Faltering FC

I have tried to refrain from writing about Fulham lately because I can be kinda irrational about it. For instance, did you find it odd that the Cottagers didn't have a game on FSC for close to 3 months once Clint Dempsey signed? Prior to that they had featured fairly regularly on the channel and in the last week they have been on twice. The crazy, conspiratory part of me thinks this was intentional and that Fulham's matches where given to premium services Setanta, & In Demand while their was a buzz about the 3 yanks to milk me, the faithful fanatic, for more cash. Mad thoughts like that you see…I just can't be rational when it comes to Fulham.

I'll break my self-imposed silence today though. Fulham are dangerously close to the relegation zone and their form has been as bad as Sanjaya's singing. When a defender (our boy Carlos Bocanegra) has been the only one to score in the last 2 games you know it's all going Pete Tong. But as I have seen Fulham in the 1st Division before I know it is not the end of the world, just close to it. But should the club not be able to hang on to their place in the top flight, we might see a few names look to jump ship a la Juventus after their match-fixing punishment was handed out. How much more tempting does a return to MLS look to Brian McBride when you compare away matches to Columbus Crew to away matches at Crewe? Something to think about.

One of Boca's 2 goals in as many games was on Timmy Howard of Everton. That folks is the yank abroad equivalent of black-on-black crime in my mind. Also of note is that in the second match, against Man City, DeMarcus Beasley scored for the opposition.