2025 Summer Stories

Away Kits; Full disclosure I’m a Seattle Seahawks fan, so the highlighter green does not bother me…if it’s the accent not the main color. I can’t stand the all-Highlighter Hawks jerseys and this one is no different.

Transfers or lack thereof. @nevzter can’t be topped ^^, it just kills me that the Khans don’t view the first couple weeks of the season as important as the following 35/36. Supposedly we put in a bid for Shaktar’s Brazilian winger Kevin. They want 43 we offered 37 (allegedly) mill. Why wait? get on the damn phone and counter (don’t wait until someone swoops in beats us to this guy). The stupidity of hesitating until the last 3/4 days and leaving chances of paperwork not getting in just shows that Tony for all intents and purposes is a clueless buffoon.

 

Here you @MicahMan Not sure if you were hoping for gold as well though.

https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2025/august/13/25-26-third-kit-revealed/

My first reaction is pretty indifferent. I don’t love it. I don’t hate it. It’s far better than the away kit though.

 

Yesssss! That's smokin'! I don't even like scotch, but this makes me want to put on that shirt, grab a seat on a big leather arm chair, and then slowly sip a scotch in a wood paneled room. Clearly someone on the marketing team got the away kit confused with the third kit.

 

Dueling realities at Craven Cottage!

The Fulham FC take on Silva's Brighton press conference...

https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2025/august/14/pre-brighton-press-conference/

Of course, not a single mention of zero outfield players brought in over the summer.

Meanwhile the BBC's take on Silva's Brighton press conference...

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c1ej331vv4lo

 

I know I'm in a minority: I love the neon green away kit. I also prefer it to the all-white, which is boring. The gold trim ruins the otherwise classy black 3rd jerseys for me. There, I would have preferred white.

 

I love the independent streak @daddude7 !

While working on my painting project this weekend I realized my official panting shirt is the same color as Fulham's away kit. It is my paint shirt because I would never wear my lime green Penn Manor Soccer League coach's shirt anywhere else - except to paint! It is still recognizably green, but now it is speckled with the residue of 20 years of painting projects.

 

Over the past few weeks did Fulham loose someone who's been with the team for years and we all missed it?

I was jealously watching Crystal Palace's highlights from their first European tournament match and I was surprised to hear the Palace commentary being voiced by Jamie Reid! Jamie has been Gentleman Jim's partner for the past few years. He's been able to continue providing commentary when Jim lost his voice from cheering too much or was dealing with serious health issues.

My favorite Jamie Reid moment was his strained "HE'S DONE IT AGAIN!" just after Wilson got the winner at Brentford.


Back in July, Jamie was mentioned as being part of Fulham's coverage for 2025/26, but now I'm not sure. He's not listed on Transfermarkt, but I would have to imagine Palace got him on a free.

 

Okay, Jamie was back next to GJ doing commentary on Sunday. And Palace had a different person doing their match against Forest. So maybe Jamie was just a substitute? Anyway, way glad the is back and being totally unprofessional with his commentary as he cheers on Fulham!

 

I know he scored yesterday, but ESR hasn’t exactly been money well spent, do we think that has factored into why we haven’t brought anyone yet? 7 Days left and here we go…

 

Three days left on the clock. Someone go wake up Tony!

 

It's getting to the point where any deal Silva actually wants is unlikely. And we will lose Pereira and probably Godo. This is already the thinnest squad in my memory. Silva would be nuts to even consider staying with us beyond this season, and this will be a cautionary tale for other talented coaches.

 

Pereira has gone back to Brazil to play for Palmeiras.
https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2025/august/29/andreas-departs/

I have to think that this is a sign that some outfield player signings are on the way since now Fulham is even more thin in the midfield.

 

Our senior roster now stands at 22, and that includes Godo and King, who don't count against the 25-man limit. We could add five players and still conform to the Prem roster rules.

We're not adding five players. Are we adding one? This is the worst transfer window in my Fulham fandom, and I've seen some doozies. I suppose we at least haven't spent money on a Mitroglou or a Kongolo.

 

Perhaps Kevin is imminent.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_...k-kevin-eye-ac-milan-samuel-chukwueze-sources

With Chukwueze next in the queue.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6588041/2025/09/01/tyrique-george-chelsea-fulham-transfer/

It looks to be at least 3 signings today.

 

Now we wait to see which reported deals actually got registered and signed properly by the deadline...

 

Was driving around listening to SiriusXM FC. Big sigh of relief, apparently Leeds were trying to pry away Harry Wilson, and said no deal. Also they said the Kevin deal made it over the finish line

 

First one is official. Chukwueze in from AC Milan

https://x.com/FulhamFC/status/1962599460116320762

 

I really need to figure out how to embed the actual post in the message. Anyway, Kevin is official.

https://x.com/FulhamFC/status/1962613936471318637

 

And it looks like the Tyrique George deal has collapsed.

So... three signings for the summer window.

Lecomte
Chukwueze
Kevin​

Maybe more in January?

My gut feeling about the window? Nonplussed