Fulham vs Newcastle United match banter!

January 21st, 2012 | 115 Comments |

Good afternoon Geordies and welcome to our regular “match banter” feature for today’s away visit to Craven Cottage, the home of “Cottagers” of Fulham.

As usual, if you’re looking for a detailed look forward to the game, I would suggest checking out UTD111’s excellent preview with team news, quotes and stats with all the usual gossip and speculation in the run up to the game, which hopefully will make up for my rather brief banter post this time.

As well as seeing the game, the faithful who will be making the trip down to London today will also be able to visit the wonderful monument to the “King of Pop” at Craven Cottage, which is in my honest opinion is worth the trip alone.

I shall be putting up the official teamsheets for the game below when they are available. (more…)

Fulham v Newcastle United match banter!

February 2nd, 2011 | 146 Comments |

With all the recent off pitch distractions with Andy Carroll, claims, counterclaims, lies and damned lies, one could almost be forgiven for forgetting that there was actually a football game this evening, with Newcastle travelling to the upmarket London borough of Fulham for what could be a very tricky game if the lads on 100% and completely focused on the task in hand.

Even with the home advantage of St James’s Park, Newcastle could only manage a 0-0 draw in the previous match between the clubs, and Fulham are usually at their strongest on their own turf. Indeed, Mark Hughes’s side have won their previous three matches at home, not least a rampant 4-0 victory in a fourth round FA tie against Tottenham in their last game. (more…)