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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

Arsenal 0 PSG 1

This defeat came as no surprise. Indeed Pargie had bet against an Arsenal win. Arsenal had half a team absent – defender Gabriel; holding midfielders Jorginho and Party; and forwards Haivetz and Jesus – whilst PSG were at full strength. I have been at the Emirates for crucial games and [...]

April 30, 2025 // 0 Comments

Wisden arrives

The primrose cover of Wisden’s Cricket Almanack does not just herald the start of the cricket season, which is into its fourth round of Championship games, but of summer. John Wisden was the finest cricketer and coach of his age – the 1850s. Through his friendship and business association [...]

April 29, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Southampton 1 Fulham 2

Fulham were expected to beat already-relegated Southampton and duly did so. All the Saints had to play for was beating Derby’s relegation record of only 11 points. Their’s was a textbook on how not to stay up.  They sacked Russell Martin, who achieved promotion, and then his successor. New [...]

April 28, 2025 // 0 Comments

Dora Carrington/Pallant Gallery

Was Dora Carrington an entitled, hedonistic member of the Bloomsbury set or a talented artist not properly recognised as she was a woman? I went along to see her exhibition at the Pallant Chichester yesterday and came away with the latter view. She was admitted to the Slade – where under [...]

April 26, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Great Escape

A Bank Holiday would not be one without showing The Great Escape (1963) and – sure enough – Film 4 showed it on a cold Easter Monday. The previous day I had watched another team movie – Ocean’s Eleven (2001) – but it compared unfavourably. The Great Escape has the [...]

April 23, 2025 // 0 Comments

Sussex on top

Sussex now sit atop Division One – after predicting being at the other end of the table – having played Warwickshire, Somerset and three time champions Surrey, achieving 2 draws and a win. A flat docile pitch was prepared at Hove which offered nothing to seam or spin. However, the [...]

April 22, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 1 Chelsea 2

Fulham missed the opportunity to do the double over their SW6 rivals. We simply do not have the spending power of Chelsea and that shows on the bench. Fulham introduced Tom Cairney, now getting to the end of his contract and career; Harry Wilson who, despite a flurry of goals, looks a championship [...]

April 21, 2025 // 0 Comments

Everyone Brave is Forgiven/Chris Cleave

This book came recommended on A Good Read. Presenter Harriet Gilbert opined that it’s essentially two novels – one a plotted novel – and the other a World War Two account of the Blitz in London and the travails of Malta. Of the two elements “the plot” is, in my own view, [...]

April 21, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Bournemouth 1 Fulham 0

Once again Fulham lived up to their billing of beating a big boy (Liverpool) but falling short to a team below them (Bournemouth). The home side got off to the best possible start with Semenyo capitalising on an uncharacteristic error by Antonee Robinson to score. The Cherries might have added a [...]

April 16, 2025 // 0 Comments

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