Fulham Focus

In the aftermath of a routine 2-0 win at Crystal Palace, Sam, Kish and Focus debutant Alex sit down to pay homage to Marco Silva, Emile Smith Rowe, and man of the moment, Harry Wilson. Other topical discussions include how Fulham became kings of the London derby, the club's greatest ever super subs, and the most bizarre Man of the Match award ever handed out.

What a night! We huffed and we puffed and eventually blew the stubborn beehive down from Craven Cottage. Join Jmac, Dylan and James where we look back at one of our best West London derby victories ever.

Sam, Kish and Luke get together to positively preview the upcoming West London derby with Brentford, and also discuss this week’s hot topic: are Marco Silva’s substitutions costing us points? There's the welcome return of the Focus quiz too, in which the panel spend far too much time trying to recall a truly-forgettable Kit Symons loanee from 2015.

Sam, Kish and Stuart sit down to discuss the triple whammy of a missed penalty, a red card and an own goal on an afternoon left unsavoury by the lack of Balti pies and the jeering of one of our own. Still, the pod take some solace in Raul's red-hot display against Aston Villa, and there's some Marco Silva trivia too as the gaffer brings up 150 games in charge.

A valiant attempt at the Etihad despite the loss. Join Jmac, Matt Wiggins and Matt Boisclair as we don't look back in too much anger whilst talking about our love for Kenny Tete and Marco Silva. We also delve into how much we love the international break and The Nation's League..

Raul Jimenez's penalty at Nottingham Forest at the weekend was enough to earn Fulham three points that elevated the club up to sixth place in the Premier League, and the travelling fans on to cloud nine. Will the upcoming visit to Manchester City bring us crashing back down to earth? Sam, Kish and Tristan get together between two tricky away trips to talk spotkicks, the sensational Sasa Lukic and the sizzling start to the season.

Last minute hammerIngs for us! And while there's major disappointment there are lots of positives to take to propel us into a busy week of Preston North End and Newcastle United. Join Cottage Tactico, Luke Sergeant and Jmac as we talk about it all.

Following our last podcast with football writer Martin Calladine about Fulham Football Club's new partnership with CFD trading outfit IUX (Part 1 available via the link below), Martin returns to give us an update on his investigation, which finds more concerns about IUX.

-Read the full update on Martin's Ugly Game blog here: https://theuglygame.wordpress.com/2024/09/09/due-negligence/

-Listen to part 1 with Martin here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fulhams-cfd-problem-with-martin-calladine/id1326794467?i=1000668512133

-Follow Martin on Twitter/X at: x.com/uglygame

-Buy Martin's book, No Questions Asked: How Football Joined the Crypto Con, at Amazon here: www.amazon.co.uk/No-Questions-Ask…ed/dp/B0CRL7GZ4R

-Read an excerpt from No Questions Asked here: theuglygame.wordpress.com/wp-content/u…alladine.pdf

-Join the Fulham Supporters Trust here: www.fulhamsupporterstrust.com/

On Tuesday (3rd September), Fulham Football Club announced IUX as the Club’s Official CFD Trading Partner. New partnerships are positive, but we have been here before. Football writer Martin Calladine looked into Fulham's 2022 deal with our previous CFD partner, Titan Capital Markets, and found it fraudulent. That deal lasted six weeks, and Martin's research into IUX has found some red flags. We are delighted to welcome Martin onto Fulham Focus to discuss our club's issues with CFDs and their questionable sponsorship due diligence. 

-Follow Martin on Twitter/X at: https://x.com/uglygame

-Buy Martin's book, No Questions Asked: How Football Joined the Crypto Con, at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Questions-Asked-football-joined/dp/B0CRL7GZ4R

-Read an excerpt from No Questions Asked here: https://theuglygame.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/no-questions-asked-intro-chapter-martin-calladine.pdf

-Read Martin's Ugly Game blog here: https://theuglygame.wordpress.com/

-Join the Fulham Supporters Trust here: https://www.fulhamsupporterstrust.com/

This week, Kish, Sam and Boney dissect the draw at Portman Road against Kieran McKenna's lively Ipswich Town side and the tactical conundrum that is our midfield. The team also looks back over Fulham FC's transfer window and sees what picture emerges from Marco Silva's new puzzle pieces.