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Another draw against a team in the relegation zone... but thankfully, this one's not short of talking points. George is joined by Yasmin, Fred, and Elizabeth to look back at a game full of big moments and controversy.

We start by discussing Silva's team selection, as he stuck with the five-at-the-back formation that saw us beat Chelsea at the Bridge less than a fortnight ago, and talk through performances across the park, from Calvin Bassey to Emile Smith-Rowe. Then, unfortunately, we've got to talk about the referee - Darren Bond - whose performance as a Premier League official left a lot to be desired.

Then we take a bunch of listener questions, including about our ineptitude at creating chances from corners and the 'pink shirt curse' at the Cottage.

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Sammy and Jack reconvene for the first time in 2025 as Fulham look forward to another year of thrills, spills and everything in between. We start with a final word on the two games over the festive period - the win over Chelsea and the 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, analysing some of the key decisions that went for and against the Whites, before moving things on to our first game of the New Year, which comes against Ipswich at the Cottage this weekend. 

The Tractor Boys have fought their corner hard in the Premier League, against massive odds, and picked up their first home win of the campaign against Chelsea on Monday, so will be brimming with confidence as they come to the Cottage - especially given they had the better of our draw against them earlier in the season, so there's plenty to be wary of against Kieran McKenna's men.

Can Fulham make a winning start to the New Year and give off a statement of intent in the hunt for European football?

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After the high of boxing day, it was always going to be tricky to get excited about a home match against Bournemouth, but on Sunday both sets of supporters were treated to an entertaining match between two high quality sides. Fulham will certainly feel aggrieved after a late equaliser and two contentious decisions not going our way, but in the end, a point was probably a fair result.

Sammy, Avais and Ivan review the match before getting into all sorts of topics from how to announce VAR decisions to the team's top three memories from 2024. Happy New Year to you and let's hope 2025 is just as good a year for the Fulham.

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45 years of hurt, ended in one smooth roll of Rodrigo Muniz's left foot. Fulham have finally ended the Hoodoo at Stamford Bridge, by coming out victorious in a Brilliant Boxing Day Battle that ended 2-1 to the Whites.

We take a look back at the glory of what went down in those final 15 minutes at the old dog track, analyse the performance, the tactics, the shift put in by every player to a man, and the way Fulham turned the screw on their hosts in the second half. 

This weekend, Bournemouth visit the Cottage for our final game of 2024 and we examine whether we can carry the emotional high of Thursday into our game against the high-flying Cherries, as well as any possible injury-returnees, before we wrap things up.

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Well that was dull... Elizabeth takes the reins for reaction following a humbling point at home to Southampton. Fulham's unbeaten run in December had promised fans a calming and festive ride into the Christmas week but unfortunately, Father Christmas decided to deliver a nice big sack of coal. However, an uninspiring game does not faze our guests, Izzy Barker, Dan Cooke and Jack Kelly. 

Despite the lack of goals, they find plenty to discuss from Sunday afternoon. They take a look back at Silva's surprising line-up that featured Josh King and Tom Cairney, review Muniz's disappointing attempt to revive his purple patch from last season and try to decipher exactly what to do with a looming injury crisis. In part two, they answer your listeners' questions and finally, to try to rescue any remnants of festive spirit, Elizabeth rounds off the podcast with a musical treat from resident DJ, Sam Witcher.

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The Thursday Club is back in studio for the final word on our 2-2 draw with Premier League leaders Liverpool, where Fulham would have snapped your hand off for a point before the game, but came away somewhat disappointed with not taking all three in the end. We chat about the tactics Silva used, the influence of Antonee Robinson, and Andreas Pereira's return to the team - as well as the amount of points that Fulham have dropped from winning positions this season. 

Then it's on to the weekend ahead, where the Whites host bottom-of-the-pile Southampton at Craven Cottage. You'd think, given the performances against top sides of late, that this would be a guaranteed win - but this is famously Fulham we're talking about, and Southampton are a bit of a wildcard in that they'll have a new manager at the helm following the sacking of Russell Martin after their dismantling at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur last weekend. 

We finish with some of your questions, including some on peroxide-blonde hair affecting performances, Emile Smith-Rowe's performances across this season so far, home fans in the away end at Liverpool and what the club could do to stop it, and loads more!

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And... breathe. On Saturday, Fulham treated us to a rip-roaring game at Anfield as we took on the league leaders. George, Farrell, Jack K, and Jack S are here to look back on the game that had it all - and ask how we're meant to feel about it. With Liverpool down to ten for most of the game, did we capitalise enough on our man advantage? Should we be increasingly concerned about how many goals we're conceding at the start of second halves? We've dropped seventeen points from winning positions this season - is this a worrying trend? Or... is this a positive point in a tough place to go, that sees us on the edge of the European places?

Then it's time for a bunch of your questions. We applaud the Player of the Match performance from Antonee Robinson, and ask whether there is anyone better than him right now, and there are plaudits for our whole back line. We also discuss the midfield selection from Marco.

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Peter Rutzler returns to the Thursday Club, fresh from his move from The Athletic to The Times, to talk all things Fulham with us. We start with a last look back at the hard-fought point that the Whites earned against Arsenal on Sunday, including a deep dive on the formation shift that served Fulham well in nullifying Arsenal's dangerous right hand side, and some love for the new midfield shield of Sander and Sasa. 

Then it's onto Liverpool, who we face on Saturday, and who slightly underwhelmed in their Champions League outing against Girona in midweek. We chat about the ways Fulham might set up to similarly nullify top-class opponents, try to find some weaknesses in the Reds' seemingly inpenetrable armour, and ponder whether a game like this might call for Emile Smith-Rowe to be rested in favour of a more dynamic No. 10. 

We finish with a little look ahead to the Transfer Window, with Peter giving his thoughts on where (if anywhere) Fulham might look to strengthen in January.

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It is so satisfying to see those red tears on Arsenal's faces after a wet and stormy afternoon at the Cottage. Despite referee Chris Kavanagh's best efforts, Jimenez's first-half goal granted Fulham a well-earned point against the Gunners. One well-drilled side met another with Fulham holding the set-piece masters at bay.

On the pod, we look back at the stellar performances from across the pitch - how long do you have for us to recap them all? We analyse how Fulham managed to frustrate Arsenal's forward play, reflect on the glory of that late, disallowed goal and pour out our gripes against Chris Kavanagh's refereeing performance. In part two, George picks some listener questions and, to round-up, we each pick a player of Fulham vintage that we would most like to see brought back for the 2024-25 squad.

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We take a look back at a stunning point picked up in our London derby against Arsenal.

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What is it about Brighton in the Premier League? Good or bad, rain or shine, the Seagulls just can't seem to conjure a win against Fulham - with Thursday's 3-1 victory the latest in a run of nine undefeated in the top flight against Micky Adams' other side.

We're not complaining anyway. The newly named 'Friday Club' of Sammy and Jack take a look back at the game and how it panned out, as well as diving into some impressive individual performances and some interesting comments from Marco Silva in the presser afterwards.

The games keep coming thick and fast at the moment, and Sunday sees Arsenal visit the Cottage. Mikel Arteta's side are in sparkling form at the moment, but last year we dealt a wintery wallop to their title ambitions - could history repeat itself at the weekend?

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