Fulham Focus

Harry F***in' Wilson! Still basking in the glory of battering Brentford, Sam, Kish and Focus debutant John Clarke get together to talk bragging rights, record breakers and Welsh wizardry. Also covered is TC's future, the birth of a new King, and just why were Bobby Moore, George Best and Pavel Pogrebnyak mentioned in the same breath?

The European dream is over! But the question is was it because we ran out of ideas, steam or luck? Sam, Kish and Wiggo weigh it all up as they discuss defeat to Everton, Marco Silva and his future, and whether we can salvage our own season by at least ruining Brentford's.

The Birmingham bin strikes weren't responsible for the only trash that Fulham fans had to wade through at the weekend. Sam, Kish and James return to discuss a lacklustre performance, injuries among a tiring squad, some odd decisions from management and officials alike, and results elsewhere that left us lagging in the European race.

The Ryan Sessegnon fairytale continues! Fulham's star boy was at it again at Southampton on Saturday, rescuing the Whites with a dramatic diving header with just seconds remaining. Sam, Dylan and Morgan get together to talk stoppage time winners, super subs and the race for Europe, calling next at Aston Villa away.

After a heartbreaking Easter Sunday derby defeat to Chelsea, it's now 25 points dropped from winning positions for the Cottagers this campaign. A despondent Sam, Kish and Luke sit down to work out just where we're going wrong. Is it poor game management? Are the subs to blame? Do we have sufficient squad depth? Or is it a mentality issue? Surely it won't be a concern when it comes to previewing the trip to Southampton and the ongoing quest for European football...

Join Jmac and Wiggo for a rant at the back of the classroom about our disappointing result against the Cherries. With a look to Chelsea and further rumours about Marco Silva to Spurs..

Are Fulham safe from a PSR breach? Do we need to sell before we spend big this summer? And is the strategy of charging fans more for tickets in the Riverside going to pay off? Want to know the answers? Well after the latest release of Fulham's financial results we got our resident expert Tristan Poturicic to explain all of that and much more in this special extra edition of the pod

Rejuvenated Fulham put a disappointing week behind them and make a big splash by dismantling champions elect Liverpool at the Cottage. Sam. Kish and Tristan dive straight in to praise the incoming Ryan Sessegnon and Rodrigo Muniz, for whom the first half went swimmingly, before previewing Monday night's trip to Bournemouth.

After contemplating a no-show in keeping with their side's performance in a massive cup quarter final Sam, Kish and Don instead opted for a Fulham Focus therapy session. So join them as they discuss a match in which the fans delivered, but the game did not. They ponder why exactly Glasner seems to have Silva's number. Question what could have been done differently. And look for reasons to be cheerful for the rest of the season, starting with a nice straightforward trip to Arsenal on Tuesday.

Whatever will be, will be. But that's not enough to stop JMac, Sam and Kish stressing about whether Fulham are going to Wembley. Join them as they discuss their hopes and fears on and off the pitch headed into our massive FA Cup quarter final vs Crystal Palace.

Join Jmac and Dan Cook in this exclusive preview of our upcoming FA Cup Quarter Final against Crystal Palace on Saturday. We also talk: rivalries, cup dreams, Sir Roy, who's older, our best shared player and much more.

Some things are just meant to be! Join Kish, JMac and James as they celebrate the prodigal Sess sealing a win over Spurs that keeps our European hopes alive. The gang also salute fellow substitute Rodrigo ‘wrecking ball' Muniz and find themselves simply unable to resist starting to dream and/or worry about the looming cup quarter final after the international break.

Qué será, será! Whatever will be, will be! Missed trains and penalties! Qué será, será! Celebrate our FA Cup shootout success at Manchester United with Sam, Luke and Matt Baldwin, who bring lots of love for Bassey, Berge and Bernd, and considerably less for the country's public transport system.

Six years on from his last goal for the club, Ryan Sessegnon is a Fulham scorer again - and in doing so, helps us to our first league win at Molineux in 40 years. Sam, Stuart and Alex meet to discuss an emotional return to form for one of our own, and then explain just how Issa, Adama and Rodrigo managed to tame Wolves.

Bullied and beaten. The European tour is off (for now) after a performance against Palace that was every bit as bad as the previous Saturday's was great. Sam, Kish and Dylan meet to get own goals, errors and officials off their chests before putting things right with some trivia and a trip to Wolves.

Another week, another win, and the European dream is back on! Wiggo and JMac join Sam after the Whites impressed in victory over Nottingham Forest, and bring with them a whole lotta love for Sasa Lukic, Adama Traore and Calvin Bassey - but do they expect more of the same against Crystal Palace on Saturday?

Cup fever grips the pod this week as Sam, Kish and Dylan sit down to discuss winning at Wigan without using Willian before turning their attention to ticketing and the upcoming visit of high-flying Nottingham Forest.

Fulham are kings of the (New)castle - and in their fancy third kit too. Sam, Kish and Luke celebrate by getting together after another memorable away day to chat half-time tweaks, Antonee assists, and the Joachim Andersen-Timothy Castagne conundrum.

After defeat to Manchester United, Sam, Kish and Alex do all they can to avoid talking about the dreariest match of the season, and instead chat over ticket prices, football social media accounts, conspiracy theories, Tom Cairney's haircut, and just what the two most deplorable men in the game were discussing on the Cottage balcony.

Join Kish, Sam and Don as they salute the big man who came back this week to make Fulham's midfield great again. The gang relish our return to winning ways at Leicester and chew over whether we'll finally turn up against a relegation threatened opponent at the Cottage when Man Utd come to town this Sunday.

After a relaxing FA Cup weekend with Fulham already safely in the 4th round join Kish, Sam and James as they preview a trip to Graham Potter's West Ham and defrost with some hot takes on Watford, the January transfer window and Brentford's principal sponsor. Yes really!

After Fulham get done at the death (again) JMac is joined by Tristan and Kish to work out how upset we should all be. The gang ponder some individual errors, the longevity of our new five at the back system and our upcoming game at Ipswich before ending with some FFC New Year's resolutions.

Fulham have waited a very long time for a win at Stamford Bridge! So join Kish and Sam as they soak up a truly historic win, discuss how Marco's men pulled it off and preview a fast approaching homecoming for our derby day heroes against Bournemouth.

Join Jmac, Morgan, and Don for an informal, unstructured talk about Fulham's progress and the upcoming Southampton game.

A point away from the Spurs is always a good day even if the goal scorer Tom Cairney gets a red. Join your host Jmac as he talks with Matt Wiggins and Cottage Tactico's Kish Koria on TC's goal, TC's red card, Issa Diop's player of the match performance, and a Harry Wilson tackle that had everyone out of the seats cheering.

After a fortnight of dreaming, it's back to reality as Sam, Kish and Luke sit down to discuss just what went wrong for Fulham after they were turned over by struggling Wolves at the Cottage. Reassured, the gang then look forward to the upcoming trip to Tottenham with a preview that includes one of the greatest quiz answers in FFC history.

In the aftermath of a routine 2-0 win at Crystal Palace, Sam, Kish and Focus debutant Alex sit down to pay homage to Marco Silva, Emile Smith Rowe, and man of the moment, Harry Wilson. Other topical discussions include how Fulham became kings of the London derby, the club's greatest ever super subs, and the most bizarre Man of the Match award ever handed out.

What a night! We huffed and we puffed and eventually blew the stubborn beehive down from Craven Cottage. Join Jmac, Dylan and James where we look back at one of our best West London derby victories ever.

Sam, Kish and Luke get together to positively preview the upcoming West London derby with Brentford, and also discuss this week's hot topic: are Marco Silva's substitutions costing us points? There's the welcome return of the Focus quiz too, in which the panel spend far too much time trying to recall a truly-forgettable Kit Symons loanee from 2015.

Sam, Kish and Stuart sit down to discuss the triple whammy of a missed penalty, a red card and an own goal on an afternoon left unsavoury by the lack of Balti pies and the jeering of one of our own. Still, the pod take some solace in Raul's red-hot display against Aston Villa, and there's some Marco Silva trivia too as the gaffer brings up 150 games in charge.

A valiant attempt at the Etihad despite the loss. Join Jmac, Matt Wiggins and Matt Boisclair as we don't look back in too much anger whilst talking about our love for Kenny Tete and Marco Silva. We also delve into how much we love the international break and The Nation's League..

Raul Jimenez's penalty at Nottingham Forest at the weekend was enough to earn Fulham three points that elevated the club up to sixth place in the Premier League, and the travelling fans on to cloud nine. Will the upcoming visit to Manchester City bring us crashing back down to earth? Sam, Kish and Tristan get together between two tricky away trips to talk spotkicks, the sensational Sasa Lukic and the sizzling start to the season.

Last minute hammerIngs for us! And while there's major disappointment there are lots of positives to take to propel us into a busy week of Preston North End and Newcastle United. Join Cottage Tactico, Luke Sergeant and Jmac as we talk about it all.

Following our last podcast with football writer Martin Calladine about Fulham Football Club's new partnership with CFD trading outfit IUX (Part 1 available via the link below), Martin returns to give us an update on his investigation, which finds more concerns about IUX. -Read the full update on Martin's Ugly Game blog here: https://theuglygame.wordpress.com/2024/09/09/due-negligence/ -Listen to part 1 with Martin here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fulhams-cfd-problem-with-martin-calladine/id1326794467?i=1000668512133 -Follow Martin on Twitter/X at: x.com/uglygame -Buy Martin's book, No Questions Asked: How Football Joined the Crypto Con, at Amazon here: www.amazon.co.uk/No-Questions-Ask…ed/dp/B0CRL7GZ4R -Read an excerpt from No Questions Asked here: theuglygame.wordpress.com/wp-content/u…alladine.pdf -Join the Fulham Supporters Trust here: www.fulhamsupporterstrust.com/

On Tuesday (3rd September), Fulham Football Club announced IUX as the Club's Official CFD Trading Partner. New partnerships are positive, but we have been here before. Football writer Martin Calladine looked into Fulham's 2022 deal with our previous CFD partner, Titan Capital Markets, and found it fraudulent. That deal lasted six weeks, and Martin's research into IUX has found some red flags. We are delighted to welcome Martin onto Fulham Focus to discuss our club's issues with CFDs and their questionable sponsorship due diligence.  -Follow Martin on Twitter/X at: https://x.com/uglygame -Buy Martin's book, No Questions Asked: How Football Joined the Crypto Con, at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Questions-Asked-football-joined/dp/B0CRL7GZ4R -Read an excerpt from No Questions Asked here: https://theuglygame.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/no-questions-asked-intro-chapter-martin-calladine.pdf -Read Martin's Ugly Game blog here: https://theuglygame.wordpress.com/ -Join the Fulham Supporters Trust here: https://www.fulhamsupporterstrust.com/

This week, Kish, Sam and Boney dissect the draw at Portman Road against Kieran McKenna's lively Ipswich Town side and the tactical conundrum that is our midfield. The team also looks back over Fulham FC's transfer window and sees what picture emerges from Marco Silva's new puzzle pieces.

Join Jmac, Sarge and Wiggo as we look back on foxes, sing about the blues and march on to Ipswich this weekend. We also delve into how many different ways one can say 'Tractor Boys', our favourable cup draws and possible transfers as deadline day looms.

From Reds to Leicester with no port available for this one. Join Boney, Jmac and debutant James as we discuss matches past and future. We also take a very strong gander into transfers presently with the arrival of two very familiar (one more so) Nords.

As the 2024/25 Premier League season kicks off with an odd Friday evening visit to Old Trafford, Kish, Sarge, and Boney take a look at our new signings, how the new look Fulham team could shape up against United and delve into where our gaps need to be filled and by who. The team also make some reasonable wild stabs in the traditional start-of-season predictions. Fulham in the Premier League, here we go!

The prodigal son returns! And a welcome return from us all at Fulham Focus to talk about the latest transfer news as gossip over the last 3 days have spiced up significantly for 3 specific players. Join Jmac, Boney and Cottage Tactico as they talk transfers, departures, awful jokes and terrible pronunciations.

As the curtain comes down on another Premier League campaign, the Focus team get together to discuss a season that started with sombreros at Everton, and ended with us sending the Hatters down as we doffed our caps to Tim Ream and Boa at Kenilworth Road. But what was Wiggo's best away day? Who turned out to be Morgs' biggest disappointment? And just why did Dylan select a defeat as his best game of 2023-24?

Following Fulham's succumbing to the inevitable against Manchester City, Kish, and Jmac join Boney to break down our last home game of the season and look ahead to a summer of transfer fun.

Saturday's short trip to Brentford promised much, but instead delivered a nil-nil only notable for a real Raul howler and a local derby that didn't get shirty until after the final whistle. Kish and Stuart join Sam in the aftermath to answer the crucial questions such as how did Jimenez miss that chance, who should be named Fulham's Player of the Year, and what song should be Adama Traore's entrance music?

With one defender back in the side, and a departing one Tos-ed out in the cold, Fulham were heading for an unwarranted three points until struck by an almighty Schlupp in the face. Sam is joined by Kish and Tristan to dissect a difficult draw with Crystal Palace, as well as the situation at centre-back, strikers past and present, season ticket renewals, and the upcoming trip to Brentford.

The unfortunate events of a team that is not completely up for it. Liverpool left the Cottage with all three points and Fulham fans was left frustrated with another inconsistent performance. Join Boney, Dillian, and Jmac as they do a short recap of the Liverpool match as well as look ahead to the Boney family grudge match, Fulham v Palace.

A double bubble over West Ham for another three points! Join Boney, Wiggo, and Don as they look at an incredible performance that takes Fulham back to 12th place as well as a look ahead to the Liverpool game on Sunday.

A dominant opening quarter against Newcastle then Eddie Howe's subtle tactical move changed things. Or was it cheating and a lack of gamesmanship? Regardless of how you saw it, the Toons were able to stifle Fulham's attack and leave the cottage with all three points. Join Boney along with Kish from Cottage Tactico and Don to recap, vent, and prepare for the trip to West Ham.

Four days, two away games, six goals conceded, one point gained and three early substitutions that set tongues wagging. Kish and Stuart join Sam to talk through the shambolic Easter showings that were a first half crucifixion at Forest after a second half resurrection in Sheffield. There's also chat as Fulham announce record revenue figures before the gang desperately look for reasons to be cheerful ahead of Newcastle's visit to Craven Cottage.

Join Boney along with Baldo and Don as they look back at a fantastic Spurs win, the international break, and a look ahead to the Sheff United and Forest upcoming games. Also the Dallas Cup International Youth Tournament and how the Fulham U19s are doing.

Despite a bright first half in the Black Country, Fulham fell to a frustrating defeat that extended our run without a league win at Wolves to 15 games and 39 years. Kish and Tristan join Sam to discuss exactly what went wrong (this time) at Molineux, the Premier League's newly-proposed financial regulations, and an upcoming London derby with Spurs.

Brighton thought they could swoop in grab three points and then fly back home. Well, Marco Silva will be having none of that. Back-to-back wins are completely unbelievable but there you have it. Join Matt Bone, Jmac, and Don Love as they discuss the fantastic home win, the midfield question of who rides the pine with Palhinha's return, and who should get the captain's armband for the Wolves.