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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

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We have yet to record a win under the permanent Kit Symons and for the second time in 4 days had to come back from behind to earn a point, this time against bottom of the table Blackpool. We fell behind in the first minute when our defence failed to deal with a cross and allowed the burly Blackpool [...]

November 6, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

So it’s Kit. No surprise here. I have often said that Chris Hughton would be better suited to achieve promotion but Kit has brought stability to the team and deserves a longer crack at the job. Everyone agrees he is a nice guy and part of a tradition going back well before my first game in [...]

October 30, 2014 // 1 Comment

The Tanner Report

After 45 minutes, with Fulham two up, Kit Symons must have felt that the job was his permanently but Derby went on to score 5 goals in 21 minutes and his grip on the position was loosened. I hear that the decision will not be rushed. That way the pressure on Kit to win remains whilst the new owner [...]

October 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Tanner report

Although I still have reservations whether Kit Symons is the best-qualified candidate to achieve promotion he has certainly turned things round and will surely go from temporary to permanent manager. The two questions are the length of his contract and the necessity of a football director. Not only [...]

October 25, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

Fulham ground out a slightly undeserved 3 points against Norwich which, whilst certainly not harmimg Kit Symons’ prospects of permanent  management, was probably not convincing enough to secure it now. We now have two tough ganes in 6 days at Rotherham away (the archetypal wet and cold [...]

October 19, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Kit or not?

Saturday’s game against Norwich will be crucial for the appointment or not of Kit Symons. Should we beat high flying Norwich the the job is surely his; if we lose the deliberations will continue, but what happens if it’s a draw? The momentum is with Kit, very much the popular choice. [...]

October 17, 2014 // 1 Comment

The Tanner Report

“We’ve got our Fulham back!” sang the Hammersmith End and this was the happiest Cottage I have seen for over a year. Almost anyone replacing the hapless though supremely self-confident Magath would be an improvement but Kit  Symons as an ex-player and present coach doubly so. [...]

October 2, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

On the Rust we supporters are encouraged to be subjective about our team, let our hearts rule our head. My head says that new but temporary manager Kit Symons does not have the skill-set to achieve promotion but my heart so wants him to succeed. After the fiasco of Magath here is a nice guy steeped [...]

September 28, 2014 // 0 Comments

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When a manager leaves, inevitably stories emerge like cockroaches coming from the woodwork. They should be, not to mix up too many metaphors, treated with a large dose of salt. However Magath has not denied that he advised Brede Hangeland to treat an injury with alcohol soaked cheese. He ignored [...]

September 23, 2014 // 0 Comments

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The decision to sack Magath and replace him with Kit Symoms as temporary manager must have been received with 100% approval. However whether it restores our fortunes is open to question. Kit is an extremely likeable bloke, I have done his windows for years and he is a pleasant a footballer as [...]

September 19, 2014 // 0 Comments

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