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About Alan Tanner

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

Happy New Year from Alan Tanner

I spent most of the last day of 2013, a rotten year for Fulham, fulminating against the appointments. Then I received a call from the school friend who took me to my first game. So we will hook up. My mate reminded me that we are basically a second tier club and our returning to our level. My [...]

January 1, 2014 // 0 Comments

On Ray Wilkins appointment

It’s bad enough appointing a  Chelsea legend, but one that has already flopped at Fulham and who was sacked for failing to deliver as he did at most of his clubs … One more example of a decision totally out of kilter with the fans. We are rapidly reaching the point that, not only will [...]

December 30, 2013 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

Although I expected us to lose at Hull, I did not think it would be a 6-0 thrashing. To put this in perspective, Crystal Palace went up to the team that has the best home record in Europe (Manchester City) and kept the score down to 1-0. Our goal difference is -22, which could prove crucial. Coach [...]

December 29, 2013 // 1 Comment

The Tanner Report

In  the car up to Norwich I was taking some gyp that my glass was not half Fulham but three quarters empty. I prefer the word realist, as if you look back over the Tanner reports you will see that the last three results were perfectly predicted.  The Tannic oracle now predicts a loss at Hull and [...]

December 27, 2013 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

I am underwhelmed by the appointment of Alan Curbishley. The great managers that win trophies and establish a dynasty – Fergie, Mourinho and Wenger – never tolerate such intrusion and invasion of authority. It creates role confusion and political infighting. It simply does not [...]

December 25, 2013 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

Fulham’s performance v Manchester City was not all that different to that against Everton the previous week. We were the weaker side in the first half, we clambered back into the game, which was no mean achievement as we were 2 goals down, only for City like Everton to go into over-drive and [...]

December 22, 2013 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

One of the problems of an ageing team is fatigue. It can be no coincidence that goals are conceded and games lost in the last 10 minutes. In the golden age of Jean Tigana, when we took the championship by storm, we were not just superior in technique but in fitness – blowing teams apart in [...]

December 15, 2013 // 0 Comments

FA fixing the fixers? You’re having a laugh

Don’t hold your breath that the FA will root out the betting fixers. Indeed Alex Horne of the FA says it’s not a serious problem. The FA has an official betting partner. Indeed William Hill is more than “the bookie of choice “, it’s an actual sponsor, its logo [...]

December 11, 2013 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

I  was accused of  too much negative thought after the victory over Villa, when I received texts and emails of varying censure. I stand by what I say that we are in deep trouble. We are still in the bottom three with a poor goal difference. We now face an in form  Everton at Goodison, a place [...]

December 9, 2013 // 0 Comments

World Cup Draw

STEFANO URSOLINI: Itay are a solid team but I cannot see us getting beyond the semi-finals as Argentina, Brazil, Germany and Spain are stronger. We do not have a lot of cover in defence and Pirlo is injured right now. Without him (and at 35 can he last in the  heat?) we lack creativity in [...]

December 7, 2013 // 0 Comments

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