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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: the Mo retort

Felix Magath gave a message to Fulham fans on the website. He began by praising us fulsomely probably to soften us up for the lowering of expectation to preserve his job. He stated that in a period of transformation the upper echelons of the championship were likely. Such transformation was [...]

August 30, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

Fulham fans would have received the victory over Brentford with mixed feelings. If we lost they hoped it would mean the end of Magath. In fact it would not. Chairman Khan publically supported him. Magath  has convinced Khan, to whom he has a direct line, that his project and bizarre methods will [...]

August 27, 2014 // 1 Comment

Open letter to Felix Magath

Dear Herr Magath,   Since Boxing Day 49 Fulham players have been selected. Most of them by you. After the debacle at Derby you say you are making more changes. We only need the one: you… grussen.   Alan [...]

August 25, 2014 // 1 Comment

The Tanner Report

With four successive defeats and only three victories in 15 games Magath is fighting for his life. He pleads for time, his argument being that the side needed radical surgery to introduce youth and we must be patient. That he has not been sacked is less due to do with his own incompetence and more [...]

August 24, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: beyond a crisis

Had Wolves converted their penalty then we would be in bottom place. This is ridiculous given two years ago we were a settled Premier side and four years ago we were in a European final. The beleagured Magath seems to hold responsible the team he inherited for the demise. The only one who gets a [...]

August 21, 2014 // 2 Comments

The Tanner Report

We did not expect to be like this: 2 defeats, one goal, one place above relegation. Inevitably Magath is at the focus of the discussion. The body of opinion is that we should show patience in the investment and deployment of youth he has made. Against that, and I am in that camp, he does not know [...]

August 17, 2014 // 2 Comments

The Tanner Report

It was a very much ‘getting-to-know-you’ day in the 2-1 defeat to Ipswich.  Getting to know eight debutants and a new habitat. However, the final taste was deja vu: how many times in the last 14 years have we seen the boys play pretty stuff, fall behind and rally in the last quarter [...]

August 10, 2014 // 2 Comments

A tour of the Amex

Yesterday I went on a stadium tour of the Amex, the home of Brighton and Hove Albion FC. “Home” is the crucial word here as, after the bulldozing of the Goldstone Ground in 1997, the club and city was not to have a ground of its own until – 15 years to the very day – they [...]

August 8, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Tanner report: what odds Fulham?

Like many of the staffers on the Rust I respect the judgment of the Racing Post, so I read their preview of the Championship with interest.  Of the five main pundits, four preferred Cardiff, Norwich, Derby and Wigan – though one favours Fulham as outright winner. The bookies have Fulham [...]

August 6, 2014 // 0 Comments

Assessing the season

A slick  season ticket pack has now arrived.  It reprised encounters of yore with teams we are facing this season in the championship. For Ipswich we went back to the 10-1 thrashing, except that Graham Leggat ‘s hat-trick was in four minutes, not three. As for the getting ‘nowhere [...]

July 29, 2014 // 3 Comments

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