Crave Cottage, West London
Fulham 3 West Ham Utd. 2
Carlton Cole scored a goal at both ends, West Ham now having scored won-goals in two consecutive games. We did claw back to 2-1, but then Fulham scored a third, and it was game over, rather disappointing considering Fulham have not beaten West Ham at Fulham since 1966, the year England won the World Cup featuring a team comprising three West Ham players who played for what is considered the best Hammers side of all time. Also considering that Fulham have their eyes on other prizes, having beaten German team Hamburg to get to the final of the UEFA Cup, a staggering achievement for a side of their size. They came back to beat Hamburg, too, and Hamburg were confident of reaching the final that is top be played next week at, coincidentally, at Hamburg’s own stadium. Now the Hamburgers have to suffer the indignity of watching a team few have ever heard of play on their own soil. Anyway, back to the Hammers. As we lost this game by only one goal, it meant that for us to be relegated Hull had to cancel out a negative goal difference of 23 goals, that is they now had to win something like 12-0 and 11-nil in their last two remaining matches, the first of which happened on Monday. They drew that game 2-2, Wigan—who West Ham beat last week to effectively seal our survival—equalizing with seconds to go. This result means that West Ham cannot now go down. Now starts the inquiry as to why we were so bad this year and how we can avoid all this pain and hair loss next season. This upcoming Sunday is the last game of the season, with every club playing at the same hour. Chelsea are one point above Manchester Utd. I will avoid Nevada Smiths where both sets of these fans likely will turn crazy at some point.
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