A blog of two halves

Hammersmith & Fulham is home to 3 major football teams: Chelsea, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers and Shepherds Bush Cricket Club. Follow the ups and downs of the clubs as told by local fans.

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A rare derby day

Tim Harrison

It may be the rarest of west London derbies, but Chelsea’s reward for beating Peterborough in the FA Cup is a home tie against neighbours Brentford.
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Transfer window will be huge for Hoops, says Holloway

Nick Skoric

Just like when you are waiting an age for your bus to arrive and then two come at once; the QPR faithful were waiting for a win after watching the Hoops suffer six defeats on the bounce and then got two wins in as many games.
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Do Fulham have the Federer factor?

Morgan Phillips

At the end of November I summed up the Sheffield Wednesday and Brighton matches by writing that ‘Fulham played some good football but lapses of concentration and the lack of a regular goal scorer have undermined the performances’.
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JT = Joyful Tidings

Tim Harrison

John Terry, who has captained Chelsea for 12 years, is weighing up his future.
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Farewell to Jean Lawler

Morgan Phillips

In the summer of 1954 I watched Fulham defender Robin Lawler and his new bride, Jean, proudly emerge from St Augustine’s RC Church.
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It's an Oyster card Christmas

Tim Harrison

The Gooners invented the hypnotic, if repetitive, chant ‘One-nil to the Arsenal’, but it could be commandeered by the Blues as ‘One-nil to the Chelsea boys’ after a trio of 1-0 victories.

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