Articles by Alan Tanner
Is there cause for concern after Fulham’s third defeat at home? I read a post in one of the more incisive Fulham websites [www.hammy.com] that in 1982-83 season we had a 6 point lead over Leicester at this stage of the season but it was the Foxes who gained promotion. Huddersfield came to the [...]
The Tanner Report: Hull 0 Fulham 1
This was another grounded-out win which kept Fulham on top of the Championship and 11 points clear of third place Blackburn. The only goal separating the sides was scored by Alex Mitrovic, a glancing header from a cross from right back Neco Williams – a loan signing from Liverpool – who [...]
The Tanner Report: Fulham 3 Millwall 0
Millwall, with their raucous fans and often uncompromising style on the pitch, are never easy opponents but Fulham beat them without reaching top gear. Alex Mitrovic scored his 29th and 30th goals of the season and Ivan Toney of Brentford’s record of 31 Championship goals is firmly within his [...]
The Tanner Report: Fulham 1 Blackpool 1
This was a match marred by the death from a heart attack of Fulham fan Paul Parish in the Hammersmith End. The players came off but treatment could not revive him. Inevitably and understandably this affects the game. Fulham were one up with a well-worked move, Fabio Carvalho finding Alex Mitrovic [...]
The Tanner Report: Stoke City 2 Fulham 3
There is a cliche in football that runs “A cold night in Stoke”. It is normally applied to the skilful, fancy Dan, footballer who may not fancy it in cold, harsh conditions. Stoke is certainly a hard place and a team that traditionally gives no quarter. To win there is never easy and for us [...]
The Tanner Report: Fulham 6 Birmingham 2
Fulham have scored 19 goals in their last three matches and now top the Championship by 5 points. Unless there is a collapse of Devon Loch proportions it looks like automatic promotion. If so, it means unlike the two previous promotions – which were via the play-offs – Fulham will have [...]
The Tanner Report: Fulham 6 Bristol City 2
Fulham’s season is very much back on track with 3 consecutive wins scoring 14 goals. Some – notably Fulham TV commentator Gentleman Jim McGullion – would argue that it was never derailed as we only slipped out of the top two because of cancelled games due to the opposition being [...]
The Tanner Report: Reading 0 Fulham 7
Fulham’s season was emphatically back on track with this win. We had slipped out of the two automatic places largely because our last game was on December 15th and those after that were postponed. True, our last 5 games produced 4 draws and a home defeat to Sheffield United so it was necessary [...]
The Tanner Report: Fulham 0 Sheffield United 1
Fulham’s winless run extended to 5 games as last night we deservedly lost to a spirited Sheffield United side that has revived under new manager Paul Heckingbottom. They scored in the third minute and Fulham could not muster one shot on target in the first half. In the second, in their best [...]
The Tanner Report: Fulham 1 Bournemouth 1
You have to hand it to Scott Parker. He can surprise the opposition with training ground moves. With us in the key play-off final v Brentford, Joe Bryan’s free kick caught their keeper well off his line. Returning last night as manager of Bournemouth Parker clearly worked a number on his [...]
