Swindon Town vs. Fulham Official Matchday Thread

[A Gent Orange]

I wasn't allowed. Instead I'm left holding the baby while the significant other paints the bathroom.

[mrOG]

I'm stuck at home, as well.  Could not get anyone to cover my on-call (need to be in driving distance of work....)

1-1 is what I hope for 

[Ardiles]

Heart hoping for a win.
Head wishing for a draw (to generate a nice wad of spending money for later in the month.)
Head also hoping we don't get thumped by 4 clear goals.

[A Gent Orange]

Any teams news yet? It was promised but WS has moved onto speedway.

[sonicyouth]

i am excited. wish i was there...

[Rich Pullen]

As do I. It's not often we get to play top flight opposition. Sure, Fulham aren't exactly Manchester United, The Arsenal or Liverpool but it'll certainly do!

[china red]

Hutchinson in the starting Eleven

[Rich Pullen]

Well this is the level Hutchinson believes he's in.

[sonicyouth]

i've had a soft spot for fulham since the days of jean tigana.

[Rich Pullen]

Erm... Glory hunter

[sonicyouth]

yup, that's exactly why i support stfc!

[Rich Pullen]

Nobody really hates Fulham do they? Well, I might by the end of the day.

[Rich Pullen]

TOWN SIDE

David Lucas

Kevin Amankwaah
Alan Sheehan
Scott Cuthbert
Gordon Greer (c)

Ben Hutchinson
Jon-Paul McGovern
Jonathan Douglas
Simon Ferry

Billy Paynter
Danny Ward

Subs:

Phil Smith
Michael Timlin
Lee Peacock
Lloyd Macklin
Alex Henshall
Nathan Thompson
Lescinel Jean-Francois

[Ardiles]

i've had a soft spot for fulham since the days of jean tigana.

Fulham, along with the likes of Blackburn and Wigan, belong to a clutch of clubs I've never had much time for on the grounds that they basically bought their place in the Premiership.  I can't think of anything more sterile and dull.

In a similar vein, if Fitton/Arbib were to say to DW:

Here you go, Danny.  Here's £150 million.  Go off and buy some players.

and then we ended up in the Premiership ourselves, I'd probably give up all together.  What would be the point?  As it is, I'm really not sure what the point of Fulham FC really is.  Nice ground, though.

[sonicyouth]

fair point.

they're perennial underdogs, i think that's why i like them.