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After a distinguished military service in the Catering Corps, Alan Tanner did well in mufti with his chamois as a window cleaner. Sadly he had to retire after falling from the fifth floor of Danny Murphy's mock Tudor home. He spends his retirement watching and writing about his beloved Fulham whom he has supported for over 50 years. The Alan Tanner Report is sponsored by Tanner Crystal Clear Ltd, Window Cleaners to the Gentry. More Posts

The Tanner Report: Cardiff 1 Fulham 1

After two wins against Millwall and Huddersfield and two losses at home against Nottingham Forest and Southampton in the Caribou Cup, questions were being asked. Was it not so much that Fulham were good but Millwall and Huddersfield poor? Did the possession/passing mantra of Head Coach Scott Parker [...]

August 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 1 Nottingham Forest 2

All sort of excuses were made for this poor performance and home defeat: 2 matches in a week, yesterday’s conditions of sapping heat, a poor referee ignoring 3 handball penalty appeals, no plan B when the possession and elaborate passing game faltered. I saw it differently: Forest were the better [...]

August 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 4 Millwall 0

This thrashing drew comparison with the pleasing, passing performances of Slavisa Jokatovic that won us promotion but I would go further back in Fulham time to the Championship winning side of Jean Tigana of the late 1990s. Tigana’s side began with 11 straight wins in the Championship but Scott [...]

August 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Tanner report: Huddersfield 1 Fulham 2

I had the utmost respect for those Fulham diehards on a very wet night – when the match was televised – who made it up to the Smith Stadium and were rewarded by a 2-1 victory. I watched it on the telly. Some of the key incidents I am sure I would have missed had I been there. In the [...]

August 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 2 Blackburn Rovers 0

There is a well known tactic usually symptomatic of the classier footballing team: “playing out from the back.” Fulham in the first 30 minutes created their own version of “playing in from the back”. Time after time again the ball was passed laterally between central defenders [...]

August 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Barnsley 1 Fulham 0

Pargie called to say Fulham were joint favourites with Leeds to win the Championship but watch out for Barnsley. Under new manager Daniel Stendel they not only won promotion from League One but were unbeaten at home. Fulham were never at the races and could have lost by more than 1-0. Although [...]

August 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report ; Fulham 1 Cardiff 0

It’s now 3 wins in a row for Scott Parker and the big question is whether he will get the gig permanently next season. It was not the most enthralling game and I was surprised how sterile Cardiff were. The most memorable thing that happened was a superb strike by Ryan Babel from outside the box [...]

April 28, 2019 // 0 Comments

Scott Parker: the case for and against

Fulham ‘s first away win at Bournemouth in a year solidifies the case for Scott Parker’s permanent appointment. Here I draw up the pros and cons: Pros 1) Fulham have had 6 managers over 6 years. Each new appointment might offer initial hope but the reality was upheaval. The case for continuity [...]

April 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report on the last rites

Relegation duly happened last night at Vicarage Road where Fulham were crushed 4-1 by Watford. Fulham more than held up in a first half which ended on even terms and Zambo Anguissa had his best game yet but once again goals were too easily conceded and the home side ran out easy winners. Now the [...]

April 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 0 Manchester City 2

Where do Fulham go from here with relegation inevitable? “Go from here” are the operative words as we are going to lose our loanees – Rico, Fosu-Mensah, Chambers, Nordveidt, Markovic, Babel, Vietto – and in all likelihood also Alex Mitrovic and possibly Tom Cairney and Ryan [...]

March 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

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