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Duffer was very quiet today although he did play in Pantsil for the cross for the goal. Didn't look himself at all though, which is a bit surprising seeing as he only played about 20 minutes on Thursday and couldn't have been tired.Carrying an injury maybe? Reid was peripheral throughout, a few good crosses , no tackles . Hasn't he slimmed down though!
Duff gets another goal today, he's starting to look like he is picking up form again since Newcastle
Duffer was fantastic today as he was against Shaktar the other night. Wonderful goal to go with it. It's either him or Zamora for player of the season.
Carr was solid for Birmingham, not international standard though. Made a mental note to check out Fahy, then forgot, as he was so anonymous. It's a real shame Baird isn't ours. A truly gifted footballer, despite his og.
best goal i think ive ever seen duffer score- great build up and deadly strike
Highlights. Duff's goal about 45 seconds in. Nice strike!
Certainly one of Duffs best goals, he seems to be getting back to his best.
he was absolutely brilliant for Fulham today and played almost a free role popping up on the left, right and threading passes to Zamora through the middle. What a run of form he is on at the moment - long may it continue. Form is temporary, class is permanent.
could have won the game for Fulham with shots from outside the box on a few occasions too
Wouldn't get carried away with today's performance, more workmanlike than wizard-like - but he seems dangerous every time he picks up the ball, very encouraging. Long may it continue (as someone pointed out).
Won goal of the month on MoD there
Duffer one of Fulhams best players 2n so far, they are on the verge of a massive result. What a difference a year makes for the lad!!
didnt see the game but i cant help but wish we had gotten Roy Hodgson as irish manager. Or at least that we might get him in the future. Such a good and professional manager.
The impression I got from somewhere at that time was that he was keen/had big ambition to manage in the EPL.
He already had done a very good job with an average international team and was ready to move up.
The sad thing is he was availible when we were looking before Stan got the job. Went on to manage Finland then if I recall correctly.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Not so Doc, he was already appointed or agreed to be manager of Finland before we played the last games of Kerr's era.
He was in the running for the job before Trap was appointed.
He is an excellent manager although there was a Fulham fan on the 5 Live phonein last week who wanted him sacked after their defeat by Juventus. I didn't hear last night's phone-in but I assume he will keep his job for another few weeks. I recall being in London in the mid to late 90's and choosing to watch Leyton Orient in the 4th division rather than Fulham in the 4th division as the biggest game in town that night. If you had told the Fulham fans that night they'd be playing Juventus in Europe within 15 years they would have laughed at you. Of course the guy phoning in last week probably had never heard of Fulham in 1996.
Was he in the running ? he did say he was interviewed by the panel when he took the Fulham job, end of December?
OK depends on your definition. He was considered but not a serious contender.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
I'm actually quite happy with the manager we have, though Hodgson was my favoured choice, especially when El Tel was seemingly in pole position and endorsed by the likes of Dion Fanning. Fanning dismissed Hodgson as a Houllier-style UEFA-crat.
Damien was absolutely brilliant last night , showing the electric pace that some of us thought he'd lost. You're so right about Fulham 1996 (and 86 and 76). This is like wonderland , last night was marvellous, capped for me only by Stuttgart 88. An honourable mention should go to Kelly , who had an excellent game . Shame Hughes and Baird aren't ours though. Baird and Duff are great pals apparently.
Hodgson is a fantastic manager . I wouldn't be surprised if he moves on in the summer after all this. I wonder if Stan will be available?
Duff standout player again tonight and just scored a nice goal to put Fulham 2-0 up. What a season for Duff and what a great move Fulham has been for him.
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Fulham on fire. Two goals in three minutes. Danny Murphy finds Bobby Zamora in the box with his back to goal but the scorer of the first goal is strong enough to hold off his marker before teeing up Damien Duff to rifle in from 15 yards.
Duff it seems is more suited to smalltime clubs such as Fulham & Blackburn as the pressure is less intense on him. Good to see him enjoy his football again.
He had a great spell at Chelsea when they were challenging in the Champions League. He just seems to do well in a structured team under a good manager. He had that with Chelsea, at least in the early Mourinho days, and he has it again at Full Hams.
And he had the balls to pick joxer goes to stuttgart for that Chelsea CD
... not sure of the link to the above posts really, just love Duffer
joxer goes to stuttgart is cringeworthy now....
Scored for Fulham tonight, not too difficult, set up for him in front of goal.
He also played a significant roll in the first, making a run to drag a defender off Zamora to giving him space to score.
From the sky match tracker looked like he had a great game. Pity about the away goal. Really hope fulham win it this year, great for football.
It is good to see the likes of Fulham go this far and it would be nice if they won it...
When Trap steps down, i think Roy Hodgson would be a great replacement for our national team manager. He has had a great career and is a student of world football. Here's hoping the FAi have a it of insight.
If the English FA had any insight they would appoint him after CapelloQuote:
Originally Posted by drummerboy
If Liverpool had any insight they would appoint him now. This could run and run.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
haha, as Rafa would say....FACTQuote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
He took it well though, very tidy finish.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
Roy Hodgson is to be the manager of the GB team for the Olympics in London 2012. Fergie was supposed to be the manager but the Scotish FA, Welsh FA and IFA said they don't want to participate so Fergie won't do it if Scotland is not part of it. If Hodgson does well he will probably get the English job.
Damien Duff qualifies for his first major European final. Sounds like he didn't have the best of games today, spent most of the time being fouled and delivering poor set pieces. Great achievement for him and Fulham (who also came from a goal down against Hamburg). Hope they can go all the way.
nearly scored a very clever goal, he was OK hamburg were the better team until fulham got the goal! delighted for them thou
After seeing his tears on the pitch in Paris I couldnt be happier to see him get the consolation of making a european final.Absolutely delighted
Yeah me too. Delighted for Fulham too, and delighted that Liverpool didn't make it. For Liverpool to possibly block Fulham's way would have been terrible. It was a barely wanted consolation prize for them, but it'll be Fulham's biggest ever night. Did Atletico qualify for this at the start of the season or by the CL back door? I hate the back door / 3rd place rule.
During the group stages some fans and commentators talked about the need to rest players during Europe because of some crappy EPL game a few days later. I hate how the Premiership has distorted priorities. European football is flippin great.
I've really warmed to Fulham during this campaign - Hodgson's put together a really gutsy team with plenty of underappreciated talent too. Gera is a smashing player and Duff's touch is incredible at times. Really hope he carries this form forward into next year.
yeah Athletico did qualify from Champions League, think they got a hiding from Chelsea in group stages if I remember rightly