A blog of two halves

After four disappointing results in the Championship, Fulham travelled to Ipswich on the last Saturday in August and won by two clear goals.

The Cobham training ground could twin itself with the Mary Celeste.

Fulham’s first four League matches have yielded just three points, two of them away from home.

Chelsea mugged Spurs at the weekend, as brutally and shockingly as a handbag-snatching moped rider.

Chelsea began their opening fixture 3-4-3 and ended 3-2-3.

The Championship season has begun – and already some Fulham supporters are feeling the strain.

The Blues may have lost last weekend’s Community Shield against Arsenal on penalties, but they’re a nailed-on, sure-fire, 100 per cent certainty to lift the Premier League title.

This was always going to be a closed-season of major change at Stamford Bridge with changes working their way through all levels of the club.

After Fulham’s exhilarating performance last season all supporters will be looking forward to the new season.