After 20 matchdays of the English premier league, more than halfway through the season already, incredibly, Fulham still led the line at the top of the premier league table rankings.
After the game against Ipswich Town, Fulham supporters regained their voice after their previous run of 2 games without a win.
They were having a truly terrific season.
Due to the tight schedule of football leagues, professional football players barely had time for themselves for festivities and even if they did, it was always limited. Despite this, the reality was that this was still a festive period.
It was still just early January and people were still enjoying the Christmas and New Year spirit.
Having played 4 games between 26th December and today, 6th January, the Fulham players barely had any meaningful time for themselves but coincidentally, Sam no longer suffered this with his teammates because of his injury.