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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: To renew or not to renew

Yesterday I received the renewal forms for my season ticket. I was informed we had our “share of high and lows”. I can’t recall too many highs except for victories over QPR . As for lows, well we are one place outside the relegation zone and but for the goals of Dembele and [...]

May 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

Fulham with one game left are one place above the three relegation places. Once this would be a cause for celebration as Fulham the great escapologists of the sixties and of  season 2008-09 might evade relegation once again. Although we were mathematically safe after yet another inept performance, [...]

May 2, 2016 // 0 Comments

A tribute to George Cohen

Last night I attended a dinner at Craven Cottage as part of the appeal to raise money for the statue for George Cohen. The great and the the good – notably Roy Hodgson and Ray Lewington who guided Fulham to the Europa League final in 2010 – were present, though not George’s great [...]

April 27, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Brighton 5 Fulham 0

This is always a difficult game for more ways than one. I watch it as Ivan’s guest which means I have to endure the barbs of Fulham fans walking in the opposite direction to the away end and suffer the critique of Seagulls fans who thought little of our performance. Interestingly enough [...]

April 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Tanner report: Preston 1 Fulham 2

It does not seem to matter who the manager is or the regime but over the 50-odd years I have followed Fulham we invariably finish the season well. In most seasons we need to. Last night’s victory at Preston gave us 44 points and a cushion of 7 points as all the other results went our way. Two [...]

April 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

George Cohen

Fulham are putting up a statue for George Cohen who will have the same sculptor Douglas Jennings as Johnny Haynes. We are all delighted for George. We can claim unlike Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and Manchester City that we had a player in the only English team ever to have won anything. The World Cup [...]

March 12, 2016 // 0 Comments

Jimmy Hill memorial service

Yesterday I was privileged to attend the memorial service of Jimmy Hill at Coventry Cathedral. It’s often said that you invariably find out something about a person you never knew at such an event and this was no exception. Surprisingly so as his achievements and legacies are so well [...]

February 13, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 1 Derby 1

Although Fulham have yet to record a win in their first three games under new head coach Slavisa Jokatovic there are encouraging signs of improvement. Only 3 goals have been conceded by a defence that was the worst in the divsion and could be relied on to concede two a game. Getting the central [...]

February 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

I can easily recall a conversation with a Fulham supporter some 22 years ago. There were only 2500 of us then, so we were all on first name terms. Justin, in assessing our chances in the forthcoming season, said ruefully but correctly: “Just like every other season. Out of every competition [...]

January 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

Fulham finally appoint

Seven weeks after Kit Symons was predictably dismissed for not meeting the targets set Fulham finally appointed a head coach. In that period not one win was recorded and a transfer embargo imposed for falling foul of the Financial Fair Play rules. There was was a notable absence of club [...]

December 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

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