Sunday, 23 February 2014

GOTW 22-23/02/2014 WBA 1 Fulham 1

There has been plenty of change at Fulham this season and it's not just the Michael Jackson statue that's gone from Cravendale Cottage. With the recall of Governer Meulensteen last week, bottom of the league Fulham look to be in all sorts of trouble. Needing a steady man at the helm, the board have decided to employ Felix Magarth as the new Governer, probably off the logic that history has taught us that a German is usually the best nationality of person you want to lead in crisis.

However from this first outing, Governer Magarth will need to work miracles in order to save this club from sinking faster than the Bismarck as the Wild Bull Association dominated both possession and shot count.

Fulham did take the lead through the All-American hero Ashkan Dejagah early in the first half which would surely please the owners, but that only encouraged the Watford Blackbird Athletes, who in turn rolled up their baggy trousers and pushed for an equaliser. They were rewarded when Fulham's Dutch keeper Stekelenburg had a momentary lapse of concentration, probably caused by a flashback of one of his ancestors watching his bicycle being confiscated by a German officer, allowed the ball to cross his goal line just a few minutes from the end.

Game Of The Weekend - 22-23/02/2014 Arsenal 4 Sunderland 1

General Poyet thought he would be giving his team a reward when he took the Gatos Negros to the Michelin Star restaurant "L' Emirates" for a gourmet meal. Unfortunately, he had not realised that Head Chef Wenger had chosen to put them on the menu as a couple of Giroud starters left the team suffering with severe food poisoning.

In between courses, General Poyet decided to take off Johnson for choosing the restaurant and Altidore due to indigestion and for having come from a country well known for a lack of taste in food. In their place he brought on Larsson in the vain hope that he would bring one of his 'Epic Swedish Mealtimes' to the table and Giaccherini only because he'd brought a bucket of pasta along with him from home.

Sadly, this did not change matters as Wenger's waiting staff carved up the Sundevideo defence once again before serving up a 'Koscielny Suprise' to finish. Only Giaccherini made it to dessert, sliding an expert volley of ice cream past Szczesny. General Poyet could not take comfort from this as he was left with a bitter taste in his mouth and rather large bill to pay.