Articles by The National Rust

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

The Tanner Report: Newcastle 1 Fulham 2

The mystery continues as to why Fulham can get satisfactory results against teams above us and play poorly against those below. We have beaten Nottingham Forest, Chelsea and now Newcastle away – drawn at Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal – but lost crushingly to Wolves and drawn with [...]

February 3, 2025 // 0 Comments

England win Test series 2-0.

It may have passed your notice as sporting events and achievements outside the UK are sparsely covered but New Zealand, without Kane Williamson, won their series in India this year 3-0. The odds on this were 2000-1. England lost theirs in Pakistan 1-2. After winning the first Test, Pakistan [...]

December 8, 2024 // 0 Comments

Second day in Madrid: The Thyssen collection

Yesterday I went to visit the Thysenn collection which makes up a trio of fine museums with the Prado and Reina Sofia. The collection was amassed by the super rich industrialists the Thysssens – father and son. It was offered to London in the 1980s who suggested Canary Wharf whilst Madrid [...]

November 17, 2024 // 0 Comments

The charts 1969

It is often said that our generation was lucky to grow up with the music we did – and it’s true. The other day I happened to have my radio pre-tuned to Boom. When I switched it on, the Australian DJ was playing the charts of late 1969 and I was amazed what good music it was. There were four [...]

October 23, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 1 Aston Villa 3

At 1-1 Fulham were awarded a penalty which Andreas took softly and Emilio Martínez saved. This proved the turning point as Aston Villa scored two more for victory. Although international week is tough, as Fulham lost Sasa Lukic with a shoulder injury and Antonee Robinson, Andreas, Raul Jimenez, [...]

October 20, 2024 // 0 Comments

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