A blog of two halves

After a fortnight’s break Fulham showed a marginal improvement against West Ham but the outcome brought further disappointment.

The west London derby looms, and attention switches to Craven Cottage after a seismic fortnight for the earthquake-prone Blues.

It’s been a couple of weeks to forget for Queens Park Rangers.

It isn’t a question of if, but when.

Wanted. Manager. No previous silverware necessary. Must be willing to work for £5million per year, plus generous cigarette allowance.

It is hard for a Fulham fan to extract positives from Saturday’s lunchtime match against Manchester United.

Not so long ago, before a crucial international fixture, the Telegraph sport section devoted its front page to a huge picture of Wayne Rooney with just three words of text: ‘Cometh the hour’.

Chelsea are as stable as a one-legged drunk in a wind tunnel.