1/9 : Fulham vs Tottenham

Somehow I am talking about Spurs a lot more than even my own club - but they have been hot in the news and again I saw a silly little quote from a local sports journalist that I simply had to say something about.

It goes something like "... they beat them 3-0 last season in the corresponding fixture, so they should have no problems again this time...". That was referring to Spurs crushing Fulham.

Sure, they have more or less the same team, and played reasonably well vs Manchester United last week. But to provide such reasoning shows how much you really know about football and predicting it.

Results from last season are no indication of what will happen this. Sure, there are trends and patterns, but teams are usually different. Furthermore, despite not starting well again this season, Fulham are not exactly pushovers either. And Spurs might suffer from a typical football hangover - having put in so much effort last week and still losing, they might get steamrollered today.

So this time, I have a sneaky feeling that Fulham will post an easy win over Spurs, just to turn the screws even tighter on Mr Burger Jols!