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Fulham are back at the Cottage on Saturday, and everything will be right in the world - as long as we take all three points. But will there be any new (or returning) faces in the lineup?

The Thursday Club are back in full force to discuss the latest transfer goings on at Motspur Park, including Sander Berge, Joachim Andersen, and a rumoured move for Lyon's Rayan Cherki - as well as questioning whether there's any chance that a late deal for André could still take place given where Fulham still need to strengthen.

Then in Part Two, we're on to the weekend, looking at how our next opposition Leicester fared against Tottenham on their return to the big time on Monday night, examining whether this is already a 'must-win' game, and answering a load of your emails as well.

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Friday night's season opener against Manchester United at Old Trafford was definitely a match that Fulham can look back at with some regrets. Some brave openings and neat play was overshadowed by a lack of clinical edge and also another late goal that went in the favour of Erik Ten Hag's side.

In this podcast, we analyse what went right and wrong for FFC up in Manchester, discuss Marco's starting XI and whether they've done enough to keep their place going forward and also look at what Fulham need to do in the transfer window to get the side more balanced for the remaining 37 league games.

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It's that time of year again, Ladies and Gentlemen - start your engines, as the Premier League returns this Friday with our beloved Whites heading up to Old Trafford to take on the might of Manchester United.

Peter Rutzler joins Sammy and Jack in the Half Moon Inn in Putney to take a look at that game and where Fulham could potentially have some joy, and the latest news around the club, before moving on to our 'infamous' predictions for the season which involve some rogue shouts, some real love for Alex Iwobi, and our hot takes ahead of the campaign.

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00:00 - Latest transfer news

17:50 - Look ahead to Manchester United

28:19 - Pre-season predictions

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Fulham's pre-season ended on a winning note in Germany, as Marco Silva's boys ran out 2-0 victors against Hoffenheim. We break down the positives from the performance, including a double-assist for Alex Iwobi.

We then get into a plethora of FFC talking points, including Andreas Periera's cameo in the 8 role, whether Adama's form can turn him into a starter and of course Fabio Carvalho's mooted move up the road to Brentford.

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00:00 - Hoffenheim Reaction

26:14 - Questions

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"We dreamed of Ream, oh what a guy..."

It's a sad day in SW6 as the club parts ways with our very own Captain America, the Cottage Colossus of Tim Ream, whose move to Charlotte was confirmed on Wednesday. There's a little bit of time to pay our tributes to a man who has served Fulham Football Club with distinction over the past nine years, as well as a moment to relive one of the best ever This'll Catch On's in his honour.

Before we get to that emotional farewell though, there's a bit of pre-season to discuss too, so Jack and Sammy are joined by Jack Kelly, who has been covering the games in the Algarve, to get his thoughts on the camp as a whole, the two performances against Sevilla and Benfica, and where Fulham are in our preparations for the season beginning in 8 (!!!) days.

There's also some transfer talk, including the latest on the André saga, with news coming out of Brazil that Fluminense's willingness to put their star midfielder on the market is growing again, as well as some thoughts on where the squad needs augmenting before the window closes at the end of August.

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00:00 - Pre-season discussion

14:43 - ESR's best role

36:02 - New away kit

40:38 - Farewell Tim Ream

54:08 - Listener questions

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Jack and Joe discuss Fulham's preseason tour in Portugal, which kicked off with a 1-0 victory over Benfica. They also review some of the incoming signings at the club, including Emile Smith Rowe, Ryan Sessegnon, and Jorge Cuenca, and talk about some transfer rumours as the Premier League season draws closer.

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A week ago we were bemoaning a lack of any activity whatsoever, and now the Fulham transfer machine is whirring into business. At the end of last week the Whites announced out of nowhere that Ryan Sessegnon was returning to the place that made him on a free transfer, sparking jubilation and nostalgia in equal measure. And earlier this week, it was made pretty clear that Emile Smith-Rowe will be joining the club in the next few days as well - two players once touted as world beaters, still young and with a point to prove, combining at the Cottage next year.

We break down the ins-and-outs of those two deals, and how we see both players fitting into this Marco Silva side, as well as examining where else the squad needs additions, looking at the latest rumours doing the rounds on potential incomings, and discussing the way that transfers now have to operate in the age of PSR.

There's also the live draw for our competition which has raised over £650 for the Fulham Foundation, where one lucky listener is the newly proud owner of a shirt signed by the entire Fulham squad!

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00:00 - Pre-season begins privately

04:35 - The Boy Wonder comes home

14:44 - Smith-Rowe all but arrived

30:02 - Is the squad now attack-heavy?

38:12 - McTominay and Andre latest

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There is a lack of new faces at Motspur Park, and Fulham's squad looks very thin as we hurtle towards that opening day at Old Trafford. A year ago today, Fulham made the first signing of 23/24, but as of right now, the squad looks a lot weaker than it did at the end of the last campaign. 

There is some news - Rodrigo Muniz has taken the Number 9 shirt, which sparks a discussion about his role in the squad ahead of this season; and we get into some of the latest names linked with the Cottagers - Samuele Ricci, Crysencio Summerville, Kalvin Phillips, Scott McTominay, Jota Silva, Alexis Saelemaekers and Jayden Oosterwolde, as well as revisiting the latest on André, which is now firmly a saga. 

There's also time to talk about Jay Stansfield and the reported offers from Birmingham for his services, and some thoughts on the Academy as a whole; the latest addition to our pre-season tour which feels like another slap in the face to fans; and the state of the Hammersmith End toilets!

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00:00 - No new friends

07:11 - RM9 has arrived

13:38 - Transfer priorities ranked

18:19 - Latest lads linked

34:19 - Why would we let Jay leave?

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Now the Euros and Copa America have come to their conclusions, it's back to club matters, so Jack and Sammy returned to the studio to talk all things Fulham - with just 33 days to go before that season opener against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

We discuss the departures of João Palhinha and Bobby De Cordova-Reid in a bit more depth, before turning our attention to potential incomings - looking at a host of names strongly linked, including Emile Smith-Rowe, Richard Rios, Andre, Vinicius Souza, Trevoh Chalobah and more.

There's also time to discuss some of the performances of our internationals, with Luc de Fougerolles getting a start in Canada's third-place playoff and Timmy Castagne holding his own even in a poor Belgium display.

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00:00 - A lack of incomings at Motspur

06:58 - Farewell to Bobby & João

16:17 - Players linked with Fulham

32:34 - Completion of the Riverside

40:25 - International Whites

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In amongst all the craziness of England's run to the Euro 2024 final, there has been some transfer activity at Motspur Park. Sadly, it's not in the direction we like as fan favourites Joao Palhinha and Bobby De Cordova Reid have departed for Bayern Munich and Leicester respectively.

On today's episode, which Sammy and George recorded in Germany following the semi-final win, we touch on those departures and discuss how Fulham can begin to replace them with just 35 days to go until the start of the new Premier League season.

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00:00 - Euro 2024 reaction

09:30 - Joao Palhinha

19:00 - Bobby Reid

22:00 - How to move forward

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