Articles by The National Rust

The Tanner Report : Spurs 1 Fulham 2

To be two up after 6 minutes against Sputsxat Spurs Stadium how good is that? it moved my friend and Fulham nutter David Roodyn to verse: ‘Vicario likes to go à-wandering Outside his Tottenham box But when the ball drops ton Arry Boy ( Harry Wilson) Opportunity knocked. ‘ It’s not my job nor [...]

November 30, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Barber of Seville (Glyndebourne)

This was an excellent production of Il Barbiere di Siviglia Rossini’s great opera buffa (comic opera), based upon the play by Pierre Beaumarchais. The story is of the triumph of true love: that of Count Almaviva (Jonah Hoskins) and Rosina (Cecilia Molinari), the ward of Dr. Bartolo who also [...]

May 28, 2025 // 0 Comments

A great weekend of Sussex Sport

Brighton trounced Spurs 4-1 away and finished in 8th spot with the very remote possibility of European competition (if so they might well meet Fiorentina) and Sussex are now second in the Championship after beating Hampshire. The win in 3 days was achieved without Ollie Robinson and Dan Hughes [...]

May 27, 2025 // 0 Comments

The US PGA

It was not a great Major, though not without its talking points. In the first round the heavy hitters did not dominate – though Rory McIlroy did so in the press headlines. The two Ryder Cup captains, Luke Donald and Keegan Bradley, both scored well initially and made the cut and the [...]

May 20, 2025 // 0 Comments

Barcelona 3 Inter 3/Champions League semi-final

Barca and Inter produced a classic that will live in the memories for some time. It was billed as a clash of styles: the Cavalier versus the Roundhead; the pragmatic versus the romantic; efficiency versus flair. Yet I felt this was not entirely fair as Inter led three times and were lethal on the [...]

May 1, 2025 // 0 Comments

Personal attendance versus watching on TV: the debate continues …

Having spent my normal weekend sports-watching on TV I am going to add two critical logs to this fiery debate, namely adverts and pundits. Like many, I suspect the ad break in sports coverage is an opportunity to visit the loo, fetch a beer or a cuppa and do chores. Yet if you stay by the TV you [...]

April 1, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report : Fulham 2 Spurs 0

The back stories to a dull game – the type you tend to get on an early Sunday kick off at 1-30 – were more interesting than the game itself. Fulham and Spurs’ best option for European competition is the Cup. Fulham might qualify if there are 8 European places in the Premiership but [...]

March 18, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Wolves 1 Fulham 2

Head cosch Marco Silva made wholesale changes after the Crystal Palace win last Saturday. Out went Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi, Raul Jimenez and Antonee Robinson – all relegated to the bench – whilst Issa Diop and Jorge Cuenca came into a back five and Rodrigo Muniz started up front. In [...]

February 26, 2025 // 0 Comments

Six Nations Reviewed

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February 23, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Upside Down World/Benjamin Moser

This book is an assessment of the Golden Age of Dutch Art – the 17th century- by an American who relocated from the States to Utrecht. He is not an art historian but an appreciator. I was recommended to it by a friend whose bag was more Renaissance Art but looked for an introduction to Dutch [...]

February 19, 2025 // 0 Comments

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