Fulham, definitely. Most City fans don't seem to be worrying at all. Many seem to have accepted relegation already. Indeed, plenty seemed to accept it before a ball was kicked.
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Having spent so much money , not just this year , but last year as well ,id be mighty worried if I was a Fulham fan.
Big game coming up for both clubs .
Fulham, definitely. Most City fans don't seem to be worrying at all. Many seem to have accepted relegation already. Indeed, plenty seemed to accept it before a ball was kicked.
Shad Khan is worth over $7Billion. And seems a competent and ambitious businessman. Fulham are not doing well, but they have a decent squad. At least changing their manager is a viable option for them. I'd swap places with Fulham in a heartbeat.
Nothing to worry about really. No-one is giving us a chance and that's the sort of challenge we have always thrived on as fans. In most of our recent history we've just enjoyed the ride and hope of pulling off the impossible against sides that are far better equipped than we are - and the miracle happened last year. I don't think anyone is expecting another miracle this year.
This season is going to encapsulate the general feeling from the last 47 years for me I expect, but I'm going to enjoy it nonetheless.
You'd have really enjoyed this season in a former life. My son went to the Spurs game as he's in London and he loved the gallows humour amongst the fans - especially the 'give us the ball' chant...
His 7 billion is okay if he stays, if he goes the debt stays as does the burden of contracts and wages.
I've enjoyed bits of it in this life. I was at the Arsenal, Man City and Burnley games. The Arsenal match was entertaining. Some of the football during the Man City game was a genuine pleasure to watch. The Burnley match was dismal.
As for gallows humour, I 'enjoyed' years of that during the Eighties and Nineties. Probably enough for one lifetime.
I think City have got more mental strength than Fulham. We saw them play so many teams off the park last season but when the going got tough, they often buckled.
Yes, by playing teams off the park. Their footballing ability destroyed Championship teams. They were suspect at the back, though teams often didn't get much chance to attack them as they saw little of the ball.
Their game is average for the Premier League and their defence is crap. I'm not surprised they're where they are. There is the possibility that they could do a Swansea (as they did in their first season and pick up results as they learn about the division), but defensively, they're not up to much.
I see that the Fulham 'love in' has started again from some people. They committed football suicide today by playing three at the back against Arsenal, who at times outnumbered them five against three in Fulham's box. The two wing backs were actually playing most of the game in Arsenals half. Perhaps Jokanovic isnt such a clever tactician as everyone thinks - he is naive and has wasted large amounts of money strengthening midfield and attack but not the defence. They have now let in four more goals than us. There is also no way that Fulham are complying with FFP rules this season - they have spent all of their tv money on transfers and that doesnt include signing on or agents fees. They are also paying out a fortune in wages. It doesnt matter how rich their owner is, if they get relegated they will be in serious trouble financially.
Fans often mention an owners wealth and stating that they'll be ok but it doesn't work like that. You have to balance the books and for a club like Fulham, relegation would threaten their future. The EFL would slap a transfer embargo on them and then they would face years of rebuilding.
Getting stuffed by arsenal when they play well isn't the issue. The criminal part of their gameplan yesterday was how little they used mitrovic's ability in the air.