Jimmy Bullard is hoping that Fulham will be able to get back to winning ways on Saturday against West Brom following two narrow league defeats. The Whites started the season in fine form with good performances in their victories over Arsenal and Bolton but went on to suffer subsequent reverses at the hands of Blackburn and West Ham in closely contested affairs.
As a result, the early season table has seen Fulham’s league position fluctuate between sixth and the current standing of 15th, yet Bullard prefers to concentrate on Fulham’s performances rather than rapidly changing standings.
“It’s early days yet and we’ve only played five games,” he said. “You’re not going to win the league after five game and you’re not going to get relegated after five. People can make mountains out of molehills either way.
“But that’s football nowadays and that’s what people talk about. You’re never going to get anything in the middle, its either good or bad – that’s why people listen to phone-ins or buy the papers because it’s a good read. No one wants to talk about middle ground because no one would want to read about it.
“We lost last Saturday but I thought we were unlucky, we had a crazy five minutes but it happens. We had a right old go in the second-half and overall I don’t think we can be too disappointed with the way we played. You’ve just got to keep playing and believing.”
Saturday’s opponents will be looking to build on last week’s 1-0 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium and Bullard will certainly not be taking anything for granted.
“I’ve seen a couple of West Brom’s games but I won’t be treating this match any different to, say, a game against Manchester United,” he said. “Football’s different every time you step on the field, look at the game between Hull and Arsenal at the weekend, a lot of people would have bet against Hull but that’s just the way football is at the moment, everyone’s beating everyone else.
“Over the last few years football’s been getting tighter, you’re seeing more and more cup upsets and the gap between teams everywhere is getting smaller and smaller.”
