Fulham away
and a pretty comprehensive 4 - 1 defeat. This was always going to be a tough one but I honestly
thought our trusted away system might overcome an attack minded Fulham.
This wasn't to be however as Fulham had more structure
than I expected and we simply didn’t get going until it was far too late. We hit
the post when one nil down and Marsh scored when two nil down but it was a case
of not really being at the races.
Ex-Baggie
Paul Peschisolido scored his first goal of the season and it was all downhill
from there. For Pesch that is as Greg Luganis
has nothing on this bloke. Fair enough the pitch was waterlogged but even at the
Gala Baths diving in the shallow end is banned. Small blokes are said to have
better balance but when you continually go over like Naseem Hamed has chinned
you it quickly becomes a bit of a pain in the arse. I even thought that the assistant referee had given him a perfect ten at one stage however it transpired he was raising the substitution
cards as Keegan replaced him.
On an ever
sourer note the Pelsall penis scored with from a needlessly
conceded free kick. This was a pretty bitter pill to swallow as how ever much I can't stand wolves there will always be room for Steve Hayward. His tackle on Stuart
Ryder three years ago was a disgrace and should never ever be forgotten. The chanting of “scum” from the away terrace as he left the field at the end of the
game was a true reflection of the feelings of Walsall fans to
one of their own people. Right now, I guess he'd struggle to find a Saddler willing to piss on him if he was on fire.
Talking of
piss I see the giant portaloo that was the men’s toilet at Craven Cottage has
been replaced. Mr Al Fayed’s money
hasn’t just been spent on buying overrated players at inflated prices because
Fulham have also invested in ten individual plastic portable toilets. Now correct
me if I'm wrong but portaloo is shortened version of the words 'portable' & 'toilet'. Portable Mohammed, portable. How about treating us fans properly and building a proper one?
In saying that, as
Craven Cottage has been a permanent shithole for more than twenty years why
worry about the state of the away dunny. No roof, no permanent toilet block and
a mobile burger van. All for a tenner.
At Fulham it appears that Mr Fayed charges top rate admission and
provides third rate facilities. I wonder if this the same for all of his business
interests or just football?
Oh, just to top everything off it
absolutely pissed down and we get soaked. The only redemption on an all round
crap day was the six pints quaffed beforehand. We still missed the kick off I’m
pleased to report.