Fox92

People like you used to say Pearson was tactically inept at this level so don't think it means much.

This is the same Maresca that also drew against Palace two weeks ago, but with a far better squad than ours?

Just shows, as I always say, people forget with football Clearly I did.

So he was. I had Paul Lambert in my head? I do recall them finishing 9th three seasons in a row but then falling away a season after.

Vestergaard deserved dropping for the first goal we conceded at Fulham. Not that I'm backing Cooper but the players are top flight/second tier players on a good wage. They shouldn't need telling everything at all times.

Mark Hughes was steady with them, always top 10 in the PL but I remember fans not really liking him. It's so early this season. I thought Stoke had started okay. The two games they lost previous to this weekend were two top 6 teams (you lot and WBA). Oxford are your typical promoted team, trying to make their home games difficult and haven't lost at home yet, I don't think a loss there is that bad. In their next 5 Stoke have Hull, Portsmouth, Norwich and Swansea which, to me, are more the games you judge against.

I mean, most players aren't gonna be happy if they're not playing but I haven't seen anything to suggest Ricardo isn't happy. People are going off of articles. One of the first things he did at Forest was turn the players around and change mentality. I think he's a decent man manager and probably likeable.

Where is it clear?

Didn't realise they've moved away fans now.

Just win. I don’t care how. 3 points needed.

Isn’t it paid out at start of season regardless?

I said no different. OP "a bit more attacking at Fulham and we'd have a point" well yeah and same can be said about defending hence my post. Defending was awful for both goals but not a surprise to me. I'm not implying we deserved to win, we didn't. I thought a point would have been a fair result though and, interestingly, walking back from the game a lot of Fulham fans thought the same.

That's ridiculous and completely not my point but have a good day.

Don't get me wrong. I come away from the game very weird. I felt Fulham had to do very little to win the game but also had the game been a draw I don't think anybody would have been surprised.