing sense of delight on the journey back to your homes after witnessing what was undoubtedly one of the most exhilarating encounters our grand, alluring stadium has hosted in recent years. Claudio Ranieri was spouting a lot of tosh about change, wasn’t he?
What are your Fulham player ratings for tonight's performance against Brighton at The Cottage? Vote below and check out what other Whites fans have voted too.
Still no concrete movement on the transfer front since Ryan Babel's arrival at Craven Cottage, and with only a matter of days left before the January window slams shut, our recruitment experts have their work cut out if they're to lure their primary targets to SW6 before it's all too late. But, as ever, the media never fails to spew up alluring rumours, whispers and murmurs.
Next up for the Whites is a crunch match against the Brighton at the Cottage. Can we spark an unlikely great escape and earn a desperately needed victory? Our man George Singer takes a look!
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We're in desperate need of some fresh faces aren't we? No matter what Claudio Ranieri has implemented since taking the reins from Slavisa Jokanovic, Fulham are still a terribly fragile collective that are flirting, dangerously, with relegation to the Championship after one solitary season back in the esteemed confines of the Premier League.
Normality painfully resumed down by the river and what a thunderous jab in the gut that is to announce. Harry haunts the Cottage once again, and it's not even the usual suspect, either. Tottenham Hotspur, depleted and diminished, still managed to march away from the banks of the Thames with three points in their back pocket, but it's the manner in which we gifted them the spoils that stings the most.
What player rating out of 10 would you give each of the Fulham team for their performance against Spurs in Sunday’s Premier League clash? Have your say below and see what other FFC fans have voted too.
Well, it finally happened I guess. Seven years after the rumoured Babelcopter sighting in Motspur Park, Ryan Babel signed for Fulham on Tuesday. Nik MacNee breaks it down.