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Re: Fulham Would Be Mad Not To Visit America This Summer

The Gaffer — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:29:17 -0000

Touche, Amanda. Great follow up article. Fellow EPL Talk readers should check out her web site at http://www.amandavandervort.com/ for some great articles including a fascinating interview with Emma Hayes.

Cheers,
The Gaffer

Re: Fulham Would Be Mad Not To Visit America This Summer

Amanda — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:40:30 -0000

What a great idea, loved your post! I just responded with an article called, "Fulhamerica - Top 5 Reasons Why Fulham Should Tour America This Summer", on my blog. Check it out at: http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2008/05/to...

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eplnfl — Sat, 17 May 2008 15:39:58 -0000

Hey guys, going to join Fulham USA, which is a great website btw. Yes, Fulham should come to the USA, and the MLS All -Stars vs. a European team is a bad game.

The one stop Fulham has to make is Chicago. It is the home of Brian McBride, Carlos Bocanegra played for the Fire, and Chicago is the home of US Soccer which may surprise many people. The US Soccer Federation is located just a few minutes away from Chicago's Soldier Field and the wonderful lake front.

How can we make sure that Fulham brings make our American players next year before we have FFC stamped on our foreheads.

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timmyg — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:32:58 -0000

I agree with Donny. Fulham HAVE to come stateside. I know I'll go wherever they do...

...as long as its on the East Coast.

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HatterDon — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:12:40 -0000

This makes perfect sense to me -- especially since I'm and American and a Fulham fan. It would be good to see a friendly scheduled with Houston Dynamo so that Deuce could play in front of his fellow Texans.

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kkfla737 — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:29:23 -0000

Fulham as we discussed on this week's American Soccer Show on CSRN has more American leadership influence than the majority of teams in MLS who are led by Argentine or whatever latin nationality player (mostly Argentine though) and Americans largely fill out the squads. You could argue Fulham is more American than any team in the US domestic first division! While that sounds great that is part of why I am so down on where the US National Team is headed unless MLS gets a grip soon.

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Mookie — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:28:47 -0000

@ T, I can't wait until the mighty West Ham go to Toronto.:)

I don't think having clubs from England like Fulham will help too much. I don't care how many Americans there are, you have the MLS anyways.

They need a team like Liverpool or Arsenal to tour, not Fulham.

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Wed, 14 May 2008 18:50:18 -0000

Kartik,

I know, I was at that game (btw I can't stand the MLS All-Star vs. whichever-European-team games; they're such a sham and a joke), and of course Celtic looked bad (altitude and pre-season form). I always thought the MLS should open a franchise in San Diego.

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Matthew C — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:33:58 -0000

Im an english guy moving to the U.S. this summer but i need to recommend you guys to www.fulhamusa.com . Great website to keep up to date fulham from a yank point of view.

Re: Fulham Would Be Mad Not To Visit America This Summer

Kartik — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:59:49 -0000

Gaffer,

Good suggestion. Believe it or not as many message boards, websites and emails to my CSRN show indicate the hard core US National Team/MLS fan have now by and large adopted Fulham as "our team" in Europe. Not just in the EPL, in Europe. Fulham now can essentially close the market off for the foreseeable future which is music to my ears as sit currently in Asia, an ocean of Man U and nothing else. In N.America the non-MLS, only Euro fan will continue to support big clubs, but the MLS fan will watch Fulham. I know several people who have written me that they don't watch the PL normally but were watching every Fulham match the last few weeks even if they had to go to a pub to find it.

T, visiting DSG or Salt Lake has usually been a bad move for Euro clubs because of the altitude, and at DSG the wide pitch. Celtic looked dead after 40 minutes there last year and Everton lost to RSL simply because in the pre season you cannot keep up at altitude. So my guess is that even though Commerce City has the best football facility in the country (a stadium I so enjoy I am planning on going to another Rapids game late this year, flying cross country just to sit at that stadium) I doubt Fulham would visit after the Celtic experience last year.

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Simon — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:56:52 -0000

not sure just hoa many folk here would really rush out and see them - they aren't the BIG FOUR and I was at DC UNited to see a paltry 8000 people watch BBurn V DC United about 3 or 4 years back.. not a great turnout and that lineup included Friedel. That said the league has grown a little and Fulham has a few more Americans...
WOuld be interesting to see just how many hearts and minds would turn out.

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Wed, 14 May 2008 16:45:16 -0000

I would love to see them come to Denver and put on a show at Dick's Sporting Good's park.

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kat kid — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:41:28 -0000

"We woudn’t mind being taken advantage of — trust me."

My, my Gaffer. Speak for yourself. You seem as tart as an 11th grader asked to prom by the captain of the football team.

That said, Fulham have captured my cold, black heart and I think I may well adopt them as my EPL team. I will still enjoy the freedom of a neutral, but they inspired me with that magnificent climb from the drop this year.

Re: Fulham Would Be Mad Not To Visit America This Summer

Terry Anderson — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:59:13 -0000

A very good idea. But they do not always get taken up. I am now retired to the Algarve but see the sense in your arguement. Well done.