Sunday at Wigan marked the fifth time in six matches that Fulham has had to play on the road following a midweek Europa League contest. The Cottagers battled hard at the DW Stadium and earned a 1-1 draw which moves them up to a respectable 11th in the Premier League table. The bigger issue though is why the Premier League schedule makers have made the Cottagers travel almost every weekend following a European match. It does not make sense and really makes you wonder if the Premier League is hoping Fulham fails at either the Europa League or even the Premier League.

In the previous four matches against Liverpool, Fulham had scored a whopping zero goals against the Reds. On Saturday, they tripled the total and added to Liverpool's early season misery with a stunning 3-1 win over Rafa Benitez and his Merseysiders.

Fifteen minutes into the second half on Sunday at the City of the Manchester Stadium things did not look good for Fulham. Down 2-0 and facing an uphill battle against the Premier League rich boys Manchester City, the Cottagers showed the fight and determination they have so often displayed throughout Roy Hodgson's nearly two year tenure at the helm as Fulham pulled back two goals to earn a point in a 2-2 draw.

After a week off for international duty, the spotlight of Monday Night Football was on Fulham and Hull City at Craven Cottage. Fortunately for Cottager fans it was Hull City that looked rusty as the Cottagers scored on either side of halftime and cruised to a 2-0 win.

A draw on the road in the Premier League is usually seen as a positive result for most sides. While I was happy with Fulham's 2-2 draw on Sunday at Upton Park against West Ham United, it did sting a bit seeing the Hammers even things up late in stoppage time to grab a share of the points in this London derby.

Fulham is in 17th place after Saturday's tough 1-0 loss to Arsenal. Truth be told, I feel Fulham deserved at least a share of the points as the Cottagers were in control for large chunks of the match. But credit to Arsenal for holding on and getting the win in a tough place like Craven Cottage.

Wolves? We lost to freakin' Wolves on Sunday. That is what was going through my head Sunday as I watched the events unfold in the East Midlands. That my friend is not a good thing. After fielding a team of reserves mid-week in the Europa League against CSKA Sofia, the regulars were back in action and looked as though they were going through the motions at Molineaux as the hosts picked apart of dysfunctional Cottager team en route to an easy 2-1 win for Wolves.

Having looked at the line-up that Roy Hodgson fielded in Fulham's Europa League group stage debut against CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria, I wondered to myself whether the Cottagers were taking this competition seriously. Only keeper David Stockdale and John Paintsil remained in the line-up from Sunday's 2-1 win over Everton. Instead, the likes of 19-year-old central defender Chris Smalling and Stephen Kelly were in the starting line-up in Bulgaria.

While the Cottagers did draw the match 1-1, the bigger question I have is whether the line-up fielded by Roy Hodgson is the type of line-up we will see throughout each of the remaining group stage matches?

Fulham's glorious start to the 2009-2010 season came to a halt on Sunday when neighbors Chelsea dominated the Cottagers en route to a 2-0 win. While the loss did come to the team many people are picking to win the Premier League title, the manner in which Fulham played leads us all to clearly see that the level of play between the top four clubs and the rest of the league is vastly different.

Over the course of the last six or seven years, being a Fulham supporter has meant you have taken your fair share of losses and tough times along the way. From the numerous end of season relegation battles to the lack of signings to woeful managerial decisions, it was very difficult to remain positive about the state of FFC. However, after last seasons's club best 7th place finish and the wonderful start in league play and the Europa League, my mindset and attitude toward the club has changed.

Fulham added another piece to its' puzzle on Tuesday with the signing of left winger Damien Duff from Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee.

Over the course of the eight seasons Fulham has been in the Premier League there has been one constant problem, winning on the road. During last season's club best 7th place finish, the Cottagers won only three times on its travels. On Saturday, Fulham went against the trends of years past and opened up the season with a nice 1-0 road win at Fratton Park to give the club the kind of start in league play and on the road we were all hoping for.

The 2009-2010 Premier League season begins in earnest on Saturday in what should turn out to be a very entertaining and competitive season in arguably the best club league in the world. It is hard to believe that just three months ago we as Fulham supporters were completing the magical 2008-2009 season that vaulted us in the Europa League.

Unfortunately, last season is over. This season will bring about new challenges and question for Roy Hodgson and his squad.

Peter Crouch has decided against a move to Fulham and instead will team up with old friends Harry Redknapp and Jermain Defoe at Tottenham it was announced on Tuesday. While it would have been nice to get Crouch on the books at Craven Cottage it was not to be.

Any hope of signing Brazilian striker Jo to a deal at Fulham is dead. Everton renewed its' loan for the 22-year old on Friday ending speculation that he might be on his way to Craven Cottage.

It seems like just yesterday the 2008-2009 Premier League campaign finished up, but Fulham are already back in pre-season training down under in Australia. In fact, the Cottagers first friendly will be played on Wednesday against Australian side Gold Coast United. It will be the first of three friendlies the club plays down in Australia. The other two friendlies are against Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory.

We are not even one month past the successful conclusion to the 2008-2009 Fulham season and speculation is starting to ramp up about who might come and who might go for the Cottagers during the always busy summer transfer period.

There is not much to say other than the fact that it has been a magical season for Fulham and it culminated with qualification into next seasons' Europa League!! Enough said.

Manchester City and West Ham can kiss their European aspirations goodbye after each team lost on Saturday. However, Fulham and Tottenham made it a two-horse race for the final Europa League spot as each team came out victorious on Saturday with one match remaining in the 2008-2009 Premier League season.

Remember Diomansy Kamara? The Senegalese international has missed most of the 2008-2009 season after rupturing ligaments in his knee over the summer and has bided his time on the bench the last few weeks since getting match fit. His patience paid off as Kamara scored a brace and earned a penalty which lead to Fulham's third in an important 3-1 romp over Aston Villa on Saturday at Craven Cottage to push Fulham into seventh place with only two matches remaining in the season.

Fulham are in 7th place my fellow Cottager supporters. The Whites have four matches to play and they control their own destiny in terms of playing European football next season. The Cottagers reached 7th position in the table on Saturday when they defeated Stoke City 1-0 at Craven Cottage.

In what did not come as much of a surprise to me, Fulham drew 1-1 with Swansea in the 5th round of the FA Cup on Saturday which sets up a replay in one week's time to be played at Craven Cottage. What did surprise me was the way in which Swansea dominated the proceedings for much if not all of the match in Wales.

While Fulham did get on the scoreboard first, it was Swansea that seemed to create the better scoring chances and in addition they were the ones controlling possession and taking charge of the match. It should be noted that Swansea are flying high at the present time having gone now sixteen matches unbeaten in all competitions. Fulham will need to put together a solid performance in the replay if they want to advance to the final eight of the world's oldest knockout competition.

Unfortunately, if the Cottagers do advance, reigning Premier League champions Manchester United await. It would mean the Cottagers see the champions of Europe all too often over the course of the next month as Fulham travel to Old Trafford this Wednesday for a match that is being played now because of fixture congestion surrounding Manchester United's involvement in the World Club Cup competition in December.

After losing consecutive league matches to West Ham and Sunderland, Fulham bounced back with an important 3-1 win over Portsmouth on Saturday at Craven Cottage. The win was not only good for the three points the Cottagers earned, but also pushed them back into the top ten and gave the club some needed league momentum heading into the last few months of the season.

2008 was a good year for Fulham Football Club. After being all but counted out last April, the Cottagers "great escape" culminated with a 1-0 win over Portsmouth on the final day of the season that enable Roy Hodgson and Fulham fans everywhere to rejoice at the fact that the Cottagers would be playing Premier League football again next season.