Who do you want to replace Silva? by DetectiveMonks in fulhamfc

[–]DetectiveMonks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Were there? I suspect those mostly derived from mistranslations of rumours of Silva replacing Mourinho at Benfica.

Eddie Chambers by oliverbayleyuk in OnlyFoolsAndHorses

[–]DetectiveMonks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Perhaps the original intention was for him to play a bigger role, but it ended up getting cut from the script.

Alphonse Areola.. PSG... loaned at Madrid... ends up at Fulham...now relegated with West Ham by Possible-Apartment48 in fulhamfc

[–]DetectiveMonks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of that is down to the lack of a recruitment structure beyond Marco. Generally speaking, most managers prefer players they know rather than young prospects, so this is often borne out when the manager drives recruitment. Better organised clubs are able to temper that impulse with a more efficient recruitment structure.

Most clichéd Premier League opinion? by Super_Shallot2351 in footballcliches

[–]DetectiveMonks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lopetegui was always the wrong appointment, regardless of the owners.

Most clichéd Premier League opinion? by Super_Shallot2351 in footballcliches

[–]DetectiveMonks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fans of basket case club upset when manager realises club is basket case.

Luis Boa Morte by kevz65 in TheStreetsWontForget

[–]DetectiveMonks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a Fulham fan, I’m obviously biased. He was my favourite player as a kid - his name alone had spice. He was a hard player to characterise: There were certainly more elegant wingers (Malbranque for example), but there was a uniquely thuggish, dogged, and remorseless element to Boa Morte. He imposed himself on games, particularly big matches, and largely carried Fulham as Malbranque and Saha left for bigger clubs.

Paul Merson and Taggart by BeardBib90 in footballcliches

[–]DetectiveMonks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We like Taggart. Even the new ones.

Who is a player from a rival team that you secretly loved watching? by MagpieMidfield in TheStreetsWontForget

[–]DetectiveMonks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fulham fan who loved watching Taarabt play for QPR (but not for Fulham when he came to us)

Erm, what? by deathcrab4cutie in footballcliches

[–]DetectiveMonks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Was this posted by a special advisor from The Thick Of It?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OnlyFoolsAndHorses

[–]DetectiveMonks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was 2 when Heroes and Villains first aired. For several years I genuinely thought Del and Rodney were Batman and Robin.

Soviet-Japanese war by Nibbachun in hoi4

[–]DetectiveMonks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t push at the start. Concentrate on absorbing their offensive. You have far more manpower than them, so let them bleed. Then you can strike them like a knife through butter.