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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: Ipswich 0 Fulham 2

Three seasons ago I took Bob Tickler’s son Jamie and his mother to his first Fulham game. He was a flag waver welcoming both teams on the hallowed turf. Fulham lost 2-0 and Ipswich made the play-offs. I don’t have that Fulham team before me but am fairly certain that not one was playing [...]

August 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report/ Fulham 0 Sheffield Wednesday 1

The Fulham programme tends to take an optimistic party line. 3 draws are treated as an unbeaten run rather than winless. The fanzine, in contrast, tends to major more on examining the issues troubling fans, notably the input on transfer policy by the owner’s son Tony Khan and his analytic [...]

August 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

Yesterday in the Rust Stefano described me as a pessimist. I would prefer “realist”as, after a disappointing summer starting with that defeat in the play-offs by Reading and following through with an apparent lack of concerted transfer policy and certain lack of strengthening in key [...]

August 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report : Fulham 1 Norwich 1

The start of a new season – earlier than usual this year – is a time for aspiration, introduction and association. Aspiration: after reaching the play-offs and losing to Reading after 2 poor refereeing decisions, Fulham were amongst the favourites for automatic promotion. Introduction: [...]

August 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report / Evening Standard Fulham Supplement 1970

In 1970 the Evening Standard produced a soccer supplement on all the London Clubs. It came out on a Saturday round 1 PM and cost one old shilling ( 5p). I recall waiting at the newspaper kiosk expectantly. In them days you had nothing like the saturation coverage of today as there was no Internet. [...]

July 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report/John Fraser

The name John Fraser would not mean much unless you were a Fulham supporter over 50. John, a right back, was a journeyman pro who played some 65 games for Fulham but one who happened to be the arguably the greatest day in the club’s history the 1975 Cup Final v West Ham. Yesterday I met John [...]

July 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Reading 1 Fulham 0

So the Fulham dismal play off record continues with no wins in 6 matches, we have never scored more than one goal in any game and bowed out for the third time before the final. In a season when we failed to score 9 of our 13 penalties how ironic that we should lose to one, and a contentious one at [...]

May 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 1 Reading 1

Two factors prevented Fulham from winning this play off tie: the tenacity of Reading, though their tactics were often spoiling, and the poor refereeing of Stuart Attwell. Having been thrashed 5-0 at Fulham in the league and losing 6 games by margins of 3 or more, Reading’s tactics were clear [...]

May 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report/A memorable day

It was a long but satisfying day travelling up to Sheffield by car with Bob Tickler’s Godson Jamie and 2 other Fulham supporters. Sheffield Wednesday fielded a team of reserves and despite taking the lead were all but overwhelmed by a stronger Fulham team who won 2-1 but failed to maximise [...]

May 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

Fulham’s flowering youth

Over the years I have supported the Whites we have produced some impressive youngsters. Johnny Haynes went on to captain England and another one club Cottager George Cohen a World Cup winner. In the sixties we produced loyal servants like Fred Callaghan and Stan Brown and a crop of exciting kids in [...]

May 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

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