FourFourTwo UK – September 2019

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2019-20

Thebigtalkingpointamongthefans
iswhowillstayandwhowillmove
on,particularlyRyanSessegnonand
AleksandarMitrovic.
Thisseasonwillbedifferentbecause
it’sa differentleague!Ourprevious
twoChampionshipseasonsbrought
lovelyfootballandrelativesuccess.
I won’tbehappyunlessFulham
rediscovera positiveplayingstyle.
ScottParker[above]hastogetus
passingteamsintosubmission.
Ourmostunderratedplayeris
Andre-FrankZamboAnguissa.The
club-record,deadline-daysigning
struggledbutcouldbea topplayer.
LookoutforMarlonFossey.A USA
youthinternational,hecouldrotate
withCyrusChristieatright-back.
ThebestawaygroundisDeepdale,
thenAshtonGateandtheCityGround.
TheplayerI’dhappilydriveto
anotherclubisAboubakarKamara.
Butif Parkercanharnesshispotential,
I mayendupeatingthosewords.

TheoppositionplayerI secretly

admireisBrentford’sSaidBenrahma.

ThepantomimevillainwillbeNeil

Warnockonceagain.

TheonechangeI’dmaketotheclub

wouldbeticketprices,whichwere

thesubjectofmassprotestslastyear.

SavethedateforBrentfordaway

[December14].Theirmodelworks

wonders,we’reoftenmeasured

againstthem,andthisshouldshow

howthelandliesinwestLondon.

Thebestthingaboutthematchday

experienceatFulhamisoneofthe

bestpre-matchwalksinfootball.

Didyouknowthatyoucan’thearus

andwecan’thearyou.Audibilityis

hamperedbytheriverwind,theopen

stadiumandthedistancebetween

theHammersmithEndandawayend.

OurkeyplayerwillbeTomCairney

[below,left].Theskippercanscore

anddictategames.Canhestayfit?

Thefans’opinionofthegafferis

thathehastowinmatchestowin

hearts,butsupportersseemonside.

Ifheleft,heshouldbereplacedby

QuiqueSetien,formerlyofRealBetis.

We’llfinish2nd...if wecankeepthe

spineandthenadda bitofflair.

Thebigtalkingpointamongthefans

ishowmanyplayerswillleaveand

whetherournewchairmanhas

sufficientfundstoreplacethem.

Thisseasonwillbedifferentbecause

weshouldscoregoalsandwingames.

I won’tbehappyunlesswestartto

showanidentityagain.

OurmostunderratedplayerisIsaac

Mbenza.CanlooklikeBambionice,

buthe’sshownglimpsesofquality.

LookoutformidfielderLewisO’Brien.

HedidwellatBradfordlastseason.

ThebestawaygroundisBarnsley’s–

it’slocalandtheawayendis massive.

ThebestawayfansareReading’s–

classilymagnanimouswhenwebeat

thematWembleyin2017.

TheplayerI’dhappilydriveto

anotherclubisFloHadergjonaj– he

spendsmoretimethrowinghimself

onthefloorthanplayingfootball.

TheonechangeI’dmaketotheclub

wouldbetobuythestadiumoutright

fromthecouncilandtherugbyclub.

TheoppositionplayerI secretly

admireisJarrodBowenatHull.

OurbestcelebrityfanisReece

Dinsdale,a gentanda goodbloke.

SavethedateforLeedsathome

[December7].Theircupfinal.Wecan

remindthemwhatit wasliketoplay

inthePremierLeague,asa lotoftheir

fanswon’tremembertheirtimethere.

ThebestTerrierssocialmedia

accountis@htfcworld– comic-strip

matchreportsandthrowbacks.

Thebestthingaboutthematchday

experienceatTownishowthefans

haveunitedtouptheatmosphere.

Didyouknowthatwewerethefirst

clubtowintheFirstDivisiontitlethree

timesina row(1924to1926).

OurkeyplayerwillbeKarlanGrant

[below],a naturalgoalscorer.

Thefans’opinionofthegafferis

thathehada strangeinductionto

a clubwhowere,inreality,already

relegated.Heseemstoknowhisown

mindandhashisownways,which

couldbea strengthora weakness.

IfJanSiewertleft,heshouldbe

replacedbywhoever’sinchargeof

BorussiaDortmund’ssecondteam.

We’llfinishintheplay-offs.

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JACKCOLLINS
@FulhamishPod

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MARCUSMIDDLETON

downatthemac.proboards.com

LASTSEASON

PREMIERLEAGUE19thFACUPThirdRoundLEAGUECUP

FourthRoundTOPSCORERAleksandarMitrovic(11)

LASTSEASON

PREMIER LEAGUE 20th FA CUP Third Round

LEAGUE CUP Second Round TOP SCORER Karlan Grant (4)

50 Season Preview 2019-20 FourFourTwo

FULHAM HUDDERSFIELD TOWn

FFTVERDICT

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TH FFT VERDICT

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On paper, the Cottagers should be

pretty strong in the second tier -

although on paper, they shouldn’t

have been so flimsy for much of

last season in the Premier League.

Scott Parker sparked a revival once

it was too late, but has to prove

he can do it over a full campaign.

When your season’s highlight is

a mid-game interview with Martin

from Wakefield, you know it’s not

gone well. Last season was bad for

the Terriers – winning only three

matches and finishing 20 points

from safety – and it’s difficult to

envisage a speedy top tier return.